The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will temporarily close a six mile stretch of South Dakota Highway 248 in the Kennebec area, starting Monday (Aug. 17, 2026). SDDOT discovered dama...

Within the next few weeks, we'll start to see North American monarch butterflies migrating southward from their summer breeding grounds in Canada and the northern United States to their overwintering ...

Aug. 14, 2026: With school starting next week (Aug. 19, 2026) in Pierre, the lead contractor for the Euclid Avenue/Highway 1889 reconstruction project is making plans to get pedestrians across the roa...

Youth of all ages took part in the summer reading program offered by Rawlins Municipal Library in Pierre. City Commissioner Robin Lerseth said the theme was "Unearth a Story." Rawlins Librar...

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRESEASON Final Washington 20 Miami 7 Final Denver 27 Atlanta 7 Final Tampa Bay 24 N.Y. Jets 15 Today's preseason games: Cleveland at Chicago 12 p.m. Carolina at Buffalo 12 p.m. Minnesota at N.Y. Giants 12 p.m. L.A. Rams at Kansas City 3 p.m. Jacksonville at New Orleans 3 p.m. Philadelphia at B...

INTERLEAGUE Final Pittsburgh 8 Boston 4 Final San Diego 7 Cleveland 5 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Chi White Sox 9 Detroit 5 Final Baltimore 6 Tampa Bay 5 Final Toronto 3 N.Y. Yankees 1 Final Houston 10 Seattle 7 Final Kansas City 7 L.A. Angels 6 Final Athletics 8 Texas 3 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final Chi Cubs 3 St. Louis 0 F...

WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Indiana 98 Dallas 87 Final Portland 84 Seattle 82 Today's games: New York at Connecticut 12 p.m. Los Angels at Washington 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Las Vegas 7 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Russell Westbrook, the NBA's career leader in triple-doubles and the 2017 MVP, announced earlier this week he's retiring after 18 seasons during which he was selected to the league's 75th anniversary team. The two-time scoring champion shared his decision on social media in a post featuring a ...

Nearly four decades after " Field of Dreams " brought a group of dead baseball players to life with a homemade diamond on an Iowa farm, Keith Rahe and his traveling troupers are still dedicated to keeping the cornfield mystique alive. Once the long days of filming had passed and the fantasy flick had shifted ...

The Oahe Hockey Association has had an incredibly successful summer as they close in on the completion of their expansion effort. A few months ago, they broke ground on the Ice Barn renovations which ...

The Oahe Hockey Association will welcome three-time Stanley Cup champion and U.S. Hockey Hall of Famer Brian Rafalski and Pittsburgh Penguins draftee Carter Sanderson for a special fundraising event o...

August 11 2026 The online store closes TONIGHT at midnight! Be sure to make your purchases before then! You can order your official Fall Classic event shirt online before the event! In addition to eve...

The Northern Oahe Sportsman's Club is opening registration for its September Trap Shooting League, a month‑long competition welcoming shooters of all ages and experience levels. Participants can est...

The Pro Farmer Crop Tour returns August 17-20, giving the agriculture industry an early look at the potential size of this year's corn and soybean crops. For more than 30 years, the annual tour has pr...

The Hard Red Winter wheat harvest is nearly complete, with less than 10% remaining, and the crop continues to grade U.S. No. 1, according to the U.S. Wheat Associates' Harvest Report. Attention in the...

The recent intense heat and dry weather has taken a toll on the crops in South Dakota. U.S. Department of Agriculture Meteorologist Brad Rippey (rip-ee) shares the data from this week's USDA Crop Prog...

This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security aimed at strengthening protections against foreign animal disease an...