PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Federal officials are completing the final work required on a newly approved aerial training area over the northern Plains, and military bombers could begin roaring overhead as soon as September. The U.S. Air Force could be able to begin using at least parts of the expanded Powder River Training Complex over […]

HURON, S.D. (AP) — Donations continue to flow in for a new 4-H exhibit hall at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron. The state’s Department of Agriculture says the South Dakota State University College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, the SD 4-H Foundation and the state 4-H Leaders Association have donated $40,000 combined for […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bird-flu strain that has already led to the deaths of nearly 2 million turkeys nationwide spread to an Iowa turkey farm, authorities said on Tuesday, bringing to six the number of states hit with the outbreak that was also confirmed at eight more farms in Minnesota. The announcements on […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard is ordering flags on state property to be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of President Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated 150 years ago. Daugaard’s order comes at the request of President Barack Obama. The president has declared Wednesday as a Day of Remembrance in Lincoln’s […]

WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) — A prescribed burn in the southern portion of Wind Cave National Park that turned into a wildfire had burned more than 7 square miles within the park as of midday Tuesday, park officials said. More than 100 crew members were fighting the 4,500-acre blaze that began Monday afternoon […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of kidnapping his girlfriend has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in exchange for having 32 other charges dropped. The Argus Leader ( ) reports 19-year-old Kip Edward Hartwick is facing up to 15 years in prison. Authorities accuse Hartwick of kidnapping his girlfriend on Dec. 17 after […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Sioux Falls Police Department is hiring. Spokesman Sam Clemens says the department is looking to add eight officers to the force in October. Interested applicants have until May 4 to submit an application. Clemens says candidates must have a high school diploma as well as some college or previous […]

HURON, S.D. (AP) — More than 100 vehicles have been vandalized in Huron in less than a week. Police Chief Denny Meyer says the majority of the damage has been done with either a BB or a pellet gun. He says some of the incidents have even occurred during daylight hours. KOKK radio reports vehicles […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The school board in Mitchell has awarded the construction bid for a fine arts center, despite the project being over budget. The project will cost about $14.6 million. The amount is well over the initial estimate of $11.8 million, but the school has worked with architects on cost-saving measures, increased borrowing […]

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