News
Work on year two of Euclid Avenue reconstruction project in Pierre set to start next week
Feb. 25, 2026: The S.D. Highway 1889 (Euclid Avenue) urban reconstruction project within the city of Pierre is scheduled to begin its second year of construction. Weather dependent, work is scheduled ...
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Supporters including Mortenson, Weisgram try, but fail to get $10,000 manufactured-home downpayment loan bill through South Dakota House
The South Dakota House on Tuesday (Feb. 24, 2026) rejected a proposal to create a state-backed, zero-interest downpayment loan program for manufactured homes - then rejected it again hours later after...
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South Dakota's Liberty Bell helps raise $6.2 million from state residents for U.S. Treasury in 1950
Feb. 24, 2026, update: The America's 250th South Dakota Commission held a ceremonial ringing of South Dakota's Liberty Bell Tuesday (Feb. 24, 2026) across from the State Capitol in Pierre. Keep update...
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USACE Omaha District highlights potential for improved delivery across flood risk management and hydropower missions, including work with Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has started (Feb. 23, 2026) a new initiative that focuses on building infrastructure without including massive amounts of paperwork. Assistant Secretary of the Army fo...
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National Sports
More than a game; US Men's & Women's Hockey deliver pride and prosperity to American hockey
In the movie 'Miracle', Kurt Russell's character portraying Herb Brooks gave a rousing speech that began with, "Great moments, are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here tonight, boys." While it wasn't a word-for-word transcription of what Brooks actually said behind the closed doors of th...
Feb 23, 2026
What to watch on final day of Milan Cortina Games: US-Canada hockey final, Gu chases 1st gold
MILAN (AP) - The final day of the Milan Cortina Olympics ends with one of its most anticipated events, when the United States and Canada face off for the gold medal in men's hockey. Freeskier Eileen Gu is chasing her first gold of the 2026 Games, while there are also medals to be awarded in cross-country skiing, curlin...
Feb 22, 2026
Top-25 CBB Saturday Scoreboard & Sunday Schedule
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SATURDAY SCORES Final (17)St John's 81 Creighton 52 Final (12)Florida 94 Ole Miss 75 Final Cincinnati 84 (8)Kansas 68 Final (16)UNC 77 Syracuse 64 Final (14)Virginia 86 Miami 83 Final (9)Nebraska 87 Penn State 64 Final Tennessee 69 (19)Vanderbilt 65 Final (21)Louisville 87 Georgia Tech 70 Fina...
Feb 22, 2026
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Top-25 Women's CBB Saturday Scoreboard & Sunday Schedule
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SATURDAY SCORES Final (19)West Virginia 72 Oklahoma State 40 Final (15)Baylor 74 Arizona 60 Final Colorado 75 (20)Texas Tech 68 TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SUNDAY SCHEDULE (25)Alabama at Florida 11 a.m. (17)Ole Miss at (3)South Carolina 11 a.m. Pittsburgh at (22)UNC 11 a.m. (6)Michigan at (13)Io...
Feb 22, 2026
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NBA Saturday Scoreboard & Sunday Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Phoenix 113 Orlando 110 Final New Orleans 126 Philadelphia 111 Final San Antonio 139 Sacramento 122 Final Detroit 126 Chicago 110 Final Miami 136 Memphis 120 Final New York 108 Houston 106 TODAY'S GAMES: Cleveland at Oklahoma City 12 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee 2:30 p.m. Brooklyn at ...
Feb 22, 2026
Local Sports
South Dakota Boys All-Conference Wrestling Team announced
The All-ESD Conference boys wrestling team was announced Tuesday in the week leading up to the State Individual Tournament, and the Pierre Governors were well represented. Top-ranked 144-pounder Alex ...
Feb 24, 2026
Stanley County closes regular season strong with win over Lyman
On January 17th earlier this year, Lyman and Stanley County matched up in the final game of the Jones County Invitational in the championship. The Buffaloes got out to a healthy lead that the Raiders ...
Feb 24, 2026
Stanley County & Lyman Boys meet for second time in Monday night matchup
Stanley County feels they have a score to settle with the Lyman Raiders boys basketball team, and they get the chance to do just that tonight at home. To further explain what that might be, we jump ba...
Feb 23, 2026
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PIERRE, BADLANDS BRAWLER WRESTLERS TAKE REGION TITLES
The Pierre Governor wrestling team rose to the top of the Region 3A tournament once again Saturday in Mitchell, as they totaled 252.0 points. The Govs finished ahead of Aberdeen Central, who placed se...
Feb 22, 2026
Farm News
U.S. Grain Storage Capacity Growth has Stopped
The buildout of grain storage capacity in the U.S. has stopped. That's according to data from Joe Janzen, an economist for the University of Illinois. He wrote on the Farmdoc Daily website that U.S. g...
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USDA looking for input on how to make its reports more accurate and usable
The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to hear from industry stakeholders on how to make the data in the reports the agency puts together as accurate as possible and more user friendly. USDA announc...
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RFA Releases 2026 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide
The Renewable Fuels Association released its 2026 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide (Feb. 24, 2026) to kick off the 31st annual National Ethanol Conference, taking place this week in Orlando. ...
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Government penalizes businesses over 6 deaths at Colorado dairy
UNDATED-AP- Federal workplace safety regulators penalized three businesses Tuesday (Feb. 24, 2026) over their failure to protect six Colorado dairy workers who were killed by exposure to highly toxic ...
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