Northeast Radio SD News – National South Dakota News - U.S. Sen. John Thune (R‑S.D.) criticized Senate Democrats on Thursday after they declined to advance the 2026 farm bill out of the Senate Agriculture Committee, a move he said creates additional uncertainty for South Dakota’s farmers and ranchers.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) addressed the Senate floor on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, to highlight significant new tax benefits now available to Americans under the Working Families Tax Cuts. Thune emphasized that these provisions, which apply to the 2025 tax year, are expected to result in larger refunds for millions of households this spring.

Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - South Dakota’s federal and state leadership have signaled unified support for the United States’ military strike in Venezuela and the subsequent capture of President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday morning.