PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Friday: 02-38-48-61-68, Mega Ball: 4, Megaplier: 3 (two, thirty-eight, forty-eight, sixty-one, sixty-eight; Mega Ball: four; Megaplier: three) Estimated jackpot: $80 million

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has selected the state Board of Regents to administer a Native American college-readiness grant under scrutiny after an apparent murder-suicide, the state said in a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Education this week. South Dakota Secretary of Education Melody Schopp said in the letter that her department […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has informed federal officials that it has selected the state Board of Regents to manage a Native American college-readiness grant under scrutiny after an apparent murder-suicide. State Secretary of Education Melody Schopp said in a letter to her agency’s federal counterpart this week that her department will keep providing […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The federal Indian Health Service has finalized a policy that makes emergency contraception more accessible to American Indian and Alaska Native women. The written policy released this week requires the morning-after pill to be available to women of any age over the counter at IHS-run facilities, no questions asked. That’s in […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — An Aberdeen beef plant wrapped up in South Dakota’s investment-for-visa scandal is expected to open in early November. New Angus CEO R. Douglas Cooper tells the Aberdeen American News ( ) that New Angus is testing equipment and hiring workers. Formerly called Northern Beef Packers, the plant filed for bankruptcy because […]

FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — Five South Dakota lawmakers have toured the indoor pot farm that will supply the main attraction of the nation’s first marijuana resort being built on the land of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. The tour Friday included a discussion in which tribal leaders answered questions from lawmakers. Most […]

WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — A Nebraska woman faces multiple charges after allegedly pulling a fake handgun on a police officer following a car crash in the South Dakota city of Watertown. Authorities say 39-year-old Jennifer Wunderlich, of Omaha, Nebraska, hit a stopped car from behind at an intersection late Thursday, and was combative with the […]

SPRINGFIELD, S.D. (AP) — The town of Springfield later this month will dedicate a veterans memorial that has been five years in the making. The monument is a 22-foot-tall gray granite spire, with black granite panels etched with the names of nearly 2,000 veterans. A light at the top will be visible from miles away. […]

FREEMAN, S.D. (AP) — No one was hurt when a 115-year-old building in Freeman partially collapsed. Police Chief Casey Cummings tells the Argus Leader ( ) that the structure known as the Schamber Building was not being used. He says “it finally just gave way.” The building caved in about 1 a.m. Thursday, leaving just […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bond has been set at $250,000 cash for a man who barricaded himself for 15 hours inside a Bismarck home and allegedly fired shots at police. Thirty-six-year-old Brandon Lyon could face up to 35 years in prison if convicted of attempted murder of a law officer, terrorizing and weapons counts. Lyon […]