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NPN is an affordable alternative or supplement to traditional news services. Using all the tools of digital media, NPN provides news and information that media outlets and individual scribers require. It is owned, edited and reported by journalist, writer, lawyer and entrepreneur Todd Epp. Todd's has been a reporter, anchor, producer, executive producer and manager at KTWU-TV (PBS/Topeka), SD Publ

ic Broadcasting, KSFY-TV (ABC/Sioux Falls) and KDLT-TV (NBC/Sioux Falls). He has also been the Brookings, SD correspondent for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader (SD) and a freelancer for the Mitchell Daily Republic (SD). His freelance writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the Washington Post, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, South Dakota History, Kansas History, the Washburn Law Journal and South Dakota Magazine.

The big get bigger.
06/20/2026

The big get bigger.

Farm Action Fund says rising costs, low commodity prices, tariffs, and foreign-owned agriculture are squeezing small Iowa farmers.

Newspapers, TV, and radio news are losing eyeballs to “news” on social media.
06/19/2026

Newspapers, TV, and radio news are losing eyeballs to “news” on social media.

Readers are moving from publisher websites and apps to social platforms, video networks, and AI tools, according to a new Nieman Lab summary of the Reuters Institute’s 2026 Digital News Report.

06/17/2026

Dusty asked the right sales taxes v. property taxes question, but had an underdeveloped answer for it.

Most South Dakota politicians say they support education, but do they, really?
06/17/2026

Most South Dakota politicians say they support education, but do they, really?

A new Kids Count report says 64 percent of South Dakota 3- and 4-year-olds are not in school, while the state ranks 38th nationally in education.

There’s no accounting for taste.
06/14/2026

There’s no accounting for taste.

A tiny contest result became a reminder that literary taste often rewards gauze over grit — and that losing still sucks even when the prize was small.

Maybe being a “D.C. Swamp Monster” really is the death knell for politicians?
06/11/2026

Maybe being a “D.C. Swamp Monster” really is the death knell for politicians?

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson’s third-place finish in the South Dakota governor primary fits a broader 2026 warning sign: Republican voters are rewarding outsiders and punishing candidates tied to D.C.

Nebraska has a strategy and data for its small towns. South Dakota doesn’t.
06/09/2026

Nebraska has a strategy and data for its small towns. South Dakota doesn’t.

Rural Nebraska looks stronger not because it is simply richer, but because the state has made rural prosperity visible. South Dakota’s less unified approach leaves small towns searching for the front

The more things change at DHS, the more they stay the same?
06/08/2026

The more things change at DHS, the more they stay the same?

Noem is gone from Homeland Security, but contract reversals, jet scrutiny, and a new complaint show how her brand-first governing style still threatens taxpayers and public trust.

Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?
06/06/2026

Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care?

By Robert Farley | FactCheck.org

Fire bad!
06/05/2026

Fire bad!

Researchers say burned northern forests once reflected enough sunlight to offset some fire emissions, but earlier snowmelt is weakening that protection as wildfire smoke affects the Northern Plains.

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