October 8, 2015
Mid-Central Governing Board Names Interim Business Manager
PLATTE, S.D. (AP) — Education officials have selected a business manager to replace a staff member at an educational services organization who police suspect killed his family in a murder-suicide. Platte-based Mid-Central Educational Cooperative’s board on Thursday held its first regular meeting since the deaths. The board conducted routine business before entering a lengthy private […]
That’s My Bad- Episode 1
In the first episode of That’s My Bad, we talk about: the top things that women hate that men wear, our favorite tweets of the week, and we take a Buzzfeed quiz. Producer: Krystal Schoenbauer Anchors: Liz Landy & Krystal Schoenbauer Videographer: Sydney Mook Online Editor: Michael Geheren Editor in Chief: Trent Opstedahl
Indictment: Doctor Falsely Reported Wedding Expenses To IRS
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A pain management physician who practiced in South Dakota for several years has been indicted after authorities accused her of falsely reporting at least $56,000 of wedding-related and other expenses as business costs. An indictment filed in U.S. District Court in South Dakota charges Heloise Westbrook with impeding the administration of […]
Hobbit Treehouse Part Of $600-a-night Rental In Deadwood
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — In the highest reaches of the Black Hills, an unusual treehouse is beckoning those who long for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings back country backdrops of Rivendell, Minas Tirith, Isengard and Edoras, or for those who wish to walk in the footsteps of Orcs and who one day hoped to […]
USD graduate nominated by Obama for US Attorney position
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Barack Obama has nominated University of South Dakota School of Law graduate Randolph Seiler to be South Dakota’s U.S. Attorney. Seiler has been the acting U.S. attorney in the state since March, when then-U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson stepped down for a job in private practice. The U.S. Senate must […]
USD faculty members worked on Nobel Prize winning project
Two University of South Dakota faculty members worked on this year’s Nobel Prize winning topic in physics as graduate students. Arthur B. McDonald and Takaaki Kajita, both neutrino physicists, won the coveted prize this week in physics for their work on neutrino oscillations. CONGRATULATIONS! Arthur B. McDonald is awarded the 2015 #NobelPrize in Physics together […]
Propane Prices Plummet Thanks To Large Inventories
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Propane users may be heating their homes more cheaply this winter than they have for many years. Large petroleum inventories have caused prices to plummet, and that’s good news for many rural residents who heat with propane. “It’s kind of nice to see a smile on a face,” propane distributor David […]
Attorney For Lead Murder Suspect Wants Evidence Suppressed
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — The attorney for a Lead man accused of killing a woman is seeking to have some evidence disallowed at trial. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) that defense attorney Ellery Grey maintains police violated the rights of 44-year-old James Rogers Jr. when they searched his apartment. Authorities allege that Rogers […]
Greek Week raises more than $1200 for local charities
Last week, all 12 Greek houses at USD competed for glory and for charities during the annual Greek Week competition. The five-day challenge raised more than $1,200 and is made up of daily events and fundraisers for a charity of the Greek community’s choice, ending with three winners, three plaques and a year’s worth of […]
State Probe Clears Officers In Lawrence County Shootout
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley says three Lawrence County sheriff’s deputies involved in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect who later died were justified in firing their weapons. Jackley’s report also says 31-year-old Rory Gunderman, of Sundance, Wyoming, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, not from a bullet fired by one […]