A U.S. District Court has dismissed three complaints filed by pharmaceutical manufacturers challenging a 2025 amendment to South Dakota law. The Attorney General's Office says the amendment restricts pharmaceutical manufacturers from controlling key contract terms related to how discounted or generic medications are de...

Aug. 7, 2026 The Mni Wiconi South Core Pipeline will be temporarily shut down on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) to complete emergency repairs. This repair will affect all communities and rural areas between Fort Pierre and Vivian, as well as areas north and south of the Interstate 90 corridor between Oacoma and Kadoka. Duri...

Aug. 10, 2026: The South Dakota Trail of Governors Foundation held the unveiling of former Governor Kristi Noem's life-size bronze statue last week (Aug. 7, 2026) in Pierre. Sculptor John Lopez said he was excited to be selected to create Noem's statue. Noem's statue is located on East Church Street, near the corner of...

Aug. 10, 2026: Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information compiled from 6 a.m. Sunday, August 9, 2026, to 6 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2026. Item Sturgis Rapid City District District Total Last Year to Date DUI Arrests 31 9 40 38 Misd Drug Arrests 51 14 65 65 Felony Drug Arrests 22 2 24 33 Custodial Arrests 55 16 71 N...

KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit (24.94 degrees Celsius) across the Lower 48 states, eclipsing the Dust Bowl's July 1936 by an eighth of a degree...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued (Aug. 7, 2026) an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for CLiK Extra (dicyclanil topical suspension) wound spray for application on or around wounds for the prevention of New World screwworm (NWS) infestations (myiasis) in sheep, cattle, goats, swine, camelids (e.g., came...

As farm bill negotiations continue, the National Pork Producers Council encourages Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar to produce and pass a bipartisan farm bill that focuses on keeping pig farming in the U.S. affordable, checks the overreach of interstate commerce in Cal...

After the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry failed to advance the farm bill, National Farmers Union President Rob Larew said farmers cannot afford more delay. "Family farmers and ranchers need the right farm bill - one that addresses today's challenges and anticipates future needs. That means...

KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit (24.94 degrees Celsius) across the Lower 48 states, eclipsing the Dust Bowl's July 1936 by an eighth of a degree...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday (Aug. 10, 2026) signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held but discredited theory that childhood shots should be spaced out into separate medical visits. The order advocates separating the measles, mumps ...

Aug. 10, 2026: Two people from Colorado died Thursday (Aug. 6, 2026) in a two-vehicle crash four miles east of Deadwood, South Dakota. Preliminary crash information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates the driver of a 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 14A near mile marker 47. At...

2026 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Vehicle Count - Through Day Three The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 86th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which runs from Aug. 7-16, 2026. The traffic counts to date for the nine l...

UNDATED-AP- Ben Jones, who played the good ol' boy mechanic in "The Dukes of Hazzard" TV series and parlayed his fame into a political career and two terms in the U.S. House, has died. He was 84. Jones had a heart attack in his home Sunday (Aug. 9, 2026) in Washington, Virginia, as he was waiting to watch his...

NEW YORK (AP) - The driver of a speedboat that capsized in New York Harbor over the weekend, killing a 27-year-old woman and her infant daughter, has been charged with causing their deaths through misconduct or neglect. Forty-six-year-old Manuel Hernandez wiped his eyes with his hand as he arrived for his initial appea...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials on Monday (Aug. 10, 2026) proposed a rule change that would require food manufacturers to notify regulators before introducing new ingredients or additives into processed or packaged foods. The proposal would change a decades-old policy that advocates have called a regulatory loo...

Aug. 10, 2026: PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - A defense lawyer for the Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children is questioning her psychiatrist's expertise, prescribing decisions and overall treatment. In court Monday, Lindsay Clancy's attorney sought to suggest the mental healthcare system had failed his clien...

The Northern Oahe Sportsman's Club is opening registration for its September Trap Shooting League, a month‑long competition welcoming shooters of all ages and experience levels. Participants can establish their handicap during August by shooting 25‑target rounds on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Handicap rounds cos...

Don Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history who won five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics, died Sunday. He was 86. Nelson's family confirmed the death in a statement that did not say where he died or provide a cause. "On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-gra...

INTERLEAGUE Final Atlanta 2 N.Y. Yankees 1 Final Philadelphia 7 Toronto 6 Final Miami 12 L.A. Angels 3 Final Chi Cubs 10 Kansas City 2 Final Milwaukee 4 Minnesota 3 Final Detroit 3 San Francisco 1 Final San Diego 7 Houston 2 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Athletics 4 Boston 3 Final Chi White Sox 5 Cleveland 3 Final Baltimor...

WOMEN'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final New York 111 Las Vegas 71 Final Washington 95 Phoenix 75 Final Minnesota 103 Dallas 90 Final Golden State 84 Los Angeles 78 Today's games: Toronto at Atlanta 7 p.m. Chicago at Seattle 9 p.m.