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SDSU’s John Stiegelmeier announces retirement

January 19, 2023 Travis Kriens

After 199 victories, 12 postseason appearances and a national championship, South Dakota State’s John Stiegelmeier is hanging up his whistle. Stiegelmeier announced his retirement Thursday afternoon, ending a 26-year run leading the football program at [Read More…]

South Dakota lawmakers consider $220M for housing, water

January 19, 2023 Travis Kriens

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are considering a pair of infrastructure funding bills that would allocate over $220 million to housing and water supply projects. A proposal to allocate $200 million for workforce [Read More…]

South Dakota governor’s grocery tax repeal hits GOP pushback

January 19, 2023 Travis Kriens

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are considering a number of tax cuts this year, including Gov. Kristi Noem’s campaign promise to repeal the grocery tax. The only problem is deciding on which ones. [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College students offer free income tax preparation service

January 18, 2023 J.P. Skelly

For the second year in a row, students at Mitchell Technical College will make income tax filing simpler for individuals who qualify for a special program offered through a federal grant program. The Volunteer Income [Read More…]

Presentation College announces closure

January 17, 2023 J.P. Skelly

Aberdeen, South Dakota – January 17, 2023 – Presentation College announced today that it will not enroll students for the 2023-24 academic year and will cease educational operations at its Aberdeen campus after the Spring [Read More…]

41st Annual Hanson Boys Corn Palace Classic Bracket Released

January 14, 2023 Travis Kriens

The 41st Annual Hanson Boys Corn Palace Classic bracket has been released with eight games on the schedule for Saturday, January 21. The final two games will see the top two teams in Class A [Read More…]

Hanson County Fatal Crash

January 13, 2023 Travis Kriens

ALEXANDRIA, S.D. – A 52-year-old man died Wednesday in a one-vehicle crash east of Alexandria. Names of the two people involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that [Read More…]

Bitcoin mining goes before a legislative committee

January 11, 2023 J.P. Skelly

It sounds like something out of science fiction–turning South Dakota natural gas into crypto-currency on the high plains. The legislature’s Joint Appropriation Committee Wednesday was trying to determine if it is working. “They were leasing [Read More…]

South Dakota governor calls for eliminating grocery tax

January 11, 2023 Travis Kriens

Gov. Kristi Noem called Tuesday for using the state’s surplus to eliminate the tax charged on groceries and lower other taxes in a State of the State address that steered clear of the hot-button topic [Read More…]

Cyberattack keeps Iowa’s largest school district closed

January 11, 2023 Travis Kriens

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An apparent cyberattack on Iowa’s largest school district has led officials to cancel classes for 30,000 students for a second day as technicians scramble to protect data and restore the computer system, [Read More…]

South Dakota $423M surplus will be top issue at Legislature

January 10, 2023 Travis Kriens

The South Dakota Legislature’s nine-week session is slated to begin Tuesday with all eyes on what lawmakers might do with the state’s $423 million surplus. Gov. Kristi Noem wants to use the money to cover [Read More…]

Different Dakota: South Dakota State wins 1st FCS title over NDSU

January 8, 2023 Travis Kriens

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — A different Dakota is celebrating a national championship nearly two decades after the border-state rivals moved up together to the Division I level. “I continue to think back in 2004 and [Read More…]

Authorities seize horses following neglect allegations

January 7, 2023 Travis Kriens

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — An animal neglect investigation has led authorities to seize more than a dozen horses from a South Dakota home. The Rapid City Journal reported that the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office [Read More…]

Abortion rights bill fast-tracked in Minnesota to become law

January 7, 2023 Travis Kriens

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A bill to strengthen abortion rights in Minnesota is on the fast track to becoming law as it passed its first test Thursday. A House health panel approved the legislation, [Read More…]

Iowa woman believed to be oldest person in US dies at 115

January 7, 2023 Travis Kriens

LAKE CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman who was believed to be the oldest living person in the U.S. has died at the age of 115. Bessie Laurena Hendricks, of Lake City, died Tuesday [Read More…]

Gov. Noem Appoints Joe Graves as Secretary of Education

January 3, 2023 Clint Greenway

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Gov. Kristi Noem appointed Joe Graves as Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Education. Joe’s appointment will be effective January 10th. Joe is replacing Secretary Tiffany Sanderson, who has accepted [Read More…]

South Dakota extends in-state tuition to Wisconsin, Illinois

December 31, 2022 Clint Greenway

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s six public universities plan to offer in-state tuition rates to students from Wisconsin and Illinois by next fall. The South Dakota Advantage plan has until now offered in-state [Read More…]

Alfalfa sprout recall tied to salmonella outbreak expanded

December 31, 2022 Clint Greenway

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska company on Friday expanded a recall of alfalfa sprouts after more than a dozen cases of salmonella were linked to the food. SunSprouts Enterprises doubled its recall that was [Read More…]

South Dakota governor expands National Guard help for tribes

December 26, 2022 Travis Kriens

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem is expanding the state National Guard’s mission to assist both the Oglala Sioux and the Rosebud Sioux Tribes with firewood and snow removal amid the relentless wind [Read More…]

Police: 19-year-old killed in shooting at Mall of America

December 24, 2022 Travis Kriens

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A teenager was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America on Friday that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the [Read More…]