October 2015
National Music Museum a hidden gem at USD
The National Music Museum is one of the only museums in the world dedicated to musical instruments and musical history. The museum, which is located on the USD campus, is home to 15,000 musical items from around the world, ranging from the world’s oldest cello to one of the guitars that Elvis Presley had used. […]
Community Center Opens At Ellsworth Air Force Base
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Ellsworth Air Force Base has opened a community center that will serve as a gathering place for airmen and their families. The 5,100-square-foot facility is the centerpiece of a $64 million construction project that when complete will add 214 homes to the base near Rapid City. Base officials held a […]
Grip Tightened On Federal Funds Distributed To Lower Brule
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Bureau of Indian Affairs is changing the way it sends money to South Dakota’s Lower Brule Sioux Tribe amid allegations of financial mismanagement by the tribe in recent years. The BIA said in a letter to the tribe that it plans to distribute money for contracted social services and […]
Feds Tighten Grip On Lower Brule’s Money Amid Investigations
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Bureau of Indian Affairs plans to change the way it sends money to South Dakota’s Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, amid allegations of financial mismanagement by the tribe in recent years. The Argus Leader reports ( ) the BIA plans to distribute money for social services and other programs on […]
Sioux Falls Woman Accused Of Assault With A Selfie Stick
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls woman is accused of assaulting her boyfriend with a selfie stick. Police allege that 22-year-old Tyshauna Lyons on Tuesday night first cut the man’s head with a knife and then struck him on the shoulder with the selfie stick. The man was not seriously hurt. Lyons faces […]
Inmate Missing From Minimum-security Lockup In Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A state prison inmate has been placed on escape status after walking away from a minimum-security lockup in Rapid City. Corrections officials say 24-year-old Salvador Ortiz left the Rapid City Community Work Center without authorization about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Ortiz is serving a 4-year sentence for burglary in Pennington County.
SDSU Offers Master’s In Industrial/organizational Psych
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota State University will be offering a new master’s degree aimed at helping organizations manage workforce planning and leadership development. The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the master’s degree in industrial-organizational psychology this week. It’s a subdiscipline of psychology that applies research to improve the well-being and performance of […]
South Dakota Historical Newspapers Now Available Online
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Several South Dakota newspapers pre-dating 1922 are now available on a national online database. The South Dakota State Historical Society says newspapers from Canton and Yankton are now part of the Chronicling America project, a Library of Congress initiative to develop an online database of select historical newspapers from around the […]
Winning Numbers Drawn In ‘Dakota Cash’ Game
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 01-05-08-19-24 (one, five, eight, nineteen, twenty-four)
Oct. 8 Morning Roundup
Good Thursday Morning, Yotes. Welcome to your morning roundup a new look at USD in brief. Grab a jacket! Today’s high is only going to be 69 degrees. It will be partly cloudy. Trending Now The Volante has a new(ish) website! That’s My Bad. Meet Krystal and Liz, the stars of a brand new Vlog […]