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Highway Patrol investigating separate fatal motorcycle crashes on opposite sides of the state
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating two fatal crashes involving motorcycles on two different sides of the state. On Tuesday afternoon a 60 year old man driving a motorcycle died in a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 18 near Lennox. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says a...
Motorcycle publication thriving in Mitchell after relocation
After years of publication on the East Coast, the team behind Cycle Source decided it was time for a change in scenery and spirit. Dakota News Now Photojournalist Dave Hauck met with the pair to hear their story.
6-bedroom home in south Sioux Falls tops sales report at $1.2M
The most expensive residential sale for the week of July 8 was almost $1.2 million for a ranch walkout home in south Sioux Falls. The 4,600-square-foot home was built in 2014 in the Prairie Hills neighborhood. It has six bedrooms and four bathrooms. Features include a wet bar and wine cellar in the lower level and a four-stall heated garage.
‘Sobriety time’: liquor sale hours could change with ordinance amendment request
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Anytime between 7 a.m. and midnight you can buy alcoholic beverages for off-sale consumption, but an ordinance amendment requested by Alderman Josh Biberdorf at Wednesday’s Legal and Finance Committee meeting could change the hours of liquor sales to between 10 a.m. and midnight. An...
67-year-old man dies after plane crash in Yankton County, SD
YANKTON, S.D. (KTIV) - Authorities have identified the man killed in a plane crash in Yankton County, South Dakota. The local sheriff’s office says 67-year-old Charles Lawrence Schneider of Sioux Falls, South Dakota died when the small plane he was in crashed into a bean field in rural Yankton County.
Teacher shortage not affecting Watertown district
The Associated School Boards of South Dakota recently announced there were 353 teacher positions open in July in the state. That is a significant increase from last year at this time, when there were 256 openings, nearly 100 fewer than this year. In 2022, there were 225 openings. The numbers...
Names released in drunk driving crash that killed 20-year-old pedestrian
ROBERTS COUNTY, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - According to authorities, a man walking along a South Dakota highway died after being hit by a vehicle early Sunday morning. The incident happened at 1:23 a.m. three miles south of Wilmot on South Dakota Highway 123. The Department of Public Safety reports...
USD joins national group researching effective use of greenhouses
The University of South Dakota joins a nationwide cohort of institutions seeking to maximize agricultural opportunities in a changing climate. Namely, the use of greenhouses. The program, run by the US National Science Foundation, grants over $77 million to projects nationwide to research and develop these opportunities in states that generally see less funding.
What You Need to Know About Downtown 1st Friday and Block Party
It is just unbelievable that July is over! I know that as adults we say this at the end of almost every month. However, you may have noticed that kids are oblivious to that kind of observation, except when August rolls around. After all, it is Back-to-School month!. Usually, kids...