Freedom 250 and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently honored the Regional, People's Choice, and National Winners of the American Heroes Student Art Contest during a special awards ...

The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands-- which includes the Fort Pierre National Grassland-- have issued a fire ban due to ongoing drought conditions and an elevated risk of wildfire. The ban ap...

A mandatory water use restriction is in effect in Fort Pierre while the West River/Lyman-Jones and Mni Wiconi Rural Water Systems try to keep up with demand caused by triple digit temperatures in the ...

This week (July 15, 2026), a Hughes County judge gave the State of South Dakota a permanent injunction against a co-owner of Advanced Resources LLC, which did business in the state as Patriot Warranty...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Lionel Messi and Argentina on one side. Lamine Yamal and Spain on the other. The World Cup final is finally here. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. EDT at MetLife Stadium. Argentina is seeking its fourth title, Spain its second - and could become the first nation to simultaneously hold the World Cup cro...

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) - Rory McIlroy saved one of his best shots at the British Open on Saturday for Bryson DeChambeau. The world No. 2 didn't hold back when asked for his thoughts on DeChambeau's conduct late Friday, when the American was involved in a lengthy, heated post-round exchange with rules officials as they...

WORLD CUP THIRD PLACE GAME Final England 6 France 4 WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP Spain vs. Argentina 2 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 7 Cleveland 1 Double Header Game 1 Final Chi Cubs 6 Minnesota 2 Final Texas 7 Atlanta 6 Final Kansas City 6 San Diego 1 Final Cleveland 5 Pittsburgh 3 Double Header Game 2 Final Seattle 4 San Francisco 3 Final Athletics 15 Washington 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 1 Chi White Sox 0 Fin...

WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Indiana 108 New York 88 Final Minnesota 101 Portland 93 Final Golden State 74 Washington 69 Today's games: Los Angeles at Dallas 12 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta 3 p.m. Connecticut at Phoenix 6 p.m.

CASPER, Wyo. - The Oahe Zap battled back from multiple deficits but came up just short in heartbreaking fashion, falling 9-8 to the Casper Spuds on Saturday in Casper, Wyoming. The game ended on the f...

BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. - Mobridge Post 4 is headed to the South Dakota State VFW 17U Championship game after completing an incredible comeback Saturday, defeating W.I.N. 19U 9-8 in walk-off fashion in th...

CASPER, Wyo. - The Casper Spuds used a two-run seventh inning to outlast the Oahe Zap 7-5 Friday night in a back-and-forth contest featuring 18 total hits. Both starting pitchers settled in early as O...

BELLE FOURCHE S.D. - Mobridge Post 4's 17U Legion squad split its opening day at the South Dakota State VFW Varsity Baseball Championships on Friday in Belle Fourche, defeating W.I.N. 19U 4-2 before f...

Hawaii Governor Josh Green signed legislation to create a clean fuel standard for the state. The new law, which has garnered support from Clean Fuels Alliance America, aims to drive demand and open a ...

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed (July 17, 2026) an Executive Order (2026-08) to assist agriculture producers by easing transportation restrictions and increasing access to hay so farmers and...

July 17, 2026: Five wheat milling executives from Peru spent the last few days of June (June 28-30, 2026) in the Pierre, Fort Pierre and Gettysburg areas of South Dakota touring wheat fields, farms an...

Sixteen state corn organizations sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Ranking Member Richard Durbin requesting they call on the Department of Justice to expedite its...