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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Five firefighters were injured when a thunderstorm and swirling winds in central Montana blew a lightning-caused wildfire back on them, federal officials said Friday. All five remained in medical facilities and were still being evaluated and treated a day after they were injured, Bureau of Land Management spokesperson Mark Jacobsen said. […]
LINCOLN, Neb. – Area cowboys and cowgirls continued their run at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Lincoln. Here’s a look at how South Dakota contestants fared on Thursday and their rankings in the Second Go-Round. Goat Tying Layni Stevens – St. Lawrence, SD – 1st in the 8th performance     7.73 […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Rapid City Post 22 opened up the state legion baseball tournament with a 4-3 win over Sioux Falls Post 15 West. The Hardhats opened the game, scoring a run in the top of the first. Post 15 answered with 2 runs in the bottom of the first. Post 22 then scored […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she is looking to make widespread changes in the state’s prison system after meeting with tired and discouraged employees working short-handed at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls. The Republican governor fired the prison’s warden and deputy warden last week following an investigation into […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol says three people have died in a crash along the interstate in Sioux Falls. The patrol says the one-vehicle crash happened about 5:30 p.m. Thursday on I-229. Authorities say a 22-year-old man, an 18-year-old woman and a female whose age is unknown were killed when […]
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A dominant health system in the Dakotas that bills itself as one of the largest health organizations in the country is making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all its employees, citing the spread of more contagious variants. Sanford Health is requiring all workers to get shots by Nov. 1. More than 90% […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The bodies of two people have been recovered from the Missouri River near Pierre. Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan says his department received a report about 11 p.m. Wednesday of two missing people who were last seen fishing near Farm Island. Sheriff’s deputies and Game, Fish and Parks conservation officers began […]
ONIDA, SD – A family that has been a part of the South Dakota landscape for close to 131 years has lost its matriarch.  Julie Sutton, who was a fixture at rodeos across the country for over half a century, passed away July 21 in Onida following a courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – One of the most iconic weapons of the American Wild West goes up for auction next month with the sale of the gun that killed 19th century outlaw Billy the Kid. Sheriff Pat Garrett’s Colt single action revolver is expected to fetch between $2 million and $3 million at auction, Bonhams […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A $26 billion dollar settlement over the opioid crisis has been announced. According to South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, the settlement has the potential to bring approximately $50 million to South Dakota, spread out over the next 17 years, The  $26 billion agreement includes the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]
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