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UNDATED – The South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls for the week of Feb. 13 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in parentheses. Boys Class AA 1. Jefferson (20) 16-0 100 1 2. Lincoln 15-1 80 2 3. Mitchell 12-3 […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council has planned a special meeting for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the city council chambers, 1040 Harley-Davidson Way, Sturgis. The only agenda item for the evening is an executive session focused on personnel matters. Sturgis Mayor Mark Carstensen said he and the council are working on putting […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill on Monday that prohibits gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 18. South Dakota is among more than two dozen conservative states considering similar measures this year. HB 1080 is called the “Help Not Harm” Bill by proponents. When it takes effect July […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City woman has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide. Juanita Wolfe, 28, was sentenced to 15 years in prison with three years suspended on Monday. Prosecutors say Wolfe was driving a vehicle on Country Road near Box Elder in 2021, when she crashed, killing her […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Two brothers , one showing remorse, the other not, were sentenced Friday in federal court for their part in a 2019 kidnapping and assault. In October of 2022, Jessie and Dustin Sierra was found guilty of kidnapping and interstate domestic violence of a young woman on the Pine Ridge reservation in […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order declaring a disaster in counties hit hard by the December snowstorms, including several West River. Counties are Bennett, Brookings, Clark, Day, Deuel, Hamlin, Jackson, Jones, Kingsbury, Mellette, Oglala Lakota, Potter, Roberts, Stanley, Todd, and Tripp. The order states that federal resources are needed to […]
CUSTER, S.D. – One woman was taken to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency near the top of Black Elk Peak. Custer County Search and Rescue said it was called to the area at 5:30 MT Sunday morning. Search and rescue said the woman and her friends had hiked to the summit to watch […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A House committee tables one bill dealing with “drag shows” but passes another this morning (Monday). The House State Affairs Committee passes HB 1116, which disallows the use of school district, state university, or state property to be used in hosting lewd or lascivious content. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Chris Karr […]
LINCOLN, NE. —This year, the Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program was the highlights of the Closing General Session “A BQA Celebration” at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention. Since 2009, the National BQA program has utilized the National BQA awards to recognized cattle producers across the nation for their BQA achievements. The program recognizes producers […]
UNDATED – Average gasoline prices in South Dakota have fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.29/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Prices in South Dakota are 17.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 0.4 cents per gallon lower than a year […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]