ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Until she started at public school in Mobridge, Jo’L Pretends Eagle never really considered going to college. “College opportunities were right in front of me,” Pretends Eagle told the Aberdeen American News ( ). “I never thought I would have college opportunities.” Pretends Eagle went to tribal schools until her grandmother, […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Senate has voted to phase in the amount of funding available to college students who receive the state’s Opportunity Scholarship. Senators voted to amend the bill Tuesday to allow incoming South Dakota students to receive up to $1,300 for their first three years of college and up to $2,600 for […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Stacie Schroder’s search for a home began the day she regained her freedom. Finding an apartment can be a complicated, time-consuming process for anyone. Schroder didn’t expect her search to be easy, but she also wasn’t prepared for the months of dead ends, denials and desperation that would come to […]
FREEMAN, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a Montana man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in southeastern South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says 55-year-old Keith Stockard of Superior, Montana, died in the accident on Tuesday afternoon. The department says his vehicle was struck by a garbage truck after he attempted to […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Economic development leaders in part of western South Dakota have been recognized for coming up with a plan that helps the entire Badlands/Bad River region of Haakon, Jackson and eastern Pennington counties. The U.S. Agriculture Department says the area’s Stronger Economies Together long-range plan passed a High Quality Plan review, and […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An artifact belonging to South Dakota’s Cultural Heritage Center is now on display at a world-renowned museum in New York City. South Dakota’s Sioux Horse Effigy is being showcased at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of an exhibition of Plains Indian masterworks. “The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Game, Fish and Parks Department says South Dakota residents who want to have a say in how the state manages its elk population can still share their input. The department’s Division of Wildlife released a draft of its five-year elk management plan to the public in December. The department […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man who escaped after a sentencing hearing has been arrested after a high-speed chase that at times exceeded 100 mph. Police in Rapid City say the 30-year-old man escaped from the Meade County Courthouse before noon Tuesday, got on a car and began driving eastbound on Interstate […]
Despite trying to defend its Summit League title, the University of South Dakota fell 72-57 to South Dakota State Tuesday afternoon in the Summit League Championship game at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. “I’m really proud of the Coyotes, we didn’t come out of the gate very good. We didn’t shoot well in the first […]
