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South Dakota’s counties and cities are making progress in the overwhelming task of repairing and replacing hundreds of deteriorating bridges. But the competition for state grant money that helps with costs is increasingly aggressive, in some cases pitting counties with more money against those who have little in the

Despite growing national pressure to end their use, small devices that issue a deadly dose of cyanide into the mouths of animals such as coyotes and foxes remain in use in South Dakota. The devices, known officially as M-44s but referred to as “cyanide bombs” by opponents, are part of

LEAD, S.D. – A Canadian gold mining company has agreed to help clean up South Dakota’s most contaminated industrial site. The agreement is part of a trend of public-private partnerships that could expedite remediation of America’s polluted lands and waterways. Agnico Eagle Mines of Toronto has entered into

BUFFALO NATIONAL GAP GRASSLAND, S.D. – Since 1937, South Dakota and other states have relied on the same inadequate federal funding plan to help save endangered species. Since then, those revenues have proven to be uneven and generally in decline. Coupled with human population growth and destruction of wildlife habitat,

To discover the truth about the new, more advanced meatless burgers by Beyond Meat, South Dakota News Watch arranged a side-by-side comparison with traditional American ground beef. We grilled up one pre-formed beef patty bought at Walmart and one pre-formed patty of The Beyond Burger by Beyond Meat. Here is

Producers of meat substitute products have developed technologically advanced non-meat hamburgers – some that even mimic the bloody juices of real beef – and the new products have South Dakota beef industry groups concerned and fighting back. Some in the beef industry claim that plant-based producers are misleading consumers through inventive packaging

HIGHMORE, S.D. – After years of lagging behind neighboring states, South Dakota is suddenly poised for dramatic growth in wind energy production. That means hundreds more wind towers are headed to South Dakota in a frantic pace that could triple the size of the wind industry in the state over