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RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Post 320 took one of two games played with Watertown on Friday in legion baseball. In game one, Watertown Post 17 used 8 runs in the fourth inning to propel them to an 11 to 5 win. The Stars had a 5-0 lead before Post 17 took the lead […]
HARRISBURG, S.D. – The Rapid City Stevens baseball team dropped a pair of games in Harrisburg on Friday. In their first game, the Raiders played Tea Area, dropping that contest 13-0 in 5 innings. The Tea Titans wasted no time in scoring, pushing 10 runs across the plate in the first inning alone. In their […]
UNDATED – As we reflect on the women who raised us this Mother’s Day, South Dakota Farmers Union would like to celebrate the many women who support the state’s No. 1 industry — farm and ranch moms: Cassie Sumption of Frederick and Elsie Meeks of Interior. Cassie Sumption, Farm Mom Frederick, South Dakota From the […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Severe drought conditions persist in North Dakota, despite widespread rainfall and cooler weather recently. About 85% of North Dakota is experiencing extreme drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday. That’s up from 83% last week. Extreme drought blankets the western and central portions of the state, with most […]
SPEARFISH, SD – When Butte County Sheriff Dave Malcolm and South Dakota Special Agent Tom Mathews were called out on a cold evening January 24, 1946, neither could know they would die that night. The two lawmen will be remembered when memorial signage is placed at the location where their brutal murders occurred 75 years […]
PIERRE, S.D. – State health officials reported three new deaths Friday in their daily COVID-19 report. The 13 deaths reported this week send the state’s total since the pandemic began to 1,980. Of the 3 new deaths reported today, one was a male in this 30’s. The other two were in males 80-years or older. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The city of Sturgis has opened up discussion about some possible changes to the downtown BID ordinance. The Downtown Business Improvement District was formed in 2013 to come up with ways to enhance and grow the downtown corridor. Council members are proposing an increase to the per linear foot annual fee that […]
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. – The Air Force has begun returning B-1B bombers to the air after grounding them last month due to a fuel system issue. Some B-1’s returned to flight from Ellsworth Air Force Base on Monday, about two weeks after Air Force Global Strike Command ordered the fleet of 57 aircraft […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has rejected an effort by Medicaid supporters to challenge a constitutional amendment that would make it more difficult to expand the federal program to more people in need. The ruling Wednesday is a setback for the Medicaid expansion group, Dakotans for Health. The group wants […]
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – The Spearfish Spartans claimed the team title of the Hot Springs Invitational Thursday at Southern Hills Golf Course. The Lady Spartans finished with a low score of 403 with Hot Springs in second with a 410. St Thomas More was third with a 436 and Lead-Deadwood placed fourth with a 516. […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]