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South Dakota father is leading effort to restore abortion rights in the state
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of conversations about voter-initiated efforts to restore abortion access across the country. Unlike other abortion-rights initiatives across the country, major reproductive rights groups haven’t backed the effort to restore access in South Dakota. But that hasn’t stopped Dakotans for Health — a ballot question committee […]
Motorcyclist suffers fatal injuries in Lincoln County crash
LENNOX, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A 60-year-old man riding a motorcycle suffered fatal injuries after colliding with a pickup truck near Lennox on Tuesday. Preliminary crash information indicates that around 3:30 p.m. on July 30, the driver of a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling eastbound on US 18 in Lincoln County, five miles south of Lennox.
Big TV Show ‘Down Home Fab’ Casting South Dakota Homeowners Now
If you're a Sioux Falls homeowner looking to update your home in a big way, there's a major television show that wants to help you!. The smashing HGTV series "Down Home Fab" featuring South Dakota natives Chelsea and Cole DeBoer is looking to cast new Sioux Falls homeowners for the upcoming third season. This is truly a great opportunity to showcase South Dakota and to give local homeowners their dream homes.
Braun Leads By Two Strokes Heading Into Wednesday
SDGA Junior Championship @ The Bluffs GC (Vermillion, SD) [Day 2 of 3]. Yankton, SD (HubCityRadio.com) – Two rounds down & one to go for the SDGA Junior Championship for Aberdeen’s Olivia Braun; there’s one word that she’ll be trying to accomplish on the links in Yankton on Wednesday: “finish.”
$50k grant awarded to Pennington County program to help participants in diversion, detention programs
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A $50,000 grant awarded to the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s office in collaboration with the Rapid City Arts Council is being put towards a mural project created by at-risk youth. The Just Us Mural Project, or JUMP, will serve 300 participants in the...
Mosquito Control Spraying Scheduled for Watertown (7/31)
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The City of Watertown Mosquito Control Program has announced plans to spray to prevent mosquitoes in specific areas of the city. Due to a sufficient increase in the mosquito population, spraying will commence on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, after 9:00 p.m., weather permitting. Southeast Watertown...
North Dakota teacher created new Sturgis Rally logo, loved first rally experience
STURGIS, S.D. — Morgan Bauer, a 23-year-old first-grade teacher from North Dakota, has won the City of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Logo Contest for the 84th Rally. Bauer, who teaches at Kidder County School in Steele, ND, grew up in Bismarck and graduated from Century High School in 2019. She earned her teaching degree from the University of Mary in Bismarck.
Jackley announces state prison inmates, former DOC employees indicted in five cases
PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Attorney General Marty Jackley announced on Wednesday that six people had been indicted regarding five different cases by a Minnehaha County Grand Jury. The five cases involve both South Dakota Prison inmates and two others who were Department of Corrections staff members at that...
Lawmakers plan October hearing on alleged $1.8 million theft by former state employee
South Dakota lawmakers will hold a hearing in October on a former state employee’s alleged theft of $1.8 million from Child Protection Services. The Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee met Wednesday in Pierre and discussed plans for the hearing. “We find out what went on, and how do we stop it,” said Committee Chair […]
More Severe Storms On Wednesday, Hot & Muggy
WEDNESDAY: Wednesday will be stormy and humid. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for southeast ND, west central MN, & northeast SD until 7 p.m. Ongoing severe storms continue in parts of the valley. There is a chance for damaging wind gusts to 80 mph, hail as large as 2.5″ diameter, and a tornado or two. Please stay weather aware through the evening and download the VNL Weather App to get the latest alerts. You can otherwise expect another muggy day with dew point temps in the upper 60s again to the 70s. Highs in the 80s. Severe storms will move on this evening, though rain may linger overnight.