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Bridges Against Domestic Violence in Mobridge receives a grant, and everyday items are always welcome
Bridges Against Domestic Violence in Mobridge recently received a grant to help with operation of the facility. Bridges Director Mindy Looking Back talks about the grant and what it will be used for. For more information on how you can help Bridges Against Domestic Violence in Mobridge, call (605) 845-2110.
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Rebecca Schenk wins Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area monthly Mega Raffle drawing; Tickets for 2025 drawings are on sale now
NOVEMBER 20, 2024: The three finalists for the Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area's monthly Mega Raffle drawing were selected this morning (Nov. 20, 2024) during the KGFX morning show. The three finalists were Rebecca Schenk, Judy Weisgram and Kimberly Mortenson. This month's prize is titled "Eating Out Part ...
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Pierre man arrested for not updating sex offender registry information and living in a community safety zone
A 40 year old man from Pierre is in custody after failing to update his address on South Dakota's sex offender registry. Information from the Pierre Police Department says their Investigations Division became aware of a registered sex offender who was not residing at his registered address in Pierre. An investigation s...
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Oahe Downstream closed this weekend for annual hunt
The Oahe Downstream Recreation Area at Pierre/Fort Pierre will be closed Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 23-24, 2024) from 6am-6pm CT for the 32nd annual Oahe Hunt. The Oahe Hunt takes place one weekend each year and is only for hunters who require a wheelchair for mobility. This event is the only time hunting is allowed wit...
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Farm News
USMEF optimistic about future of trade under Trump Administration
Red meat exports have been strong for the United States in 2024, despite volatility and serious headwinds in major Asian markets. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom says pork is doing especially well. A critical piece of export performance in a volatile year is the demand growth for U.S. red mea...
Nov 19, 2024
CME Group to launch Mortgage Rate futures in January 2025
CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its interest rate complex with the addition of Mortgage Rate futures in January 2025, pending regulatory review. "For the first time ever, market participants will have a precise and highly-efficient tool for managing risk acros...
Nov 19, 2024
Corn, sorghum, sunflower harvests wrapping up in South Dakota
NOVEMBER 19, 2024: For the week ending November 17, 2024, there were 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork in South Dakota, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 29% very short, 47% short, 24% adequate, and 0% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 28% very short,...
Nov 19, 2024
Sales of ag tractors and combines decline in U.S. in October 2024
U.S. sales of Ag tractors decreased 14.2% in October 2024 compared to the year prior, according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Sales of combines also fell during the month, dropping 34.6% compared to 2023. "October's sales of ag tractors and combines follow a September that also showe...
Nov 18, 2024
Regional News
7-year-old treated for injuries and released after being hit by a vehicle at a Watertown elementary school
A 7-year-old girl was injured Tuesday morning (Nov. 19, 2024) when she was struck outside a Watertown elementary school. Police Sergeant Matt Hegg says it happened just before 8 a.m. outside Mellette Elementary. A woman driving a small SUV had just dropped her own child off at school and was exiting the area when she s...
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Two killed in Saturday accident near Harrisburg
Two people died Saturday morning (Nov. 16, 2024, at 10:05am) in a two-vehicle collision three miles south of Harrisburg. Preliminary crash information indicates 59 year old Jeffrey Lynn Joneson of Harrisburg was the driver of a 1999 Ford F-250 traveling southbound on SD Highway 115 near 276th Street. At the same time, ...
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Human smuggling trial witness says he shuttled over 500 Indian migrants into the US
NOVEMBER 20, 2024: FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) - A man convicted of human smuggling testified that he shuttled more than 500 Indian migrants across the U.S.-Canada border over four years. Rajinder Singh said Tuesday (Nov. 19, 2024) that he made over $400,000 while working in the same international smuggling ring as two me...
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Nebraska man indicted and detained for kidnapping South Dakota minor
A 33 year old man from Bellevue, Nebraska, has been arraigned in South Dakota on charges of Kidnapping, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity and Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. A federal grand jury issued the Indictment of Sean Carlos Payn...
Nov 19, 2024
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National / Business News
Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would mean
WASHINGTON (AP) - Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump heaped scorn on the federal Department of Education, describing it as being infiltrated by " radicals, zealots and Marxists." He has picked Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive, to lead the department. But like many conservative po...
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Susan Smith to ask parole board for her freedom after serving 30 years for drowning her children
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994 with the boys strapped in their seats inside, will ask a parole board for her freedom on Wednesday (Nov. 20, 2024). Smith, 53, is serving a life sentence after a jury convicted her of mu...
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'Bomb cyclone' kills 1 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the northwest US
SEATTLE (AP) - A major storm was sweeping across the northwest U.S., battering the region with strong winds and rain. It caused widespread power outages and downed trees that killed at least one person. Falling trees struck homes and littered roadways across northwest Washington, while over 600,000 were without power W...
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The White House's Christmas tree is a symbol of resilience for hurricane-hit North Carolina farms
NEWLAND, N.C. (AP) - The Cartner family had known since last year that one of their farm's Christmas trees would be headed to the White House this winter. But then Hurricane Helene struck, unleashing a deadly deluge across western North Carolina, including Avery County, where Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm has stood for...
Nov 19, 2024
Sports
Vikings keep winning, Bears and Packers wild finish, Lions can't be stopped & Bills vs. Chiefs deliver another memorable finish
This week its only NFC North and big games, short and sweet for you to make it easy to relive all the action!
Nov 18, 2024
Oahe Downstream closed this weekend for annual hunt
The Oahe Downstream Recreation Area at Pierre/Fort Pierre will be closed Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 23-24, 2024) from 6am-6pm CT for the 32nd annual Oahe Hunt. The Oahe Hunt takes place one weekend each year and is only for hunters who require a wheelchair for mobility. This event is the only time hunting is allowed wit...
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An emotional Rafael Nadal retires at the Davis Cup after he loses and Spain is eliminated
MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain's national anthem Tuesday before what he - and everyone - knew might be the last match of his career. Hours after Nadal's 6-4, 6-4 loss to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Ne...
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Celtics hand Cavaliers first loss of season, winning 120-117 to end Cleveland's 15-game win streak
BOSTON (AP) - The defending NBA champions held off the league's hottest team on Tuesday night, with Jayson Tatum scoring 33 points and adding 12 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 120-117 victory over Cleveland and hand the Cavaliers their first loss after 15 straight wins to open the season. Cleveland cut a 21-p...
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Bruins fire coach Jim Montgomery after slow start in regular season follows playoff disappointments
BOSTON (AP) - Boston coach Jim Montgomery, who led the Bruins to the greatest regular season in NHL history but never got them past the second round of the playoffs, was fired Tuesday, a day after the below-.500 team lost to last-place Columbus to extend its losing streak to three games. "Jim Montgomery is a very ...
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CBB Top-25 Scores & Schedule
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Final (1)Kansas 84 UNC-Wilmington 66 Final (2)UConn 81 East Texas A&M 46 Final (15)Marquette 76 (6)Purdue 58 Final (9)Kentucky 97 Lipscomb 68 Final (18)Cincinnati 76 N. Kentucky 60 Final (21)Florida 84 Florida A&M 60 Today's top-25 schedule (EST) Long Beach St. at (3)Gonzaga 9 p.m. (25...
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