RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Veterans Affairs Black Hills Health Care System Director Stephen DiStasio plans to retire at the end of the month. The VA says Jo-Ann Ginsberg will become acting director March 1 and will serve in that role during the search for a full-time replacement for DiStasio. Ginsberg joined the Black Hills […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed solar farm on the outskirts of Sioux Falls are appealing to city and Minnehaha County officials. A joint city-county planning commission last September approved the $25 million Cherry Creek solar farm proposed by Minnesota-based Geronimo Energy, under certain conditions. The Argus Leader reports ( ) some […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 32-year-old South Dakota man will spend five years in prison for attacking and abducting a woman he and his co-defendant believed was a police informant. Donald Robert Wise of Crooks was sentenced Monday on a charge of second-degree kidnapping. Prosecutors allege he and 30-year-old Sioux Falls woman beat the […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Lawmakers return to Pierre Tuesday after a long weekend and will discuss plans to fund transportation projects and let people carry concealed pistols without a permit. The House State Affairs Committee will debate raising roughly $50 million for road and bridge funding. A separate House committee has also reviewed the proposal. […]
Tell me about something in your life that you’re most proud of. “Within the last year, my mom passed away and it was a total shock. She wasn’t sick or anything — it was an accident. Being able to move past that with my family and getting closer to my dad as a result, and […]
Brian Griffin is a first year law student at the University of South Dakota. He is from Jacksonville, Florida. In high school, he made a big impact with a small act of kindness. Why did you start saying “hi” to five new people each day? “I randomly saw this person just sitting by (herself) and […]
Nikki Koehler is a first-year studying dental hygiene. Why did you choose dental hygiene? “I went to the dentist one day and he asked me what my major was. I said I didn’t know and he was like you should look at dental hygiene. I did and I liked it a lot.” What do you […]
Juan Correal is a sophomore from Colombia. He is studying geology. What do you think about South Dakota? “I like it. It’s way different. People are super friendly.” Has it been easy for you to adjust here? “At the beginning it was really hard, because you’re by yourself and you’re all alone. You don’t know […]
Although they may not be seen on the court, the voices of John Thayer and Joe Van Goor narrate the action behind the scenes of the University of South Dakota basketball games for listeners on the radio. Both Thayer and Van Goor work for Learfield Sports/Coyote Sports Network radio network in Vermillion, which covers the […]
