July runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa was 2.8 million acre-feet, 85% of average with below-average runoff in the upper three reaches and above-average runoff in the lower three reaches. The annual runoff forecast above Sioux City, Iowa is 23.9 MAF, 93% of average. "July brought warmer and ...

The Pierre City Commission has taken the first steps in updating the political sign ordinances that apply within city limits and in the town's extraterritorial area. City Planner Emeline Post says the recommended ordinance change updates local timelines to be in compliance with a new state law passed during the 2024 le...

UNDATED (AP)- Earth's string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end in July. That's according to the European climate agency Copernicus. The agency said July 2024's average heat just missed surpassing the July of a year ago. Both the agency and outside experts warned that the end of the rec...

Beginning Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, crews will begin a chip seal project on U.S. Highway 83. The project will run from the junction with S.D. Highway 10, south of Herreid, to the North Dakota state line. Traffic will be reduced to one lane and guided through the work zone with the use of flaggers and a pilot car during w...

Leaders of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association and Public Lands Council are speaking out against action taken by federal authorities that has resulted in charges being brought against family ranchers in western South Dakota. Charles and Heather Maude operate a diversified ranch, raising cattle, hogs and crops. In...

The first confirmed case of Anthrax in South Dakota this year (2024) has been found in a beef cattle herd in Meade County. State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson says herd vaccination, a quick response and veterinary oversight limited the number of affected animals to one calf in a herd of approximately 60 pairs. She say...

ST. LOUIS (AP) - For the first time in roughly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency used its emergency authority to halt the sale of a weed-killing pesticide that harms the development of unborn babies. Officials took the rare step because the pesticide DCPA, or Dacthal, could cause irreversible damage to fetu...

June exports of U.S. beef reached the highest value in nearly two years, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). While June pork exports were lower year-over-year, shipments through the first half of the year remained ahead of the record value pace of 2023. Japan, Tai...

AUGUST 8, 2024: Highway Patrol Sturgis Rally Daily Information Compiled from 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug 03, 2024, to 6 a.m. Thursday August 08, 2024. Item Sturgis Rapid City District District Total Last Year to Date DUI Arrests 89 11 100 79 Misd Drug Arrests 170 28 198 151 Felony Drug Arrests 97 19 116 119 Total Citations 66...

AUGUST 8, 2024: STURGIS, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic counts at nine locations for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 84th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally which runs from Aug. 2-11, 2024. The traffic counts to date for the nine locations entering Sturgis for the...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The body of a baby boy has been found at a South Dakota recycling center, and police are trying to determine how the child died and how the body ended up at the center. An employee of Millennium Recycling in Sioux Falls called police Tuesday morning (Aug. 6, 2024). Police spokesman Sam Clemens ...

AUGUST 8, 2024: FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday (Aug. 8, 2024) to a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, was ind...

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City driver has been arrested and charged with tossing a lit firework into a Verizon utility truck and injuring two workers in an apparent act of road rage, federal prosecutors said Thursday (Aug. 8, 2024). Kevindale Nurse, 36, was driving a commuter "dollar van" in the city borough...

NEW YORK (AP) - Samsung is recalling more than 1.12 million electric ranges used for stovetops after reports of 250 fires and dozens of injuries. According to a Thursday (Aug. 8, 2024) notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, these slide-in ranges have front-mounted knobs that can be activated by accide...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A dog chomping on a lithium-ion battery sparked a serious house fire in Oklahoma, and video of the moment the sparks began to fly has been enlisted by a fire department to show the potential dangers of those batteries. The footage taken from the home and posted last week on the Tulsa Fire Department...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - The deadly wildfire that tore through Lahaina last August scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town's Front Street. The chair of the Maui County Arborist Committee says about half of the tree's branches have died. But thanks to the efforts of arborists and volunteers, parts of...

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MINNESOTA TWINS HOMESTAND HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST 9-14 Twins to host Cleveland and Kansas City for key divisional homestand; Weekend features postgame fireworks (Friday), Twins Hall of Fame induction (Saturday), 1924 World Series celebration (Sunday) and more MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN - The Minnesota Twins - who are 56-37 ...

The US Men's Basketball team waited until the 4th quarter to start looking like the USA team's we are accustomed to. Trailing by 13 points going into the 4th, the camera panned to Steph Curry on the bench who had a concerned & frustrated look on his face. There was a sense that the US had been too laid back about t...

In a rematch of last Olympics' gold medal match, US Women's Volleyball won an absolute nailbiter of a match this afternoon against Brazil to advance to the finals. After winning the first set 25-23, the US dropped the second setting up this thrilling back-and-forth battle. In the third set the US flexed their muscles a...

Bristol Motor Speedway can do it all. The speedway is getting ready to host Major League Baseball next season. A person with knowledge of the schedule told The Associated Press that the longtime NASCAR track will host a game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds next season on Aug. 2, 2025. The person spoke We...

Thursday, August 8, 2024 MATCHUP TIME TV tickets Location / Weather ODDS Carolina @ New England 6:00 PM NFL Net Tickets as low as $20 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA Line: NE -6.5 O/U: 33.5 Detroit @ New York 6:00 PM Tickets as low as $5 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Line: NYG -3.5 O/U: 34.5 Friday, Augus...