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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Education has succeeded in its second attempt to get legislators to approve rules for allowing medical marijuana in public schools. The Board of Education struck language that would have made the rules apply to private schools after the Legislature’s Rules Review Committee last month rejected […]
FARGO, ND – Drought is creating forage shortages across the Western U.S. this year, which means producers will have to find alternative sources of feed for their livestock. North Dakota State University, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and the Montana Department of Agriculture can help connect those who need feed with those who have […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – United Soybean Board members held their summer board meeting and approved 181 new checkoff funded projects with a total allocation of $78 million for the 2022 fiscal year. South Dakota has four directors serving on the board. One of those is Jason Frerichs of Wilmot. He says budget priorities includes soybean […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A crash between a motorcycle and a passenger car has resulted in the death of the motorcycle rider, according to Rapid City Police. RCPD says the accident happened around 2:30 Friday afternoon in the 2600 block of West Main Street. Police say preliminary information indicates a motorcyclist was traveling westbound on […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Extreme heat descended on parts of the U.S. northern Rocky Mountains on Monday, as authorities struggled to contain dozens of wildfires burning in a region parched by prolonged drought and blanketed with thick smoke. Record-setting temperatures were forecast for much of eastern Montana and portions of northern Wyoming. Billings, Montana’s largest […]
OGLALA, S.D. (AP) — Oglala Sioux police say a tribal officer shot and wounded an armed individual after responding to a domestic disturbance on the Pine Ridge Reservation and finding a man dead. Police say they received a call about 1:30 a.m. Saturday to a Highway 41 address in Oglala. The responding officer found a […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – South Dakota public school systems are trying to provide additional education to thousands of students who lost ground in learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, but educators and parents face major challenges in trying to keep students on track. Almost half of South Dakota School districts, many in rural areas, do not […]
PHILIP, SD – A small-town movie theater will continue to roll ‘em after reaching its fundraising goal for buying a new projector. The family-owned, volunteer-staffed Gem Theater in Philip was at risk of closing after a March snowstorm and multiple power outages caused a power surge that destroyed the projector lamp. Manager Amy Moses says […]
PIERRE, SD – The “Teacher Compensation Review Board” met for the first time since 2018 on Friday in Pierre. The board was mandated by the Blue-Ribbon Commission in 2015 that came up with the increased teacher pay recommendations that were later passed by the legislature. Board member, Aberdeen Schools Superintendent Becky Guffin says the board […]
South Dakota gas prices have risen 1.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.08/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Gas prices in South Dakota are 16.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 97.0 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]
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