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125,000+ tickets requested for Mount Rushmore fireworks
Public interest for South Dakota's Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration was apparent with a total of 125,787 ticket requests received. Lottery winners were announced Friday, June 12. Approximately 7,5...
Jun 17, 2020
Small Business Administration ending Restaurant Revitalization Fund
The US Small Business Administration is ending the Restaurant Revitalization Fund program, signed into law by President Joe Biden as part of the American Rescue Plan. With the closure of the RRF, the ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 06, 2021
Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring to Advance Community Policing
The Department of Justice today (Nov. 18, 2021) announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Prog...
Jody Heemstra Nov 18, 2021 DonkeyHotey / CC
Softball Closer To Being Sanctioned In South Dakota
PIERRE - Softball and esports are step closer to being sanctioned sports by the South Dakota High School Activities Association. At the SDHSAA Board of Directors meeting Tuesday in Pierre, the board a...
Apr 21, 2021
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Cases on the Rise in South Dakota
South Dakota is seeing an increase in the number of cases of pertussis-also known as whooping cough– this year, with Hughes and Edmunds counties being two of the most affected areas. The state D...
Nov 16, 2018
Western Governors Release Workforce Report
PIERRE, S.D. - The Western Governors' Association released its report on workforce development today detailing steps states can take to address the skills gap. Gov. Dennis Daugaard shared the report d...
Jun 25, 2018
Both Governor Wrestling Teams Take Opening ESD Home Dual Over Harrisburg
PIERRE - Both Pierre Governor wrestling teams earned dual victories Tuesday against Harrisburg in the first ESD dual of the season at the Riggs High Gym. The Governor boys held off Harrisburg 45-17 an...
Dec 15, 2021
Governor Wrestlers Sweep Aberdeen Central Duals
ABERDEEN - For the second straight event, Pierre Governor wrestling teams controlled in ESD dual action. At Aberdeen Central Thursday, Pierre's girls won 54-6, with the boys taking a 57-10 victory. Bo...
Dec 17, 2021
SD among top 5 states applying for USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments
The US Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency has approved more than $545 million in Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments- and South Dakota is one of the top five states collecting th...
Jody Heemstra Jun 04, 2020
Court asked to void verdict against ex-cop in Floyd's murder
JANUARY 18, 2023, UPDATE: ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An attorney for Derek Chauvin has asked an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer's convictions in the murder of George Floyd...
Jody Heemstra Jan 18, 2023