March 2015

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell plans to drop most of its foreign language courses and only teach Spanish by 2016, University officials said. The decision to eliminate all but one of its foreign language courses came after seeing low enrollment numbers and needing to place faculty into some of the other […]

HARROLD, S.D. (AP) — A few South Dakota producers are giving expensive Japanese cattle a try. The Tri-State Neighbor ( ) reports that some producers in the state are raising specialty Wagyu (wa-goo) cattle. Farmer Reid Jensen first got his hand on Wagyu cattle in 2010. He now has 70 cows and a couple of […]

ROSHOLT, S.D. (AP) — A vineyard in Rosholt doubles as a family home for a couple who recently moved back to South Dakota to start their winemaking business. The Watertown Public Opinion reports a news article about growing grapevines in the Upper Midwest inspired Jeremiah and Lisa Klein to bring With the Wind Vineyard & […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks is giving away a new seed mix that provides a habitat for insects eaten by upland game birds. Brian Pauly, a private lands habitat biologist with the state agency, tells The Daily Republic ( ) that the mix is a blend of […]

CLEAR LAKE, S.D. (AP) — Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that more people own their homes in Deuel County than in any other South Dakota county. The Public Opinion reports that 85 percent of homes in Deuel County are owner-occupied. A report from the Black Hills Knowledge Network based on Census data shows […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man is overseeing modifications of a coffer dam in the Saskatchewan River delta to help ducks along their annual spring migration to the Canadian boreal forest. Brad Karel is an engineer and construction manager with the Great Plains regional office for Ducks Unlimited in Bismarck. He has embarked […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Proponents of a $180 million arena in Rapid City have raised a lot more campaign money than opponents. KOTA-AM reports that pre-election financial statements from organizations for and against the Civic Center expansion project were released this week. The group supporting the project, called Civic Center Expansion, raised just over […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 01-08-20-29-32 (one, eight, twenty, twenty-nine, thirty-two)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 34-year-old man is hospitalized with potentially life-threatening injures following an early morning stabbing in Sioux Falls. Local police say they were called to Kings Casino shortly after 7 a.m. on Saturday morning. There they found the victim who had fled on foot to the casino after he was stabbed […]