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Newell butcher gets $5.7 million in latest round of USDA small business grants
South Dakota Searchlight – The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently pledged about $110 million to smaller and independent meat processors — including one in South Dakota — to expand their capacities in an effort to increase competition in the industry and to give farmers more options. The...
Ruling keeps abortion question on ballot in South Dakota
A state court judge’s ruling Monday keeps an abortion-rights question on the November ballot in South Dakota. Judge John Pekas dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group, Life Defense Fund, that sought to have the question removed even though supporters turned in more than enough valid signatures to put it on the ballot.
High Winds Hammer the Pierre Area
A storm with wind gusts exceeding 80mph blew through central South Dakota early Sunday morning. Ryan Vipond is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Aberdeen…. Vipond says preliminary information shows there was no rotation in the storm, just strong wind. He says the storm started in the...
Noem says budget surplus will be used for prison construction
(The Center Square) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Monday she plans to us an $80.7 million budget surplus to offset prison construction costs. The $80 million surplus includes $24.3 million, which was above the forecast for fiscal year 2024 and $56.4 million saved by reductions in state government spending, according to Noem. “South Dakota makes common sense decisions based on small government, low taxes, and spending within our...
How does Garfield Elementary rank according to the South Dakota state report card?
RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakota maintains a state Report Card system that grades each public school on a variety of metrics. We are sharing the results of the report card for every school to see how each school measures up. It is worth noting that these statistics only...
South Dakota Driver Clocked Doing Double the Limit in Nebraska
An afternoon food run turned out to be very costly for a South Dakota driver on the roads of northeastern Nebraska. According to the Stanton County Sheriff’s Office, a little after 1:00 PM Sunday (July 14), 19-year-old Ariz Zarate-Gonzalez of Arlington was clocked doing 119 miles per hour in a 65 mile-per-hour zone on Highway 57 about 25 miles southeast of Norfolk.
Turkey Hunting Licenses: Follow Up Story
PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Every now and again, a person running for office will declare government should be run like a business. The Game Fish and Parks is run like a business. They’re expected to generate the revenue they need to operate the department through fees, like park admissions and sporting licenses, along with federal and other funds that come the department’s way. That creates a tension between maximizing fees, like welcoming out-of-state sportsmen who pay higher prices to South Dakota and balancing in-state hunters’ opportunities.
Mount Marty University joins state biotechnology board
The South Dakota Biotech Association has its latest member institution – Mount Marty University. The Yankton-based private university joined the group seeking to bolster the growth of the states burgeoning biotechnology industry. University officials said Mount Marty was home of the state’s first graduate-level biotech program and played a...
Torrential rains lead to near-average runoff forecast for Missouri River basin
(Omaha) -- Torrential rains in parts of South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota have led to a near-average runoff forecast in 2024 for the Missouri River Basin. That was the message from U.S. Army Corps of Engineer officials during its monthly update Thursday. Since the last monthly update, heavy rainfall led to severe flooding in parts of northwest Iowa and minor to moderate flooding along the downstream Missouri River. For June, corps officials say runoff above Sioux City was 6.6 million acre-feet, or 119% of average and 2.6 million acre-feet higher than the forecast. Thus, Ryan Larsen Corps Engineer Adam Larsen says the 2024 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City has increased to 24.6 million acre-feet, or 96% of average.
Weekend Storm Damage In Western, Central SD
(Pierre, SD) — People in parts of Western and Central South Dakota are cleaning up from storm damage over the weekend. Severe weather swept through the Pierre area, damaging buildings and vehicles and knocking down trees. The Pierre airport reported wind gusts of 84 miles an hour around 2 a.m. yesterday morning. A wind gust topped out at 109 miles an hour in Stanley County.
Embattled CEO of major SD social services agency steps down
The CEO of one of the state's largest nonprofit social services agencies, who was the subject of a federal sexual harassment and toxic workplace settlement in 2022, has quit his position. The July 1 resignation of Peter Smith from the top leadership post at the Rural Office of Community Services...
‘Not enough to go around': Restoration teams overrun for weeks, months after June floods
In the wake of the June 20-22 record-breaking rainfall that washed over the tri-state area, including Sioux Falls, basement and foundation contractors and inspectors are experiencing an unprecedented surge in demand because of the damages caussed by the flooding. The severe weather phenomenon flooded streets, fields, parks, homes and even entire towns in...
South Dakota Park Rangers Bake Raw Cookies In Blazing Hot Car!
This was posted on the South Dakota Badlands National Park Facebook page... "It's been over a hundred degrees at Badlands for the last few days, so the rangers decided to make the best of it by testing a classic hypothesis - can you bake cookies in your car on a hot summer day?
SDSU researchers to improve heat tolerance in wheat crops
A team of South Dakota State University researchers — led by professor Wanlong Li — have received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to modify the genetic code of wheat plants to make them more tolerant to heat stress. Wheat...
NDSU alumni selected for Prairie Business award
Jared Nesje, CEO and principal at TSP, Inc., has been named a Prairie Business’ Leaders and Legacies award winner for 2024. The annual award is given to top executives in the region to recognize their contributions to business as well as the positive impact they have made on their organizations, communities and industries.
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