Access to reliable high-speed internet is a convenience and a necessity for people because it enables more affordable and efficient use of essential services such as education, health care, public safety, and government services. In agriculture, high-speed internet can help farmers practice precision agriculture — the ability to know the proper amount of inputs, such …
The general election is six months away, and the nation is awash in campaign news, opinion, supposition and disinformation. It’s a safe bet things will get worse. With the almost unlimited space the digital age offers for folks to share content, the volume of political news will grow like the beanstalk after Jack’s mother threw …
LeFLORE COUNTY, Okla. (KOKH) — A $22 million grant investment to provide high-speed internet to Choctaw Nation in LeFlore County has been announced. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn announced on Tuesday at the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s Reservation Economic Summit in …
Four of South Dakota’s public universities want to come together to lead the future of quantum computing, which Gov. Kristi Noem has said is the state’s “next big industry.” Dakota State University, South Dakota Mines, South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota are all partnering for a new Center for Quantum Information …
The South Dakota Board of Regents laid out its legislative priorities for the 2024 legislative session on Thursday. The board announced three bills that it would like to see make it through the House and the Senate, as well as its position on what the Governor prioritized in her budget address earlier in December and …