News

Dollar Tree offloads Family Dollar chain for $1 billion, ending a decade-long effort to find a fit
UNDATED (AP)- Dollar Tree's decade-long effort to fold the Family Dollar chain into its business is ending after agreeing to sell the bargain store chain to a pair of private equity firms for $1 billi...
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Pfrimmer Pedal Promise program hopes to carry on tradition of gifting bikes so kids can be active outdoors
The Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area in Pierre has created a program to honor a long-time supporter of their organization. The Pfrimmer Pedal Promise honors Dennie Pfrimmer, who was the CEO a...
1h ago

Rhoden carrying his "reset" theme as he travels South Dakota doing his "Open for Opportunity" Tour
Larry Rhoden switched from being South Dakota's lieutenant governor to being its governor about two months ago (Jan. 27, 2025). As he's traveled the state since then, he said the tone and content of t...
2h ago

Rhoden signs Mortenson's bill requiring towns and school districts to hold their elections in June or November
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed a bill into law that would require all elections in the state be held on either the June Primary Election date or the November General Election date. Repr...
2h ago
National Sports

NCAAM Sweet 16 Thursday Game Schedule
The Sweet 16 gets underway tonight with four very exciting games. The tournament hasn't seen many upsets this year, the only "real" Cinderella left being 10-seeded Arkansas. But that only means we get the best teams matching up at this point in the tournament. Below is the full schedule for tonight's games: 2...
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MLB Opening Day Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Milwaukee at N-Y Yankees 2:05 p.m. N-Y Mets at Houston 3:10 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis 3:15 p.m. Detroit at L-A Dodgers 6:10 p.m. ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore at Toronto 2:07 p.m. Boston at Texas 3:05 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City 3:10 p.m. L-A Angels at Chi White Sox 3:10 p.m. Athletics at Seattle 9:10 p...
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NHL Wednesday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final New Jersey 5 Chicago 3 Final Vancouver 5 N-Y Islanders 2 Final Anaheim 6 Boston 2 Final Dallas 4 Edmonton 3 Today's games: Montreal at Philadelphia 6 p.m. Ottawa at Detroit 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo 6 p.m. Utah at Tampa Bay 6 p.m. Washington at Minnesota 6:30 p.m. St. Louis at Nashville ...
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NBA Wednesday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Washington 119 Philadelphia 114 Final L.A. Clippers 126 New York 113 Final Toronto 116 Brooklyn 86 Final L.A. Lakers 120 Indiana 119 Final Denver 127 Milwaukee 117 Final Boston 132 Phoenix 102 Today's games: Dallas at Orlando 6 p.m. Indiana at Washington 6 p.m. San Antonio at Cleve...
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Gary Danielson sets retirement after 2025 CFB season
Gary Danielson, one of CBS' lead college football analyst, has announced 2025 will be his last season in the booth calling games for the network. Danielson, 73, has been a fixture in the 2:30 CT Saturday time slot, a majority of which covering the SEC before CBS transitioned to the Big 10 a year ago. "I have had t...
18h ago
Local Sports

Vikings want McCarthy as starting QB after tabling Rodgers conversation with never say never
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings have moved forward with a roster revolving around J.J. McCarthy as their starting quarterback and tabled consideration of Aaron Rodgers - even if the door rem...
1h ago

Pfrimmer Pedal Promise program hopes to carry on tradition of gifting bikes so kids can be active outdoors
The Boys & Girls Club of the Capital Area in Pierre has created a program to honor a long-time supporter of their organization. The Pfrimmer Pedal Promise honors Dennie Pfrimmer, who was the CEO a...
1h ago

Minnesota Twins start 2025 campaign in St. Louis today
Opening Day across the MLB has officially arrived, and the Twins begin their run at the AL Central after a disappointing end to the 2024 season. Minnesota will kick off the 2025 season on the road aga...
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Four SD high school football coaches to be inducted into SDFBCA Hall of Fame on Friday
BROOKINGS - Four South Dakota high school coaching greats will be inducted into the South Dakota Football Coaches Hall of Fame on Friday. Aaron Beavers of Sioux Falls, Wayne Sullivan of Rapid City, Ke...
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Farm News

Rural Mainstreet Economy: Two-Thirds of Bankers Expect 2025 Farm Income Decline
For the 18th time in the past 19 months (March 20, 2025), the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) sank below the 50.0 reading in March, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of ...
1h ago

RFA sees level playing field as Trump, GOP pull plug on EVs
The ethanol industry had been expecting sales of gasoline-powered vehicles capable of running on ethanol blended fuels to slow as electric vehicle sales picked up due to Biden Administration tailpipe ...
Mar 26, 2025

USDA Updates Public on Avian Flu Strategy
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins hosted a stakeholder update to provide a progress report on USDA's five-pronged strategy to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and lower egg prices. Less than a month...
Mar 26, 2025

Cattle on Feed Report Called "Bullish"
The U.S. Cattle on Feed Report showed the U.S. beef herd was down two percent from the previous year. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capaci...
Mar 26, 2025