April 27, 2015
75-year-old Woman Dies Following Crash In Southeast SD
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a 75-year-old woman has died from the injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Vermillion. The woman has been identified as Rosie Roegiers, of Burbank. The Highway Patrol on Monday said Roegiers died Friday at a Sioux Falls hospital. Authorities say the incident happened […]
Legislative Board Sets Study Topics Ahead Of 2016 Session
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A group of South Dakota lawmakers have chosen topics related to county government and the state’s High School Activities Association to study ahead of the 2016 legislative session. The Legislature’s Executive Board voted Monday to approve two studies, and lawmakers are expected to choose an additional inquiry next month. Legislators […]
Giraffe From South Dakota Zoo To Be Sent To Japan
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A young giraffe from a South Dakota zoo is about to begin an overseas trip to a new home. The almost 2-year-old giraffe from the Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum of Natural History in Sioux Falls is being sent to Zoorasia in Yokohama, Japan.buy propecia online https://pharmacohealthcare.com/wp-content/themes/twentysixteen/inc/engl/propecia.html no prescription […]
The ‘American Dream’ shouldn’t dictate life choices
For many generations getting married after attending college, working at a job and having many children has been portrayed as the “American Dream.” People my age are planning their weddings, thinking about how many kids they want and anticipating finding a job that will make their dreams come true after first suffering in college. Admittedly, […]
Traveling and joining organizations prepares students for life after college
Part of the college experience is stepping out of your comfort zone and opening up yourself to new opportunities. The University of South Dakota has many ways students can get involved, including student organizations and academic travel trips. USD has study abroad programs, the Alternative Week of Off-campus Learning organization and the National Student Exchange. By […]
South Dakota Hearing On Keystone XL Pipeline Delayed
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A key hearing to determine whether the state Public Utilities Commission will allow construction of the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline to move forward through South Dakota won’t be held next week, the commission voted on Monday. The regulatory body met in Pierre and voted 3-0 to delay final arguments to […]
Drugs Found In Car Of High School Student; Teen Arrested
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls high school student is facing felony charges after police found marijuana and hydrocodone pills in his car. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the car of the 17-year-old was searched after a drug-sniffing dog alerted officers to the car during a random drug check at a lot where […]
AG Warns Residents About Group Seeking Funds To Rename Peak
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning residents about a group that is seeking donations to rename Harney Peak in Pennington County. Jackley says Black Elk Development of Porcupine is billing itself as the “official and authorized” group for the renaming of the peak, but the group isn’t listed as a charitable […]
SD PUC Delays Hearing On Keystone XL Pipeline Construction
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The state Public Utilities Commission has voted to postpone a key hearing on whether to allow construction of the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline through South Dakota. The commission voted 3-0 Monday to delay the hearing, which was supposed to begin next week. For the project to move forward, regulators must […]
New President For Dakota State Coming From Rhode Island
MADISON, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents has named a new president for Dakota State University in Madison. José-Marie Griffiths currently is vice president for academic affairs at Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. She will become the 23rd president of Dakota State late this summer. Regent Terry Baloun says Griffiths has […]