More than 875 Native American youths from across the nation are gathering Thursday in Washington, D.C., for a first-of-its-kind summit called by the White House. The teens, who represent 230 tribes, will meet with First Lady Michelle Obama and cabinet members to discuss a range of topics, including economic opportunity, education and cultural issues. It’s […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Water Management Board is set to consider a polygamist group’s application to access more water at its remote South Dakota compound. The board is scheduled Thursday to take up the application, which has faced opposition from nearby landowners. Attorneys for the group and a concerned landowner are sparring […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Students from the University of Exeter in England will be excavating at the Prehistoric Indian Village in Mitchell this week to raise awareness about archaeology. The village is hosting its annual Archaeology Awareness Days Saturday and Sunday. Archaeologists and primitive technologists will give presentations during the event. The Prehistoric Indian […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 02-15-18-20-21 (two, fifteen, eighteen, twenty, twenty-one)

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The attorney for a western South Dakota woman attempting to stop a polygamous sect from using more water at its compound says evidence about the secretive group’s faith and background is relevant to whether regulators should grant the request. Michael Hickey, the attorney for nearby landowner Linda Van Dyke Kilcoin, is […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The attorney for a western South Dakota woman attempting to stop a polygamous sect from using more water at its compound says evidence about the group’s faith and background is relevant to whether regulators should grant the request. Attorney Michael Hickey says the group’s practices are relevant to see whether it’s […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Hundreds of people who provide education to farmers across the nation will be gathering in southeast South Dakota this month. The National Association of County Agricultural Agents is hosting its annual meeting from Sunday through Thursday in Sioux Falls. Association president Mike Hogan says the event will focus on ways […]

GREAT BEND, N.D. (AP) — Fire has destroyed a motor home on Interstate 29 in North Dakota, causing traffic to back up for miles. The blaze started around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday near the Great Bend exit south of Wahpeton. Traffic was shut down on the southbound lane near mile marker 18. KFGO-AM reports two unidentified […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley has released an explanation for an initiated measure to legalize the possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana and marijuana paraphernalia. Jackley’s filing with the office of Secretary of State Shantel Krebs is another step in the process for the proposal’s supporters to get it on […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s branch of the American Civil Liberties Union is opposing comments the attorney general made last week about allowing public officials to object to issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The ACLU of South Dakota sent a letter to Marty Jackley on Wednesday that takes issue with comments he […]