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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Taylor Frederick scored 16 points, Hannah Sjerven added a double-double with seven blocks and No. 17 South Dakota coasted past fourth-seeded Oral Roberts 65-43 in the Summit League semifinals. Sjerven, who had 15 points and matched her career high with 13 rebounds, scored the first seven points and nine in a […]
UNDATED – The eight teams are set for the Girls Class A State Basketball Tournament as the SoDak 16 wrapped up Monday night. Top seeded St Thomas More defeated Tri-Valley 64-43 to earn a spot in the upcoming tournament. They will be joined by undefeated Winner, who rolled past Redfield 67-38. The Hill City Rangers […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Lawmakers in the Senate rewrote a bill to legalize industrial hemp on Monday in an attempt to ensure it meets Gov. Kristi Noem’s demand of $3.5 million for the program. The proposal entered a state of flux as the Senate replaced the 26-page bill with a single placeholder sentence. The legislative maneuver […]
PIERRE, S.D. — With deadlines looming, lawmakers are scrambling to decide on several high-profile initiatives, including legalizing industrial hemp, Gov. Kristi Noem’s streamlining of county permits for feedlots and allowing written driver’s license exams to be taken in Spanish. Lawmakers met for extended hours, and budget negotiations entered final stages. In the Senate, lawmakers rewrote […]
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Legislature has cleared a proposal from Gov. Kristi Noem to streamline the decision-making process for county permits. The bill paves the way for feedlots and projects like wind farms. It also makes it more difficult for people to contest permit decisions once they are made. The Republican governor pitched […]
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota House passed a proposal on Monday to require the statewide expansion of a crisis hotline designed for people in a mental crisis or struggling with addiction issues, but the House and Senate are at odds over who should pay for the bulk of its funding. The Senate passed a […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Gov. Kristi Noem said South Dakota’s state budget will have enough room to launch an industrial hemp program and to raise pay for teachers and state employees. The Republican governor said that increases in tax revenue and cuts to other programs will carve out enough money to give a 2% bump to […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.26/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations. Gas prices in South Dakota are 2.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 4.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to […]
CASPER, Wyo. – Peabody Energy has laid off 50 temporary workers at a Wyoming coal mine. Company spokeswoman Charlene Murdock tells the Casper Star-Tribune Thursday’s cuts are in line with Peabody’s practice of matching staffing levels with production. The North Antelope Rochelle mine employed 1,242 workers in 2019, according to federal data. Production for the […]
WEBSTER, SD – The movie “SILO” will bring awareness to grain entrapment thanks to support from community organizations. “Unfortunately, grain entrapment accidents are becoming much too common,” said Jerry Mork, Clark / Day County Farm Bureau president, who is helping to coordinate this effort. “We came up with this idea and made a few phone […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]
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