News

Road work being done on Range Road in Hughes County the week of April 21, 2025
The Hughes County Highway Department will begin milling the road surface of Range Road later this month (April 21, 2025). During this time, access to the road will remain open, but there will be some ...
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Upcoming South Dakota roadway Spring Load Limit Restriction removals scheduled
The South Dakota Department of Transportation will REMOVE Spring Load Limit Restrictions from the road segments shown in the table below. Effective Date Highway Location Begin/End Mile Markers Length ...
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Stanley County School Board meets tonight
The Stanley County School Board meets at 6 o'clock this evening (April 9, 2025) at Parkview Auditorium in Fort Pierre. Among items on the agenda are: Avera Saint Mary's Hospital SD School District Ben...
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Weekly update meeting being held today for Euclid Avenue/Highways 14/83 reconstruction project in Pierre
As part of the Euclid Avenue/Highways 14/83 reconstruction project in Pierre, weekly update meetings will be held on Wednesday mornings. The updates will be at 11am in the Associated General Contracto...
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National Sports

Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Octavio Dotel, who pitched for 13 major league teams in a 15-year career and won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals, was among the dead after a roof collapsed at a nightclub in his native Dominican Republic where he was attending a merengue concert. He was 51. Officials...
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MLB Tuesday Scores & Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Final Chicago Cubs 10 Texas 6 Final Arizona 4 Baltimore 3 Final Athletics 10 San Diego 4 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 5 N.Y. Yankees 0 Final Cleveland 1 Chicago White Sox 0 Final Toronto 6 Boston 1 Final L.A. Angels 4 Tampa Bay 3 Final Kansas City 2 Minnesota 1 Final Houston 2 Seattle 1 ___ NATIONAL LE...
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NBA Tuesday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION 4/8/25 Final Cleveland 135 Chicago 113 Final Indiana 104 Washington 98 Final Orlando 119 Atlanta 112 Final Memphis 124 Charlotte 100 Final Brooklyn 119 New Orleans 114 Final OT Boston 119 New York 117 Final Milwaukee 110 Minnesota 103 Final Oklahoma City 136 L.A. Lakers 120 Final Golden ...
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NHL Tuesday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE 4/8/25 Final Boston 7 New Jersey 2 Final Florida 3 Toronto 1 Final Buffalo 3 Carolina 0 Final Columbus 5 Ottawa 2 Final Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 0 Final Montreal 4 Detroit 1 Final OT Vancouver 6 Dallas 5 Final OT Nashville 7 N-Y Islanders 6 Final Utah 7 Seattle 1 Final SO Colorado 3 Vegas 2 NATIONAL ...
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Nuggets fire coach Malone and won't extend GM Booth in stunning move as postseason looms
(AP) -- Michael Malone coached the Denver Nuggets to the NBA title in 2023. He has them set to make the postseason for a seventh consecutive year. Even amid a four-game slide, they're still in position to have home-court advantage in Round 1. And he's gone with three games left - an unprecedented move for a club bound ...
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Local Sports

Pierre Softball Falls to Mitchell in Season Opener
Pierre softball lost their first game of the 2025 season, falling to Mitchell on the road Tuesday night 9-4. The Kernels took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, before the Lady Governors plated three run...
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Pierre Track & Field Dominates Bob Judson Invitational
The Pierre Governors hosted the track and field Bob Judson Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at Hollister Field, and dominated the competition. 12 other schools came to compete, but it was the Governo...
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Pierre Softball Begins 2025 Season
The Pierre Lady Governors will finally take the diamond on Tuesday night in Mitchell to begin the 2025 softball season. They were originally scheduled to begin play April 1 at home against Aberdeen Ch...
Apr 08, 2025

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
Farm News

Producers have until April 15 to enroll in USDA commodity safety net programs
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, 2025, to revise elections and ...
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A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened
MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) - The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years. An analysis by Lee Enterprises and Th...
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Summit Carbon Solutions asking PUC for suspension of scheduling order and extension of current deadline, indefinitely
April 9, 2025: Summit Carbon Solutions is on the agenda for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission when they meet this week (April 10, 2025), but this time the company is asking state regulators...
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Winter wheat condition improves during past week in South Dakota
April 8, 2025: For the week ending April 6, 2025, there were 2.7 days suitable for fieldwork in South Dakota, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplie...
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