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CASPER, Wyo. (June 13, 2022) — The first round of competition at the 73rd edition of the College National Finals Rodeo was completed in Casper, Wyoming on Monday, June 12. Contestants in steer wrestling, tie-down roping, goat tying, barrel racing and team roping made their first appearance in the Ford Wyoming Center and it was […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Public Works Department gave residential tours of the city’s new wastewater treatment plant Monday. Members of the city council got the first tour Monday morning, followed by tours for the media and residents at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Sturgis Public Works Director Rick Bush says this is […]
CUSTER, S.D. – The Custer County Sheriff’s Office says watch your picnic baskets. In a Facebook post Monday, the sheriff’s office says a black bear had been sighted in the Custer area, and shared the photos of the bruin to confirm it. Officials say they were contacted at 11:35 a.m. Monday about a possible bear […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA’s 2022 commercial beef and pork production estimates are up from May, while the federally inspected poultry outlooks are down. Beef production is seen at 27.907 billion pounds, up 65 million on higher slaughter rates cancelling out lower average weights, with an average steer price of $140.10 per hundredweight, unchanged, and […]
VERNON, CA – Smithfield Foods, the largest pork processor in the world, will close its Vernon, California, plant and reduce its hog herd in the West, the company announced Friday. Owned by Hong Kong-listed WH Group Ltd, Smithfield Food is withdrawing from California by early next year, citing red tape like that from Proposition 12 […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Large hail, wind and heavy rain pummeled parts of western South Dakota over the weekend – resulting in damage across several communities as well as destroying crops. The Philip area was hit two nights in a row – with large hail and straight line winds that damaged structures, trees and power […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – No other agricultural data series is quite like the Census of Agriculture. Every five years, American producers share information about themselves and their operations, contributing to a historical legacy that engages us whether we are looking backward or forward. The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The City of Sturgis announced Monday retired NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace as the 2022 City of Sturgis Grand Marshal for this year’s Motorcycle Rally. Rusty Wallace was the 1989 NASCAR Cup Series Champion, the 1984 Rookie of the Year, and 55-time Cup Series race winner. Rusty’s accomplishments have been widely recognized, both […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The owners of a Rapid City hotel are facing a lawsuit over a social media post by one of them that promised to ban Native Americans from the property. The lawsuit comes from a shareholder who happens to be a relative of the family that owns the Gateway Hotel. Judson […]
UNDATED – Average gasoline prices in South Dakota have risen 16.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.70/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Prices in South Dakota are 57.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.81/g higher than a year ago. The price […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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