2015
Butterfly Garden to be re-established
Students may have noticed that the Pollinator Garden, also known as the Butterfly Garden, between East Hall and the McKusick Center has disappeared. The garden was created to educate the public about prairie plants and to help support the monarch butterfly, but now it’s been removed because of the way it looked. Three sustainability program […]
South Dakota Has First Confirmed Case Of The Flu This Season
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has its first confirmed case of the flu this season. Health Department officials say the case is in a Marshall County resident in the 70-79 age group. The person was hospitalized. State Health and Medical Services Director Colleen Winter says people who haven’t been vaccinated yet should get a […]
New South Dakota License Plate Design Unveiled For 2016
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State officials in South Dakota have unveiled the design for 2016 license plates. It’s similar to the current Mount Rushmore plate design, with different coloring. The current plate design has been in use since 2006, and the state Department of Revenue Motor Vehicle Division says many existing plates are succumbing to […]
Horror anime that will terrify you on Halloween
For those who are not keen on watching the usual Halloween movies but are into cartoons or anime and would like to get a new perspective of the horror genre for the Halloween season, here are some chilling, creepy and terrifying anime to watch. “Attack on Titan” The world of “Attack on Titan” is violent, chaotic […]
Nebraska Prosecutors Drop South Dakota Midwife’s Case
BROKEN BOW, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska prosecutors have dropped their case involving an unlicensed midwife who was charged with manslaughter and other crimes in the 2011 death of a newborn. Sixty-eight-year-old Judy Jones, of Irene, South Dakota, also was charged with practicing without a license and criminal impersonation. Authorities say Jones helped deliver a baby […]
Sioux Falls Keeps Event Center Siding Settlement A Secret
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Advocates of open government are criticizing the city of Sioux Falls for keeping secret the details of a $1 million settlement with Denny Sanford Premier Center contractors regarding bulging metal siding. City officials announced the settlement Sept. 18, just two weeks after saying they were going to sue. The city […]
Suspect In Shooting Of Trooper Couldn’t Attend Dad’s Funeral
KIMBALL, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of shooting a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper had to watch his father’s funeral on a live video stream, after being denied the opportunity to attend in person. The Daily Republic reports ( ) that a Brule County judge this week denied a furlough request for Donald London […]
Sioux Falls Water Tower That Stores 1.5M Gallons Back Online
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls water tower that stores 1.5 million gallons of water for the southeastern South Dakota city is back online. The Menlo Water Tower has been offline while a contractor sandblasted and painted the interior and exterior and cleaned and disinfected the interior. The tower built in 1999 has […]
‘American Horror Story’ finally making sense
Warning: Spoilers ahead about season five of “American Horror Story: Hotel” In season five of “American Horror Story: Hotel,” the third episode finally seems to pull together the guests of the Hotel Cortez. The episode, entitled “Mommy,” clarifies the motivations of most of the characters. Some character’s motivations are still a little murky, but at least […]
Rounds: Feds Right In Exercising Oversight Of EB-5 In SD
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds says the U.S. government is right in exercising its oversight over an investment-for-visa program pioneered in South Dakota when he was governor. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has notified the state it intends to terminate South Dakota’s participation in the EB-5 visa program for recruiting […]