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USDA invests in pilot program incorporating Indian Country bison for feeding programs at Lower Brule, Cheyenne River, other South Dakota Tribes
The US Department of Agriculture has established partnerships for a new, interagency pilot project aimed at offering more localized ground bison meat for tribal communities through the Food Distributi...
Jody Heemstra Oct 18, 2023
Wanblee man sentenced to life in prison for Sexual Abuse charges
DECEMBER 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Wanblee, South Dakota, man convicted of one count of Aggravated Sexu...
Jody Heemstra Dec 20, 2023 Bill Oxford / Unsplash
NASS releases 2022 Census of Agriculture Web Maps application
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), launched a collection of interactive maps to allow data users to access key Census of Agriculture informati...
Jody Heemstra Sep 10, 2024
Young woman from Faulkton wins Miss South Dakota's Teen 2023 competition
JUNE 3, 2023: Nevaeh Kee, 17, Miss Missouri River's Teen, was crowned Miss South Dakota's Teen Friday evening (June 2, 2023). Her talent for the competition was singing, and her community service init...
Jody Heemstra Jun 04, 2023
South Dakota players selected in NFL Draft, others sign free agent contracts
SOUTH DAKOTA PLAYERS SELECTED IN NFL DRAFT, OTHERS SIGN FREE AGENT CONTRACTS DETROIT - The three-day NFL draft wrapped up on Saturday (April 27, 2024) and two players from South Dakota State Universit...
Jody Heemstra Apr 29, 2024 Erin Costa / CC
Noem signs budget bills, bringing total to 233 signed this legislative session with no vetoes
MARCH 20, 2024: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed HB 1259 and SB 52 into law, which make up the budget for the State of South Dakota for the remainder of fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 20...
Jody Heemstra Mar 20, 2024
Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says
FEBRUARY 22, 2024, UPDATE: ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) - A Black high school student's monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law ...
Jody Heemstra Feb 22, 2024
2023 SDHSAA Boys Basketball Championship Results
AA SoDak 16 - Saturday, March 4 (1)Sioux Falls Jefferson 71, (16)Rapid City Stevens 46 (2)Sioux Falls Lincoln 76, (15)Rapid City Central 49 (3)Mitchell 62, (14)Watertown 44 (4)Yankton 68, (13)Aberdeen...
Mar 19, 2023
Law enforcement agencies, US Attorney's Office increases firearms-related prosecutions by 60%
U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons announced that federal prosecutors in the District of South Dakota, working cooperatively with law enforcement agencies across the State, charged 139 defendants with firearms...
Jody Heemstra Oct 30, 2020
Few Americans want US more involved in current wars in Ukraine and Gaza, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds few Americans want the U.S. to take a more active role in solving the world's problems. This comes ...
Jody Heemstra Mar 07, 2024