September 2015
Rural Irene Man Dies After Becoming Trapped In Grain Bin
IRENE, S.D. (AP) — A rural Irene man has died after becoming trapped in a grain bin full of corn. The Yankton County Sheriff’s Department says 22-year-old Aaron Engen died Tuesday morning after attempts to rescue him failed. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Crews cut open the bin and removed the grain to […]
Police: Officer Fatally Shoots Male Suspect In Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City police say an officer responding to a domestic assault call fatally shot a male suspect who lunged at him with a “blunt object.” The Rapid City Police Department said in a news release that police were dispatched Tuesday night to a residence where a domestic assault was taking […]
Transportation Department Gives Scholarship To Mines Student
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Department of Transportation has awarded a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology student with a scholarship provided by an association of state highway and transportation officials. The $1,000 scholarship announced Tuesday for Justin Kepler is from the Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Kepler is a […]
Fire Marshal Presents Gold Coin To Delmont Fire Department
DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s fire marshal has presented a gold coin to Delmont firefighters for their response to the Mother Day’s tornado that devastated several community buildings. The coin worth about $1,300 was forwarded to the state Fire Marshal’s Office from an anonymous Sioux Falls donor. State Fire Marshal Paul Merriman presented the […]
SD Lottery
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Tuesday: 08-21-30-61-62, Mega Ball: 9 (eight, twenty-one, thirty, sixty-one, sixty-two; Mega Ball: nine) 3 (three) Estimated jackpot: $301 million
Higher Education Board Interviewing Dickinson State Finalist
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The state Board of Higher Education is deciding whether to approve Thomas Mitzel as the next president at Dickinson State University. Mitzel is an Aberdeen, South Dakota, native who is the vice president and faculty dean at Trinity College in Connecticut. He became the lone finalist for the DSU position after […]
Schools should put greater focus on mental health education
Society faces many issues which is either attacks them head-on or pushes them aside. One particular issue, however, is continually avoided – recognizing and managing mental health. If we want to work toward ending this stigma, we need to start informing the public at an early age. Mental health education should be a requirement in […]
Celebrity ignorance frequently ignored
There is a certain arrogance and pride a lot of celebrities have which makes them feel like they can say what the want, whenever they want. For instance, some celebrities have been known to share their feelings about how they are homophobic, racist, sexist or any other terrible “ist,” and most of the time they […]
Accepting criticism key to reforming police system
Criticism is necessary for improvement. Without criticism from third-party sources, it can be difficult to even realize there is an issue. However, criticism can only make an impact when it is acknowledged in an accepting way. The United States has recently had a spike in issues involving police brutality, specifically involving people of color. What […]
Society needs to overcome stigma of being alone
Solitude is a strange concept that has yet to be fully understood. Society simultaneously craves it and fears it, especially in a world constantly connected through social media. Biologically, humans are social creatures, living in groups and communicating with each other. Growing up, children are bombarded with the pressures to have many friends and be […]