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JACKRABBITS PICKED 6TH IN PRESEASON POLL
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The South Dakota State volleyball team was picked to finish sixth in the Summit League preseason poll released by the conference office Tuesday. Sydni Schetnan and Sylvie Zgonc were named players to watch. Schetnan, a redshirt junior, played in 107 sets across 29 matches a season...
Domestic violence survivor speaks out
NEAR WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO) — Just a week and a half after a brutal attack, a domestic violence survivor is sharing her story. Monday, Darian Whitlock is out of the hospital, but is just beginning to heal. Her ex-boyfriend is in jail, charged with attempted first degree murder. Whitlock...
Pierre Man Arrested After Tussle With Pierre Police Officer
PIERRE, (KCCR) — A Pierre man is facing charges following an altercation with a Pierre police officer Friday night. Pierre Police Captain Dusty Pelle says offices were dispatched around 8:40 pm to the 800 block of east Sioux Avenue to the report of a person being disorderly. Upon arrival, the suspect, identified by police as 35 year-old Torin Dewitt began to walk away from the officer. After being asked by the officer to stop Dewitt began to run. The officer trailed Dewitt in a patrol vehicle as Dewitt ran into dead end. The officer stopped and exited his vehicle when Dewitt attempted to run past the officer. The officer grabbed Dewitt’s arm causing both men to fall to the ground where Dewitt continued to fight with the officer. Dewitt was eventually taken into custody. A knife was found near Dewitt and the investigation determined Dewitt attempted to pull the weapon on the officer but lost control of the knife. Dewitt was taken to the Hughes County Jail on charges including Obstructing an Officer, Disorderly Conduct and Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer.
Fast-track law enforcement training status returned to Western Dakota Tech
A new program director from North Carolina and a series of protocol changes have put Western Dakota Technical College back in the good graces of the state’s Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission. Commissioners unanimously voted to reinstate the Rapid City school’s articulation agreement during a virtual meeting Wednesday after hearing from that new […]
Greenway named 2024 Eminent Leader in Agriculture, Family and Community
Advice Brad Greenway received from his college adviser 40 years ago guides him to this day. “He told me, ‘Don’t ever start something you are figuring on failing at,’” recalled the third-generation Mitchell farmer. It was the Farm Crisis of the 1980s, and Greenway wanted to...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: THAT 1970s VIBE
Heritage Hall Museum & Archives posted this photo as part of its weekly look back on Monday, Aug. 26 along with the following description. This fleet of service trucks, as pictured 45 years ago, reflects one of Freeman’s three-generation family businesses, Kleinsasser Heating and Cooling. The photo appeared in a special Freeman Centennial section of the May 30, 1979 Freeman Courier.
Review area set for a new Black Hills Energy plant
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The formal process of commencing action by a local review committee has received a green light for another proposed power plant that Black Hills Energy wants to build in Rapid City. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday set t. Staff recommended a five-mile...
We Have Your Ticket to Great Entertainment at the Goss Opera House!
The Goss Opera House has been a jewel in the heart of downtown Watertown, SD, for well over a century. From musical performances and live theater to youth education and community events, there is always something happening at the Goss. AARP South Dakota is proud to support the 2024-2025 season...
Groups join forces for big pre-K push in Brookings
BROOKINGS — When school starts next week, the littlest students in town won't be kindergartners or even junior kindergarteners — they'll be preschoolers embarking on an educational odyssey through the Brookings school system. And that’s thanks to a new organization — the Brookings Child Care Collaborative.
Acreage near Canton tops sales report at $1.1M
At $1.1 million, an acreage near Canton topped the list of the most expensive residential sales for the week of Aug. 5. The 4,600-square-foot ranch walkout was built in 2007 on 10 acres between Harrisburg and Canton. It has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Features include four fireplaces, a walk-in vault/gun room and a concrete wall storm room. The property includes a 72-by-42-foot heated shop and a heated tepee.
Governors Set New School Record as Team, Sonnenschein Win Invite
The Pierre Governor golf team has a goal to leave a mark in history after this season and they would take a step on Tuesday setting a new school record at Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre, winning the event. Sawyer Sonnenschein also had tied the school record as he would...
Rapid City poised for near $80M jump in budget
The way the budget is currently shaping up could mean as much as a 30% increase over last year’s figures. In his initial proposal, Rapid City mayor Jason Salamun aimed for a $340 million budget, nearly $80 million over last year. Salamun said it’s a head turning jump in...
Rapid City Area Schools receiving student lunch debt relief
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - No child should ever go hungry. Rapid City Area Schools are getting some relief to help cut down on their student lunch debt - money students owe on their school lunch accounts. On August 19, the Rapid City Council approved a challenge fund of $25...
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