News

More homes for sale and easing rates favor homebuyers this spring, but affordability hurdles remain
LOS ANGELES (AP) - This spring homebuying season is shaping up to be more favorable for home shoppers than it's been in recent years - as long as they can afford to buy. The inventory of homes for sal...
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Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust
UNDATED (AP)- In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other des...
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Fort Pierre City Council meets tonight
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (April 7, 2025) at 6pm CT in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive) in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Drinking Water...
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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
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

Sunflower Production Conference video link available
If you missed the '2025 Getting-it-Right in Sunflower Production,' video conference you can access it on-line. The National Sunflower Association says topics covered ranged from hybrid data, soil cons...
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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