State Waiting On Word From Feds About GEAR UP Program Future
FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — Education Secretary Melody Schopp says the state is waiting for word from the U.S. Department of Education about the future of a Native American college-readiness program under scrutiny as part of an investigation into an apparent murder-suicide. Schopp said Tuesday that the state has asked its federal counterpart about transitioning the […]
Keystone XL Developer Seeks Different Approval For Route
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Canadian company that wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline is taking steps to circumvent one of the major roadblocks in Nebraska. But in seeking approval Monday for the same contentious route through the state, TransCanada could create another round of lengthy delays in an already drawn-out process. It also […]
Fishermen Find Body Of Sioux Falls Man In Oakwood Lake
BRUCE, S.D. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in eastern South Dakota say two fishermen found the body of a Sioux Falls man in Oakwood Lake. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office says the body of 73-year-old Martin Jepson was found floating in the lake around 2:30 p.m. Monday. The sheriff’s office says the men noticed an […]
Stolen Giant Pumpkin Stolen Returned To South Dakota Grower
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A giant pumpkin that was brazenly stolen from the yard of a residence in South Dakota has been found and returned. Matthew Murraine tells the Black Hills Pioneer (http://bit.ly/1FRqmwm ) that a man found his 100-pound pumpkin in a rural area near Spearfish and returned to him last week. Murraine says […]
Stolen Giant Pumpkin Returned To South Dakota Grower
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A giant pumpkin that was brazenly stolen from the yard of a residence in South Dakota has been found and returned. Matthew Murraine tells the Black Hills Pioneer ( ) that a man found his 100-pound pumpkin in a rural area near Spearfish and returned it to him last week. Murraine […]
Nonresident Waterfowl Licenses To Stay Same In South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Game, Fish and Parks Commission has once again declined to increase licenses for nonresident waterfowl hunters. The commission has refused to consider a petition from the South Dakota Opportunity Group sportsmen’s organization that advocated changes including increasing nonresident waterfowl licenses by 5 percent. The Capital Journal reports ( ) […]
Longtime Aberdeen Hotel Closing, Affecting Nearly 60 Workers
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A longtime hotel in Aberdeen is closing after more than five decades in business. The Ramada Aberdeen Hotel and Conference Center has 151 rooms, a restaurant and a bar, along with nearly 11,000 square feet of banquet space. It opened in 1964. Owner Dakota Lodging says the addition of hotels and […]
Rapid City Council Approves Longer Mayoral, Council Terms
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Rapid City Council has approved longer office terms for future mayors and council members. The mayor’s term will go from two years to four years starting in 2019. City council terms will go from two years to three years starting next year. Current Mayor Steve Allender made the proposal […]
Winter Wheat Harvest In South Dakota Ahead Of Average Pace
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The planting of winter wheat in South Dakota continues to progress ahead of the average pace. The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that 83 percent of the crop is now seeded, up from 72 percent a week earlier and ahead of the long-term average of 72 percent. […]
Former Rapid City Mayor Takes New Job In Home State Of Iowa
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Former Rapid City mayor Sam Kooiker (KWAY’-kur) is taking a new job in his home state of Iowa. Kooiker will become city administrator of Cherokee, Iowa, by January. Cherokee is a city of about 5,500 people, about 50 miles from where Kooiker grew up in Boyden, Iowa. Kooiker served two […]