August 24, 2015
Archery Hunters Can Set Tree Stands In SD Starting Tuesday
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Archery hunters in South Dakota can start setting up tree stands on public lands beginning Tuesday. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says portable tree stands and climbing devices that do not use nails, wire or bolts for attachment will be allowed to remain on public lands through Feb. […]
SD Board Of Education Approves New Social Studies Standards
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Education has approved new social studies standards that will change the way history is taught to students across the state. Board members approved the standards overhaul Monday. The new guidelines do not require schools to teach early U.S. history in high school. The board contends […]
Authorities Arrest 3 Teens Who Ran Away From SD Rehab Center
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — Corrections officials in South Dakota say the three teenagers who ran away from a youth rehabilitation center near Custer have been arrested. The South Dakota Department of Corrections says the 16-, 17- and 18-year-old males were apprehended Monday morning at a home near the State Treatment and Rehabilitation Academy. The teenagers […]
Jewel Cave Visitor Center Expansion Project Underway
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — One of the longest caves in the world is getting a bigger visitor center. Work began Monday on a $671,000 expansion project for the visitor center at Jewel Cave National Monument in western South Dakota. “This expansion will improve the visitor experience by making it easier for visitors to enter and […]
Jewel Cave Visitor Center Expansion Project Under Way
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — One of the longest caves in the world is getting a bigger visitor center. Work began Monday on a $671,000 expansion project for the visitor center at Jewel Cave in western South Dakota. Acting Superintendent Donald Hart says the project will make it easier for visitors to enter and exit the […]
Fire Destroys Private Shed In Huron; Cause Of Blaze Unknown
HURON, S.D. (AP) — No one was hurt in an early morning fire that destroyed a private shop in Huron. Assistant Fire Chief Howard Alter tells KOKK radio that the blaze began about 3:30 a.m. Monday. The cause wasn’t immediately determined. Alter says the people who own the shop also live at the site. They […]
3 Sioux Falls Firefighters Helping Battle Wildfires In Idaho
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The fire department in Sioux Falls is helping out in the fight against wildfires in western states. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue on Sunday sent a vehicle and three firefighters to help battle blazes in Idaho. Firefighters Cody Vosburg, Darryn Deck and Trent Boe will be in the state for 18 […]
About 180 Riders To Traverse Famed Sidney-to-Deadwood Trail
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — Veteran South Dakota teamster Gerald Kessler used to say, “You don’t miss much at 4 miles per hour.” More than 180 horse and history lovers, steering 40 wagons, will heed the commands of trail bosses as they traverse more than 100 miles of the famed Sidney-to-Deadwood Trail from Friday to Sept. […]
Battle Over Large Egg-laying Operation Going Before Judge
PARKER, S.D. (AP) — A dispute over a large egg-laying operation planned near Parker goes before a Turner County judge this week. Sioux Falls-based Sonstegard Foods plans to put 6 million birds on a farm 2½ miles from Parker. Opponents believe that’s too close and will cause problems such as odor. They sued the county […]
Man Arrested For Vehicular Homicide After Sioux Falls Crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls man is in custody on several charges including vehicular homicide after a fatal crash in the city. Police say the 25-year-old man was driving a car that collided with a motorcycle at an intersection shortly after 4 p.m. Sunday. The 56-year-old Sioux Falls resident driving the motorcycle […]