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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Department of Health is reminding South Dakotans that vaccination is important to protect adults from diseases that can cause serious health problems. The agency said Tuesday that residents need to remember that vaccinations aren’t just for children. The department says its reminder is part of recognizing August as National Immunization […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Eight of the state’s national guard soldiers have been commissioned as second lieutenants. The South Dakota Army National Guard says the eight lieutenants recently completed officer candidate school. They took the oath of office and were commissioned during a ceremony Aug. 15 at Mount Rushmore National Park. In order to […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota State University Extension staff and ag experts will be hosting several soil health and cover crop field tours next month in the eastern part of the state. Anthony Bly is an SDSU Extension soils field specialist. He says the tours provide growers with first-hand knowledge on management practices […]

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

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Harrold woman who lived for more than a decade with an outstanding arrest warrant has pleaded guilty to a felony for violating election law. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said Tuesday that 54-year-old Janice Howe is scheduled to be sentenced in October. Jackley says Howe was arrested in July […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in western South Dakota say a Good Samaritan rescued a 1-year-old baby who fell into a creek as the child’s mother lay unconscious nearby. The rescue happened around 8 p.m. Monday at Rapid Creek. The Rapid City Police Department says the person who reported the incident was […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Public safety officials say a fire at the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Mitchell has been ruled accidental and is not suspicious. Mitchell’s Department of Public Safety says the blaze that started about 2 a.m. Tuesday originated near an ice maker. No injuries were reported. Firefighters had the blaze contained about 5:30 […]

LEAD, S.D. (AP) — A judge is western South Dakota has ordered that the suspect in a Monday evening slaying be held without bond. Lawrence County Magistrate Eric Strawn on Tuesday denied bond for 44-year-old James L. Rogers Jr., who is facing a first-degree murder charge. Police in Lead arrested Rogers in connection with the […]

SIDNEY, Neb. (AP) — A major piece of a western Nebraska town’s history will be commemorated when a wagon train retraces the Sidney to Deadwood, South Dakota, Trail. More than 25 wagons and 150 trailblazers already have signed up to retrace a portion of the trail, from Ardmore, South Dakota, to Deadwood over nine days […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in western South Dakota say a Good Samaritan rescued a 1-year-old baby who fell into a creek as the child’s caretaker lay unconscious nearby. KOTA-TV on Tuesday reported the rescue happened around 8 p.m. Monday at Rapid Creek. The Rapid City Police Department says the person who […]