February 8, 2015
Denny Sanford No. 15 On Philanthropy List Of Top 50 Givers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Banker T. Denny Sanford, who already has given millions away for health, welfare and children’s causes in California and the Upper Midwest, was the 15th largest donor to nonprofit organizations in 2014, according a newspaper that tracks such contributions. The Chronicle of Philanthropy on Sunday released its annual list of […]
Skeletal Remains Found In North Sioux City Still Not ID’d
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — Officials have still not identified skeletal remains of several people dug up last summer from a burial site discovered by a utility crew off Interstate 29 in North Sioux City. The Sioux City Journal reports ( ) a state official says a preliminary investigation showed the bones belonged to […]
Parks To Begin Accepting Memorial Day Weekend Reservations
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State parks this month will begin accepting camping reservations for Memorial Day weekend. Reservations for the weekend of May 22 can be made starting at 7 a.m. Feb. 21. A three-night stay is required during holiday weekends at all parks except Custer State Park. State Division of Parks and Recreation Director […]
Historical Society Hosts Webcast On History Of Stewardesses
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota State Historical Society is hosting a webcast that addresses the history of 1960s airline stewardesses. The program sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution will be broadcast Sunday at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. “I was a Jet Set Stewardess” explains the evolution of the flight attendant through interviews […]
Mines Professors, Students Hosting Public Myth Busters Event
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Professors and students from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology will be hosting an event in which they’ll attempt to bust science myths. The school’s physics, chemistry and civil engineering departments will present myths and try to prove or disprove them during a presentation scheduled for Feb. 17. […]
Agencies Say Black Hills Pine Beetles Growing At Slower Pace
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A new aerial analysis of the Black Hills National Forest shows the pine beetle epidemic is still growing but slower than before. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) the survey filed by state and federal agencies found that about 16,500 acres were newly identified last year as affected by […]
Winning Numbers Drawn In ‘Dakota Cash’ Game
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 18-21-28-32-34 (eighteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight, thirty-two, thirty-four)