News

Traffic change being made at Pierre Street/Sioux Avenue intersection as part of U.S. Highways 14 and 83/Euclid Avenue Reconstruction Project in Pierre
April 3, 2025: After a being delayed a few days because of the wet weather, the contractor for the Euclid Avenue reconstruction project in Pierre began setting up traffic control markings Thursday (Ap...
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Entry deadline for 21st Annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns n' Hoses Blood Drive T-Shirt Contest is tomorrow
April 3, 2025: Friday (April 4, 2025) is the entry deadline for the 21st annual Tyler Wilcox Memorial Guns 'n Hoses Blood Drive T-Shirt Design Contest. The winner will be selected by the blood drive c...
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Rhoden releases Homeowner Tax Relief Proposal
April 3, 2025: Some South Dakota home owners might get a bit of a break on their property taxes if a plan introduced by Governor Larry Rhoden is put into action. Rhoden said his Homeowner Tax Relief P...
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Controlled burn happening today at Farm Island Recreation Area near Pierre
A controlled burn is being done Thursday (April 3, 2025) at the Farm Island State Recreation Area just east of Pierre. If you see smoke in that director, there's no need for concern.
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National Sports

The Torpedo Bat; The story behind the hitting trend taking over the MLB
If you're a baseball fan, you may have heard the talk about this new bat that has crept into the MLB, but is now not so subtly exploding across the league. The new bat is known as the Torpedo bat (also called a bowling pin bat, but torpedo sounds cooler), and it gets the name because it is literally shaped like both of...
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MLB Wednesday Scores & Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Final Texas 1 Cincinnati 0 Final Pittsburgh 4 Tampa Bay 2 Final St. Louis 12 L.A. Angels 5 Final Milwaukee 3 Kansas City 2 Final Toronto 4 Washington 2 Final Chicago Cubs 10 Athletics 2 Final San Diego 5 Cleveland 2 Final San Francisco 6 Houston 3 Final Arizona 4 N.Y. Yankees 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Min...
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NHL Wednesday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final OT N-Y Rangers 5 Minnesota 4 Final Carolina 5 Washington 1 Final Toronto 3 Florida 2 Final SO Colorado 3 Chicago 2 Final Seattle 5 Vancouver 0 Today's games: Boston at Montreal 6 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa 6 p.m. Colorado at Columbus 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Dallas 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Loui...
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NBA Wednesday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Indiana 119 Charlotte 105 Final Cleveland 124 New York 105 Final Washington 116 Sacramento 111 Final Miami 124 Boston 103 Final Houston 143 Utah 105 Final Dallas 120 Atlanta 118 Final San Antonio 113 Denver 106 Final Oklahoma City 119 Detroit 103 Final L.A. Clippers 114 New Orleans...
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Ohtani's walk-off homer boosts Dodgers to 8-0 with another comeback win
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani met the moment again, and his latest theatrics have the Los Angeles Dodgers perfect to start the season. The Japanese superstar hit a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning on his bobblehead night, lifting the Dodgers over the winless Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Wednesday. "If I didn't...
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Local Sports

Pierre's Lennix DuPris signs with the Mounty Marty Lancers
The Riggs High Library was filled to the brim with family, friends and teammates of one of Pierre's best basketball players, Lennix DuPris, as she signed her letter of intent to continue her basketbal...
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Twins win series in Chicago; Tied for first in AL Central
What a turnaround for the Twins. Starting the season off 0-4 and putting an unsettling feeling in Twins fans all over, but getting off the mat and winning back-to-back before heading home. The Twins d...
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Wild fall to Rangers 5-4 in OT
NEW YORK (AP) - Vincent Trocheck scored at 24 seconds of overtime to give the New York Rangers a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. Trocheck slid the puck past goalie Filip Gustav...
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SD Special Olympics Newsletter
April 01, 2025 Thank you, Mitchell, for an amazing 40th State Basketball Tournament The following note, which was e-mailed to the State Office, touched us deeply. Thank you, Trent, for these beautiful...
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Farm News

Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on wolves raise alarms in rural New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Commissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being maimed and killed by endangered Mexican gray wolves that seem t...
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Oil and Biofuel Coalition Meets with EPA
A coalition of U.S. oil and biofuel groups met with the Environmental Protection Agency this week to push for higher federal mandates for biomass diesel blending. Three sources familiar with the plans...
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Ag Leaders Speak Out on 2,4-D
Farmers would suffer if the U.S. government granted a petition to place anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of the herbicide 2,4-D. The president of the National Corn Growers Association...
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South Dakota State FFA Convention kicks off today in Brookings
April 3, 2025: The 97th Annual South Dakota State FFA Convention begins today and runs through Saturday (April 3-5, 2025), at the Dacotah Bank Center and South Dakota State University's campus in Bro...
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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.