SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — About half of South Dakota’s winter wheat crop has emerged, after another week of favorable weather. The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that 89 percent of the crop is now seeded, ahead of average. Forty-seven percent of the crop has emerged, slightly ahead of average. Winter wheat […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A 43rd name has been added to the South Dakota Fallen Firefighters Memorial near Capitol Lake in Pierre. KCCR-AM reports that Steven Ackerman’s name was added to the memorial during a ceremony this past weekend. The Valley Springs Fire Department firefighter was killed in the line of duty while fighting an […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A woman whose boyfriend was killed during a botched robbery in Sioux Falls in December 2013 is expected to plead guilty to two felony drug charges in a deal with prosecutors. Faith Rasmussen initially faced first-degree burglary and robbery charges stemming from the break-in that ended in the shooting death […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A 40th name has been added to the South Dakota Fallen Firefighters Memorial near Capitol Lake in Pierre. KCCR-AM reports that Steven Ackerman’s name was added to the memorial during a ceremony this past weekend. The Valley Springs Fire Department firefighter was killed in the line of duty while fighting an […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota regulators are set to revisit a polygamist group’s application to draw water more quickly at its remote Black Hills compound. The Water Management Board is scheduled Wednesday to consider the application, which faces opposition from nearby landowners. The panel voted in July that the group needed to return with […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Tuesday: 07-09-24-38-52, Mega Ball: 1, Megaplier: 5 (seven, nine, twenty-four, thirty-eight, fifty-two; Mega Ball: one; Megaplier: five) Estimated jackpot: $70 million

CANTON, S.D. (AP) — A teenage student charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a South Dakota high school principal has hired a private investigator to help in his defense. The Argus Leader ( ) reports that a motion filed by the defense team for 16-year-old Mason Buhl shows an investigator has been hired […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police in Sioux Falls say a pregnant woman jumped onto a moving vehicle to try to stop a man from stealing money from a competition. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the woman saw 23-year-old Austin Johnson take the cash box early Sunday, chased him and kept him from closing the […]

BOX ELDER, S.D. (AP) — A man wanted on multiple felony warrants is now in custody after law enforcement authorities located him in western South Dakota with the help from several tips. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says 28-year-old Jessie Krebs was arrested Monday in Box Elder. The sheriff’s office says authorities received several tips […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wildfires burning on prairie land in five states have destroyed more than a dozen homes and killed livestock in the past few days as a region normally accustomed to crisp temperatures and even snow this time of year gets a taste of California-style drought. Fires with volcano-like smoke plumes visible for […]