Hughes County Commission meetings are, for the most part, currently held at 5:30pm CT on the first and third Mondays of each month. That will change-- at least temporarily-- in January 2025. During Monday night's (Dec. 2, 2024) meeting, Commissioner Rob Fines had no preference, but said evenings might be better for all...

The Pierre City Commission meets today (Dec. 3, 2024) at 5:30pm at City Hall in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Set 5:30 pm December 16th Joint City/County Commission Public Hearing at the Hughes County Courthouse - Rezoning SW1/4 NW1/4 lying North of Highway 14, Section 24, Township 111N, Range 79W, Hughes ...

The Stanley County Commission will meet at 5pm CT today (Dec. 3, 2024) in the commission room of the Courthouse in Fort Pierre. Items on the agendas include: Windmill Energy Concerns - Darla and Raymond Tibbs 4-H - SDSU and Stanley County Memorandum of Understanding SD Department of Health Public Health Nursing Service...

Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft has chosen to support the Native-led, nonprofit Cheyenne River Youth Project through the NFL's "My Cause My Cleats" initiative. As CRYP's champion, he is wearing custom cleats during weeks 13-14 of the NFL season to raise awareness and encourage donations. Kraft was bo...

Lower returns to rented land and higher interest rates began signaling the potential for falling farmland prices in 2023. Farmdoc from the University of Illinois says those signals are continuing, with the current fundamentals suggesting land value reductions of approximately three percent in 2025. A three percent drop...

Some say it's butter late than never. Others say dairy is melting the competition. However you choose to say it, the data is unmistakable: Americans consumed record amounts of dairy products in 2023 led by surging demand for butter and cheese. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that per capita consumpti...

Soil health, maximizing yield and cybersecurity are a few of the topics to be discussed during the Ag Horizons Conference this week (Dec. 3-4, 2024) in Pierre. South Dakota Wheat Growers Association Executive Director Caren Assman says more than a dozen speakers will provide perspective on a variety of agriculture-rela...

In a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Nov. 16, 2024), 11 members of Congress called for the postponement of its electronic identification (EID) eartag mandate on adult cattle shipped across state lines. The letter follows the New Civil Liberties Alliance on behalf of R-CALF USA, South Dakota Stockgrow...

Russ Davis Wholesale of Wadena, MN, is recalling (Dec. 1, 2024) multiple products out of an abundance of caution because they contain recalled cucumbers from Baloian Farms which have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, f...

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded Varun Vaidya, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics at the University of South Dakota, a $400,000 three-year grant to explore the physics of nuclei and quark gluon plasma. Scientists believe quark gluon plasma was the state of matter that existed shortly after the Big Bang crea...

DECEMBER 2024: The American Consumers Institute is the latest organization to voice strong support for the bipartisan AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. Nate Scherer, policy analyst for the group, says AM radio is vital for ensuring public safety and maintaining access to vital information for millions of Americans. More ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Republicans are suing to try to force a rerun of a state House race where the incumbent Democrat won by 14 votes but investigators concluded that election workers probably destroyed 20 valid absentee ballots after failing to count them. It's a race that could determine the balance of power ...

UNDATED (AP)- A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday (Dec. 2, 2024) to 25 years in prison. Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty at the Charleston County...

ATLANTA (AP) - The outgoing Democratic National Committee chairman is downplaying his party's November loss to President-elect Donald Trump and arguing Democrats avoided even greater losses that parties in power have faced around the world. But Jaime Harrison acknowledged that Democrats must do a better job of selling ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago disappeared voluntarily as she sought to "step away from modern connectivity" and was last seen crossing into Mexico with her luggage, police said at a news conference where they urged her to contact her distraught fam...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A top Federal Reserve official says he is leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks but that evidence of persistent inflation before then could cause him to change that view. Speaking at George Washington University, Christopher Waller, a key member of the Fed's Bo...

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final New Jersey 5 N-Y Rangers 1 Final Toronto 4 Chicago 1 Final Dallas 2 Utah 1 Today's schedule (EST) Colorado at Buffalo 7 p.m. Detroit at Boston 7 p.m. Florida at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. N-Y Islanders at Montreal 7 p.m. San Jose at Washington 7 p.m. Seattle at Carolina 7 p.m. St. Louis at Winnipeg ...

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Boston 108 Miami 89 Final Atlanta 124 New Orleans 112 Final Minnesota 109 L.A. Lakers 80 Final Chicago 128 Brooklyn 102 Today's schedule (EST) Milwaukee at Detroit 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Charlotte 7 p.m. Washington at Cleveland 7 p.m. Indiana at Toronto 7:30 p.m. Orlando at New Yor...

Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft has chosen to support the Native-led, nonprofit Cheyenne River Youth Project through the NFL's "My Cause My Cleats" initiative. As CRYP's champion, he is wearing custom cleats during weeks 13-14 of the NFL season to raise awareness and encourage donations. Kraft was bo...

With swim season in full swing, Pierre Swim Team competed in Sturgis over the weekend and had a great showing! Follow the hyperlink below for the full results list for the PST. Stay tuned throughout the season for more updates: 2024 Black Hills Gold Invitational Front Row: Graydon Berg, Lucas Kroon, Gianna Giovanetti,...

MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN - The Minnesota Twins announced that tickets for all the club's 2025 home events - TwinsFest presented by Dove, spring training games at Lee Health Sports Complex and regular season games at Target Field - will go on sale at 10 a.m. CT today (Monday, December 2). Tickets for TwinsFest Signature...

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Final Houston 23 Jacksonville 20 Final Indianapolis 25 New England 24 Final L.A. Chargers 17 Atlanta 13 Final Minnesota 23 Arizona 22 Final Pittsburgh 44 Cincinnati 38 Final Seattle 26 N-Y Jets 21 Final Washington 42 Tennessee 19 Final L.A. Rams 21 New Orleans 14 Final OT Tampa Bay 26 Carolina ...