News

Closure planned for Monday on S.D. Highway 204 for controlled burn near Oahe Dam northwest of Pierre
S.D. Highway 204, across from the Oahe Dam northwest of Pierre, will be closed Monday (April 7, 2025) while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers administers a controlled burn of vegetation at the face of ...
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Water service disruption for 100 block of East Capitol Avenue in Pierre scheduled for Tuesday
Some Pierre water customers on East Capitol Avenue will be without service for about four hours on Tuesday (April 8, 2025) while a new water main pipeline is installed. Water will be turned off from 9...
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Federal jury finds Lower Brule man guilty of assaulting federal officers; Sentencing date not yet set
A federal jury has found a 45 year old man from Lower Brule guilty of two counts of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. The verdict against Eddie Bromwich was issued Thursday (April...
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Best Law

Candidates selected for Pierre T.F. Riggs High School prom king and queen
"New York City Prom" is the theme for 2025 for Pierre T.F. Riggs High School event that will be held Saturday (April 5, 2025). The Prom King candidates are Steven Blanchette, Elijah Boutchee...
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National Sports

Men's Final Four Preview
It's been a little less than a calendar week since we had college basketball, and today we have it back with what may be the most dominant four teams to every make it out of each region. This is arguably the most talented and deepest Final Flour that college basketball has seen. You can make the case that if you pluck ...
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Strong, Fudd help UConn blow out UCLA 85-51 in Final Four as Bueckers moves 1 win from elusive title
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd didn't even need much help from superstar Paige Bueckers to propel UConn into the national title game, leading the Huskies to a remarkably easy 85-51 victory over UCLA on Friday night in the Final Four of the women's NCAA Tournament. Strong finished with 22 points and Fudd ...
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NHL Friday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Detroit 5 Carolina 3 Final Washington 5 Chicago 3 Final N-Y Islanders 3 Minnesota 1 Today's games: N-Y Rangers at New Jersey 11:30 a.m. Florida at Ottawa 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Dallas 2 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver 3 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles 3 p.m. Carolina at Boston 6 p.m. Colorado at St. L...
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NBA Friday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Sacramento 125 Charlotte 102 Final Indiana 140 Utah 112 Final Boston 123 Phoenix 103 Final Detroit 117 Toronto 105 Final Cleveland 114 San Antonio 113 Final Chicago 118 Portland 113 Final Houston 125 Oklahoma City 111 Final Golden State 118 Denver 104 Final L.A. Clippers 114 Dallas...
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Once pariahs, now winners, Final Four coaches Pearl, Sampson a reflection of a changing game
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A decade ago, Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were emerging from exile - two coaches who had been handed the harshest sanction imaginable by the NCAA and were looking to resurrect their once-successful careers. This week, they're both coaching at the Final Four, the "show-cau...
Apr 04, 2025
Local Sports

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

Pierre Baseball head to Harrisburg for doubleheader
Pierre baseball continues the early stride of their 2025 campaign by going on the road to face off with the Harrisburg Tigers for two games. Harrisburg has had an uncharacteristic start to the season,...
Apr 04, 2025

Edwards shakes off injury scare and scores 28 points to lead Timberwolves past Nets 105-90
NEW YORK (AP) - Anthony Edwards shook off an injury scare and finished with 28 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Brooklyn Nets 105-90 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win. ...
Apr 04, 2025

Walker, Peña homer and Rodgers drives in 3 as Astros spoil Twins' home opener 5-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Christian Walker and Jeremy Peña homered and Brendan Rodgers had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Hunte...
Apr 04, 2025
Farm News

Nearly half of National Weather Service offices have 20% vacancy rates, and experts say it's a risk; Rapid City office has 41.7% vacancy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Data obtained by The Associated Press shows that close to half of the local National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates as severe weather chugs across the nation...
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AFT Again Sponsors "America the Bountiful"
American Farmland Trust has renewed its sponsorship of the national public television series "America the Bountiful," which began season number two on April 1, 2025. "America the Bounti...
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Prescribed fire schools for SD landowners being held Tuesday by Lower Brule
South Dakota State University Extension is partnering with the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The Nature Conservancy, Audubon Great Plains and landowner-led ...
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Trump tariffs target top trading partners for agriculture; Opponents concerned about inflation and lost export markets
The new tariffs announced this week (April 2, 2025) by U.S. President Donald Trump include 10% duties on all goods imported to the US, plus an extra levy on 60-some nations with the highest trade barr...
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