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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The airport in Pierre tallied near-record low passenger boardings in February. KCCR-AM reports that total enplanements for the flights to Denver and Minneapolis offered by Great Lakes Airlines were 543. That’s the second lowest passenger boarding mark for a February since 1978. The airport saw 1,130 passengers during the first two […]

KENNEBEC, S.D. (AP) — A portion of Interstate 90 in central South Dakota will be temporarily closed Tuesday. The state’s Department of Transportation says I-90 at Exit 235 in Kennebec will be closed as crews from West Central Electric Company will be replacing overhead lines that cross the interstate. The closure is scheduled to begin […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There’s no need to worry yet about the dry conditions in Minnesota turning into a drought this spring and summer, experts said Monday, as a winter that was short on snow relaxes its grip. Nearly all of Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas have been abnormally dry for the past several weeks, and […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota agriculture officials say the current weather conditions have led to a “very high fire danger” in the Black Hills and grasslands. Officials say the warmer weather conditions can cause burn piles to re-ignite if they have not been completely extinguished and aren’t cold to the touch. Officials are […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — American Indian tribes that meet certain criteria now have the authority to prosecute non-Indians for a limited set of domestic violence crimes, a shift supporters hope will reduce the high rate of violence on reservations. Three tribes in Arizona, Oregon and Washington state have exercised that power for more than a […]

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The University of South Dakota will be launching a new website this month after nearly three years of efforts to make the site mobile-friendly. The Volante ( ) reports that the school paid about 8,000 to overhaul its website.buy Flomax generic https://buywithoutprescriptiononlinerx.com over the counter The existing site is not compatible […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s revenue collections next year will likely fall short of projections made when Gov. Dennis Daugaard proposed his state budget in December, state economists told a budget-setting legislative panel on Monday. Economists for the governor’s budget office and the Legislature told the Joint Appropriations Committee that ongoing state revenue from […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A House committee has approved a proposal to hike funding for roads and bridges and raise the speed limit on interstate highways to 80 mph. The State Affairs Committee passed a modified version of the Senate’s transportation bill Monday. It goes to the House floor. The committee has limited gas tax […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — After months of debate, residents of Rapid City on Tuesday will decide the fate of a proposed $180 million expansion of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. The project would replace the facility’s 9,400-seat arena with one that could seat up to 19,000 people. Local sales tax money would be used […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — One person was taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation after a grease fire in an Aberdeen home. Authorities say an unattended pot of grease left on a hot stove led to smoke and heat damage throughout Cynthia Kiefer’s house Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were able to get Kiefer’s two […]