After a redevelopment project announced in the spring of 2022 for the site of the former Pierre City Hall building never turned into reality, town officials have announced (March 31, 2026) that a new, similar project is in the works. Pierre Mayor Steve Harding says the downsized project by a different company will stil...

UNDATED-AP- The scene is right out of the 1950s with students pecking away at manual typewriters, the machines dinging at the end of each line. Once each semester, Grit Matthias Phelps, a German language instructor at Cornell University, introduces her students to the raw feeling of typing without online assistance. No...

As part of a plea agreement, the former owner of Masterpiece Smoke Shop in Pierre plead guilty to one felony and one misdemeanor charge Tuesday (March 31, 2026) in Sixth Circuit Court in Winner. Bristol Nielsen of Fort Pierre asked for a deferred imposition of sentence on the Class 5 felony charge of Possession of a Co...

March 24, 2026: A 28 year old man from Rock Valley, Iowa, man was sentenced last week (March 24, 2026) to eight years in prison on drug charges filed in connection with a fatal vehicle-pedestrian accident in September (Sept. 28, 2025) in Hughes County. The judge suspended five years of Taylor Reece Hanson's sentence. T...

On March 13, Ecuador became the ninth country to sign an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with the United States. The agreement will take some time to implement, but once in place it will remove both tariff and non-tariff barriers for U.S. beef and pork exports, according to U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Vice Presid...

R-CALF USA leadership traveled to Washington, D.C., last week for a series of meetings and events with administration officials and members of Congress. During its time in Washington, R-CALF USA met with administration officials and congressional offices to discuss issues impacting U.S. cattle producers, including mand...

The average aggregate quality of U.S. corn samples tested for the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council's (USGBC's) 2025/2026 Corn Export Cargo Quality Report, released this week, was better than or equal to U.S. No. 2 on all grade factors. "The Council's Corn Export Cargo Quality Report is now in its 15th edition...

U.S. farmers are expected to plant fewer corn acres this spring and shift more land to soybeans as rising input costs continue to pressure farm budgets, analysts say. Higher fertilizer and diesel prices, driven in part by global geopolitical tensions, have made corn more expensive to produce than soybeans, which requir...

March 31, 2026: A 92 year old Piedmont man died Friday evening (March 27, 2026) in a four-vehicle crash one mile east of Deadwood, SD. Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates that Robert Allen Erickson, the driver of a 2019 Chevrolet Suburban, was traveling east on US Highway 14A an...

March 31, 2026: South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed SB 121, which transfers moneys and makes an appropriation for the replacement of the Richmond Lake dam and spillway. "Investing in reliable infrastructure is essential to keeping our communities strong, safe, and free," said Rhoden. "I'm proud to ...

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the time of year when you'll see reminders about colon health and the importance of getting screened for this type of cancer. Colorectal cancer is common with more than 150,000 new cases found each year. It's the second leading cause of cancer deaths overall, and new...

March 30, 2026: The South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) has announced the selection of Dr. John R. Ballard as the next president of Dakota State University (DSU), following a national search that identified experienced leaders in technology-driven education. Dr. Ballard currently serves as President of the National Int...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Australia is considering bringing court action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube after alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms. Australia banned young children from holding accounts on 10 social media platform...

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. gas prices have jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as fuel prices continue to soar worldwide amid the Iran war. According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 - over a dollar more than before the war began. The last t...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - It's humanity's first flight to the moon since 1972. In a throwback to Apollo, NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. Three Americans and a Canadian will launch into orbit around Earth and then head for the moon. They'll hurtle several thousand miles beyon...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Police in California say a U.S. Marine has been detained at Palm Springs International Airport after Transportation Security Administration personnel found a live explosive round in his checked bag. It happened Monday (March 30, 2026) during routine baggage screening. The Palm Springs Police...

Monday, March 30 SDSU Softball vs North Dakota // Jerald T. Moriarty Field at 2:30 PM Tuesday, March 31 SDSU Baseball vs Briar Cliff // Erv Huether Field Field at 3 PM Thursday, April 2 SDSU Baseball vs Omaha // Erv Huether Field Field at 3 PM SDSU Softball vs Kansas City // Jerald T. Moriarty Field at 4 PM Friday, Apr...

Earlier today, the Pierre track & field teams participated in the Ruth Marske Invitational. The meet included 30 total teams, 9 South Dakota AA teams, and several high-quality teams from Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska. The Govs represented well having many top 10 finishes, a 2-time event champion and meet record bre...

Here are the 2025-26 South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association All-State boys basketball teams: Class AA First Team Sam DeGroot, SF Lincoln, 6-7, sr., F (20.9 points per game, 8.8 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game) Blake Ellwein, Huron, 6-10, sr., G (22.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.1 apg) Gavin Shawd, Tea Area, 6-1, jr., ...

Stanley County Boys Basketball made it back to the State Tournament for the first time since 1997 led by their two captains, Eddie Duffy and Paxton Deal. Before the interview, an important announcement regarding Stanley County athletics. In the interview, we talk to Eddie and Paxton about their historic regular season ...