News
Stanley County temporary road closure: 302nd Avenue
Because of damage caused by Monday's (June 29, 2026) severe storm, about one mile of 302 Avenue in Stanley County has been temporarily closed. According to Stanley County Emergency Management, 302 Ave...
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Capital Area United Way creates fund to assist people in Highmore affected by this week's storm
Capital Area United Way of Pierre and Fort Pierre has activated a Disaster Relief Fund to support the Highmore community following the severe storm earlier this week (June 29, 2026). Please put a &quo...
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Three museums in South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre reopening today; Capital campaign also getting underway
July 1, 2026: The South Dakota State Historical Society will celebrate the reopening of the museum's first three newly completed exhibits this afternoon (July 1, 2026). State Historical Society Assist...
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Self-report website created for Hughes County residential and commercial damage sustained in Monday's severe weather
July 1, 2026, update: The Hughes County Emergency Manager has established a link for county residents to self-report residential and commercial damages from the weather event that occurred on Monday (...
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National Sports
BREAKING: LeBron hits free agency: James not returning to Lakers, plans to play 24th season elsewhere
LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, which means another decision awaits. A mere 16 years after his first famed "decision" - the one that saw him leave Cleveland for Miami - James is getting ready to change uniforms once again. He has told the Lakers that his eight-year run with them is over and th...
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MLB Tuesday Scores
INTERLEAGUE L.A. Dodgers 9 Athletics 3 Final N.Y. Mets 3 Toronto 0 Final Washington 8 Boston 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Texas 4 Cleveland 2 Final Chicago White Sox 9 Baltimore 3 Final Detroit 9 N.Y. Yankees 3 Final Tampa Bay 10 Kansas City 4 Final Houston 6 Minnesota 4 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona 8 San Francisco 2 (To...
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Viktor Hovland makes birdie in first hole of Monday playoff at Travelers Championship to beat Scottie Scheffler
Viktor Hovland needed only one hole to beat Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the Travelers Championship. They were tied Sunday night after Scheffler made a clutch 8-footer for par to force the extra holes, but it was too dark to keep going. Hovland hit his approach to 6 feet on the 18th in the playoff after Scheffler ...
Jun 30, 2026
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MLB Sunday Scoreboard & Monday Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 5 Arizona 1 Final Washington 6 Baltimore 4 Final Minnesota 3 Colorado 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Texas 3 Toronto 2 Final Cleveland 6 Seattle 5 Final Kansas City 5 Chicago White Sox 4 Final Houston 7 Detroit 5 Final L.A. Angels 4 Athletics 1 Final Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 4 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE ...
Jun 29, 2026
WNBA Sunday Scoreboard
WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Minnesota 85 Dallas 77 Final Las Vegas 107 Chicago 99 Final 4OT Washington 124 Portland 123 Final Golden State 76 New York 67 ___
Jun 29, 2026
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Local Sports
Pierre's Kaden Cumbow makes ESPN with incredible comeback in Special Olympics USA Games
Before getting to the weekly newsletter, one of the biggest accomplishments out of Pierre's Special Olympics program came from Kaden Cumbow who achieved a feat so impressive it made it on ESPN. Cumbow...
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Pierre opens up new Missouri River Overlook trail
The City of Pierre is inviting residents to experience a new outdoor destination with the opening of the Missouri River Overlook Trail, a scenic natural-surface trail that offers panoramic views of th...
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Post 8 Legion Varsity splits doubleheader with PCBA Post 18
Post 8 had an interesting set of games Tuesday night with PCBA Post 18 with each team going home with a win in very opposite ways. In the first of the two games, Pierre would earn a mound battle thank...
17h ago
Pierre's Carter Sanderson signs with Calgary Hitmen
The Calgary Hitmen have signed 2007-born forward Carter Sanderson to a WHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. Sanderson, 18, joins the Hitmen after spending the past two seasons with the USHL's Mu...
Jun 30, 2026
Farm News
Hot Weather Coming for the Fourth of July
A major heat dome is expected to build across the central and eastern U.S. next week, bringing widespread 90-degree temperatures and potentially dangerous heat just ahead of the Independence Day holid...
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USDA announces $500 million for Fertilizer Investment & Expansion Program; Application deadline is August 15
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced the launch of the $500 million Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-Term Domestic Supply (FIELDS) Program Wednesday (July 1, 2026), a new initiati...
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House Ag Chair Proposes Sweeping Change in Ag Labor Program; Livestock Groups React to Thompson's Proposal
House Agriculture Committee Chairman G. T. Thompson has introduced legislation aimed at expanding the H-2A agricultural guest worker program and addressing long-standing farm labor shortages. Politico...
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EPA launches $30 million challenge to help American farmers grow healthy food with fewer chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced (July 1, 2026) an opportunity for the public to help shape a national innovation challenge with up to $30 million in total prize funding. T...
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