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SDSU Extension Announces Outstanding 4-H Students with 2024 Scholarships
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Fourteen South Dakota youth, several within the KXLG listening area, have been recognized for their dedication to 4-H and academic excellence by receiving scholarships from South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension. The scholarships, funded by donors and the SDSU Extension 4-H program, support students pursuing...
Department of Social Services holds Suicide Prevention Conference
The Department of Social Services has held a Suicide Prevention Convention the past 3 years. This year’s convention looks back on a five-year plan and the progress made so far. The DSS began the conference with a moment of silence, remembering those family members, friends, and loved ones lost...
Murdo Diner Comes Up Short In South Dakota Burger Battle
MURDO, (KCCR) — Murdo’s Circle-E Drive In was up this year for the 2024 So Dak Best Burger. The contest, held by the South Dakota Beef Industry Board, looked for beef consumers and connoisseurs to nominate restaurants across the state they thought had the best hamburger around. The Circle-E’s Big Al Burger made this year’s top five, along with burgers from eateries in Sioux Falls, Webster, Deadwood and Custer. Judges visited the restaurants to anonymously judge the entries. Nominations could be made between May 1st and June 16th. In the end, the Angry Neighbor Burger from Neighbors Grub and Pub in Summerset won the So Dak Best Burger contest. It’s a half pound burger with pepper jack cheese, grilled onions, hatch green chilies and jalapenos. The burger is topped with the home-made Angry Neighbor Sauce. Beef Industry Council Communications Manager Riley Zoss says they only released the winner so there is no available information about where in the top-five the Circle-E placed. Yelp, through user input, determined the Circle-E had the best cheeseburger last year.
Crews beat back fire threatening northwestern South Dakota community
Crews are working to contain a fire that’s burned more than 12 square miles in northwest south Dakota. A fire in the northwestern part of the state came uncomfortably close to the town of Buffalo. Fortunately, nobody has been hurt, but officials said fighting the fire has been hard.
Deadly plane crash in Yankton County started in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – We’re learning more about the deadly plane crash in Yankton County. According to flight records, the 4-seat Piper left Sioux Falls at 7:09 a.m. Wednesday. 39 minutes later there was a report of a plane crash in a bean field southwest of Irene.
South Dakota man sentenced for meth possession with intent to distribute
Merrick County, Neb. — A South Dakota man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Harley Degroat, 45, of Brookings, South Dakota, will begin a 10-year term of supervised release after prison. According to U.S. Attorney Susan Lehr, Degroat is a...
Remains of WWII soldier identified in May returned to South Dakota; Burial scheduled for Aug. 10 in Blunt
Thanks to work started by the United States Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), a soldier from South Dakota killed in France during WWII has been identified and is back in the state where he will be buried. The remains of 22 year old U.S. Army Corporal Robert A. Bartlett were...
Dakota News Neighbor: Great Outdoor Store
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Where the gray and green of concrete and trees meet in downtown Sioux Falls is the Great Outdoor Store. The business is part outdoor lifestyle shop, part base camp for local adventure-seekers. What is GOS?. While the Great Outdoor Store has a wide...
B&G Milkyway stores compete for Avalanche title
From Hot Tamale to Caramel Corn Craze, Avalanche flavors at B&G Milkyway are going creatively competitive in August. Each of the nine locations in the Sioux Falls area has created an entry for the inaugural Avalanche Battle. “Each location was allowed to think outside the box,” said Alex Bettmeng, the...
5 killed across 5 crashes in days leading up to Sturgis Rally
SIOUX FALLS — With the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally set to kick off Friday, five people have been killed and three others have been hurt across five separate crashes in western South Dakota. Shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, authorities in Butte County were called to the intersection...