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Oahe Days Music & Arts Festival announces 2026 live music lineup
The Oahe Days Arts and Music Festival Committee has announced the headlining acts for the event being held in June 2026 in Pierre. The Friday night headliner will be That Arena Rock Show and Saturday ...
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House approves bill to demolish Pierre Minimum Center on state Women's Prison campus
Feb. 23, 2026: The South Dakota House has approved (Feb. 23, 2026) a bill that authorizes the demolition of one building that's part of the current state women's prison campus in Pierre. Rep. Erik Muc...
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Liberty Bell ringing event today in Pierre
The America's 250th South Dakota Commission will be hosting a ceremonial ringing of South Dakota's Liberty Bell today (Feb. 24, 2026) at 12:30pm on the front lawn of the Soldiers & Sailors Buildin...
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South Dakota Senate votes down two data center bills
The South Dakota Senate on Monday (Feb. 23, 2026) rejected two bills tied to the state's data center debate: a tax rebate proposal and a backup-generator permitting bill. Both fell short of the 18 &qu...
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National Sports
More than a game; US Men's & Women's Hockey deliver pride and prosperity to American hockey
In the movie 'Miracle', Kurt Russell's character portraying Herb Brooks gave a rousing speech that began with, "Great moments, are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here tonight, boys." While it wasn't a word-for-word transcription of what Brooks actually said behind the closed doors of th...
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What to watch on final day of Milan Cortina Games: US-Canada hockey final, Gu chases 1st gold
MILAN (AP) - The final day of the Milan Cortina Olympics ends with one of its most anticipated events, when the United States and Canada face off for the gold medal in men's hockey. Freeskier Eileen Gu is chasing her first gold of the 2026 Games, while there are also medals to be awarded in cross-country skiing, curlin...
Feb 22, 2026
Top-25 CBB Saturday Scoreboard & Sunday Schedule
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SATURDAY SCORES Final (17)St John's 81 Creighton 52 Final (12)Florida 94 Ole Miss 75 Final Cincinnati 84 (8)Kansas 68 Final (16)UNC 77 Syracuse 64 Final (14)Virginia 86 Miami 83 Final (9)Nebraska 87 Penn State 64 Final Tennessee 69 (19)Vanderbilt 65 Final (21)Louisville 87 Georgia Tech 70 Fina...
Feb 22, 2026
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Top-25 Women's CBB Saturday Scoreboard & Sunday Schedule
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SATURDAY SCORES Final (19)West Virginia 72 Oklahoma State 40 Final (15)Baylor 74 Arizona 60 Final Colorado 75 (20)Texas Tech 68 TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SUNDAY SCHEDULE (25)Alabama at Florida 11 a.m. (17)Ole Miss at (3)South Carolina 11 a.m. Pittsburgh at (22)UNC 11 a.m. (6)Michigan at (13)Io...
Feb 22, 2026
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NBA Saturday Scoreboard & Sunday Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Phoenix 113 Orlando 110 Final New Orleans 126 Philadelphia 111 Final San Antonio 139 Sacramento 122 Final Detroit 126 Chicago 110 Final Miami 136 Memphis 120 Final New York 108 Houston 106 TODAY'S GAMES: Cleveland at Oklahoma City 12 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee 2:30 p.m. Brooklyn at ...
Feb 22, 2026
Local Sports
South Dakota Boys All-Conference Wrestling Team announced
The All-ESD Conference boys wrestling team was announced Tuesday in the week leading up to the State Individual Tournament, and the Pierre Governors were well represented. Top-ranked 144-pounder Alex ...
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Stanley County closes regular season strong with win over Lyman
On January 17th earlier this year, Lyman and Stanley County matched up in the final game of the Jones County Invitational in the championship. The Buffaloes got out to a healthy lead that the Raiders ...
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Stanley County & Lyman Boys meet for second time in Monday night matchup
Stanley County feels they have a score to settle with the Lyman Raiders boys basketball team, and they get the chance to do just that tonight at home. To further explain what that might be, we jump ba...
Feb 23, 2026
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PIERRE, BADLANDS BRAWLER WRESTLERS TAKE REGION TITLES
The Pierre Governor wrestling team rose to the top of the Region 3A tournament once again Saturday in Mitchell, as they totaled 252.0 points. The Govs finished ahead of Aberdeen Central, who placed se...
Feb 22, 2026
Farm News
Ethanol Exports Shattered Records in 2025
New statistical reports from the Renewable Fuels Association show the value of the U.S. ethanol industry's exports rose to a record $7.6 billion in 2025. The rise was fueled by a record 2.18 billion g...
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Groups Sue EPA Over Dicamba Reapproval
Feb. 24, 2026: Farmers and conservation groups filed a lawsuit last week challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's reapproval of Dicamba herbicide that's sprayed on genetically-resistant cott...
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United States Cattle on Feed and Cattle Placements decline in January 2026
Feb. 24, 2026: Cattle on feed on February 1, 2026, and placements in feedlots declined year-over-year. That's according to the recent Cattle on Feed Report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Abo...
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Women's Ag Network Eagle Butte Hub Launch event pre-registration deadline is today
Feb. 23, 2026: Today (Feb. 24, 2026) is the pre-registration deadline for Wednesday's Women's Ag Network (WAN) South Dakota Hub Launch event in Eagle Butte. WAN connects women in agriculture and conse...
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