October 29, 2019

STURGIS, S.D. – Authorities have identified the victim of Monday’s vehicle vs pedestrian accident. Police have identified the victim as 68-year-old Jerry Watkins of Sturgis. Watkins was in the crosswalk, attempting to cross Sherman Street at the intersection with Harley Davidson Way when he was struck by a westbound pickup truck being driven by 59-year-Gary […]

DES MOINES, Iowa – U.S. agriculture officials say a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week. It’s a move that many states have awaited for months so they can begin widespread hemp production. The rule establishes requirements for licensing, maintaining records on the land where hemp will be grown, […]

KEYSTONE, S.D. – A 49-year-old Keystone, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash west of Keystone. A 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup was westbound on Old Hill City Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle near Lafferty Gulch Road. The pickup went off the […]

SAUDI ARABIA  – Several 28th Bomb Wing B-1 Lancers were launched from Ellsworth last week as part of “Bomber Task Force operations in U.S. Central Command,” according to an Air Force news release. “This is what we train for, and is what sets us apart,” said Col. David A. Doss, 28th Bomb Wing commander. “Let there be […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City School Board on Monday night voted 6-1 to approve the newest proposal for a bond election. Superintendent Lori Simon says they will now focus on informing the public of what this bond election will mean to the district. The new proposal has decreased the district’s original $250 million […]

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A pizzeria in Wyoming is stocking up ahead of a jump in the cost of Parmesan cheese from Italy. Pizza Carrello in Gillette usually orders one big wheel of Parmesan at a time but recently bought five. Restaurant co-owner Ariane Jimison tells the Gillette News-Record she expects the price of Parmesan […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Flooding along the Missouri River has stretched on for seven months in places and could endure through the winter, leaving some Upper Midwest farmland and possibly some homes encased in ice. There are several reasons for the flooding, including high levels along the river, saturated ground and broken levees. And with […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Activists and relatives of a 13-year-old girl who was struck by a police officer trying to break up a fight said Monday the officer’s actions were part of a pattern of using excessive force against Native Americans in South Dakota. Officer Richard Holt was patrolling at South Middle School in […]