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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The average retail price of a gallon of gasoline in the Dakotas has continued to rise in the past week, after falling below the $2-per-gallon mark last month. GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says rebounding crude prices are the reason. The average price in North Dakota has risen nearly 9 […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A recent slide in oil prices is leading to fewer jobs in the western North Dakota oil patch, but officials there and in northwestern South Dakota say the regional industry is resilient and will ride out the slump. Openings posted at the Job Service North Dakota office in Williston have fallen […]
LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — Residents of Lennox say the community’s mood is somber after a fatal workplace shooting and likely will remain that way for a while. Mayor Orv Wiebers tells the Argus Leader newspaper ( ) that the community of 2,100 residents near Sioux Falls is still coming to grips with the horrific event […]
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has proclaimed the last week of February as Bald Eagle Awareness Week in South Dakota. Various events have been scheduled between Feb. 23 and 28 that will allow individuals across the state to learn more about bald eagles and other birds of prey. Educators from the Raptor Center […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Young South Dakotans can now go online to finish much of the state’s hunter safety certification course. The Game, Fish and Parks Department approved the new HuntSAFE program as an alternative to in-person classroom instruction. The online part of the course costs $15, while the classroom instruction is free. After passing […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota professor is taking what he has learned about Missouri River management to Mongolia, where he’s working with the government and other organizations to increase water supplies. Engineering professor Scott Kenner of the School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City is helping to design dams for power, […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City native and his fellow ensemble members have won a Grammy award for their musical endeavors. Nicholas Terry is a longtime member of the Los Angeles-based percussion quartet Partch Ensemble. The group earlier this month earned the recognition for Best Classical Compendium for their album “Harry Partch: Plectra […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota wildlife officials are reminding hunters and ice anglers of looming deadlines to remove tree stands and fish houses. Officials say all tree stands and climbing devices must be removed by Sunday from lands owned, leased or controlled by the state’s Game, Fish and Parks Department. Fish houses, shelters and […]
