News
Stanley County students collect 200+ pounds of pop tabs
Stanley County High School National Honor Society hosted a pop tab collection competition. Students collected 242 pounds of pop tabs. The grades K-5 winners were Mr. Larsen's classroom with 29 pounds. The grades 6-12 winners were Mrs. Herr's classroom with 42.5 pounds. The class winners will receive a pizza party for t...
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Sinkhole on Hwy. 16 near Chamberlain and Oacoma forces SDDOT to move up rehabilitation project for I-90 business loop
Due to excessive rains recently, a sinkhole developed (April 28, 2024) on the north shoulder of the Interstate 90 business loop, approximately one mile east of exit 260 between Chamberlain and Oacoma. The South Dakota Department of Transportation says the road has been reopened, but there is a one-lane traffic configur...
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South Dakota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons program hosting awareness/training event Monday in Rapid City
South Dakota's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons program is hosting its first-ever awareness and training event Monday (May 6, 2024) in Rapid City. "This training is a collaborative effort designed to emphasize and strengthen efforts for missing and murdered indigenous persons," said Attorney General Ma...
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Let Freedom Fly International Airshow lineup adds military aircraft
MAY 3, 2024: The entertainment lineup for the Let Freedom Fly International Airshow being held Memorial Day weekend (May 25-26, 2024) in Pierre continues to grow. Planning Committee Co-Chair and City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says they've added more military aircraft. More information about the Let Freedom Fly Intern...
May 03, 2024
Farm News
For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it's a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) - Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago. The farm is dedicated to providing dignity and comfort to retired racehorses. Blowen's favorite resident is 30-year-old Silver Ch...
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U.S. Ethanol and SAF Industry Leaders Seek to Intervene in Legal Challenge to EU Sustainable Aviation Fuel Regulation
Leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethanol as a feedstock for decarbonizing the aviation sector. Collaborating in the intervention are the U.S. Grains Council, ...
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Aerial application aircraft to be on display next week in D.C.
The National Agricultural Aviation Association is participating in Ag on the Mall at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 6-8, 2024. Themed the Future of Food and Farming, Ag on the Mall celebrates and showcases America's equipment manufacturers, farmers, ranchers, and innovators all working together to drive the...
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Inaugural "So Dak Best Burger" contest being held as part of May Beef Month
South Dakota is home to nearly 14,000 beef farms and ranches caring for 3.5 million head of cattle, outnumbering state residents 4.2 to 1. May is Beef Month, and the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) believes this is the perfect time to introduce the newest campaign to highlight South Dakota Restaurants and th...
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Regional News
Want to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them
UNDATED (AP)- In a mad mix of game-show glitter and marketing flash, Airbnb is offering customers a chance to spend a night in a Paris museum, stay in houses mocked up to look like movie settings, or sleep surrounded by eight Ferrari racing cars. Those and other chimerical listings are part of a splashy new campaign by...
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South Dakota Department of Social Services Mental Health Memo: Unlocking Mental Wellness in 8 Minutes
MAY 2024: About the author: This month's Mental Health Memo is a joint effort from the staff at the Human Services Center and the Department of Social Services Division of Behavioral Health. You've probably heard of Simon Sinek-he's that guy known for inspiring talks and books about leadership and finding purpose in wh...
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Judge says gun found in car of Myon Burrell, sentenced to life as teen, can be evidence in new case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A judge ruled that the arrest of a Minnesota man on a gun charge was justified in a case that has drawn attention because he was sentenced to life in prison as a teen in an high-profile murder case and spent 18 years in prison before his sentence was commuted. Myon Burrell was charged after police in...
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Three face charges after explosive devices, guns and homemade bombs found at home in northeastern South Dakota
Three Florence residents are in custody after local and federal authorities descended on a home there Thursday (May 2, 2024) to execute a search warrant for illegal firearms, and ended up finding homemade bombs. The search warrant at 321 Flyer Drive began just after 8 a.m. When homemade explosive devices and evidence o...
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National / Business News
Lincoln's Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of the U.S. Civil War is now among Illinois' prized papers of the 16th president, thanks to a donation by the state's governor and first lady. The order to blockade Southern ports to prevent the Conf...
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Eta Aquarid meteor shower, debris of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. Here's how to see it
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley's comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon in the sky, it should be visible. The Eta Aquarids occur every year in early May. This year's peak activity happens early Sunday (May 5, 2024) with an expected 10 to 30 meteors visible p...
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Maui sues cell carriers over wildfire warning alerts that were never received during service outages
MAY 3, 2024: HONOLULU (AP) - Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer's deadly wildfire. The county is suing Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile USA, Spectrum Mobile and AT&T. The county says it sent at least 14 alert me...
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Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next year
WASHINGTON (AP) - Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year. Under a new directive the Biden administration released Friday (May 3, 2024), the move took longer than promised to finalize and falls short of President Joe Biden's ...
May 03, 2024
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Sports
ESD conference tennis tournament location moved from Pierre to Sioux Falls
The Eastern South Dakota Conference Boys Tennis Championships that were originally scheduled to be played in Pierre Monday and Tuesday (May 6-7, 2024) will be played in Sioux Falls instead. Pierre Athletic Director Brian Moser says with the potential weather forecast, delays or cancellations are inevitable. He says the...
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Scores from May 2, 2024
INTERLEAGUE Final San Francisco 3 Boston 1 Final Texas 6 Washington 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Baltimore 7 N.Y. Yankees 2 Final Houston 8 Cleveland 2 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final Miami 5 Colorado 4 Final N.Y. Mets 7 Chicago Cubs 6 ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Final Indiana 120 Milwaukee 98 Final New York ...
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No changes to top spots in South Dakota High School Softball rankings this week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The South Dakota High School Softball rankings has the same three teams at the top of the rankings for each Class. The South Dakota High School Softball Coaches have Sioux Falls Lincoln and West Central atop of the rankings in the Class AA and Class A poll while Castlewood and Bon Homme are tied for...
May 03, 2024
Afternoon Sports with William Haynes (5/2/24)
DRG sportscaster William Haynes provides this sports news update for Thursday afternoon, May 2, 2024.
May 02, 2024
Scores from May 1, 2024
INTERLEAGUE Final Detroit 4 St. Louis 1 Final Milwaukee 7 Tampa Bay 1 Final Oakland 4 Pittsburgh 0 Final Atlanta 5 Seattle 2 Final Philadelphia 2 L.A. Angels 1 Final Boston 6 San Francisco 2 Final Washington 1 Texas 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Minnesota 10 Chicago White Sox 5 Final Kansas City 6 Toronto 1 Final N.Y. Ya...
May 02, 2024
Pierre's Terwilliger and Ringstmeyer leading the pack heading into Howard Wood Dakota Relays
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Pierre girls track team has some individuals with top marks in the Class AA ranks. Senior Reese Terwilliger won the Class AA state shot put title last spring. Heading into the Howard Wood Dakota Relays, Terwilliger has the top throw in South Dakota (43-02) with Harrisburg's Grace Steffen (42-11....
May 02, 2024