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Hughes County Commission meets this afternoon
The Hughes County Commission meets at 3pm today (April 1, 2025) at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: Hughes County Highway Bids for Soy Bean Oil, Mag Water, ...
11m ago

Fort Pierre Ward 2 city council candidate forum scheduled for Thursday evening
March 31, 2025: The Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce is hosting a city council candidate forum Thursday at 5:30pm (April 3, 2025) at the Quentin Sutley Senior Center in Fort Pierre. Ward II incumbent C...
12h ago

Pierre burning tree pile on east side of town
The Pierre Solid Waste Department is burning a pile of trees today (March 31, 2025) at the Material Recovery Site on the east side of town. The pile is located north of the Hughes County Jail and the ...
20h ago

Euclid Avenue reconstruction project gets underway in Pierre
March 31, 2025: Work on the $26.4 million U.S. Highway 14/83/Euclid Avenue reconstruction project in Pierre started today (March 31, 2025). The contractor, Morris, Inc. of Fort Pierre, began in multi...
21h ago
National Sports

All Chalk: All four 1-seeds have made it to the Final Four
For the first time since 2008, the Men's Final Four is made up of all four 1-seeds, and it really wasn't close. I am not ready to dive into the question of whether or not NIL is good for the sport, because it clearly impacted this year's tournament. But there was almost no madness in this year's bracket as the best tea...
21h ago

NBA Sunday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Cleveland 127 L.A. Clippers 122 Final New York 110 Portland 93 Final Golden State 148 San Antonio 106 Final New Orleans 98 Charlotte 94 Final Atlanta 145 Milwaukee 124 Final Toronto 127 Philadelphia 109 Final Minnesota 123 Detroit 104 Final Houston 148 Phoenix 109 Today's games: L....
23h ago

NHL Sunday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Montreal 4 Florida 2 Final Buffalo 8 Washington 5 Final Winnipeg 3 Vancouver 1 Final Utah 5 Chicago 2 Final Carolina 6 N-Y Islanders 4 Final OT Pittsburgh 1 Ottawa 0 Final Toronto 3 Anaheim 2 Final Los Angeles 8 San Jose 1 Today's games: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Minnesota at New Jersey 6 p.m....
23h ago

MLB Sunday Scores & Scoreboard
INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 12 Milwaukee 3 Final Tampa Bay 6 Colorado 4 Final St. Louis 9 Minnesota 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 3 Baltimore 1 Final L.A. Angels 3 Chicago White Sox 2 Final Texas 3 Boston 2 Final Cleveland 6 Kansas City 2 Final Seattle 2 Athletics 1 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final San Francisco 6 Ci...
23h ago

NHL Saturday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Philadelphia 7 Buffalo 4 Final Tampa Bay 5 N-Y Islanders 3 Final St. Louis 2 Colorado 1 Final New Jersey 5 Minnesota 2 Final Vegas 3 Nashville 1 Final Ottawa 3 Columbus 2 Final Toronto 3 Los Angeles 1 Final Detroit 2 Boston 1 Final OT Edmonton 3 Calgary 2 Final N-Y Rangers 6 San Jose 1 Fina...
Mar 30, 2025
Local Sports

Attorney General Jackley announces federal court rules in favor of South Dakota In NCAA lawsuit
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier has ruled that the state's lawsuit against the NCAA should be heard in South Dakota circuit...
15h ago

Hischier has hat trick, Devils top Wild 5-2 Saturday, Wild look for revenge tonight
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Nico Hischier scored three goals for his second hat trick of the season and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Saturday. Paul Cotter and Tomas Tatar also score...
20h ago

Twins look to bounce back from opening series sweep
Well, it wasn't the ideal start to the 2025 season the Minnesota Twins were looking for. The Twins went to St. Louis for a three-game series to kick off what hopes to be a playoff season for Minnesota...
20h ago

Pierre Softball Tuesday Postponed
Pierre softball's first game of the season originally scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 PM has been postponed due to snow. The first attempt at a makeup will be Tuesday, April 22nd at 4:00 PM.
21h ago
Farm News

USDA releasing dollars to encourage use of ethanol blended fuel
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced (March 31, 2025) the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release obligated funding under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Pr...
11m ago

R-CALF USA Urges Section 232 Investigation into Beef and Cattle Imports
R-CALF USA sent a comprehensive letter (March 27, 2025) to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, urging a Section 232 investigation into the national security risks posed by cattle and beef imports un...
19h ago

USMEF: Proposed Port Service Fees Would Impact Red Meat Exports
The office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) held hearings this week on a proposal to impose a service fee for each U.S. port call of a Chinese-operated ship, or a per-net-ton service fee applied on...
22h ago

March 1, 2025, hog and pig inventory in South Dakota is unchanged from Dec. 1, 2024
South Dakota inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2025, was 2.23 million head, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was down 3% from March 1, 2024, but unchange...
Mar 31, 2025
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