News

Two blocks of Crow Street in Pierre to close for construction starting today
Crow Street in Pierre, between Sioux and Dakota Avenues will close Monday (April 21, 2025) for street construction. Local access will be maintained during evening and weekend hours. Through traffic sh...
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Free document shredding opportunity being held Tuesday in Pierre
People in the Pierre and Fort Pierre area with personal or sensitive documents they need to dispose of have the opportunity to do that for free on Tuesday (April 22, 2025). Dakota Data Shred-- the com...
Apr 20, 2025
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Pierre/Fort Pierre Community Foundation and the Youth Philanthropy Fund grant applications are due April 30
Non-profit organizations in Pierre and Fort Pierre have until Wednesday, April 30, 2025, to apply for grant dollars from the Pierre/Fort Pierre Community Foundation and the Youth Philanthropy Fund. Th...
Apr 20, 2025

Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects
April 19, 2025: UNDATED (AP)- At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools ...
Apr 19, 2025
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National Sports

NHL Playoffs Sunday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Carolina 4 New Jersey 1 Final Toronto 6 Ottawa 2 Final Vegas 4 Minnesota 2 Playoff games tonight: Montreal at Washington 6 p.m. St. Louis at Winnipeg 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles 9 p.m.
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MLB Sunday Scores & Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Final Atlanta 6 Minnesota 2 Final Cleveland 5 Pittsburgh 4 Final Cincinnati 24 Baltimore 2 Final Milwaukee 14 Athletics 1 Final L.A. Dodgers 1 Texas 0 Final L.A. Angels 5 San Francisco 4 Final San Diego 3 Houston 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 0 Final Chicago White Sox 8 Boston 4 Final...
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NBA Playoff Sunday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Final Oklahoma City 131 Memphis 80 Final Boston 103 Orlando 86 Final Cleveland 121 Miami 100 Final Golden State 95 Houston 85 Playoff games tonight: Detroit at New York 6:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Denver 9 p.m. ___
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MLB Friday Scores & Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Final Cleveland 10 Pittsburgh 7 Final Cincinnati 8 Baltimore 3 Final Atlanta 6 Minnesota 4 Final L.A. Dodgers 3 Texas 0 Final Houston 6 San Diego 4 Final Milwaukee 5 Athletics 3 Final L.A. Angels 2 San Francisco 0 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 3 Seattle 1 Final Boston 10 Chicago White Sox 3 Final Detroi...
Apr 19, 2025

NHL Saturday Playoff Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS St. Louis at Winnipeg 5 p.m. Colorado at Dallas 7:30 p.m.
Apr 19, 2025
Local Sports

Timberwolves shoot the lights out, dominate Lakers and look to take commanding series lead on Tuesday
The Timberwolves got their first round playoff series started with a bang Saturday night going on the road and dominating the Lakers 117-95. Minnesota got behind early, but rallied and started droppin...
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Twins swept by struggling Braves, look to bounce back against White Sox tomorrow
The Twins went on the road to Atlanta in hopes of taking a series from a Braves team that had yet to find their footing in 2025. Minnesota was coming off a series win against another NL East team in t...
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Howden scores twice and Golden Knights beat Wild 4-2 in Game 1
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brett Howden had never scored double-digit goals until this season. Then he went out and scored 23. Turns out, Howden isn't finished. He had what turned out to be the game-winning goa...
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Timberwolves take on Luka, Lebron & Lakers in Game 1 of Playoffs tonight
The NBA postseason got underway this week with the NBA Play-In Tournament, one of the many experiments by the league to find ways to up viewership. There are a few things NBA fans, however, aren't enj...
Apr 19, 2025
Farm News

South Dakota FFA agri-scientists earn state honors, some qualify for national competitions
Two hundred and seventy-five FFA members showcased their research in the SD FFA Agriscience Fair, April 16, 2025, in Hartford, and winners celebrated. Research SAEs offer a deep dive into the scientif...
Apr 19, 2025

Estimating the impact of low Mississippi River levels on soybean basis in the Midsouth
Extreme weather events, like drought, jointly impact agricultural production and rural infrastructure, including transportation infrastructure. An important part of this transportation infrastructure ...
Apr 19, 2025
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Planting Potential: Chilson Gift Powers FFA Innovation
The South Dakota FFA Foundation is proud to establish the Chilson Agriscience Sweepstakes Endowment, with a legacy gift from Jim Chilson. The endowment will fund a South Dakota FFA Agriscience Sweepst...
Apr 19, 2025

Native Plant Month Highlights Invasive Species Management Needs
April is Native Plant Month, and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) encourages the public to support initiatives like this one that increase awareness for the need to protect native plants tha...
Apr 19, 2025