News

March continues strong pace of travelers flying out of Pierre Regional Airport; USDOT gives next EAS contract for Pierre to SkyWest
April 1, 2025: Six more people flew out of Pierre in March 2025 than did in February. City Commissioner Jamie Huizengasays the March enplanements are also a little higher than they were in March of 20...
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Weekly update meeting being held Wednesday 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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Prosecution lays out timeline of discovery and policies in place to detect and prevent theft on first day of trial for woman accused of stealing $1.8 million in state and federal funds
April 1, 2025, update: The prosecution called its first witnesses Tuesday (April 1, 2025) in the case of a former South Dakota Department of Social Services employee accused of stealing approximately ...
9h ago

U.S. Army Corps hold first of two virtual Missouri River management spring meetings this afternoon
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' annual spring meetings discussing Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir system operations will be virtual this year, due to travel restrictions that are in place for civi...
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National Sports

Braves' Jurickson Profar gets 80-game PED ban, calls it 'most difficult day' of his career
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use. Major League Baseball announced Monday that Profar tested positive for Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) in violation of the league's joint drug prevention and treatment program. Acc...
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MLB Monday Scoreboard
INTERLEAGUE Final Kansas City 11 Milwaukee 1 Final Cincinnati 14 Texas 3 Final Tampa Bay 6 Pittsburgh 1 Final Toronto 5 Washington 2 Final L.A. Angels 5 St. Louis 4 Final San Francisco 7 Houston 2 Final San Diego 7 Cleveland 2 Final Chicago Cubs 18 Athletics 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Chicago White Sox 9 Minnesota 0 F...
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NBA Monday Scoreboard
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Charlotte 110 Utah 106 Final Indiana 111 Sacramento 109 Final Miami 120 Washington 94 Final L.A. Clippers 96 Orlando 87 Final Boston 117 Memphis 103 Final Oklahoma City 145 Chicago 117 Final Brooklyn 113 Dallas 109 Final L.A. Lakers 104 Houston 98
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NHL Monday Scoreboard
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Philadelphia 2 Nashville 1 Final SO New Jersey 3 Minnesota 2 Final SO Calgary 3 Colorado 2 Final Dallas 3 Seattle 1
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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...
Mar 31, 2025
Local Sports

NBA suspends 5 players for their roles in Pistons-Timberwolves altercation that spilled into stands
NEW YORK (AP) - Detroit's Isaiah Stewart was suspended for two games and four other players from the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves drew one-game suspensions for their roles in an on-court alterca...
12h ago

Devils burn Wild for second time in three days
With seven games left in the regular season, the Wild are in a fight for their playoff lives while trying to either secure a Wild Card spot or sneak in the back door of the Central division (not likel...
17h ago

Midwest Walleye Challenge begins today!
The Midwest Walleye Challenge begins Tuesday, April 1 and if you haven't already now is the time to get registered! The Midwest Walleye Challenge is hosted by Anglersatlas.com and the MyCatch app. The...
17h ago

Twins drop to 0-4 after nearly getting no-hit in shutout against White Sox
There's a lot of baseball left to be played. That's what we need to keep telling ourselves, Twins fans. The Twins now sit 0-4 to start the season after a 9-0 rout at the hands of the Chicago White Sox...
17h ago
Farm News

Lee Brice to be featured Saturday Grandstand Act at 2025 South Dakota State Fair
Country music singer Lee Brice will be the headline act in the grandstand on Saturday, Aug. 30, during the 2025 South Dakota State Fair. Brice joins a lineup that also includes two nights of bull ridi...
15h ago

Winter wheat in South Dakota remains rated mostly fair to good
April 1, 2025: For the week ending March 30, 2025, topsoil moisture supplies in South Dakota rated 52% very short, 37% short, 11% adequate, and 0% surplus, according to the USDA's National Agricultura...
15h ago

USDA Says Corn Acres Up 5% in 2025
U.S. farmers will plant nearly 5 million more corn acres in 2025 compared with last year. In its 2025 Prospective Plantings report released Monday (March 31, 2025), the agency pegged corn acres for th...
17h ago

Producer sentiment slips due to rising policy uncertainty
April 1, 2025: Farmer sentiment declined in March as concerns over agricultural trade and farm policy weighed on producers' outlook for the future. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer...
18h ago
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Prosecution lays out timeline of discovery and policies in place to detect and prevent theft on first day of trial for woman accused of stealing $1.8 million in state and federal funds.