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Statewide Point-in-Time count shows 800+ men and boys, 500+ women and girls considered homeless
The South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium, an affiliate of South Dakota Housing, conducted its annual statewide Point-in-Time homeless count and Housing Inventory Count in January (Jan. 23, 2024). The results of the PIT are significantly impacted by the availability of partners who can conduct these surveys ...
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Fort Pierre City Commission meets tonight
The Fort Pierre City Council meets this evening (May 20, 2024) at 6pm CT in the South Dakota Municipal League building (208 Island Drive) in Fort Pierre. Items on their agenda include: Dan Bilka-Amtrak Presentation DOT Update-Dean VanDeWiele EDA Grant Project The public may attend the meeting in person or access it rem...
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Hughes County Commission meets tonight
The Hughes County Commission meets at 5:30pm today (May 20, 2024) at the Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre. Among the items on their agenda are: Copy Machine Public Hearing 5:30 PM Hunting Preserve Alcoholic Beverage License Transfer HVAC 3rd Floor This meeting is available via conference call. To join, call 605-773-7...
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BankWest awards 22 scholarships for 2024-25 school year; Many recipients attend central South Dakota schools
BankWest Chairman and CEO Charles H. Burke III recently announced the awarding of 22 BankWest Scholarships to students from across South Dakota for the 2024-25 school year. Students will each receive a $1,500 scholarship to pursue post-secondary education at a school of their choice. "Through our scholarship progr...
May 18, 2024
Farm News
Pork Producers react to proposed Farm Bill ahead of House markup
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott says the discussion draft of the farm bill released by Chairman GT Thompson "confirms his worst fears." He accuses Republicans of planning to pay for the farm bill by taking food out of the mouths of hungry children. "They're also restricting farmers...
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Winter Wheat Tour final results
The Wheat Quality Council's Hard Winter Wheat Tour wrapped up last week after three days of scouting 449 fields in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Great American Crop Dot Com says the total weighted average yield for hard winter wheat was estimated at 46.5 bushels per acre. That's over a 50 percent increase from 2023. ...
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June 8 deadline to nominate people to win a gas card from The Great Big Friendly Fuel Giveaway
The South Dakota Corn Utilization Council is promoting a fuel giveaway contest called The Great Big Friendly Fuel Giveaway as a way to celebrate and promote ethanol blended fuels UNL 88 and UNL 87. We all have a friend that goes the extra mile for others when they need it most. Entering is simple - just go to thefriend...
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NASS releases 2022 Census of Agriculture Congressional District Profiles and Rankings for South Dakota, other states
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (May 15, 2024) released the Congressional District Profiles and Rankings from the 2022 Census of Agriculture. This summary presents data by congressional district from the 118th Congress that includes land, farms, market value of agric...
May 18, 2024
Regional News
Target to lower prices on about 5,000 basic goods as inflation sends customers scrounging for deals
UNDATED (AP)- Target plans to cut prices on thousands of consumer basics this summer, from diapers to milk, as inflation cuts into household budgets and more Americans pay closer attention to their spending. The price cuts on as many as 5,000 food, beverage and household essential items announced Monday (May 20, 2024) ...
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Man killed in Saturday motorcycle accident west of Sioux Falls
A 55-year-old man died Saturday afternoon (May 18, 2024) in a single-vehicle crash six miles north of Montrose. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle was southbound on Valley R...
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Man from Mission sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
A federal court judge has handed out the punishment to a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. Vernon Robert Schmidt, a/k/a Sonny Bob Schmidt, age 38, was sentenced to two years and 11 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to...
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Rapid City man sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for sex crimes
U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion and Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet. Johnny Ray Heath, 52, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison on each charge, lifetime supervised release, and ordered to pay a ...
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National / Business News
Grocery prices drop in April
The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the food price index was unchanged in April 2024 after increasing 0.1 percent in March. The index for food at home decreased 0.2 percent during the month. Three of the six major grocery store food group indexes decreased in April, while the remaining three had price increases. The p...
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Michael Ocampo / CC
Ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse has been refloated and is moving back to port
MAY 20, 2024: BALTIMORE (AP) - The container ship that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge was refloated at high tide Monday (May 20, 2024) and began slowly moving back to port, guided by several tugboats. The Dali had been grounded at the collapse site for weeks after it lost power and c...
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US pediatricians group reverses decades-old ban on breastfeeding for those with HIV
UNDATED (AP)- A top U.S. pediatricians' group is making a sharp policy change about breastfeeding by people with HIV. The group says they can breastfeed as long as they are taking medications that effectively suppress the virus that causes AIDS. It's a reversal in a longstanding policy from the American Academy of Pedi...
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Mobile app restaurant orders remain popular following pandemic
Mobile app ordering at quick service restaurants remains popular following the COVID-19 pandemic. USDA's Economic Research Service released data Tuesday showing consumer spending trends on carryout and delivery from quick-service restaurants by mobile application from December 2019-February 2020 through October-Decembe...
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Carissa Rogers / CC
Sports
SoDak 16 high school softball seeds set; Pierre ranked #15 and plays #2 Harrisburg Tuesday
PIERRE, S.D. - The SoDak 16 high school softball pairings have been set by the South Dakota High School Activities Association and the Pierre Governor softball team will be on the road needing to win one game to earn a trip to the State High School Class AA softball tournament. The Governors are the #15 seed and will f...
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Pairings set for Class A state baseball tourney
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- The field is set for the Class 'A' state baseball tournament as the final seven teams secured their spots on Saturday (May 18, 2024)-- and it was a day that the Pierre Governor High School Spring baseball team likely won't forget. The only opening round series that went to a decisive winner-take-all ...
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Sterling G / CC
Wolves reach conference finals brimming with talent and tenacity in quest for first NBA championship
DENVER (AP) - The Minnesota Timberwolves reached the Western Conference finals brimming with talent, trust and tenacity after staging the biggest Game 7 comeback since the NBA began tracking play-by-play data 28 years ago. The Wolves trailed the Denver Nuggets by 15 points at halftime Sunday night (May 19, 2024) and by...
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Will Brennan hits walk-off 3-run homer in the 9th, Guardians beat Twins 5-2
CLEVELAND (AP) - Will Brennan hit a three-run homer off Jhoan Duran with two outs in a wild ninth inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday (May 19, 2024). The inning appeared to be over one batter earlier when Andrés Giménez was called out at second while adv...
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Scores from May 19, 2024
INTERLEAGUE Final Boston 11 St. Louis 3 Final Houston 9 Milwaukee 4 Final Arizona 6 Detroit 4 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Cleveland 5 Minnesota 2 Final Baltimore 6 Seattle 3 Final Toronto 5 Tampa Bay 2 Final N.Y. Yankees 7 Chicago White Sox 2 Final Kansas City 8 Oakland 4 Final L.A. Angels 4 Texas 1 ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE F...
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Sioux Falls Lincoln easily earns 10th straight state tennis championship
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Sioux Falls Lincoln won four of the six singles titles and two of the three doubles titles to score 555.5 points en route to a commanding tenth straight state tennis tournament championship victory on Friday (May 17, 2024) in Rapid City. Rocky McKenzie of Lincoln won the number 1 singles title with a...
May 18, 2024
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