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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is nearing 5,000 confirmed cases of the coronavius. State health officials on Sunday reported 33 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total to 4,993. The number of active cases grew by one, to 1,094. The number of deaths reported in South Dakota since the start of the pandemic […]
CASPER, Wyo. – Wyoming coach Craig Bohl has a seat at the table as the NCAA considers how to carry on with football season amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bohl says there’s been “a lot of different ideas” but so far not many hard and fast decisions. Bohl is a member of the Division I Football […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 5.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.83/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations. Gas prices in South Dakota are 23.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 91.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to […]
MILWAUKEE, WI – Amid cancellations of state fairs across the country, including North Dakota and Minnesota, the chairman of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis has made the decision to cancel the 2020 Wisconsin State Fair. John Yingling, who was granted the authority to decide the event’s fate earlier this week, announced that […]
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA’s Risk Management Agency is making further adjustments to assist producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Approved Insurance Providers (AIPs) are authorized to extend the deadlines for payment of premiums and administrative fees, defer the resulting accrual of interest and to extend the correction time period for acreage reports or other forms. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Chinese government officials told major state-run agricultural companies to pause purchases of some American farm goods including soybeans as Beijing evaluates the ongoing escalation of tensions with the U.S. over Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the situation. State-owned traders Cofco and Sinograin were ordered to suspend purchases, according to one […]
BROOKINGS, SD – Due to packing plant shutdowns across the country, many pork producers are struggling to find places to harvest their animals. This is having a dramatic impact on South Dakota’s pork producers. South Dakota State University Extension swine specialists and meat science faculty, staff and students from the Department of Animal Science, have […]
Percy Leroy Hansen, 92, of Piedmont, SD, passed peacefully on May 2, 2024, at Aspen Grove Assisted Living […]