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Applications now open for SD Game, Fish and Parks youth deer hunt
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks partners with the Missouri River Corridor Youth Hunt to offer a free first-time deer hunting opportunities for youth. The program is limited to four youth ages 10 to 15. Participants learn how to select the correct ammunition and firearm for deer hunting while learning firearm safety.
Jack Davis retires after 30 years with SDSU Extension
South Dakota State University Extension Crops Business Management Specialist Jack Davis is retiring after 30 years of serving South Dakota’s agricultural community. There will be a retirement open house for Davis from 3 to 4:30 p.m. CDT on Aug. 19, 2024, at the SDSU Extension Mitchell Regional Center. A...
Pig Rescued Recently from the Big Sioux River Has Passed Away
Some sad news. The pig that was rescued last week from the banks of the Big Sioux River has passed away. Dakota News Now reports that a small pig was spotted on the banks of the Big Sioux on Thursday, (July 18) which prompted Sioux Falls Animal Control and Sioux Falls Fire Rescue to snap into action to perform a water rescue just north of Falls Park a short time later.
Dozens of South Dakota students stranded amid software outage
A global software outage delayed flights worldwide last weekend. For one group of South Dakota students, this resulted in a simple trip home turning into a three-day ordeal. A group of incoming Sioux Falls O’Gorman freshmen and their parents took a trip to Washington D.C. and New York. They went to the nation’s capital for a few days and then traveled to New York.
Gevo wants state exemption for different power source
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A proposed project that would turn corn into renewable aircraft fuel is asking South Dakota regulators for an exemption that would allow a rural cooperative to supply electricity for its operation. Gevo Net-Zero 1 intends to put its facilities on a 245-acre site just east...
DOE spent $2.6M on road trips, summits to promote new social studies standards
As many as 240 teachers embarked on road trips across South Dakota last week to learn more about the state’s history − history they will teach to their students by developing lessons based on information they learned on the trip. The road trips, and recent Civics & History Summits, are part of the South Dakota Department of Education’s rollout and implementation plan for new social studies standards that will be implemented in a year’s time. ...
South Dakota to Honor Fallen Hero SGT Terry G. Rada with Bridge Dedication
{KXLG – Lake Geddes, SD} The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will host a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor U.S. Army Sergeant Terry G. Rada. The ceremony will occur on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at noon (CT) at the Multi-Purpose Center in Geddes, 409 Michigan Avenue. The...
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