October 2015
About 70 Wind Cave Bison To Be Transferred To Preserves
WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) — Bison from Wind Cave National Park are scheduled to be transferred to preserves in South Dakota and other states to help form new or boost existing herds. The National Park Service says about 70 bison are part of this year’s relocation effort. The bison transferred out of state […]
Artist in Residence performs at USD, raises more than $700 for scholarship fund
Artist in Residence Joseph Mahowald performed for students, faculty and the Vermillion community to raise money for the Theatre Scholarship Fund this past Saturday. Mahowald has been the Artist in Residence at USD for the past two years, and Oct. 17 was his final performance alongside his wife, Elizabeth Mohowald. Together, they performed pieces from different […]
NDSU Researchers Trying To Track Bats Hibernating In Region
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — As a fungal disease that has wiped out millions of bats in the United States moves closer to North Dakota and South Dakota, a college researcher from Fargo is asking residents and business owners if they have any uninvited guests. North Dakota State University biological sciences professor Erin Gillam, known to […]
SD Man Convicted Of 2nd-degree Burglary Gets 41 Months
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man accused of not returning a borrowed vehicle to its owner and using it during a burglary has been sentenced. U.S. Attorney Randolph Seiler says 34-year-old Markus Daniel Knight has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. The Eagle Butte man, who pleaded guilty to second-degree […]
Hunters Hit Fields Across South Dakota For Pheasant Opener
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Hunters hit fields across South Dakota for this year’s pheasant opener.buy lasix online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/usa/lasix.html no prescription Saturday was the season’s first day, and the Game, Fish and Parks Department reports the “army of orange” was out in full force. Hunters in central South Dakota averaged 1 bird each, while some in […]
Family Opening Spice And Tea Shop In Downtown Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A family is opening a spice and tea shop in downtown Rapid City in an effort to help them cope with back-to-back tragedies. Jeanne Wagner and her daughter, Kylea, decided to open a Spice & Tea Exchange franchise after they endured two wrenching losses. Jeanne Wagner’s son, Jake, died in […]
Corsica Teen Creates Yellow Ribbons To Support Guardsmen
CORSICA, S.D. (AP) — A senior at Corsica-Stickney High School is creating wooden yellow ribbons to support local guardsmen serving overseas. Carson Kostal came up with the idea for a senior project in which he was tasked with immersing himself in something he’s passionate about. Kostal wants to enlist in the military, but he’s unable […]
Iowa Group Seeks More Permit Oversight For Pipeline
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group that opposes a proposed oil pipeline across Iowa says it’s asking a federal agency’s regional office to be more stringent in permitting a private company access to waterways in the path of the project. Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement says it wants the Army Corps of Engineers’ district […]
Age Data Important To Walleye Management In South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is a tough place to be a fish. Most of the time a walleye living in the state won’t live past its sixth birthday. That’s a fact proven time and again over a few decades, a number of research studies and several years of Game, Fish and Parks Department […]
SD Native Wins Academy’s Nicholl Fellowship In Screenwriting
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Amy Tofte can trace her screenwriting award back to her roots on a Brookings farm. Tofte is one of five people who were announced as winners of the 2015 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition for her script “Addis Abeka,” which she pronounces “A-bay-kah.” That “Academy” is The Academy of Motion […]