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 voice may be handling more than one emergency situation at a time. Cindy Gross is the manager of the Central South Dakota Co...

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 Retailers Association from the City of Pierre where she has spent the last decade leading communications, special projects, and ...

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 organization's annual Easter Dinner & Egg Hunt, the April Birthday Party at The Main, and the annual Garden Blessin...

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 reconstruction project in Pierre. Members of the SDDOT, the City of Pierre and Morris, Inc. will be available to discuss the project ...

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 Tiffany of Wisconsin's Seventh District and gained approval from the House Natural Resources Committee. Tiffany introduced ...

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 competing story lines. For producers of many crops, net returns are down sharply from recent peaks as output prices have...

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 legislation would allow meat and poultry products inspected by state Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs to be sold across...

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 says Bayer currently produces about 40 percent of the world's glyphosate needs, which farmers use to kill weeds that thre...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's governor signed a bill Wednesday (April 16, 2025) to prohibit the unusual voting system used by his state's largest city. The bill signed by Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong bans ranked-choice and approval voting. Ranked-choice voting, in which voters rank their preferred candidates,...

MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Sleep training is no longer just for newborns. Some schools are taking it upon themselves to teach teenagers how to get a good night's sleep. The problem isn't just that high schoolers are tired, that's nothing new. But studies show that teens are more sleep deprived than ever before and experts ...

Jewel Cave National Monument will celebrate National Park Week with several activities on Saturday (April 19, 2025). These activities include a bird count, fee-free cave tours, and a "Discovery Hour" presentation. The Bring Your Own Binoculars bird count event is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Participa...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - More than 9,000 Catholic employers do not need to abide by federal regulations requiring accommodations for workers who seek abortions and fertility treatments, according to ruling issued this week by a federal judge in North Dakota. The Catholic Benefits Association and the Bismarck Diocese filed...

This year's pistachio crop is estimated at 1.1 billion pounds. As world pistachio supply continues to climb, the U.S. is the largest contributor to this, producing over half the global supply. Jim Zion with Meridian Growers said in late March 2025 that this year's U.S. crop of over one billion pounds is largely sold ou...

UNDATED (AP)- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday(April 17, 2025) that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's termination "cannot come fast enough" as he reiterated his frustration that the Fed hasn't aggressively cut interest rates. The president's broadside came a day after Powell said in a speech that...

A new report from CoBank says rapidly worsening expectations about everything from inflation to personal income to business conditions and labor supplies are elevating economic concerns. The question of whether the declining expectations will translate into slower spending and tightening profit margins will likely come...

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday (April 16, 2025) in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old inmate last month - including two charged with murder. It's the second time a group of correctional officers in the state was indicted for a death behind bars this year. Messiah Na...

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 coming to Pierre to compete on Lake Sharpe on this episode of Players Perspective. (Masters recap 2:00-32:00) (Thomas Huynh ...

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...

After 38 years of being a fixture of college football, Lee Corso is retiring. Continue reading…

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...

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 Roncalli Assistant Girls- Amanda Bain Aberdeen Roncalli REGION 1-4 Lower Level LL Girls: Denise Clemens- Northwestern LL B...

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...