Senior Kyle McKelvey always thought he would follow in his father’s footsteps onto the football field when he got to college. And for most of his life, the Beresford, S.D., native didn’t stray too far from that path. But with four years as a thrower for the University of South Dakota’s track and field team, he’s found his […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Average retail gasoline prices continue to rise in the Dakotas. GasBuddy.com reports that the average price of a gallon of gas is about $2.13 in South Dakota and $2.22 in North Dakota. South Dakota’s average price rose 3 ½ cents over the past week and North Dakota’s average jumped nearly 5 […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State House lawmakers facing a legislative deadline have bought about two more weeks to consider funding for roads and bridges. The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday killed its version of a transportation package that would have raised about $50 million in its first year. It was roughly similar to the […]
TEA, S.D. (AP) — Firefighters are battling a blaze in an industrial area in Tea, south of Sioux Falls. Police say the fire started Tuesday morning at Huck Finn Painting Co. There was no immediate word on any injuries. The fire produced heavy smoke that could be seen from Interstate 29.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A national animal defense nonprofit has honored a Lead woman who pushed heavily to make South Dakota the last state in the nation to make animal cruelty a felony. The Animal Legal Defense Fund has named Shari Kosel one of its Top Ten Animal Defenders for 2015. Kosel is the […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say three Sioux Falls teenagers accused of stealing an SUV and driving around the city recklessly were arrested after they dropped off a 10-year-old boy at school. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says a woman called police Tuesday morning to report her 2001 Land Rover Discovery was missing. Police had […]
New media apps has drastically changed how we interact and view each other. It has set standards for how we view the opposite sex and has greatly distorted what is expected in romantic relationships. Specifically, I’m talking about apps like Fade and Yik Yak. On a daily basis, one will find a feed of jokes from the Internet, […]
Your editorial in the February 11 issue of The Volante on K-12 teacher pay in South Dakota toward raising awareness of the low pay of S.D. K-12 teachers was appreciated. Too frequently, the low pay of teachers is dismissed with claims that it is only a nine-month-a-year job. Too frequently, the low pay of S.D. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man has been sentenced to a month of house arrest and two years of probation for his role in the death of his girlfriend last summer. Nineteen-year-old Dylan Roth was charged with felony hit and run after authorities say he accidentally ran over 18-year-old Erika Weisz with […]
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A report by a national group shows that college students who start at four-year schools in North Dakota and South Dakota are following similar paths to completion — including more than 10 percent who finish their studies at other schools. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center tracks the progress of students […]
