August 2015

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City police are investigating another armed robbery at a casino. The holdup late Sunday morning is the fifth in the city in two weeks. Authorities say a man entered the Chance’s Casino through a back door about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, approached the counter brandishing a pistol and demanded money. […]

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — Authorities are searching for three teenagers who ran away from a youth rehabilitation center near Custer. State Corrections Department officials say the 16-, 17- and 18-year-old males ran away from the State Treatment and Rehabilitation Academy late Sunday. Authorities didn’t identify the youths because of their age, but anyone who might […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Although fall harvest is ways off, the South Dakota State University Extension is urging motorists to be cautious while sharing the road with farm equipment. The SDSU Extension office says most farm equipment operating on roadways is traveling at speeds between 15 to 25 mph, and the “slow moving vehicle” emblem […]