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July 18 Amateur Baseball Roundup - Kimball/White Lake blanks Wessington Springs in Pony Hills League action
KIMBALL — Kimball/White Lake improved to 10-1 in Pony Hills League action on Thursday. Kimball/White Lake’s Mitchell Price struck out 12 batters, scattered six hits and walked one batter in 8.1 innings. KWL’s Dylanger Pierson finished 2-for-3, drove in five runs and hammered two home runs. Carter Lenz...
Visit Rapid City Opens New Rapid City Visitor Center
Visit Rapid City celebrated the grand opening of the Rapid City Visitor Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony facilitated by Elevate Rapid City, the local chamber of commerce. This exciting new downtown haven promises to be your one-stop shop for all your Black Hills adventure planning. Nestled at 613 Main...
‘If you mention Lake Norden, they think of baseball’
LAKE NORDEN, S.D. (KELO) — Baseball is a summer staple across the country, with many small towns rallying behind their teams. Baseball is known as America’s pastime. In Lake Norden, the sport has been around for nearly 100 years and has impacted the town’s landmarks. “But like...
Hills Alive is this weekend! Check out the schedule here
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Hills Alive is this weekend, starting at noon on Saturday, July 20 and then picking up again at noon on Sunday, July 21. The popular Christian music festival, organized this year by LifeLight, has been a mainstay of local summer entertainment in the Black Hills for nearly 40 years. After a disappointing announcement last year that radio station KSLT would no longer organize the event, LifeLight Ministries stepped in to take over and continue the event.
More counties at risk for West Nile
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The West Nile virus is showing up in more communities. In addition to Brookings County, the Department of Health says the virus has now turned up in mosquito pools in Brown, Davison, Hughes, Lincoln, and Minnehaha counties. Last week, a person in Beadle County...
Aberdeen, SD mosquito spraying scheduled for Thursday, July 18th
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) The Mosquito Control division of the City of Aberdeen will be conducting a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Thursday, July 18th between the hours of 8:30 PM and 12:30 PM. Mosquito Control surveillance program has identified West Nile Virus in Aberdeen as well as a...
Care Campus presents innovations at Rapid City Public Library
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Members of the Care Campus stopped by the Rapid City Public Library Wednesday to share its innovative efforts in addiction recovery. The Care Campus has called Rapid City home since 2018, providing services to people struggling with addiction. During the presentation, two Care Campus spokespersons...
Poverty escape room builds compassion for low-income families
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Low-income families face barriers and challenges daily. An escape room designed to simulate a day full of these challenges was offered to service workers as a way for them to understand what their clients may be struggling with. The escape room included obstacles like child...
Coach Larson named cross country coach of year
Potter County Battler Coach Jessica Larson was honored as the 2024 Girls’ Cross Country Coach of the Year during an event in Mitchell on Sunday. The award was presented by the South Dakota High School Coaches Association. Coach Larson started her coaching career in 1999 as the Head Cross...
Former New Yorker drawn to Sioux Falls for ‘digital nomad’ lifestyle settles in quick
This paid piece is sponsored by the Sioux Falls Development Foundation. After living for two years in Manhattan and one year about 45 minutes north, Torres Moseley was ready to trade the New York City area for something entirely different. “I was looking at doing the digital nomad life for...
Gaining altitude: Gillette Police Department exploring law enforcement drone frontier
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Seeing a police drone could become as normal as seeing a police dog in the community — or at least that’s the end goal sought by Gillette Police Detective Cpl. Dan Stroup. From initial first responders to tactical crisis negotiation and missing person searches,...
South Dakota anti-abortion group appeals ruling that dismissed its lawsuit over ballot initiative
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An anti-abortion group in South Dakota has appealed to the state’s Supreme Court after a judge dismissed its lawsuit to take an abortion rights initiative off the November ballot. In a statement, Life Defense Fund Co-Chair Leslee Unruh said the group has asked for an expedited order from the court “because there are absolutely no legal grounds for this dismissal.” The appeal was filed Wednesday. “We will do everything we can to move this case as fast as possible,” she said. The group sought to remove the initiated measure, alleging wrongdoing related to petition circulators. Measure group Dakotans for Health submitted tens of thousands of petition signatures in May. Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s office later validated the initiative for the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
Microsoft outage affecting South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Microsoft outage is affecting South Dakota. Dan Letellier with the Sioux Falls Regional Airport said Delta and United Flights are delayed. He recommends travelers check their airline website for updated flight information. The Rapid City Regional Airport said on its X account, that...
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