June 2015
Heavy Rains In Western SD Create Flash Floods In Hill City
HILL CITY, S.D. (AP) — Heavy rains in western South Dakota have caused flash flooding around the Hill City area of the Black Hills. Pennington County Emergency Management officials say Palmer Gulch Road in Hill City is no longer passable. Officials are asking drivers to take alternate routes as the storm has backed up traffic […]
Arizona ‘Flintstones’ Theme Park Up For Sale
“Flintstones” fans with a few million dollars now have a chance to rule over the town of Bedrock and own a page right out of history. The owner of Flintstones Bedrock City, a northern Arizona theme park designed around the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, is selling the property for $2 million. Linda Speckels says business has been […]
Minnesota Man Pleads Not Guilty To Robbing Aberdeen Casino
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — One of two Minnesota men accused of robbing a South Dakota casino at gunpoint has pleaded not guilty. Roger Kihega, of Cokato, Minnesota, pleaded not guilty to armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Friday. The American News reports ( ) Kihega is accused of stealing cash […]
Noem encourages delegates to become involved
By Morgan Fischer Kristi Noem is a South Dakota Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She was elected in 2010 and again on Nov. 4, 2014. “My kids and I have had so many unique experiences,” Noem said. Noem is the mother to daughters Kassidy and Kennedy, and son Booker. She said it […]
Girls State nearly 70 years strong
By Anna Koeppe As the 2015 week of South Dakota Girls State draws to an end, the organization is approaching its seventieth year anniversary in 2016. South Dakota Girls State, in particular, has retained a copious amount of qualities that have helped to spur it on to such a milestone. “I’ve heard for years and […]
From expectations to reality: A week at Girls State is a week to remember
By Molly Graesser Opening the Girls State acceptance letter was an exciting moment for the delegates across South Dakota. At that point, for me, the fear set in. I began contemplating these completely irrational “what if” statements in my head. I felt severely uneducated in all aspects of government and journalism. I had this strange […]
Differences seen in Boys State
By Kate Finley, Elyse Helkenn, Brianna Schreurs Boys Sate rumors have been circulating since the beginning of Girls State. What do delegates at Boys State do? Do they attend seminars? Do they campaign? Do they really swim all day? Do they do what Girls State delegates do? These questions have been asked numerous times. That […]
Johnson speaks to encourage girls
By Madison Rost On Friday morning, Dusty Johnson, of Mitchell, South Dakota, spoke to Girls State delegates about his scars and their stories, along with the mistakes that led to them. The former chair of SD Public Utilities Committee and former Chief of Staff to SD Governor Dennis Daugaard, he currently works at a consulting […]
Monson takes on governor legacy in 2016
By Jordann Krouse Yesterday’s general assembly revealed Allyson Monson as elected governor. A federalist hailing from the city of Seattle, Monson attributes her win to those around her and Tiffnay Newman, her senior counselor. Originally from Clark, South Dakota, Monson attends Clark High School. A small town of about 12,000 people, Clark has a large […]
Federal Officials Believe Counterculture Group Coming To SD
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Federal authorities believe a counterculture group that annually meets with thousands of its members in a national forest is headed to the Black Hills this summer. Black Hills National Forest spokesman Scott Jacobsen tells KEVN-TV in Rapid City there is a 95 percent chance the next Rainbow Gathering will be […]