Beginning on Monday (May 11, 2026), the Hughes County Highway Department will be repairing blow out sections on 196th and 199th Streets. Motorists should expect delays and temporary closures during this time. The work will continue for the duration of the week, so use of alternate routes is encouraged. The Hughes Count...

The Pierre School Board meets today (May11, 2026) at 5:30pm in the Administration Building board room. Items on their agenda include: Athletic and Activity Officials Rates Activity Entry Fees and Activity Ticket Prices School Lunch Prices Preliminary FY27 Proposed Budget The meeting includes time for public comments. T...

The Pierre-Fort Pierre Kiwanis Club recently awarded nearly $9,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors at Pierre Riggs High School. Charlotte Hull, Emery Larson and Courtney Potter each won two awards. They were each awarded $500 Kiwanis University Scholarships. Potter won a $1,000 Mel Wall Memorial Scholarship, Lars...

BankWest has been recognized among the world's top organizations for employee learning and development, ranking #9 out of 91 global companies in the 2026 Training MVP Awards. The annual rankings-now in their 26th year-were announced during Training magazine's Field of Dreams Gala held at the Training 2026 Conference &a...

March exports of U.S. pork were among the largest on record, concluding a very strong first quarter, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). While March beef exports were below last year - largely due to the ongoing lockout by China - the value of beef variety meat sh...

Key Takeaways from the American Farm Bureau Federation: EPA sets record Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2026-2027, with growth concentrated in biomass-based diesel and advanced fuels while conventional ethanol remains at 15 billion gallons. Nationwide year-round E15 would help support higher levels of ethanol d...

The National Corn Growers Association is expanding its long-running Yield Contest with a new pilot category aimed at short-season corn growers, offering more producers a chance to compete nationally. The new class, launching for the 2026 contest, allows farmers to enter hybrids with relative maturity of 99 days or fewe...

R-CALF USA has released the speaker lineup and agenda for its 2026 National Convention and Trade Show, set for June 16-18, 2026, at The Monument in Rapid City, South Dakota. Registration is now open. At a time when consolidation, market volatility and global pressures continue to reshape the cattle industry, the conven...

Northern State University is pleased to announce that Dr. Erin Fouberg has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective May 11, 2026. Fouberg has served as interim provost since December 2025 and brings deep institutional knowledge and a proven record of academic leadership to the role. She has...

The South Dakota Association of County Commissioners (SDACC) and the South Dakota Municipal League (SDML) are proud to announce that Senator Randy Deibert has been selected as the recipient of the inaugural Champion of Local Control Award in recognition of his steadfast support for local decision-making and his commitm...

Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court has sentenced a Chicago, Illinois man convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute. The sentencing took place on April 20, 2026. Antonio Baker, 32, was sentenced to 10 years and five months in federal prison, followed by five years of supe...

Cadence Micucci from Tea as the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for South Dakota. Micucci's mixed media artwork is named "The Original Soldier." Micucci is a sophomore at Tea Area High School. Her art teacher is Angela Kamps. The artwork will be on display for the next year in the Cannon Tunn...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world scramble to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them. French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Monday that the woman was among five French ...

DENVER (AP) - A Frontier Airlines plane hit and killed a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport during takeoff, airport authorities said, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate. The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, "reported striking a pede...

If you're signed up for a rewards program, you may have gotten texts warning that your points are expiring soon. A message like that may catch your attention, but people are reporting to the Federal Trade Commission that some of those messages aren't real - and come from scammers. So how can you tell which messages are...

There's a new text scam the Federal Trade Commission is hearing about. It involves fake recruiters offering fake jobs, stealing real money. Here's how these scams work - and how to avoid them. The (fake) recruiters claim to be with legit companies you might know and say they're hiring for jobs you can do from home like...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - History was made at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota Saturday afternoon. The South Dakota softball team overcame all odds this season and won four out of five games at the 2026 Summit League Tournament to win the program's first-ever conference title and clinche...

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Cleveland 116 Detroit 109 Final Oklahoma City 131 L.A. Lakers 108 TODAY'S GAMES: N.Y. Knicks at Philadelphia 2:30 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota 6:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Carolina 3 Philadelphia 2 Final Minnesota 5 Colorado 1 TODAY'S GAMES: Buffalo at Montreal 6 p.m. Las Vegas at Anaheim 8:30 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE Final Cincinnati 3 Houston 1 Final Texas 6 Chi Cubs 0 Final Milwaukee 4 N.Y. Yankees 3 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 14 L.A. Angels 1 Final Athletics 6 Baltimore 2 Final Minnesota 2 Cleveland 1 Final Chi White Sox 6 Seattle 1 Final Kansas City 5 Detroit 1 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE Final Miami 8 Washington 7 F...