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NEWELL KIDS MAKE BIG SPLASH
The Newell kids were one of the first to enjoy the reopening of the Belle Fourche Rec Center swimming pool. Thirty-five students and five adults loaded the bus on July 8th and attended swimming lessons for two weeks. The bus and driver, John Heisler, were provided by the Newell ISD....
This Could Be South Dakota’s Coldest Winter In Years!
The Old Farmer's Almanac, a long-running publication known for its weather predictions, says it could be an exceptionally cold winter for South Dakota this year. South Dakota is no stranger to cold winters, with average January temperatures often dipping below freezing across much of the state. If the forecast proves...
Former DOC employees among those indicted on arson, drug charges
Six people are indicted in connection to five crimes reported in the South Dakota prison system. Two of those charges are former Department of Corrections staff members. A former DOC medication aide, Madyson Bixby, is accused of giving an inmate a cell phone, and also faces an arson charge. The Attorney General’s office said she conspired with an inmate and a Sioux Falls woman to burn someone else’s car. The arson took place in Sioux Falls on Jan. 4, 2024.
South Dakota Weather: Warm and Dry Conditions with Isolated Showers Expected
Sioux Falls, SD – South Dakota is set to experience very warm and mainly dry conditions over the next few days, with isolated showers and thunderstorms possible east of I-29 today. The forecast indicates a significant rise in temperatures, with highs reaching into the 90s. According to the National...
Midwest bankers help lead communities in flood recovery
Local banks served as an important information and community assistance point after unprecedented flooding hit the Upper Midwest in late June and early July. Over the course of a few weeks, several disasters were declared by state officials and one person died after rivers in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota crested at high levels.
A Couple Rounds of Storms Possible — Afternoon Update
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It was a stormy morning in northeastern KELOLAND. Just before 1:00 PM a report came in of a wind gust of 92 MPH in Hillhead in Marshall county. There is broken cloud cover around the area. There are strong winds in western South Dakota, NOT under thunderstorms. Temperatures have been near and above normal, highs in the 80s and low 90s.
Unrestricted Category State Bluegill Record Broken
CLEAR LAKEL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Jason Deroy, of Clear Lake, SD, was underwater spearing when he set a new bluegill record on Pickerel Lake in northeastern South Dakota on July 6. This fish breaks the “unrestricted” bluegill record, meaning it was taken by any legal method other than hook and line. The image of the fish can be found on GFP’s Facebook page.
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 behind […]
Firearms and Over 200 Bottles of Vodka Found by Police in Apparent Bootlegging Operation on Tribal Lands
Dakota News Now reported that authorities confiscated firearms, $500 in small bills and $500 in coins at what they believed to be a bootlegging facility in Mission, South Dakota. Mission is a city on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Reservation. Law enforcement within Mission and the Rosebud Sioux Tribal police seized...
3 hospitals in South Dakota recognized for efforts to improve outcomes for Americans with heart disease and stroke
The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® initiative promotes up-to-date, research-based guidelines to ensure all patients have access to lifesaving care. SIOUX FALLS, July 25, 2024 — 3 hospitals in South Dakota are among the more than 3,000 nationwide that participate in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® and other programs to improve outcomes for Americans who experience heart disease or stroke.