June 2015

LEAD, S.D. (AP) — Nearly two years have passed since scientists with the Sanford Underground Research Facility announced the Large Underground Xenon (LUX) experiment nestled one mile below the earth’s surface in the former Homestake gold mine was the most sensitive dark matter detector in the world. A lot has happened since then, just not […]

NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, thousands of young people will go to camp, attend prestigious academic programs and even study filmmaking in Paris thanks to online crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Donors can help middle schoolers learn computer programming in Pennsylvania, support a leadership academy for Virginia teens or send children of incarcerated […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Marijuana companies in California and Colorado have tabbed prominent American Indian leaders from the Dakotas to help prod tribes across the nation into the pot business. Tex Hall, the former chairman of the oil-rich Three Affiliated Tribes, and Robert Shepherd, former chairman of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate tribe in northeastern South Dakota […]

WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — Doug Toussaint’s field was in critical condition — and he was the one killing it. The clay soil in the Red River valley an hour south of Fargo, North Dakota, was compacted. He tried a form of extra-deep plowing known as ripping, but it only made the problem worse. For two […]

INTERIOR, S.D. (AP) — The National Park Service says five young members of a family were hurt when part of a butte collapsed in Badlands National Park. The Capital Journal ( ) reports park rangers got a 911 call at 7 p.m. Saturday reporting multiple injuries on the Door Trail. According to the agency, five […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 12-year-old Sioux Falls girl has helped convince the city’s library system to open its doors on Sundays during the summer. The Argus Leader ( ) reports Rachida Mahamed went to the downtown library on a Sunday a year ago and found it wasn’t open. Siouxland Libraries were closed Sundays […]

MADISON, S.D. (AP) — The director of building and grounds at Dakota State University has retired after 23 years at the helm. Pat Keating retired this spring as director of the Physical Plant at Dakota State, the Madison Daily Leader ( ) reported. He started working at the Madison university in 1987 as the associate […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — An all-ages gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts is coming to Mitchell this year. The Geico Motorcycle Hot Bike Tour powered by Victory Motorcycle has scheduled a stop in Mitchell for Sept. 10. Blake Sabers is the owner of Sabers Victory Motorcycles in Mitchell. He tells The Daily Republic ( ) the event […]

FAULKTON, S.D. (AP) — A medical facility in Faulkton could begin a much-needed expansion project as early as this fall. The Aberdeen American News ( ) reports that the Faulkton Area Medical Center is planning to build a nearly 9,100-square foot addition to the west end of the hospital. The hospital’s board has approved the […]

TRIPP, S.D. (AP) — A wind farm with 43 turbines in southeast South Dakota is now producing power. The Daily Republic ( ) reports that the Beethoven Wind Farm in Tripp can produce an estimated 80 megawatts when at full capacity. California-based BayWa r.e. Wind is the farm’s operator. Northwestern Energy is purchasing all the […]