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Heat and horses: How animals at the Central States Fair are staying cool
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA)—With Wednesday’s heat, the Central States Fair is finding ways to adapt. Fair officials install and maintain hydrants and water pumps at every barn to keep horses cool. At the Kjerstadt Events Center, where team roping, barrel racing, and other events occur, fans are installed...
Board approves million-dollar purchase of one-acre parcel
Hill City School Board (HCSB) members voted to purchase a 1.02-acre lot from Isaac Almanza for $1 million. The 4-1 vote came at the Aug. 12 HCSB meeting. With the possibility of new facilities or increasing parking or merely protecting the future interests of the district, the board voted to purchase the lot at 403 Main St., the lot previously slated to be Ranger Square. The board approved the $1 million purchase price for the 1.02-acre lot, citing comparables of Main St. sales showing “that the purchase price of approximately $22.50 per square foot is within the fair market value range.”
Powerful wildfire scorches mountaintops near Edgemont
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - An intense 80-acre wildfire is currently churning through forested areas about six miles northeast of Edgemont. The blaze, known as the ‘Red Canyon Fire’ erupted Wednesday during a red flag warning for Fall River County. Late Wednesday night, the wildland fire lit up...
One man dead in Brule County I-90 crash
PUKWANA, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A pickup driver suffered fatal injuries after being rear-ended by the driver of a Mustang on Wednesday morning. Around 11:40 a.m., a 1997 Ford F150 and a 2007 Ford Mustang were westbound on Interstate 90 near mile marker 272, a mile southwest of Pukwana.
Augustana Football team is thrilled to get Jarod Epperson back for one more year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -The Augustana Football team will have plenty of new faces, especially on offense. But they also got a huge piece of news just as camp had started that Jarod Epperson was granted a final year of eligibility. He could become the school’s all-time leading...
Sioux Valley expecting another big season on the gridiron with Rose leading the way
VOLGA, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -The Cossacks of Sioux Valley are one of the teams to watch for in Class 11-B led by the electric Donovan Rose. They will be a fun team to watch under Dan Hughes who always seems to have a title contender every season. And this...
Canaries sweep Saltdogs to regain first place in West Division
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -The Sioux Falls Canaries moved back atop the West Division standings with a doubleheader sweep of Lincoln on Wednesday. Sioux Falls blanked the Saltdogs 3-0 in game one behind Ty Culbreth’s league-leading third complete game. The Canaries opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a Jabari Henry RBI single and Wyatt Ulrich followed with a sacrifice fly. Trevor Achenbach added an RBI single in the fifth and that was more than enough support for Culbreth. The left-hander allowed three hits over seven shutout innings to earn his league-leading 11th win.
Tourism targets next generation of Sturgis rally-goers
NEMO, S.D. – South Dakota tourism continues an upward trajectory, even as the largest annual tourist event seeks younger attendees to ensure its future. The state broke an all-time record last year with 14.7 million total visitors. Those visitors spent $4.96 billion, marking a nearly 5% increase from the previous year and breaking another record.
First time since 2010 that a state has over 65% of its incumbents contested in primaries
This year, the states with the highest percentages of incumbents contested in primaries are Wyoming (65.6%), South Dakota (60.9%), Nebraska (50.0%), Idaho (49.5%), Arizona (45.7%), and California (45.5%). Four of these states have Republican trifectas, one has a Democratic trifecta, and the other has a divided government. A primary is...
Ways to Save Money at the State Fair
HURON, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) The South Dakota State Fair offers several simple ways to save money during the fair. Save time and money at the admission gates by purchasing daily gate admission in advance! All daily gate admission purchased on or before Wednesday, Aug. 28 will be sold at a 20 percent discount. Those tickets can be taken directly to the scan and go lines at the admission gates so you can skip the lines! Daily gate admission can be purchased online at www.sdstatefair.com, or at the State Fair Office located in the Nordby Exhibit Hall (1060 3rd St. SW, Huron, SD 57350).
Don’t Fall Victim, Beware Of Jury Duty Scam
Every other day you hear about yet another group of scammers trying to part you with your hard-earned cash or trying to get their grubby hands on your personal identity information. So it really does matter that you protect yourself from these weasels!. Dakota News Now is reporting that the...
‘Ag Appreciation’ celebrates leaders in the agriculture industry at Central States Fair
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Elevate Rapid City hosted the second annual Ag Appreciation ceremony at Central States Fair Tuesday night. Four individuals received awards at the ceremony for their accomplishments in the agriculture industry. Roy Ireland won the ‘Rural Neighbor’ award, and Jerry Cope received the same award posthumously....
Very warm today and Friday; Chance of storms Friday.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Lots of sunshine can be expected today with mostly dry conditions in wake of yesterday’s turbulent weather. There might be an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon over the Black Hills but nothing widespread. Southeast winds will bring in more moisture Friday, and with that comes...
12th annual Wine, Brew & BBQ Friday, Saturday
You can almost smell the barbecue on the streets of Hill City. In just a few days, 25 professional barbecue teams and 32 Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) judges from South Dakota, Massachusetts, Wyoming, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Canada will converge in downtown Hill City for the 12th annual Wine, Brew & BBQ (WBBBQ), Aug. 23-24.
Cressy inducted into Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s Hall of Fame
On August 7 the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum held their annual breakfast at the Sturgis Rally. At the event, Jiggs Cressy (originally from Murdo, S.D.) along with four others, were inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s Hall of Fame for their accomplishments. Cressy also earned the 2024 Freedom Fighter Award...
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