VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The University of South Dakota has been awarded $200,000 to help it acquire a new campus supercomputer for scientific research. The Research and Development Innovation grant comes from the South Dakota Board of Regents. The university will use the award in addition to institutional and federal funds to acquire the new […]

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

ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says a firefighter whose body was found Friday in the Modoc National Forest died of carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation. The service announced the cause of death of Engine Captain David Ruhl on Tuesday. Ruhl, of Rapid City, South Dakota, had been on temporary assignment since […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Discount grocery store chain ALDI is expanding to Sioux Falls. ALDI Inc. has submitted plans to the city to open a location in a space being vacated by Big Lots, which is leaving the market. ALDI is known for its focus on bulk purchasing and own-brand products. The Argus Leader […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — State officials say eight people have died in traffic accidents in western South Dakota over the past week as bikers have flooded the state for the 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The state Department of Public Safety says four people have died in the city of Sturgis and four more have […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A 30-year-old Texas man has been indicted in South Dakota for allegedly violating the state’s deceptive trade practice laws. Ricky Fite has been indicted on two counts of failure to inform a buyer of their right to cancel and two counts of failure to furnish a cancellation form. Both are class […]

GETTYSBURG, S.D. (AP) — Gettysburg Police Chief Bill Wainman is resigning, though it’s not clear whether the move is tied to debate over the department’s emblem and uniform patch that includes a Confederate flag. KCCR radio reports Wainman is on vacation and not available for comment. His resignation says his last day is Aug. 21. […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Park Service has announced creation of a new Midwest Region Office of American Indian Affairs and has named a program manager for it. A Park Service news release says Reed Robinson has been given the job and will be leaving his post as deputy superintendent at Badlands National Park, […]

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — An Oklahoma man convicted of hiring his handyman to kill his son-in-law in North Dakota is taking his case to federal court. Gene Kirkpatrick is serving a life term in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for the October 2009 death of Fargo dentist Philip Gattuso. Kirkpatrick’s daughter, Valerie, died of a […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls man accused of controlling a woman with drugs and forcing her to prostitute herself more than 100 times has pleaded not guilty. Thirty-five-year-old Michael Dickey faces human trafficking and assault charges. The Argus Leader reports ( ) that he was arraigned Monday and faces a jury trial […]