State/Local

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Avera Health will now handle a research program that for years has worked to improve cancer cure rates and treatment among South Dakota’s Native American population through access to clinical trials, palliative care and screening for colorectal, cervical, breast and prostate cancer. The announcement regarding the transfer of the 12-year […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City police have identified a 57-year-old man who they say was killed this week. Police say they found the body of Rapid City resident Farrel Phelps around 12:20 a.m. Thursday morning. Anthony ‘Tayshawn” Moses Smith, of Rapid City, was charged with second-degree murder Thursday evening. Officers responded to a […]

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The former office manager of the Fort Pierre Development Corporation has agreed to plead guilty to stealing money from her former employer. Stanley County State’s Attorney Tom Maher says 58-year-old Joni Boub has accepted a plea agreement. KCCR-AM reports ( ) that Boub will plead guilty to one count of […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A research program that uses mobile technology including text messages to promote smoking cessation and ultimately prevent lung cancer deaths among Native Americans will now be handled by Avera Health. The Walking Forward program has been managed by Rapid City Regional Hospital since it was started in 2012. Avera will […]

LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Steel in Lennox is working with limited staff so employees can attend the funeral for a worker who was killed in a shooting incident last week. The Argus Leader reports ( ) the funeral for Jon Richter is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Chancellor Reformed Church. Authorities say Sioux Falls […]

PRINGLE, S.D. (AP) — A hearing to address concerns over a religious group’s request to triple the amount of water it can use at its Black Hills compound has been postponed. The state Water Management Board was scheduled to discuss the request from the United Order of South Dakota at its March 5 meeting. An […]

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — Five months after a complete chemical renovation, the impact at Lake Yankton in southeastern South Dakota is already clear. Literally, according to an official with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. In an effort to eliminate the large number of invasive species that made their way into the lake after the […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Dakotas are getting a brief break from bitter cold before it settles in again for the weekend. High temperatures Friday were forecast to reach from the teens in northeastern North Dakota to the 40s throughout much of South Dakota. The warm spell is just a few days after overnight temperatures […]

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — A winter with little snow has left much of the Dakotas abnormally dry or in moderate drought, though a weather expert says conditions could improve in the coming months. National Drought Mitigation Center climatologist Brian Fuchs says the number of areas in the Plains states that are snow-free is “unheard of” […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A lake 30 miles northeast of Pierre might lose its designation as a refuge because of limited waterfowl use. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission wants to remove the Cottonwood Lake State Waterfowl Refuge near Onida in Sully County. The GFP says neighboring landowners who’ve been contacted regarding the […]