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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge has sentenced a woman to 10 years in the state prison system for her infant son’s 1981 death that went unsolved for decades. Judge Bradley Zell called the sentencing of 60-year-old Theresa Bentaas a difficult decision. He says it was not clear whether her son died […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health reported 615 new cases of COVID-19 in their Thursday report with 143 of those listed under the probable category. Active cases increased by nearly 200 to 7,416. The number of people hospitalized was down slightly to 248. Six new deaths were reported, sending the state’s death […]
LAS VEGAS — Two Black Hills area rodeos have picked up year-end awards at the National Finals Rodeo. Rodeo Rapid City was awarded the Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year and the Black Hills Roundup in Belle Fourche was awarded the Medium Rodeo of the Year. The awards were announced in Las Vegas Wednesday night […]
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. – The upcoming season will be the final season for Belle Fourche Wrestling Coach Bill Abell. Abell says he’s had some medical issues pop up and told the Black Hills Pioneer that “seems to be in front of my ability to be as good a coach as I can be.” Abell took […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. — A Spearfish man has pleaded not guilty to various meth-related charges in Lawrence County. Jesse James K. Houston, 49, of Spearfish was indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury July 28 and charged with distribution of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, a Class 4 felony. Houston is a repeat offender, after having been […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A South Dakota native is taking over the reins of the Washington Huskies football team. Kalen DeBoer is moving from his current spot at Fresno State to take over the Huskies, which has just wrapped up one of its worst years under former head coach Jimmy Lake. DeBoer is from Milbank […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]