News

Unused prescription medications being collected Saturday as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
If you have prescription medications that you'd like to get rid of, you can drop them off Saturday (April 26, 2025) as part of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug ...
53m ago

Pierre student wins 2025 Congressional Art Competition for South Dakota
April 25, 2025: Pierre T.F. Riggs High School senior Magnus Weber from Pierre has earned 1st place in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for South Dakota. Weber's drawing, "Fragments of Freed...
1h ago

If elected to Pierre City Commission, Lerseth wants to get creative to improve shortage of affordable housing and child care
Robin Lerseth is one of five candidates running for two spots on the Pierre City Commission in June. The 2005 T.F. Riggs High School graduate says she and her family have a long history in Pierre. The...
7h ago

Work on Euclid Avenue reconstruction project in Pierre continues, despite wet weather; Monday's water service disruption rescheduled to Tuesday
April 25, 2025: While many people are grateful for the rainfall we've had recently, there's at least one construction company that wouldn't mind seeing some drier weather. Morris, Inc. Operations Mana...
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National Sports

NFL Draft Night 1: Cam Ward goes #1 overall, Seahawks land Zabel, Sanders falls to day two & every other pick
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Cam Ward went from zero-star recruit to No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. Travis Hunter cost Jacksonville a premium. Jaxson Dart was selected before Shedeur Sanders. While Ward, Hunter and Abdul Carter went 1-2-3 as expected, Sanders wasn't picked at all in the first round. "We all didn't expect ...
6h ago

NHL Playoff Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Florida 2 Tampa Bay 0 Final OT Toronto 3 Ottawa 2 Final Minnesota 5 Vegas 2 Final St. Louis 7 Winnipeg 2 Today's games: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Washington at Montreal 6 p.m. Carolina at New Jersey 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton 9 p.m. ___
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NBA Playoff Thursday Scores & Schedule
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Final New York 118 Detroit 116 Final Oklahoma City 114 Memphis 108 Final L.A. Clippers 117 Denver 83 Today's games: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS Boston at Orlando 6 p.m. Indiana at Milwaukee 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Minnesota 8:30 p.m. ___
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NHL Playoff Tuesday Scoreboard & Schedule
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS Final Washington 3 Montreal 1 Final Los Angeles 6 Edmonton 2 Final OT Dallas 2 Colorado 1 Tonight's games: Florida at Tampa Bay 5:30 p.m. Toronto at Ottawa 6 p.m. Vegas at Minnesota 8 p.m. Winnipeg at St. Louis 8:30 p.m
Apr 24, 2025

MLB Tuesday Scoreboard & Schedule
INTERLEAGUE Colorado at Kansas City 5:40 p.m. (Postponed) Final Detroit 6 San Diego 0 Final Washington 4 Baltimore 3 Final Pittsburgh 3 L.A. Angels 0 Final Tampa Bay 7 Arizona 6 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final N.Y. Yankees 5 Cleveland 1 Final Seattle 8 Boston 5 Final Houston 3 Toronto 1 Final Minnesota 6 Chicago White Sox 3 ...
Apr 24, 2025
Local Sports

With the 18th pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks select Grey Zabel
It's official, T.F. Riggs High School has produced a first round draft pick in the NFL. Moments ago, the Seattle Seahawks used their 18th pick to take Grey Zabel. The Seahawks desperately needed to ad...
15h ago

Pierre Softball welcomes Sturgis & Spearfish for Friday doubleheader
The Govs are back at Riggs Field this afternoon after a rainy Thursday to host their first doubleheader of the year. Game one will be played against Sturgis and gets underway later this morning at 11:...
5h ago

Day 1 of NWT on Lake Sharpe results; Pierre anglers representing well
A little rain and cold wouldn't stop hundreds from gathering down at Steamboat park as the anglers came off the water to wrap up day one of the NWT's first tournament of the season. Ninety-three boats...
20h ago

Byron Buxton's says his game winning catch on Tuesday is the best of his career
The Twins series finale with the White Sox on Thursday ended as a rain-shortened 3-0 loss. But, if you didn't catch Tuesday night's win against the White Sox, Byron Buxton delivered one of the most cl...
22h ago
Farm News

Ranking Member Craig, ag Democrats urge restraint in USDA mass layoffs
U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) led fellow Agriculture Committee Democrats (April 25, 2025) on a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressing deep c...
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USGC: Value of U.S. ag exports passes $28 Billion
The U.S. Grains Council updated its Value of Grains Exports study with the latest available information about the financial benefits of ag exports to communities around the country. "The value of...
2h ago

North Dakota enacts nation's first law shielding Roundup's maker from some cancer lawsuits
UNDATED (AP)- A new first-of-its-kind law enacted in North Dakota could shield agrochemical manufacturer Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn customers that its popular weedkiller Roundup co...
4h ago

Hughes County Commission signs on to resolution opposing mandatory electronic identification tags for livestock
The Hughes County Commission has unanimously approved (April 15, 2025) a resolution expressing their opposition to mandatory electronic identification tags for livestock. It's in response to the U.S. ...
7h ago