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FDA, CDC investigate illnesses associated with store-bought hallucinogenic candies
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Diamond Shruumz is a company producing hallucinogenic candies intended as legal alternatives to magic mushrooms. Though these candies do not contain psilocybin, they do contain muscimol - a psychoactive chemical found in amanita muscaria mushrooms. These mushrooms are toxic, and careful procedures are required to extract the psychedelic chemical.
Driver charged in stolen vehicle rollover
HAYTI, SD (KELO) — A 20-year-old Brookings man is facing charges following a weekend rollover in Hamlin County. A vehicle ended up on its top on U.S. Highway 81 north of Lake Poinsett Saturday morning. Deputies searched the area, but there was no sign of the driver. Later, authorities...
Teenage passion to owning a business: Cory’s Point S Tire and Auto Service
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Cory’s Point S Tire and Auto Service has operated in Rapid City for almost 16 years. The original location was on Campbell Street, however, in 2018 they expanded to a bigger location. “We were originally called Tri-State Tire and we grew and grew out...
‘Miracle that he’s here’: head-on semi-truck crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A 21-year-old Wagner man is now on the road to recovery after crashing head on with a semi-truck. Skyler Dossett is grateful to be alive, after a life-threatening crash on June 28th. “I just remember driving for a while and all I remember was...
New, eco-friendly way to travel downtown Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A local organization is doing what it can to save the soles… of your shoes. We Care Pedicabs has been operating since the beginning of June, offering both scenic and point to point rides downtown. “The pedicab services is our way of offering...
Names released in fatal crash north of Watertown Thursday
WATERTOWN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The names have been released following a fatal crash north of Watertown Thursday. The release from the Department of Public Safety reads as follows... What: Two-vehicle fatal crash. Where: 455th Ave and 156th Street, 16 miles north of Watertown, SD. When: 9:59 a.m., Thursday,...
Pierre Little League Advances to State Tournament Splitting Sub-District Games
The Pierre Little League will be advancing to the state tournament in two weekend in Rapid City clinching a spot with a 13-2 win over Huron on Saturday. Pierre would be shutout 10-0 to Sioux Falls in the first game of the three game round robin tournament of the South Dakota Sub-District 1 Tournament. Carter Dokken and John Boes each had a hit in the loss while Sioux Falls would pound out 15 hits and score a run in each of the five innings. Sioux Falls would then clinch a spot in the state tournament with a 17-0 win over Huron setting up Pierre and Huron to determine the second team to advance.
AI Can Learn Uses for Modern-Day Agriculture
(KMAland) -- Researchers have been collecting data for centuries. Now, artificial intelligence can “learn” some of that information and use it for modern-day applications in agriculture. Austin O’Brien is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. He says many colleges and...
STC offering fall start for Behavioral & Mental Health Tech program
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Southeast Technical College is offering a fall start for a new program aimed at helping meet the workforce needs of the region. The Behavioral and Mental Health Technician program launched in the spring of 2024 with the first expected graduates in 2026. Now,...
Rapid City graduate student receives prestigious scholarship
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Russell Conti is an environmental science graduate student at Montana State University, specializing in freshwater ecology. An Oglala Sioux Tribe member originally from Rapid City, Conti chose this field as it allows him to combine his scientific knowledge with his Native American heritage. Conti was...
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