Firefighter Died After Being Trapped In Wind-fueled Blaze
ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — A firefighter killed by a wildfire in Northern California was exploring for ways to attack it when he became trapped after erratic winds stoked the blaze. Information officer Ken Sandusky says U.S. Forest Service firefighter David Ruhl was driving down a road in a vehicle by himself Thursday, scouting the area […]
Pierre Police: Tires On 18 Vehicles Slashed In Capital City
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Police in Pierre are looking for whoever is responsible for slashing tires on 18 different vehicles this week in the capital city. Captain Derald Gross tells KCCR-AM ( ) several tires were slashed on Tuesday evening into early Wednesday in eastern parts of the city. Gross says there 18 vehicles owned […]
South Dakota Looks To Add More Women To State Patrol Ranks
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol is trying to add more women to its almost all-male ranks.buy clomiphene online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/languages/new/over/clomiphene.html no prescription The patrol has five active female troopers and one in training. It has almost 170 male troopers. The Department of Public Safety has been hosting recruiting seminars around the […]
Veteran SD Firefighter Dies Battling Wildfire In California
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — Black Hills National Forest officials are mourning the death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter who died this week while battling a wildfire in California. Thirty-eight-year-old David Ruhl, of Rapid City, vanished Thursday while fighting a fast-moving blaze in Modoc National Forest. His body wasn’t recovered until Friday. Forest Supervisor Craig […]
Firefighter Killed, Hundreds Flee As California Blazes Burn
LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Blazes raging in forests and woodlands across California have taken the life of a firefighter and forced hundreds of people to flee their homes as an army of firefighters continue to battle them from the air and the ground. Twenty-three large fires, many sparked by lightning strikes, were burning across […]
School Of Mines Gets $750,000 Grant From NASA Program
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology has been awarded a $750,000 grant from NASA to develop materials to be used in future exploration of other planets. The funding comes from the space agency’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ESPCoR). The school will use the money to development […]
Former Candidate Bosworth Pleads To Keep Medical License
SIOUX FALL, S.D. (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth fought to keep her medical license at a medical board hearing Friday that was held in response to her felony conviction for election law violations in May. The South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners hearing on Friday is part of proceedings […]
Former Candidate Bosworth Facing Medical License Proceedings
SIOUX FALL, S.D. (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth is undergoing proceedings to determine if her medical license should be revoked after her felony conviction for election law violations in May. KSFY-TV ( ) reports that testimony in the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners proceeding started Friday. John Whipple […]
Before Rally Starts, Officers Seize Drugs, Cash In Sturgis
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The state Highway Patrol says so far this week there have been more than 40 drug arrests and almost $6,000 in cash seized in western South Dakota as attendees of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally continue to flood the region. This year’s rally doesn’t officially begin until Monday but bikers and visitors […]
