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USS Pierre christening festivities being held today and tomorrow in Alabama
MAY 17, 2024: Activities surrounding the christening of the USS Pierre (LCS 38) are being held today and tomorrow (May 17-18, 2024) at the Austal USA Shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. Pierre Mayor Steve Ha...
May 17, 2024
Pierre native McKayla Gunderson to compete for Miss South Dakota title
Pierre native McKayla Gunderson will compete in the 77th Annual Miss South Dakota Scholarship Competition which begins later this month (May 30- June 1, 2024) at The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Cente...
May 17, 2024
Rounds: AI provides endless opportunities for medical research
MAY 16, 2024: The Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group comprised of Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Senator Todd Young (R-Ind...
May 16, 2024
Sacred artifacts given as a gift from Chief Spotted Tail to Cicero Newell donated to South Dakota State Historical Society
A Lakota statesman's gift to a U.S. Indian Agent roughly 140 years ago was officially donated to the South Dakota Historical Society during an event Wednesday morning (May 15, 2024) at Georgia Morse M...
May 15, 2024
Former Pine Ridge police chief to serve as new Tribal Law Enforcement Liaison for Noem Administration
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has added a new job position to her administration: Tribal Law Enforcement Liaison. Former Chief of Police for the Pine Ridge Reservation Algin Young will join the De...
May 14, 2024
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest for second straight year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for the second straight year. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta sent the haze over p...
May 13, 2024
Air quality alert issued for South Dakota
An air quality alert remains in effect for areas across South Dakota where smoke from wildfires in Canada has settled in. The alert is in effect through Tuesday (May 14, 2024) or until conditions impr...
May 13, 2024
Bridge deck sealing scheduled to start today on S.D. Highway 65 and U.S. Highway 212 in Ziebach County
Beginning Monday (May 13, 2024), bridge deck sealing projects are scheduled over the Moreau River on S.D. Highway 65 and on a bridge located west of Red Elm on U.S. Highway 212 in Ziebach County. Brid...
May 13, 2024
SDDOT celebrates 28 years of 511 service for South Dakota travelers
The South Dakota Department of Transportation is celebrating "511 Day" today (May 11, 2024). South Dakota's 511 traveler information telephone service started as #SAFE (#7223) in November 19...
May 11, 2024
Liam and Olivia are still the most popular US baby names, and Mateo makes his debut on the list
WASHINGTON (AP) - Liam and Olivia have for a fifth year together topped the list of baby names for brand new boys and girls born in the U.S. in 2023. And Mateo joins the top 10 baby names list for the...
May 11, 2024