News
Pierre T.F. Riggs prom king and queen candidates announced
Pierre T.F. Riggs High School is holding a "Starry Night Prom" themed event Saturday (April 18, 2026) at the school. The 2026 Riggs Prom King candidates are Lincoln Dilges, Caleb Morris, Ale...
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June Primary Election ballots not available to begin absentee voting Friday in Hughes, Stanley, many other South Dakota counties; Auditors tried to prevent the problem, but state lawmakers didn't pass their bills as proposed
April 16, 2026: Absentee voting for South Dakota's June 2 Primary Election is supposed to begin Friday (April 17, 2026), but that's not going to happen in many counties. Hughes County Finance Officer ...
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Stanley County Schools discussing cell phone ban during school hours
The Stanley County School District in Fort Pierre is considering implementing a cell phone ban during school hours. School Board President Chris Fosheim says they've been having the conversations over...
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Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration Draws Strong Public Interest for America's 250th
April 15, 2026: Demand for the upcoming July 3 fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore National Memorial soared with 102,991 tickets requested for the official Freedom 250 event. Approximately 4,800 ...
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National Sports
NHL Wednesday Scoreboard & Thursday Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Florida 8 Detroit 1 Final N-Y Rangers 4 Tampa Bay 2 Final SO Dallas 4 Buffalo 3 Final Ottawa 3 Toronto 1 Final Chicago 5 San Jose 2 Final Vegas 4 Seattle 1 Today's games: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE St. Louis at Utah 6:30 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville 7 p.m. San Jose at Winnipeg 7 p.m. Los Angeles a...
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MLB Wednesday Scoreboard & Thursday Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Final Arizona 8 Baltimore 5 Final St. Louis 5 Cleveland 3 Final Milwaukee 2 Toronto 1 Final Houston 3 Colorado 1 Final San Diego 7 Seattle 6 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Boston 9 Minnesota 5 Final Detroit 2 Kansas City 1 Final N.Y. Yankees 5 L.A. Angels 4 Final Tampa Bay 8 Chicago White Sox 3 Final Athletics 6...
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Gatorade, inventor of the sports drink, is getting a rebrand targeting non-athletes
UNDATED-AP- Sixty years after it invented sports drinks, Gatorade is making a surprising pivot: It's no longer focusing primarily on athletes. PepsiCo, Gatorade's parent company, said Thursday (April 16, 2026) that the brand wants to broaden its reach to non-athletes who are looking for ways to hydrate, whether they're...
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MLB Tuesday Scoreboard & Wednesday Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Final Arizona 4 Baltimore 3 Final St. Louis 6 Cleveland 5 Final Toronto 9 Milwaukee 7 Final Houston 7 Colorado 6 Final San Diego 4 Seattle 1 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 2 Kansas City 1 Final L.A. Angels 7 N.Y. Yankees 1 Final Minnesota 6 Boston 0 Final Tampa Bay 8 Chicago White Sox 5 Final Athletics 2...
Apr 15, 2026
NHL Tuesday Scoreboard & Wednesday Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Washington 2 Columbus 1 Final Carolina 2 N-Y Islanders 1 Final Boston 4 New Jersey 0 Final Philadelphia 4 Montreal 2 Final Minnesota 3 Anaheim 2 Final Colorado 3 Calgary 1 Final Utah 5 Winnipeg 3 Final St. Louis 7 Pittsburgh 5 Final OT Vancouver 4 Los Angeles 3 Today's games: Dallas at Buff...
Apr 15, 2026
Local Sports
McKenzi Flottmeyer pitches complete game gem in Govs second win
Pierre Governor Softball picked up their second win of the season to improve to 2-1 on the year Tuesday afternoon thanks to some good offense, and some great pitching from senior McKenzi Flottemeyer. ...
Apr 15, 2026
Pierre's Alex Oedekoven signs to wrestle at Northern State
Earlier this morning, friends, family teammates and coaches gathered to watch one of the Pierre Governors best wrestlers in their program's history, Alex Oedekoven, sign to continue his wrestling care...
Apr 14, 2026
TERWILLIGER COMMITS TO PENN STATE
PIERRE, S.D. - Pierre Governor standout tight end Cooper Terwilliger has been sought after by major college football programs for over a year now, and Monday morning he made his commitment official. T...
Apr 13, 2026
Run with the Govs June 13, 2026
9th Annual Run with the Govs Saturday, June 13, 2026 Pierre, South Dakota The Run With the Govs is a 3.5-mile walk and run event that will be held the following day, beginning at 8 a.m. CDT on Saturda...
Apr 13, 2026
Farm News
New data shows continued threat to food affordability due to California Prop. 12
Equipped with brand new retail and U.S. Department of Agriculture data reinforcing California Proposition 12's detrimental impacts on both producers and consumers, 105 American pork producers from 23 ...
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Could more cattle cause record beef prices to drop? Ranchers say it's not that simple
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - It's never been so expensive for Americans to buy a steak or hamburger, but cutting those costs requires ranchers like Stephanie Hatzenbuhler to raise more cattle - and that's not ...
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Rollins announces creation of the USDA Office of Seafood
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Ha...
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Coalition Asks Congress to Boost Domestic Markets in Farmer Relief Package
A coalition of leading agricultural organizations is urging Congress to prioritize funding for local and regional food procurement in any upcoming farmer economic relief package. The effort is being l...
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