2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota bird watchers can join millions of others from around the world this weekend in the 17th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. The event runs Friday through Monday and there’s no cost to take part. The reports create a picture of where different types of birds are located for use […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 08-20-28-34-35 (eight, twenty, twenty-eight, thirty-four, thirty-five)

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — A Powerball ticket sold in Brookings is worth $10,000 in Wednesday’s drawing. South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Powerball to win the game’s third prize, at odds of 1 in about 649,000. Powerball is played in 44 states, the District of […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley says a state investigation has concluded that a Beresford police officer who shot a man was justified in firing his weapon. Sgt. Dave Steckelberg shot 21-year-old Christopher Heuer, of Sioux Falls, on Jan. 15, at a home in Beresford. Heuer was shot in the right arm and […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Sturgis couple have been sentenced in an immigration fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says 51-year-old Scott Kaubisch was sentenced to one year and two months in custody for lying to the federal government about accepting money from immigrant workers seeking visas. Fifty-four-year-old Shiela Kaubisch was sentenced to five years […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City’s Human Relations Commission is trying to get a handle on mounting racial tensions in the community, as American Indians raise concerns about safety. Former Oglala Sioux Tribal President Bryan Brewer said he doesn’t think the city and commission are doing enough, and it might cost Rapid City a […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Dixie National Rodeo marks its golden anniversary this week in Mississippi with all the shine and sparkle of a rodeo queen’s crown. Plus, all the sweet celebration of coconut cream and chocolate cakes that — like the cowboys and cowgirls — are all duded up for the occasion. With five […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Justice Department official says mending racial tensions in Rapid City lies solely in the hands of the community. Carol Russo attended a Wednesday meeting of the city’s Human Relations Commission. She said the government won’t tell the community what to do, though it can help guide the city through […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — No one was hurt in a fire at a detox center in Rapid City that prompted the evacuation of more than 50 people and the arrest of a client. Authorities responded to the City/County Alcohol and Drug Program facility shortly before noon Wednesday. The building’s sprinkler system had helped contain […]