News

Closure planned for Monday on S.D. Highway 204 for controlled burn near Oahe Dam northwest of Pierre
S.D. Highway 204, across from the Oahe Dam northwest of Pierre, will be closed Monday (April 7, 2025) while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers administers a controlled burn of vegetation at the face of ...
Apr 05, 2025

Water service disruption for 100 block of East Capitol Avenue in Pierre scheduled for Tuesday
Some Pierre water customers on East Capitol Avenue will be without service for about four hours on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) while a new water main pipeline is installed. Water will be turned off from 9...
Apr 05, 2025

Federal jury finds Lower Brule man guilty of assaulting federal officers; Sentencing date not yet set
A federal jury has found a 45 year old man from Lower Brule guilty of two counts of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. The verdict against Eddie Bromwich was issued Thursday (April...
Apr 05, 2025
Best Law

Candidates selected for Pierre T.F. Riggs High School prom king and queen
"New York City Prom" is the theme for 2025 for Pierre T.F. Riggs High School event that will be held Saturday (April 5, 2025). The Prom King candidates are Steven Blanchette, Elijah Boutchee...
Apr 05, 2025
National Sports

Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky's NHL goal count. Here are other 'unbreakable' sports records
(AP) -- Long before Alex Ovechkin surpassed Wayne Gretzky for the NHL goal-scoring record with No. 895 on Sunday, Gretzky moved into the top spot ahead of Gordie Howe by putting the puck in the net for the Los Angeles Kings on March 23, 1994. During the Kings' regional sports network broadcast that day, an announcer br...
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MLB Sunday Scores & Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Mets 2 Toronto 1 Final Pittsburgh 5 N.Y. Yankees 4 Final Boston 5 St. Louis 4 Final Colorado 12 Athletics 5 Final San Francisco 5 Seattle 4 Final Boston 18 St. Louis 7 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 3 Final Kansas City 4 Baltimore 1 Final Texas 4 Tampa Bay 3 Final Houston 9...
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NBA Sunday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 4/6/25 Final L.A. Lakers 126 Oklahoma City 99 Final Toronto 120 Brooklyn 109 Final Boston 124 Washington 90 Final Atlanta 147 Utah 134 Final Sacramento 120 Cleveland 113 Final Portland 120 San Antonio 109 Final New York 112 Phoenix 98 Final Indiana 125 Denver 120 Final Milwaukee 111 New ...
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NHL Sunday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE 4/6/25 Final N-Y Islanders 4 Washington 1 Final OT Minnesota 3 Dallas 2 Final Ottawa 4 Columbus 0 Final Detroit 2 Florida 1 Final Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 1 Final Buffalo 6 Boston 3 Final Montreal 2 Nashville 1 Final Vegas 3 Vancouver 2 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE 4/7/25 Tampa Bay at N-Y Rangers 7 p.m. St...
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Houston rallies to beat Duke 70-67 in the Final Four, will face Florida for the NCAA title
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Sorry guys, "Phi Slama Jama" is already taken. How 'bout something simple, like "Comeback Kids." "National champs" might be a possibility, too. Houston's no-room-to-breathe defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes, erased Cooper Flagg and Duke's...
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Local Sports

Pierre vs Harrisburg Baseball Canceled
It has just been announced that the Pierre Governors baseball doubleheader that was scheduled for Friday at Harrisburg has been canceled due to cold weather. There is no word yet on a rescheduled meet...
Apr 04, 2025

Pierre Baseball head to Harrisburg for doubleheader
Pierre baseball continues the early stride of their 2025 campaign by going on the road to face off with the Harrisburg Tigers for two games. Harrisburg has had an uncharacteristic start to the season,...
Apr 04, 2025

Edwards shakes off injury scare and scores 28 points to lead Timberwolves past Nets 105-90
NEW YORK (AP) - Anthony Edwards shook off an injury scare and finished with 28 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Brooklyn Nets 105-90 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win. ...
Apr 04, 2025

Walker, Peña homer and Rodgers drives in 3 as Astros spoil Twins' home opener 5-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Christian Walker and Jeremy Peña homered and Brendan Rodgers had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Hunte...
Apr 04, 2025
Farm News

Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk; Rapid City office has 41.7% vacancy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Data obtained by The Associated Press shows that close to half of the local National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates as severe weather chugs across the nation...
Apr 05, 2025

AFT Again Sponsors "America the Bountiful"
American Farmland Trust has renewed its sponsorship of the national public television series "America the Bountiful," which began season number two on April 1, 2025. "America the Bounti...
Apr 05, 2025

Prescribed fire schools for SD landowners being held Tuesday by Lower Brule
South Dakota State University Extension is partnering with the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The Nature Conservancy, Audubon Great Plains and landowner-led ...
Apr 05, 2025

Trump tariffs target top trading partners for agriculture; Opponents concerned about inflation and lost export markets
The new tariffs announced this week (April 2, 2025) by U.S. President Donald Trump include 10% duties on all goods imported to the US, plus an extra levy on 60-some nations with the highest trade barr...
Apr 05, 2025
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