ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Federal investigators say pilot error and a non-functioning light atop a wind turbine are probable causes of a plane crash that killed four South Dakota men a year ago. The single-engine Piper crashed April 27, 2014, when it struck a 330-foot-high wind turbine in fog 10 miles south of Highmore. The […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Costs are rising for a city-sponsored campaign to recruit workers to Sioux Falls, and at least one City Council member is questioning how the effort is being funded. The website and ad campaign is aimed at attracting applicants from Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska to fill more than 2,000 unfilled jobs […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on accusations he assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Sioux Falls. The Argus Leader ( ) reports the girl was walking in an alley with friends about 8 p.m. Sunday when she was attacked by an acquaintance. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the 16-year-old suspect […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state has received a $50,000 grant from the South Dakota affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation to help provide breast cancer screening services. The South Dakota Department of Health says the grant to its breast and cervical cancer screening program called “All Women Count!” will cover mammograms for uninsured […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s capital city is kicking off its sixth annual spring cleanup effort. More than 100 volunteers will be planting trees, picking up trash and beautifying Pierre as part of this year’s Go Green and Clean campaign. The effort is set to begin Wednesday. Mayor Laurie Gill says the projects include […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota weather anchor plans to testify before a U.S. Senate committee studying how weather information is communicated to and used by people, businesses and governments. Chief meteorologist Jay Trobec of KELO-TV in Sioux Falls ( ) is first on the agenda at Wednesday’s hearing of the Committee on […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Tuesday:

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is preparing for the upcoming storm season. A 30-minute statewide tornado drill is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. CDT Wednesday. Residents will see and hear the actual alerts used during tornadoes. The National Weather Service says outdoor warning sirens will go off in many areas. The drill […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scientists believe 70-degree temperatures will kill the deadly bird flu virus — and the change in weather can’t come fast enough for producers in some Midwestern states struggling to contain a virulent strain that has doomed nearly 6.7 million turkeys and chickens since March. Here are some questions and answers […]

REDFIELD, S.D. (AP) — A bird flu strain that’s led to the deaths of more than 6.7 million birds in the Midwest has been confirmed at a sixth commercial turkey farm in South Dakota. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the H5N2 strain of avian influenza in a flock of 33,300 birds in Spink […]