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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The American Legion regional baseball tournament opened Friday with eight games across the state. Sturgis opened the tournament with a tough 10-0 loss to Sioux Falls West. West did most of their damage in the 3rd and 4th innings where they scored 4 and 3 runs respectively. In other games, Rapid […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that a state judge and the Department of Social Services failed to consider improvements a mother had made in her parenting skills and living conditions before terminating her rights to her child. The high court this week sent the case back to Beadle County. […]
USDA – South Dakota agricultural operations have been significantly impacted by the ongoing, severe drought. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help livestock producers and farmers recover. As agricultural producers move into recovery mode and assess damages, they should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Agricultural producers and landowners can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup until Aug. 20. This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increase the program’s conservation and climate benefits, including setting a minimum rental rate and identifying two national […]
WASHINGTON, DC – R-CALF USA received confirmation that its written testimony, submitted on behalf of its cattle ranching and farming members, has been accepted into the official hearing record for the June 23 U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s hearing on Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producers to Consumers. R-CALF USA […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Authorities announced a breakthrough in a seven-year-old murder case on Friday. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says 53-year-old Richard Melvin Schmitz has been arrested at his home near Hill City Friday morning. Authorities say Schmitz is being charged with second degree murder for the death of Meshell Will. Will was last […]
PIERRE, SD – The Rules Review Committee of the South Dakota legislature will see the next round of proposed rules for the use of medical cannabis in schools at their meeting next week. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says they sent the first set of rules back to the Department of Education. “It wasn’t clear […]
PIERRE, SD – Anonymous complaints about sexual harassment and other issues from employees at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls have led to the firing of the Warden and Deputy Warden and suspensions of other Department of Corrections officials. Eric Olilla, Executive Director of the South Dakota State Employees Organization, says the pressure has been […]
HURON, SD – The South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) will be hosting its annual policy meeting July 22. Director Chad Johnson of Groton says they’ll be discussing drought impacts and cattle market competition during the virtual meeting. “I think we’ll hear a lot about the drought, issues with cattle, especially concentration in the packing industry […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Loud American Roadhouse is once again hosting a watch party for Sturgis native Paige McPherson’s performance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. This is the third Olympics games for Paige, who won a bronze medal during her first trip in 2012. Paige will open up her latest Olympics’ saga in TaeKwonDo […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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