March 2015
Hip-hop artist Hoodie Allen coming to USD
The University of South Dakota Campus Activities Board will be hosting a Hoodie Allen concert March 19 in Aalfs Auditorium after a campus vote chose the hip-hop artist over more than 10 other artists. The concert was announced Feb. 28 during the 92nd annual Strollers performance. Hoodie Allen was the top-voted artist in a student […]
Men’s basketball prepares for Summit League
With the regular season over, the Coyotes have secured the fifth seed in the Summit League Tournament and will now play Fort Wayne in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament March 7 in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center at 6 p.m. The Coyotes split their two games with Fort Wayne during […]
Coyote women prepare for Summit League Tournament
After Saturday’s win against Western Illinois in the DakotaDome, the University of South Dakota women’s basketball team sits top-seeded for the Summit League Tournament. “I’m really proud of our team for finishing things off with an undefeated home season and regular season championship. That is a pretty special thing to accomplish,” head coach Amy Williams […]
Trial Set For Sioux Falls Man Charged With 2 Counts Of Rape
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A trial has been set for a Sioux Falls man accused of sexually assaulting two women at a house party. The change of plea hearing scheduled Friday was canceled after 37-year-old Mickey Francisco Joliffe decided he wanted the case tried by a jury. His trial is set to begin next […]
Huron Public Library To Host Drone Video Contest For Teens
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Teens who compete in a drone video contest at the Huron Public Library are in the running for their own flying drone as a grand prize. The contest opens on Monday as part of Teen Tech Week, which thousands and of libraries and schools are expected to celebrate nationwide. Huron Public […]
Motorists Being Asked To Drive Carefully Near Bighorn Sheep
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota officials are asking motorists in the western side of the state to drive carefully when they are near bighorn sheep. The state’s Game, Fish and Parks Department last month released 26 bighorn sheep in the high country near Deadwood. The herd, however, has repeatedly traveled down and around roadways […]
State Fair Brainstorming Ways To Keep Up Positive Attendance
HURON, S.D. (AP) — Organizers of the South Dakota State Fair in Huron are trying to keep the momentum of higher attendance going. Visitor numbers for the 2014 fair were up 15 percent over the year before. State Fair manager Peggy Besch says fair commissioners are working on lining up the rest of the entertainment […]
State Setting Aside $300,000 To Expand Its Ethanol Program
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is setting aside $300,000 to help the state’s retailers install ethanol storage tank units at gas stations. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced this week that it earmarked the funds for its Ethanol Infrastructure Incentive Program. The program was initially designed to assist retailers across South Dakota by […]
Military strategy and policy at center of forum
The Middle East, military strategy and leadership skills were just some of the things discussed in Farber Hall March 3 by a University of South Dakota alum. Kenneth Tauke, a colonel in the United States Army, entered the military in 1983 as a private in the Military Police Corps. Since then, Tauke has climbed the ranks […]