October 2015
Prayer Service Set In Harrisburg After School Shooting
HARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) — The community of Harrisburg is holding a prayer service after a school shooting that injured an administrator. Authorities say high school Principal Kevin Lein was shot by a student Wednesday morning and suffered a minor flesh wound to an arm. He’ll be OK, and no students were injured. The student who […]
School Of Mines Getting Federal Mine-safety Funding Grant
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota School of Mines at Technology is getting a share of $8.4 million in federal grant funding to reduce mining accidents and injuries and for training programs. The grants from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration are aimed at providing miners with federally mandated […]
South Dakota Corn Stocks Up 16.5M Bushels From Last Year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The USDA says South Dakota September 1 corn stocks rose by 16.5 million bushels from last year. The agency’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says the stocks totaled 92.4 million bushels on September 1. Of the total, 45 million bushels were stored on farms, up 29 percent from a year ago. […]
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: 06-08-09-13-20 (six, eight, nine, thirteen, twenty)