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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two pipeline operators have agreed to pay a $12.5 million civil penalty related to crude oil spills in Montana and North Dakota. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced the settlement in [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s legalization of recreational marijuana went into effect Tuesday, allowing people 21 and older to legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes, subject to limits as the state establishes a [Read More…]

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s health agency has determined that the deaths of three men crushed in the collapse of a downtown Davenport building were accidental. The finding released Monday by the Iowa Department of [Read More…]

As the start of the school year approaches, South Dakota is grappling with a significant shortage of teachers, with 256 teacher openings reported as of July 31. The Rapid City Area School District faces a [Read More…]

Communities in western South Dakota that would like to host a dynamic event are in luck: applications are now being accepted to host the 2024 Energize! conference. From May 31 to June 1, Wessington Springs [Read More…]

Gas prices have surged in South Dakota, with the average price per gallon rising over 20 cents in the past week, reaching $3.62. The national average has also increased by 16 cents. Despite the recent [Read More…]

The Biden-Harris Administration has revealed plans to provide South Dakota with more than $426,000 to address lead contamination in schools and child care facilities. The funding is derived from the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the [Read More…]

A group of South Dakotans have been recognized as 2023 Better Business Bureau award and scholarship recipients. First Insurance Group, with locations in Mitchell and Woonsocket, was among the 28 organizations selected for the prestigious [Read More…]

A man with an active warrant in Yankton County managed to evade police by swimming across the Missouri River. The Yankton Police Department recognized the man, Robert Travis Reid Jr., and a female companion with [Read More…]

An 18-year-old male and two juvenile females were injured after crashing a stolen vehicle into a tree near Hudson, South Dakota. The accident occurred at 297th Street & 487th Avenue, and all three occupants were [Read More…]

With the new school year approaching, the Better Business Bureau is cautioning families to be money smart while shopping for back-to-school supplies. As online shopping becomes increasingly popular, the risk of falling for scams also [Read More…]

A 26-year-old man from Omaha, Nebraska, was charged and arrested for simple assault and disorderly conduct after punching a juvenile in the face at a business at Lake Poinsett. The incident occurred on Saturday, July [Read More…]

The federal embezzlement case against 37-year-old Reva Plunkett of Watertown, SD, came to a close this week as she was sentenced to 94 months in federal prison without parole, after which Plunkett will have three [Read More…]

With changes in Federal and state law, there are thousands of people losing and gaining Medicaid insurance coverage. Federal law changes allowed states to drop people that gained Medicaid coverage during the pandemic. A constitutional [Read More…]

The State of South Dakota is still dealing with a number of disasters, some years old. Kristi Turman, Director of the State Office of Emergency Management, says they are still working off a storm from [Read More…]

Samuel Boston, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for second-degree murder in Custer County, South Dakota, has passed away at a Sioux Falls hospital. The South Dakota Department of Corrections Administration Office confirmed his [Read More…]

A man from South Dakota, who has been a regular at Caesars Palace for 15 years, struck it big during his recent visit to Las Vegas. While in town to buy a luxury car, he [Read More…]

In eastern Sioux Falls on Friday, a moped accident occurred at the intersection of 18th and Sycamore involving a 24-year-old woman, Laura Arrowwood, who was operating the moped with a 4-year-old child on her lap. [Read More…]

A tragic hit-and-run incident occurred at Arrowhead Parkway and Veterans Parkway in eastern Sioux Falls, resulting in the death of a 29-year-old motorcyclist, Jonathan Paulsness. The collision occurred on Saturday when a 2011 Lincoln Navigator [Read More…]

Brookings police responded to a report on Friday about a man who had strangled three cats. Upon locating and interviewing 33-year-old Cory Martison, he confessed to taking the lives of the cats by choking them. [Read More…]