1. Explore Vermillion. There are a lot of cool restaurants and shops downtown. 2. Pick a major that you will enjoy studying. Do not focus on how much money your career will make you after you graduate. 3. Try every “brule” themed item at Cafe Brule (Brule banger, potatoes brule, etc.) 4. Go […]
The University of South Dakota’s Athletic Department budget is the lowest in the Summit League and Missouri Valley Football Conference — something university administrators hope to change soon. USD’s total athletic department budget of roughly $9.4 million is about $6 million less than South Dakota State University’s total athletic budget, and about half of North […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man sentenced to die for his role in killing a South Dakota prison guard has asked for a delay in his execution that’s scheduled for May. KELO-TV reports ( ) Rodney Berget’s attorney, Jeff Larson, filed a motion for stay of execution on Tuesday. He says it should be […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The first ladies of the Dakotas are urging birthing hospitals in both states to help cut the number of early deliveries done for non-medical reasons. Linda Daugaard (DOO’-gard) of South Dakota and Betsy Dalrymple (DAHL’-rim-pahl) of North Dakota say many hospitals already have developed or are setting up policies to reduce […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two Sioux Falls teens charged with killing a man they were fighting with are in the Sioux Falls jail on $1 million bond each. Seventeen-year-old Connor Hanson and 19-year-old Robert Montes made their first court appearance Tuesday on first- and second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. They’re accused of firing shots […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative panel has added nearly $2 million in new revenue to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s $50.9 million funding hike for roads and bridges. The House Transportation Committee on Tuesday approved changes to the governor’s plan, which raises transportation funding through a variety of increases in fuel taxes, fees and other assessments. […]
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — The actions of a Good Samaritan may have saved the life of a wounded hunting dog this weekend. Joshua Nipp of Pilaa was hiking with friends and was near the second lookout of Waimea Canyon on Saturday when he saw a dog emerge from the tree line. His friends thought it […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed to hear arguments this spring from three more states defending gay marriage bans. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a request to consider an appeal from South Dakota at an expedited pace. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the […]
House Bill 1030 hits home for District 17 Rep. Nancy Rasmussen, R-S.D. The bill would require operators of motor vehicles to give bicyclists three feet of space on town roads and six feet of space on highway roads. Her son nearly crashed because of an incident on a highway between a semi-truck and bike rider […]
The book “50 Shades of Grey” has brought many people to believe their ideal relationship must include a handsome CEO whose sexual preferences include Bondage, Submission, Sadism and Masochism (BDSM), and this is dangerous because the book does not exemplify what a healthy, consensual relationship should look like. To sum up, the book not only […]
