Because of the winter weather, Emergency Snow Routes are in effect this weekend in Fort Pierre. City plows will begin moving snow at 8am CT Saturday (Dec. 13, 2025). All vehicles should be moved off of streets to help the sanders and plows keep the streets cleared and passable from curb to curb.

Dec. 13, 2025: Pierre snowplows are clearing streets, prioritizing the Emergency Snow Routes. Crews are working continuously to keep priority streets open and passable. People in Pierre are asked to keep vehicles off Emergency Snow Routes so plows can operate safely and without obstruction. For ongoing updates for Pier...

December 2025: The author: To read previous editions of the Mental Health Memo visit . January 2025: About the authors: This column was written by professionals at the Human Services Center in Yankton. New Year's resolutions are something that many people make, and seemingly almost as many fall short of holding to them...

UNDATED-AP- The federal government's crackdown on commercial driver's licenses for immigrants has found problems in eight states so far in the wake of several deadly crashes. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has publicly threatened to withhold millions in federal money from California, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and no...

In celebration of the International Year of the Woman Farmer, Farm Credit Council has announced an initiative to provide leadership development training to women leaders across the Farm Credit System. Participants will take part in a groundbreaking leadership experience at Gettysburg in the summer of 2026. Each of the ...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture along with 15 members of an International Year of the Woman Farmer working group launched an information hub dedicated to celebrating and advancing women in agriculture. The site debuted Oct. 15, 2025, the International Day of Rural Women, to highlight and co...

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing this week (Dec. 10, 2025) on the Abuse of the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). Todd Wilkinson, South Dakota cattle producer and National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) past president, testified on the rampant EAJA abuse by e...

When minimum wages were first established in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), agricultural workers were exempt. Over time, amendments to the rule brought groups of farmworkers under minimum wage laws until all agricultural workers were included in 1978. Yet, the federal minimum wage has not risen since the cur...

The eighth set of saturation patrols in South Dakota's Operation: Prairie Thunder concluded Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. The patrols were conducted in Belle Fourche, Huron, and Yankton. This was the second operation in those communities, following patrols conducted there Nov. 12-14. "Operation: Prairie Thunder continues ...

The South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) Board of Economic Development approved (Dec. 10, 2025) one grant at its monthly meeting. The board awarded a $500,000 Local Infrastructure Improvement Program grant to the City of Watertown to support critical infrastructure expansion in the Calvin Indus...

Following the success of its 40th music anniversary and food festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Farm Aid said it's distributing over $1.3 million in grant funding this year to support family farmers. Putting the proceeds of its annual festival to work to strengthen family farms and agriculture, Farm Aid's End of the Y...

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden announced support this week (Dec. 10, 2025) for Aberdeen's two new business parks with a $1 million award from the Future Fund. "South Dakota is Open for Opportunity, and these business parks will help ensure that Aberdeen's economy continues to grow and remain competitive,"...

Summary WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate failed to get anywhere on health care this week. Now it's the House's turn. Speaker Mike Johnson late Friday (Dec. 12, 2025) released a package of proposal to address growing health care costs. The House legislation does not include an extension of enhanced tax credits that make hea...

Summary NEW YORK (AP) - Americans are feeling the strain already with less than three weeks to go until the expiration of COVID-era tax credits that have helped many people pay for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies in 2026 means...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sound baths are meditative experiences where participants lie down and are immersed in sound waves from instruments like gongs, singing bowls and chimes. Increasingly, churches, temples and synagogues are embracing sound baths as a way of connecting with neighbors who may be spiritual but not religio...

NEW YORK (AP) - The author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott revealed $7.1 billion in donations to nonprofits in 2025 Tuesday (Dec. 9, 2025), marking a significant increase in her annual giving from recent years. Writing in an essay on her website, Scott said, "This dollar total will likely be reported in the new...

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The Pierre Governor Girls looked to right the ship after their double-digit loss to RC Stevens Friday night, and they knew it would be a difficult task against the Central Cobblers who returned most of their starting five from a year ago. Pierre head coach Kirk Beebout talked about the importance of getting Emery Larso...