(Pierre, SD) — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The U.S. Department of Education awarded states nearly $1 billion through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) to help schools provide students with safe and supportive learning environments that are critical for their success. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Education, […]

STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says that the westbound on-ramp at exit 37 will close at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. The ramp will be closed to allow crews to construct a new, longer ramp in its place. The ramp is expected to remain closed until Tuesday, Nov. […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The City of Sturgis is among those receiving a portion of $167,247,512 in grants and loans for drinking water, wastewater, and solid waste projects in South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced the Board of Water and Natural Resources approval at Thursday’s meeting in Pierre. The […]

CUSTER STATE PARK, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) will host the 57th annual Buffalo Roundup and 29th annual Arts Festival in Custer State Park this weekend. The Buffalo Roundup begins at 9:30 a.m. MDT on Friday, Sept. 30. The Arts Festival will run from Thursday, Sept. 29, through […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem made a campaign promise Wednesday to repeal the state’s tax on groceries, changing course to lend outspoken support to a bipartisan proposal she did not publicly endorse in March. The Republican governor made the announcement two days ahead of a Friday debate with her Democratic […]

PIERRE, S,D. – South Dakota health officials reported 732 new cases of COVID-19 this week. Active cases have dropped to 540 and there are 81 people hospitalized due to the virus. Four new deaths were reported, sending the state’s death toll to 3,021. One of the new deaths was out of Pennington County. New cases […]

BOX ELDER, SD — The Douglas Patriots beat the Sturgis Scoopers in four sets, 25-11, 26-28, 25-14, 25-20 at Douglas High School on Thursday night. Faith King and Norah Iverson each had 10 kills for the Scoopers, who fell to 2-16 on the season.  Douglas (5-9) was led by Kylee Smith with 31 assists. Bailey […]

UNDATED – South Dakota Prep Soccer Scores for Tuesday, September 27: GIRLS SOCCER: Pierre – 8, Huron – 0 Spearfish – 2, St Thomas More – 0 BOYS SOCCER: Spearfish – 6, St Thomas More – 3 Belle Fourche – 6, Hot Springs – 0

UNDATED – Here is your Tuesday Night, September 27, South Dakota Prep  Volleyball Scoreboard: Andes Central/Dakota Christian def. Colome, 16-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-22 Baltic def. Dell Rapids St. Mary, 25-10, 25-16, 25-18 Belle Fourche def. Custer, 25-17, 25-15, 25-9 Canton def. West Central, 25-19, 25-13, 25-16 Chester def. Deubrook, 25-19, 25-16, 25-12 Colman-Egan def. Howard, […]

UNDATED – South Dakota Prep Soccer Scoreboard for Monday, September 29: BOYS SOCCER: Sturgis – 2, Douglas/RC Christian/New Underwood – 1 Sioux Falls Christian – 1, Brandon Valley – 0 GIRLS SOCCER: Sturgis – 5, Douglas/RC Christian/New Underwood – 0

UNDATED – The South Dakota Prep Media football polls for the week of Sept. 26 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Jefferson (18) 5-0 90 1 2. O’Gorman 4-1 71 2 3. Harrisburg 4-1 55 […]

UNDATED – Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Sept. 26, 2022. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA S.F. Washington (7) 7-1 63           3 O’Gorman (7) 9-3 61 1 Harrisburg 10-2 38           2 Huron 12-3 27           4 S.F. Jefferson 6-2 […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Farm economists and Congressional lawmakers fear continued Federal Reserve interest rate hikes will further damage the economy, even if the fires of inflation are extinguished. The Federal Reserve is committed to continue raising interest rates ‘til inflation is tamed. Chairman Jerome Powell has said as much, and that has farm economists like […]

SMITHFIELD, VA – Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer and several competitors of conspiring to inflate prices in the $20 billion-a-year U.S. pork market by limiting supply. Reuters reports that a preliminary settlement in the antitrust case was filed on Tuesday […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to make foreign individuals and entities ineligible to obtain financial services through the Farm Credit System. Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley and Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown are co-authors of the Farm Credit for Americans Act, which Grassley calls a commonsense step to ensure foreign buyers, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden administration has announced two new Department of Agriculture efforts to support fair and competitive meat and poultry markets. The efforts include publishing the proposed Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Rules Under the Packers and Stockyards Act to protect farmers and ranchers from abuse, and a new $15 million Agricultural Competition […]

BOZEMAN, MT — Montana State University Extension and Montana Wool Growers Association are offering a beginner wool harvesting school on Oct. 13-16, at locations in Billings and Molt. The school is for those who want to learn how to shear their own small flock or take a step toward becoming a professional shearer. Participants will […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reforming the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the basis of the recently introduced NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act. Once considered wasteland, wetlands were often drained so farmers could plant crops. Growing concern over the loss and appreciation of the value of […]