June 2015

GLENHAM, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old girl has drowned while swimming in the Missouri River in northern South Dakota. Walworth County Sheriff Josh Boll says the girl was with family members Sunday morning near New Evarts Resort south of Glenham. He says she was at a beach swimming when her family saw her […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names is making its final recommendation on a proposed name change for Harney Peak in the Black Hills National Forest. The board is expected to make its final recommendation on Monday at a meeting in Pierre. The board made a preliminary recommendation in May to […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Dontisha Collado feels hopeless about her job search. After a series of arrests for petty thefts and assaults, the Sioux City, Iowa, woman recently moved to Sioux Falls in hope of a fresh start. She wants a job in retail, but her past still follows her onto every job application. […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A local pet rescue group is still working on establishing its official nonprofit status, but organizers are already actively placing pets with foster families. The Brown County Pet Rescue League was at the Pet Place in Aberdeen promoting their organization and showcasing some of the pets they had for adoption on […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A popular Sturgis camping resort and a California man have been sentenced to four years of probation and fined $250,000 for illegally building a dam along Bear Butte Creek. Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph Seiler says 48-year-old Sean Clark, of Hacienda Heights, California, and Glencoe CampResort II, LLC, were sentenced after pleading […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Undergraduate students from across the country are gathering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology this summer to study ballistics and other topics thanks to funding from the National Science Foundation. The foundation has given the Rapid City school $360,000 to host a new “Research Experience for Undergraduates” […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is looking for qualifying applicants to receive the Congressional Gold Medal. The award is given to those who were members of the Civil Air Patrol between Dec. 7, 1941, and Sept. 2, 1945, during World War II. South Dakota Wing’s commander […]

ALEXANDRIA, S.D. (AP) — The owner of one of South Dakota’s first monoslope-style cattle barns says it makes his cows happier and more productive. The Daily Republic ( ) reports the barn at Weber Farm and Feedlot in Alexandria has a roof with a single slant to one side. John Lentz with the Natural Resources […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — The emergency manager of Brookings County says he picked up some lessons while observing the aftermath of a tornado in the community of Delmont. The tornado struck the area May 10, damaging or destroying 84 structures in and around Delmont and injuring nine people. Bob Hill tells The Brookings Register ( […]

BOX ELDER, S.D. (AP) — One week ago, 24-year-old Kelly Ann Croyle faced the very real prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison for shooting her boyfriend in the head on Sept. 9, 2014, and watching him die in his Box Elder mobile home. But today, after being confined for 10 months […]