State/Local

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Fort Pierre elementary school teacher Sarah Lutz has been named South Dakota’s 2016 Teacher of the Year. Lutz is a third-grade teacher at Stanley County Elementary and a member of the school’s leadership team. She also serves as a volunteer coach for the Girls on the Run program, and is […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Department of Agriculture says the deadline is approaching to apply for grants that are available for community improvement and public safety projects. The agency said Thursday that applications for Building Our South Dakota Rural Communities grant program funding need to be sent in by the end of the month. […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Master Lamb Producers Association has recognized four families with awards. Producers are recognized for their excellence of production practices in one of three categories including feeder lamb production, seedstock production and lamb-to-finish. SDSU Extension Sheep Specialist Jeff Held says the winning sheep operations have elite skills, practices and […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Democratic state representative has raised about $63,400 since launching her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, who has more than $1.3 million in the bank. Federal reports show Noem raised more than $260,000 in the latest fundraising quarter, nearly $200,000 over what challenger Paula Hawks raised. This is […]

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Democratic state Rep. Paula Hawks has raised about $63,400 since launching her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem. Federal reports released by Hawks’ campaign Thursday show the representative from Hartford had about $45,600 on hand at the end of this fundraising quarter, which ran from July through September. This […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police have released the name of a man killed from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident last week. Police say 63-year-old Dale Kimpton was riding his bicycle on 41st Street on Oct. 8 when his bike struck the front tire of a car pulling out of a gas […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — After two years of planning and preparation, the final exhibition of one of South Dakota’s finest artists will make its way to Rapid City. “Transformation and Continuity of Lakota Culture: The Collages of Arthur Amiotte, 1988-2014” will debut with an artists’ reception 5 p.m. Friday at The Dahl Arts Center. […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A third consecutive overall index drop in a monthly rural bankers survey suggests an economic slowdown is ahead for rural parts of 10 Western and Plains states. The Rural Mainstreet Index sank to 44.4 this month from 49.0 in September and 50.0 in August. The overall index is computed from various […]

MCLAUGHLIN, S.D. (AP) — A New Jersey man is behind bars after allegedly robbing a liquor store on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in the Dakotas. KELO-TV reports ( ) that the 51-year-old man was arrested in Bismarck after allegedly holding up a store in McLaughlin on Wednesday. Authorities say the man robbed T-Spoons Corner […]