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HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the hospitals at Fort Meade and Hot Springs Veterans Affairs will remain open. The V.A. announced in March a proposal to close the hospitals there and turn them into clinics. The proposal came from the Veterans Administration’s Asset and Infrastructure Review Committee, or AIR. Rounds, […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has asked a state ethics board to press for an investigation of fellow Republican Gov. Kristi Noem. Ravnsborg blames the governor for his impeachment and removal from office last week for his conduct surrounding a fatal crash in 2020. As attorney general, Ravnsborg […]
ST CHARLES, S.D. – One person died and four others were injured early Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash east of St. Charles. Names of the five people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that both vehicles were westbound on U.S. Highway 18. The 55-year-old female […]
CHEYENNE, WY – The state of is asking a federal panel to block a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) purchase of Marton Ranch land in Carbon and Natrona counties. On Friday afternoon, the office of Gov. Mark Gordon announced the legal move, calling the BLM’s action “a massive acquisition of land.” BLM called this its […]
UNDATED – Average gasoline prices in South Dakota have fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.66/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Prices in South Dakota are 44.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.69/g higher than a year ago. The price […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The June Cattle on Feed was mixed; both bearish and bullish. Lighter weight cattle were placed earlier which could have a lingering effect. Still, there was no definitive trend identified in this report. Expect to see lighter weight replacement to stay high if drought doesn’t lessen in the Northern Plains. There were […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s Fire Marshal urges people who want to discharge fireworks this Fourth of July holiday to use them in a responsible and safe manner. Firework sales begin in South Dakota on Monday, June 27, and continue through July 5. The final day to legally discharge fireworks is July 10. “We understand that […]
WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republicans looking to regroup after the ouster of the GOP attorney general gave their support for the job to a man with extensive experience in leading state and federal law enforcement agencies. Delegates at the Republican convention also bounced an incumbent. The group kicked off selections for key state […]
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC) announces the purchase of 13 new pieces for the state’s public art collection through the Art for State Buildings program. The recent purchases were selected by a five-member advisory committee to the SDAC, which reviewed 62 proposals, and based its decisions on quality of the work; […]
Washington, D.C. (AP) – Congress passed a bill Friday that aims to keep up the expanded, pandemic-era distribution of free meals for all students this summer. Final passage of the Keep Kids Fed Act in the U.S. House came less than a week before rule changes for child nutrition programs were set to expire June […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]
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