PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has slated a public hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline project. KCCR radio reports the hearing is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday at the state Capitol in Pierre. It’s expected to last three hours. The pipeline would cut through South Dakota and other states to […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a female prisoner was found unconscious and not breathing in a Brown County holding cell. The Aberdeen American News reports ( ) that the woman was taken to a local hospital on Sunday morning. Her name and condition were not released. Brown County Deputy Keith Baker says there were […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Pierre policeman has been named officer of the year by the South Dakota Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary. KCCR radio reports that Richard Bauman received the award in recognition of his bravery. Pierre Police Chief Dave Panzer says that Bauman was honored for saving a life. Pierre […]

LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 62-year-old man has died in a one-vehicle rollover crash in southeastern South Dakota that also seriously injured a passenger. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Roger Almond of Lennox was pronounced dead at the scene in Lincoln County. The Highway Patrol says the passenger in the pickup, 67-year-old […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — First-time homebuyers are hoping a personal touch can help them nab a house in a tight market. Homes under $200,000 are selling quickly — sometimes within hours, in bidding wars and over asking price, area real estate agents say. They credit that to low inventory and good interest rates. In […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Tim Forster is an artist whose work grows all over Rapid City. Forster, greenhouse specialist with the Rapid City Parks and Recreation Department, plants and nurtures around 50,000 plants, including 2,000 rose bushes, in various areas around town with the help of his seasonal team that works from March to […]

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — He almost got away with it, the little sneak. But trust a big sister to catch him, all these years later — his initials carved on the table where their father, depot agent Ernest J. Windedahl, used to type out freight orders for cattle and wheat leaving Fort Pierre, South […]

BALTIC, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a Brookings man who died after he was rear-ended on Interstate 29 near Baltic. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 60-year-old John Lu was driving a 1990 Geo Prism and was rear-ended by a 2013 Chevy Suburban just before 5 p.m. Friday. He died at the scene. There […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say charges are pending in a rollover crash that killed a Spearfish woman. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 29-year-old Megan Kellogg was a passenger in a Jeep that rolled over on a gravel road five miles northwest of Spearfish just before 3 p.m. Saturday. The Jeep left the road, […]

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) — Get your telescopes ready. The Badlands National Park is again hosting its Astronomy Festival in which novices and experts alike can participate. The event scheduled for July 17 through 19 will include public stargazing activities, solar observing opportunities, planetarium shows, several workshops, as well as equipment demonstrations. Organizers have […]