Associated Press

TRIPP, S.D. (AP) — A wind farm with 43 turbines in southeast South Dakota is now producing power. The Daily Republic ( ) reports that the Beethoven Wind Farm in Tripp can produce an estimated 80 megawatts when at full capacity. California-based BayWa r.e. Wind is the farm’s operator. Northwestern Energy is purchasing all the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The smartphone app of the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department now includes an interactive map that makes it easier for visitors to navigate trails statewide. The map includes statewide non-motorized trails managed by the department. The trails can be viewed on a topographic map or aerial photography. State park […]

KIMBALL, S.D. (AP) — The central South Dakota city of Kimball has been selected as South Dakota’s honorary Capital for a Day next month. Gov. Dennis Daugaard says activities for the July 15 celebration will include a Main Street walk, business tours around town and a social hour. The governor will also hold a roundtable […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 02-05-25-30-33 (two, five, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-three)

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The St. Paul Pioneer Press has sold its downtown headquarters to a South Dakota real estate developer. The newspaper is planning to relocate to a newer, nearby facility in St. Paul and expects to release the details of that plan in the coming week. Terms of Friday’s sale were not […]

LEMMON, S.D. (AP) — A small town near the border of North and South Dakota is hosting a celebration this summer to commemorate the story of frontiersman Hugh Glass, whose story of betrayal and survival will get renewed interest with an upcoming film starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Organizers in the town of Lemmon, South Dakota, are […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The owner of an ambulance company who lost a bid this year to provide exclusive services to Sioux Falls says he wants more competition in the marketplace. Med-Star founder Jay Masur and two other competitors were beat out in February by Parademics Plus. The city council awarded the company a […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Rapid City school board president says now that voters have rejected proposed property tax hike they should expect cuts to programs and staff. Rapid City Area Board of Education President Jim Hansen tells KELO-TV ( ) budget cuts are now the only option after voters shot down a measure […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota State University is on track to become only the fifth higher education institution in the country to offer a degree program that trains students to become game wardens and conservation officers. The Capital Journal reports ( ) the Board of Regents this week approved the Natural Resources Law Enforcement […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Media organizations are scrambling to set the rules for debates involving an unusually large class of Republican candidates but Ned Coll remembers when five men and a rubber rat was enough to cause a stir. In 1972, Coll, of Connecticut, brandished the rat during a debate at the University of New […]