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Emergency response begins with 911 dispatchers; Communications officers at Central South Dakota Communications Center in Pierre handle hundreds of calls each day
If you have an emergency and call 911, a calm voice answers and is immediately ready to help you, while also getting emergency responders headed your way. What many people don't know is that calm voic...
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Bohnenkamp to join South Dakota Retailers Association
Brooke Bohnenkamp of Pierre is the newest staff addition to the South Dakota Retailer's Association. She'll join the team as Deputy Executive Director on May 27, 2025. Bohnenkamp comes to the Retailer...
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Easter egg hunt, April birthday party and garden blessing events to be hosted by Cheyenne River Youth Project
The Cheyenne River Youth Project has announced three important events scheduled for April and May at its East Lincoln Street campus in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. These include the Native-led nonprofit...
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Contractors to work overnight tonight into Thursday morning to do sewer line bypass work for Euclid Avenue reconstruction project in Pierre
April 16, 2025: "Exactly on schedule." Those are the words of Morris, Inc. Operations Manager TJ Gallagher regarding the current status of the Euclid Avenue/U.S. Highways 14/83 reconstructio...
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National Sports

Three anglers killed in accident during Major League Fishing tournament
Two boats collided during a fishing tournament Wednesday in Alabama, killing three people, officials said. Major League Fishing said in a statement that a boating accident occurred during the second day of the Tackle Warehouse Invitational held on Lewis Smith Lake, a popular recreational destination about 70 miles (113...
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Lee Corso is retiring from ESPN's 'College GameDay' after 38 seasons
All good things must come to an end. Announced just moments ago, 89 year old Lee Corso will be stepping down from his analyst and mascot-head wearing role on College GameDay. Corso said earlier, "My family and I will be forever indebted for the opportunity to be part of ESPN and College GameDay for nearly 40 years...
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NHL Wednesday Score & Playoff Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final OT Winnipeg 2 Anaheim 1 Final Montreal 4 Carolina 2 Final Detroit 5 New Jersey 2 Final Nashville 5 Dallas 1 Final Vegas 4 Vancouver 1 Final Edmonton 3 San Jose 0 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Carolina at Ottawa 6 p.m. Detroit at Toronto 6 p.m. N-Y Islanders at Columbus 6 p.m. Phi...
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MLB Wednesday Scores & Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Final Milwaukee 5 Detroit 1 Final St. Louis 4 Houston 1 Final Toronto 3 Atlanta 1 Final Minnesota 4 N.Y. Mets 3 Final Seattle 5 Cincinnati 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Baltimore 9 Cleveland 1 Final Boston 1 Tampa Bay 0 Final N.Y. Yankees 4 Kansas City 3 Final Athletics 3 Chicago White Sox 1 Final Texas 3 L.A...
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NBA Play-In Tournament Scores
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Final Miami 109 Chicago 90 Final Dallas 120 Sacramento 106 Tuesday scores: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Orlando 120 Atlanta 95 Final Golden State 121 Memphis 116
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Local Sports

Professional Angler Thomas Huynh & Masters from the Grounds: Player's Perspective
We recap the dramatic finish to the 2025 Masters and I give you the perspective from the grounds of Augusta National. We also welcome on Pro Angler Thomas Huynh ahead of the National Walleye Tour comi...
Apr 16, 2025

Pierre's Terry Becker & Onida's Brian White amongst others to earn SD High School Basketball Coaches of the Year
Region 1 Basketball Coach of the Year Head Boys- Jerome Nesheim Clark/Willow Lake Head Girls- TIE: Andrea Begeman-Clark/Willow Lake TIE- Matt Locke Groton Area Assistant Boys- Paul Fischer Aberdeen Ro...
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Twins take series from Mets with 4-3 win on Ty France's game-ending single in the 10th inning
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Ty France singled in the 10th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory Wednesday over the New York Mets, who had rallied with a three-run eighth. With the speedy Byron Buxto...
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Pierre vs. Brookings Softball for Thursday Postponed
The Pierre vs. Brookings game originally scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed, a statement from AD Brian Moser: "Unfortunately, with the cooler weather forecast tomorrow we will be postponin...
Apr 16, 2025
Farm News

Bill to remove wolves from Endangered Species Act listing advances
A bill is moving through the House of Representatives that would delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act, and it just passed out of a key committee in the House. The bill is sponsored by Tom Tif...
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FAPRI releases 2025 U.S. Ag Market Outlook
The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri released its 2025 U.S. Agricultural Market Outlook report. The outlook for U.S. farm finances is characterized by two ...
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Rounds, Grassley reintroduce legislation that would expand access to meat and poultry
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a member of the Senate Ag Committee, joined Mike Rounds (R-SD) in reintroducing the "New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act." The bipartisan leg...
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Bayer might stop making glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup
Bayer says it may stop producing glyphosate, the world's most popular weedkiller unless it can get court protection against lawsuits blaming the herbicide for causing cancer. The Wall Street Journal s...
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Contractors to work overnight tonight into Thursday morning (April 16-17, 2025) to do sewer line bypass work for Euclid Avenue reconstruction project in Pierre.
Smoldering electrical pole believed to be cause of grass fire Monday night west of Fort Pierre. Fort Pierre Fire Department West Central Electric Cooperative, Inc.
U.S. Army Corps to close or reduce services at campgrounds, boat ramps, visitor centers along Missouri River in SD, ND, NE and MT.