BRANDON, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lottery officials say a Powerball ticket sold in Brandon is worth $10,000. The ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Powerball in Saturday’s drawing to win the game’s third prize, at odds of 1 in about 649,000. The winner has about six months to claim the […]

NEWELL, S.D. (AP) — Jack Orwick is a fourth-generation rancher who seems caught in a fading industry. But his family has been raising sheep in Newell for more than 100 years, so he’s not about to turn gloomy despite some recent bad numbers. Newell, known as the Sheep Capital of South Dakota, has had Orwicks […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a Huron woman was killed and three others were injured in a three-vehicle crash near Pierre. The Argus Leader ( ) reports 79-year-old Marcella Larsen died in the Friday night accident. She was a passenger in an SUV that nearly collided head-on with another vehicle driven by a teenager. […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — South Dakotans interested in learning how to grow grapes and other fruit for wine can pick up some insight next weekend at a workshop in Rapid City. The first session from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the SDSU Extension & 4H Building at the Pennington County Fairgrounds is designed for both […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Large South Dakota feedlots have more cattle than a year ago. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s National Agricultural Statistics Service says lots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 230,000 cattle on feed on Feb. 1. That’s up 5 percent from last year. Placements for cattle headed to slaughter during […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Board members of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association have re-elected all three officers to serve for another year. Keith Alverson, of Chester, will continue as president; Troy Knecht, of Houghton, will stay on as vice president; and Doug Noem, of Bryant, will again be secretary/treasurer. The association is one […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Lawmakers are expected to debate raising revenue to fund roads and bridges, allowing people to carry concealed weapons without a permit and expanding the kinds of games Deadwood can offer this week in Pierre. The House State Affairs Committee will vote on a proposal Tuesday to raise roughly $50 million for […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 01-06-13-19-30 (one, six, thirteen, nineteen, thirty)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota drone operators say they’re anxious to see proposed Federal Aviation Administration rules come to fruition but plan to fly under the radar until anything is finalized. The FAA released its long-anticipated rules recently that would allow small commercial unmanned aircraft to perform routine tasks — crop monitoring, aerial […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Some Spearfish locals are hoping to bring the spirit of national music festivals to the Black Hills with their first annual two-day festival. Organizers for the Black Hills Music Festival have booked 11 bands and hope to bring a roster of eclectic groups to a state that can be short on […]