Month: November 2024
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Gov. Noem Announces Cornerstones of Government Accountability
Governor Kristi Noem has signed an executive order aimed at enhancing financial accountability within state government. Noem says the enhanced measures will strengthen the state government’s financial infrastructure and make sure taxpayer dollars are being [Read More…]
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One person died in a Sunday afternoon crash near Kadoka on Interstate 90
An 80 year old man from Belvidere, SD died following a three-vehicle collision Sunday mid-afternoon near Kadoka. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported a Dodge Ram was traveling eastbound on I-90 near mile [Read More…]
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Jobs and money follow new agricultural processing in South Dakota
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch MITCHELL, S.D. – Several cranes tower above a busy construction site along state Highway 37 south of Mitchell where work is rapidly progressing on a $500 million grain [Read More…]
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Big Sioux River buffer program takes off with higher landowner payments
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight A $3 million state effort to help landowners keep their agricultural runoff out of the Big Sioux River has experienced a spike in enrollments since the program began offering higher [Read More…]
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South Dakota teacher salaries increase nearly 6%, but gap in pay and state funding remains
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight The average South Dakota teacher salary increased by $3,125 between 2023 and 2024, or 5.87%, according to a recent state Department of Education report. Average teacher compensation, which includes salary [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Saquon Barkley sets Eagles franchise record with 255 yards rushing, 2 TDs in a 37-20 win over Rams
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — When Saquon Barkley glanced up at a SoFi Stadium replay of his latest huge run for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, he happened to see a graphic indicating he had [Read More…]
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No. 1 South Carolina women stunned by fifth-ranked UCLA 77-62, ending Gamecocks’ 43-game win streak
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Londynn Jones scored 15 points, making all five of her 3-pointers, and fifth-ranked UCLA stunned No. 1 South Carolina 77-62 on Sunday, ending the Gamecocks’ overall 43-game winning streak and their [Read More…]
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Sam Darnold leads game-winning drive in OT and Vikings beat Bears 30-27 after blowing late lead
CHICAGO (AP) — Sam Darnold figured the Vikings would recover the Bears’ onside kick near the end of regulation and he would only need to kneel. Though things got a little more complicated, he’ll take [Read More…]
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Second Half Run Lifts Jackrabbit Men Over Duquesne
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – A 13-0 scoring run late in the second half provided the difference in a 71-60 South Dakota State men’s basketball victory over Duquesne on Sunday, Nov. 24, in the opening round [Read More…]
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SDSU Seeded Third for FCS Playoffs
South Dakota State has been awarded the No. 3 seed for the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The 24-team field was announced Sunday, with the two-time defending national champion Jackrabbits receiving a first-round bye. SDSU, 10-2 [Read More…]
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Coyotes sweep Kansas City to advance to Summit League Semifinals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Coyotes swung at a season-high .426 percent as they swept their way into the Summit League Tournament Semifinals after downing Kansas City in straight sets Sunday night. Kylen Sealock led the way [Read More…]
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South Dakota State Blows Past Missouri State
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Third-ranked South Dakota State put together a balanced offensive attack and held another opponent out of the end zone in wrapping up the regular season with a convincing 45-9 victory at Missouri [Read More…]
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South Dakota Storms Back to Down No. 1 NDSU; Claims Program’s First MVFC Title
VERMILLION, S.D. — An impeccable day on Senior Day inside the DakotaDome resulted in a pair of touchdowns in the final four-plus minutes as the No. 4-ranked University of South Dakota football team (9-2, 7-1 MVFC) [Read More…]
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Trio of Jacks Headline All-League Volleyball Honors
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Four members of the South Dakota State volleyball program were recognized by the Summit League Saturday in the conference’s year-end awards, with three picking up individual accolades. Outside hitter Sylvie Zgonc was selected as [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
AP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1
Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. Oregon [Read More…]
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Jackrabbit Women Fall to Georgia Tech in Hawaii
LAIE, Hawaii – South Dakota State fell 71-57 to Georgia Tech Saturday afternoon at Cannon Activities Center on the Campus of BYU-Hawaii. Both teams shot 38 percent from the floor, but the difference came at the [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Hagerty: The public doesn’t care who does Hegseth’s background check
ABC News Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a prominent ally of Donald Trump, said voters don’t care who conducts background checks into the president-elect’s Cabinet picks and that Trump would fire members of his administration who [Read More…]
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Klobuchar says she can’t make a decision on Trump nominees without FBI background checks
ABC News Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar emphasized Sunday the importance of FBI background checks for Trump’s Cabinet nominees, which she said was necessary for their confirmation. “I want to make a decision on each [Read More…]
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Ukrainian children who fled Russia’s invasion transform Ukrainian school in Canada
Yuriy Zaliznyak VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Matviy, a 6-year-old boy, has been attending a school named Ridne Slovo, which means “native word” in Ukrainian, for two years and primarily focusing on reading and writing in [Read More…]
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One person killed in a single vehicle roll-over crash in Hanson County
One person died and another was seriously injured Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Alexandria. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 8:40 AM, a 2024 Chevy Silverado was traveling westbound on [Read More…]
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