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DEADWOOD, S.D. — Prosecutors say a western South Dakota man faces over two dozen charges for allegedly neglecting and starving more than 30 dogs. Thomas Mraz, of Whitewood, was arrested Tuesday. He was charged with five counts of animal cruelty and 26 counts of neglect, abandonment or mistreatment. Mraz faces up to two years in […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A former office manager for the Rapid City Rush has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for stealing $700,000 from the professional hockey team. Forty-two-year-old Jennifer Durham pleaded guilty in July to tax evasion and two counts of wire fraud. She worked for the team from 2008 […]
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has released its plan to voluntarily increase price discovery in the cattle industry. The plan was developed by the association’s Live Cattle Marketing Working Group and is being called the “75% Plan.” The member-developed approach lays out a framework to increase negotiated fed cattle trade and incentive each of […]
ENGLEWOOD, CO – The American Sheep Industry Association Executive Board met via Zoom and supported a recommendation to move to a virtual board meeting in January 2021. The ASI Annual Convention was scheduled for January 27-30 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, but state and local COVID-19 restrictions on social distancing made meeting room capacity […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and the Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation (AMPS Innovation), an industry coalition representing the makers of cell-based/cultured meat, poultry and seafood sent a joint letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, calling on the agency to support mandatory labeling of cell-based/cultured meat and poultry […]
STURGIS, S.D. – South Dakota reports an uptick in the number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 in their Tuesday report. Health officials say 329 people are currently hospitalized – up 25 from Monday. In the Black Hills, the number of COVID-19 patients occupying general hospital beds total 76 with 9 occupying I.C.U. beds. That […]
BUFFALO, SD – Bill was the gentle, old horse who babysat Jessica Routier during the day while her mom trained horses. “I don’t have a first memory of horses. They were always there, and I was always on them,” recalls Jessica, a fourth-generation cattle producer and professional barrel racer. “We grew up the same way,” […]
GREELEY, CO – Pilgrim’s Pride, one of the largest poultry producers in the United States, said it would pay $110.5 million to settle federal charges that it helped fix prices and then passed on higher costs for chicken to consumers, restaurants and supermarkets. The company, based in Colorado, said it had agreed to the fine […]
BROOKINGS, SD – Losing beef cows with or without clear causes of death is a frustrating reality that many beef cattle producers face across the state and nation. Several environmental, nutritional and infectious circumstances can be involved; oftentimes the causes are not apparent when animals are found, leaving the losses a mystery. A group of SDSU […]
UNDATED – The South Dakota Prep Media football poll for the week of Oct. 19 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams, record, total points and last week’s ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Class 11AAA 1. Roosevelt (18) 6-0 90 1 2. Brandon Valley 6-1 71 2 3. Harrisburg 5-2 51 3 […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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