The South Dakota Department of Transportation reminds the public that political campaign and ballot-issue signs cannot be placed on state highway rights of way. "This time of year, it is common to find election signs placed along the state's roadways," says Craig Smith, Director of Operations. "Illegal s...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) joined 4,306 law enforcement agencies across the country in collecting 642,410 pounds of unneeded and expired medications at the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 25, 2026. Of the nationwide total, more than 19,000 pounds were collected from 159 Take Bac...

MOBRIDGE, S.D. - Avery Schlomer, a freshman at Mobridge-Pollock High School, is taking home a big prize after learning safe driving habits through South Dakota's "Lesson Learned SD" program. Avery Schlomer was surprised during an all-school assembly when she was announced as the winner of the statewide safe d...

South Dakota Governor and current gubernatorial candidate Larry Rhoden made a stop in Mobridge on Friday. Rhoden began the day at Mobridge-Pollock High School, where he presented freshman Avery Schlomer with a $10,000 prize for winning a random drawing as part of the state's "Lesson Learned" program. The visi...

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) and Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA-15) issued the following statement Friday (May 15, 2026) in conjunction with a joint letter sent to President Trump regarding the need to appoint commissioners to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: &...

China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) has granted a five-year registration extension to 425 overdue U.S. beef establishments in China's Food Import Food Establishment (CIFER) system. Additionally, 77 new U.S. beef establishment registrations have been added to the CIFER system with an effective date of May 1...

May 15, 2026: PremisesMapper tool helps farmers and ranchers build biosecurity plans Farmers and ranchers around the United States use a variety of procedures as a way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in livestock production. In some cases, those infectious diseases have the potential to spread to humans. T...

FFA members from across the state put their farm safety knowledge to the test competing in the South Dakota Farmers Union Farm Safety Quiz Bowl held during the 2026 South Dakota State FFA Convention held in Brookings on the campus of South Dakota State University April 20-22. Four FFA Chapter teams qualified for the Fa...

UNDATED-AP- Family members often clench them as if they were still clasping their fallen loved one's hands. Companions-in-arms have broken down reading them. More than a century after a U.S. Army chaplain pushed for "dog tags" to become standard issue for troops, they remain one of the most powerful links for...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the final ballot explanation for a Constitutional Amendment proposed by the State Legislature that would establish a trust for the state's Unclaimed Property Fund. The proposed amendment will be on the Nov. 3, 2026, general election ballot. Attorney General Marty...

A 76 year old Rapid City woman died from a two-vehicle crash Thursday (May 14, 2026) on US Highway 16, six miles west of Rapid City, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 1996 Toyota Corolla had entere...

May 16, 2026: A 77 year old woman from Bridgewater, South Dakota, died in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday (May 12, 2026) near Freeman, South Dakota. Preliminary crash information indicates Phyllis Ruth Golder, the driver of a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox, was traveling northbound on 435th Avenue, when she approached the stop sig...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Deciding when to get routine mammograms is confusing. Some health groups recommend women begin at age 40 or 45 while another recently opted for age 50. They also differ on whether yearly or every other year is best. The conflicting advice is at least partly because guidelines for breast cancer screeni...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The USS Gerald R. Ford has returned home to Virginia (May 16, 2026). The world's largest aircraft carrier is back in port at Naval Station Norfolk after an 11-month deployment. That's the longest since the Vietnam War. The Ford supported the U.S. war with Iran and the capture of Nicolás Madur...

The U.S. Census Bureau released (April 14, 2026) a series of data tables of the most common first and last names reported in the 2020 Census. The tables include national-level counts of: Last names by race and Hispanic origin. First names by race and Hispanic origin. First names by sex. The Census Bureau has produced c...

The National Park Service is reminding visitors to take extra precautions in bear country following recent bear incidents in several national parks. Spring and early summer are periods of increased bear activity in many parks. Bears may be moving through habitat, searching for food or protecting cubs. Visitors can redu...

LINCOLN, Neb. - History continued to be rewritten for the South Dakota softball program on Day 2 of the Lincoln Regional at the NCAA Tournament. The Coyotes earn a comeback victory over No. 25-ranked Louisville for the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament win and victory over an ACC opponent. The nightcap saw USD fall ...

The Pierre Governors are headed to the state tournament for the first time since 2023 after beating Mitchell in games one and two of their best-of-three series. Pierre won a pitching battle in game one, and took game two in dominant fashion winning 6-2. The final score was not a cruise to victory from start to finish f...

Watertown hosted the ESD track and field meet on Saturday afternoon which welcomed Aberdeen Central, Harrisburg, Huron, Brandon Valley, Mitchell, Tea Area and Pierre. The Governor boys finished in 4th place, 77 points behind Brandon Valley, Harrisburg and Aberdeen Central. The girls took 6th place with 66 points. Gover...

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