PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Sixteen South Dakota teens are attending a Youth Trooper Academy this week put on by the Highway Patrol and American Legion of South Dakota. The one-week academy geared to kids aged 16 and 17 runs through Friday afternoon at the South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy in Pierre. Maj. Dana...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service says tougher fire restrictions are planned for the Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands because of extremely dry and hot conditions and the threat of wildfires. The Forest Service says the entire area is moving into a stage two fire restriction order. That includes no campfires, no...

PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) The South Dakota Beef Industry Council directors will meet this week in Fort Pierre. During the Thursday afternoon meeting, council directors will get the final results of the Producer Input Survey; along with reports from the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, the Operating Committee and an update on the recent New...

Mobridge, S.D.  (DRG News) United States Attorney Brandan Johnson announced that 53 year old Wakpala resident Lyle Baker appeared before a US District Judge on June 20th, 2012 and plead guilty to an indictment that charged him with Sexual Abuse. The conviction came from an incident in May 2011 in which Baker assaulted a young woman in Wakpala....