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Pierre residential utility customers get coupons to take a free load to the solid waste facility
The City of Pierre has issued residential utility customers a coupon to dump a free or discounted fee load at the city solid waste facility. City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says the paper coupons wer...
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House fails to override Rhoden's veto of childcare assistance bill
March 13, 2025, update: South Dakota House members failed to override Gov. Larry Rhoden's veto of a childcare assistance bill Thursday (March 13, 2025), with the vote falling short of the required two...
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Mobridge City Council approves a quote for cyber insurance and discusses short-term rentals
At the Wednesday (March 12th) meeting of the Mobridge City Council, Jesse Konold of Key Insurance/Bridgemark Insurance Solutions presented the council with a quote of $750,000 coverage for cyber insu...
18h ago

Rhoden signs his bill to try to alleviate property tax burden for many South Dakotans
Governor Larry Rhoden has signed his bill that attempts to address the rising cost of property taxes on South Dakota homeowners. Rhoden said Senate Bill 216 is "impactful and workable, and it wil...
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National Sports

NHL Thursday Scoreboard
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Vegas 4 Columbus 0 Final Pittsburgh 5 St. Louis 3 Final Florida 3 Toronto 2 Final Ottawa 6 Boston 3 Final SO Philadelphia 4 Tampa Bay 3 Final New Jersey 3 Edmonton 2 Final OT N-Y Rangers 3 Minnesota 2 Final San Jose 4 Chicago 2 Final Los Angeles 3 Washington 0 ___
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NBA Thursday Scoreboard
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Washington 129 Detroit 125 Final Milwaukee 126 L.A. Lakers 106 Final Orlando 113 New Orleans 93 Final Chicago 116 Brooklyn 110 Final Golden State 130 Sacramento 104
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Future #1 pick in NBA Draft and Duke superstar, Cooper Flagg, suffers scary injury against Georgia Tech
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Cooper Flagg went airborne to snag a rebound in his first ACC Tournament game when Duke's freshman star landed awkwardly and crashed to the court, holding his left ankle and writhing in pain. It came moments after defensive whiz Maliq Brown had to be helped to the locker room, his left arm hangin...
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College Basketball Thursday Scoreboard
Thursday, Mar. 13 TOURNAMENTAmerican AthleticSecond Round Wichita St. 73, South Florida 68 FAU 64, Charlotte 59 Tulsa 75, Temple 71 East Carolina 70, UTSA 65 Atlantic 10Second Round St. Bonaventure 64, Duquesne 59 Saint Louis 83, Davidson 75 George Washington 88, Fordham 81 Saint Joseph's 75, La Salle 70 Atlantic Coast...
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College Basketball Tournament Scoreboard & Top- 25 Schedule
Wednesday, Mar. 12 TOURNAMENTAmerican AthleticFirst Round Charlotte 64, Rice 61 Second Round SMU 73, Syracuse 53 Atlantic 10First Round Davidson 69, Richmond 65 Fordham 88, Rhode Island 71 La Salle 78, UMass 71 Atlantic CoastSecond Round Georgia Tech 66, Virginia 60 North Carolina 76, Notre Dame 56 Big 12Second Round I...
Mar 13, 2025
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Local Sports

State Girls Basketball Scoreboard
Class AA scores: #1 O'Gorman 69, #8 SF Jefferson 42 #4 RC Stevens 54, #5 Spearfish 41 #2 Brandon Valley 69, #7 Pierre 36 #3 SF Washington 55, #6 Mitchell 38 Class A scores: #1 SF Christian 58, #8 Mt. ...
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Class B sees three upsets on Day One of the State Tournament
When you get to the State Tournament, you can essentially throw the records out the window. At this point, there are no "posers" playing at this point. Each team has the ability to make a ru...
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Govs fall to Lynx in Game 1 of State Tournament
In the third game of the day from The Monument in Rapid City, the Govs had hopes of upsetting a Brandon Valley team that had beat them by double-digits earlier in the season. Both teams came out with ...
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DRG Media Group Sports Broadcasting Schedule Today (3/13)
We will have three Girls State Tournament games coming your way this afternoon into the evening, below is the schedule and where you can tune in! Mobridge-Pollock vs. Hamlin: Coverage begins around 2:...
Mar 13, 2025
Farm News

Tariffs May Threaten Shift to More Corn Acres
Industry experts have been predicting farmers may make a shift to planting more corn acres this spring due to tighter supplies and cut back on soybeans. However, recent reports say that President Dona...
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Stanley County Commission approves resolution detailing opposition to mandatory electronic ID tags for livestock
The Stanley County Commission has approved (March 4, 2025) a resolution expressing their opposition to mandatory electronic identification tags for livestock. The resolution is in response to the U.S....
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Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen. But the move ha...
23h ago

Midwest carbon-capture pipeline could be delayed after eminent domain ban in South Dakota
March 12, 2025: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The company behind an $8.9 billion carbon-capture pipeline proposed for five Midwestern states said Wednesday it wants to indefinitely delay its plans after So...
Mar 13, 2025
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Good luck to the Pierre Governor Girls Basketball Team in their State AA Tournament tonight, tomorrow and Friday! We are proud to be the official voice of the Governors and proud of your season. Tune in at River 92.7 or view on drgnews.com/river.
Pierre T.F. Riggs ProStart Culinary Team wins state contest; Competes at national event in May. South Dakota Retailers Association #ProStart
Good luck to the Lyman Lady Raiders at the SD State Class B Girls Basketball Tournament tonight, tomorrow and Saturday. Darren Boyle is in Huron to call all of the action on KPLO with video on drgnews.com/kplo.