October 2015
War Memorial Statue In Spearfish Repaired After Vandalism
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A statue at a Spanish-American War memorial in western South Dakota has been repaired after the hands of a soldier and rifle were broken off in December.buy prednisone online langleyrx.com/prednisone.html no prescription The statue that sits atop the memorial in Spearfish was recently repaired by a Nebraska-based conservation services company. The […]
Documentary On T-rex Discovery In South Dakota Wins Emmy
HILL CITY, S.D. (AP) — A documentary about the battle over a dino discovered in the Black Hills over two decades ago has won an Emmy. “Dinosaur 13” earned the Emmy for Outstanding Science and Technology Programming Monday at the 36th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. The film premiered on CNN in December. The […]
Powerball Changes Improving Prize Odds Go Into Effect Sunday
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — New rules for Powerball in South Dakota that give players a better chance of winning a prize at the expense of a longer shot at the jackpot go into effect Sunday The new rules mean the overall odds of winning a prize will be one in about 25 instead of one […]
Rapid City Forms Committee To Study Future Of Civic Center
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City’s mayor has assembled a 17-member advisory committee to study the future of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center after voters rejected a $180 million proposal to expand and upgrade the facility. The Rapid City Journal ( ) reports Mayor Steve Allender formed the committee to figure out what to […]
USD airplane provides quick means of transportation
USD boasts a fleet of ground transportation vehicles and one, lesser known, aircraft. The university has its own private airplane – a twin prop 1990 BeechCraft King Air C90a. It has room for seven passengers and the pilot, Mark Dahlhoff. It’s stored in a hangar in the Harold Davison Field airport in Vermillion off of […]
Sioux Falls, US Geological Survey Surveying Groundwater
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The City of Sioux Falls and the United States Geological Survey will begin conducting a state-of-the-art groundwater survey this week. The city has contracted with CGG Canada Services to being flying a helicopter over the Big Sioux Aquifer to collect, record and map its geophysical measurements. Officials say the study […]
Winning Numbers Drawn In ‘Dakota Cash’ Game
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 19-24-29-32-34 (nineteen, twenty-four, twenty-nine, thirty-two, thirty-four) Estimated jackpot: $36,000
South Dakota Agencies Getting $662K For New Officers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota agencies have been awarded more than $662,000 in Community Oriented Policing Services grants. Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph Seiler says the Sioux Falls Police Department is receiving $375,000 to fund three officers. Eagle Butte is receiving $171,000 to fund one officer and Sisseton Wahpeton Law Enforcement is getting about […]
Huron Man Killed When Motorcycle Hits Semi-truck Trailer
HURON, S.D. (AP) — A 44-year-old Huron man has been killed in a motorcycle crash with a semi-truck. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Jimmy Delozier Jr. was driving his motorcycle west on U.S. Highway 14 about 5:30 p.m. Friday when he crossed the lane divider into the left lane and collided with a semi-truck’s […]
Non-residents Excluded From Black Hills Mountain Lion Season
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has rejected a proposal to allow non-residents to join this season’s mountain lion hunt and lowered limits on the number of animals allowed to be killed. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) that the proposal was nixed at the commission’s monthly meeting […]