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SOFTBALL: Minnesota, South Dakota state tournament scores
(From left) Clinton-Beardsley-Graceville coaches (from left) Tanner Teske, Randy Stotesbery and Brice Hoffman join Russell-Tyler-Ruthton’s Brian Baartman, Jared Baartman and Darren Baartman as coaches during the Class A all-state game on Sunday,...

A wish list for Rapid City, from the realistic to the big dreams | Tyler Anderson
Over the past few weeks, there has been a changing of the seasons. In West River, the summer slate is highlighted by American Legion baseball, Little League baseball, several rodeos (from Wild West Wednesdays at Hart Ranch to the 106 Annual Black...
Devils Lake beats Sioux Falls West, Gretna on first day of 2025 Dakota Classic
SIOUX FALLS — As recently as the first week of this month, Devils Lake batters were struggling as a collective. On Friday in Sioux Falls, they could hardly stop hitting. As they did last year, the Devils Lake Storm A squad traveled down to...

USDA Reminds South Dakota Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
HURON — After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers in South Dakota should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline. “In order to...

Upcoming Sioux Falls Construction projects beginning Monday
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The City of Sioux Falls announced several road and trail construction projects that begin on Monday and will impact travel within parts of the city. Drivers are urged to use caution and reduced speeds while...

This South Dakota Dog’s Burrito Obsession Leads To Adventure
Dogs Are Amazing Creatures Years ago, I had a German Shepherd named Zeus that I dearly loved. He was the sweetest-natured dog I ever had, but he did have a couple of faults. He never learned how to catch - anything. He couldn't play with balls or...

New parking ramp, pedestrian skybridge keep travelers moving in Sioux Falls
A year and a half after construction began, a new $62 million parking ramp and skywalk opened for passengers at Sioux Falls Regional Airport in October 2024. The airport-funded project was initiated due to the facility’s growing passenger numbers...
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Dog Travels 5 Miles Alone in the Dark to Get Burrito. What Happened After He Waited Hours Will Shock You
One dog’s late-night cravings led him on a five-mile (incredibly relatable) journey. Max, a 4-year-old Great Pyrenees living in South Dakota, was once given a burrito so good it sparked an epic return journey. Max, the South Dakota-based Great...

Tourism is big business in La Crosse County
The La Crosse area saw a spending increase of approximately $12 million from tourism in 2024 over the previous year according to Explore La Crosse Executive Director AJ Frels. Figures released this week from the state’s Department of Tourism on...

June 4 shooting suspect arrested by Sioux Falls police
A Sioux Falls man has been identified, found and formally charged with the involvement in a non-life-threatening shooting on the morning of June 4. After seven days at large, Sioux Falls resident David “Dusty” Wade Gallegos, Jr., 28, was found at...

Series: The present and future of baseball in Rapid City
Editor's Note: This is the second part of a three-part series on the Rapid City baseball landscape. On a cool Tuesday evening in Fitzgerald Stadium, located near the heart of Rapid City, a plethora of spectators filed in to take in the sights and...

The South Dakota Dignity Sculpture Has One Glaring Typo
The Dignity of Earth and Sky sculpture is a lasting achievement in modern art and a testament to the legacy of Native American culture in South Dakota. First erected in 2016, the monument draws in thousands of road-weary travelers year in and year...

30 Years of Moon Walks on the Black Hills National Forest First Moon Walk Saturday
The Black Hills National Forest invites the public to the Moon Walk interpretive program series for the 2025 season. For the 2025 season, forest visitors will learn about native plant dyes, resource management activities, search for birds of prey,...

Sioux Falls Unveils Floating Islands on Covell Lake in Terrace Park
If you visit Covell Lake in Sioux Falls this summer and happen to notice what appears to be small habitat islands floating on the lake, you're not imagining things; there are little islands out there floating around on the lake inside Terrace...

Traveling abroad? | CDC recommends getting vaccinated against measles
Most measles cases in the U.S. come from people not vaccinated who traveled internationally then returned home to the states, the CDC says. SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. — Millions of people are expected to travel out of the country this summer, but...

Places to visit in America that are locked in a time warp
Travel is all about the experience. And with a fast-paced world zipping all around us, sometimes it’s nice to just catch our breath and dial back to a place that moves a bit slower. Though we still haven’t mastered the science of time travel, we...

Three Cornbelt teams on top of the first South Dakota Amateur Baseball Poll
The first South Dakota Amateur Baseball Poll of the season has the defending champions of Dell Rapids PBR on top in Class B. PBR is 5-1 in the Cornbelt this season. The Canova Gang and the Dell Rapids Mudcats, who are both 4-2 in league play,...
These are the Most Treasured Views in South Dakota
The Black Hills in South Dakota is a tapestry of wildlife trampling along topography that is rolling until its spired, pine-laden until it is prairie and pillars of granite until it is fresh mountain water that wears it. It is an edge of South...

ALDI Slashes Prices Across Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota
ALDI has announced massive price cuts on more than 400 products across all its stores in Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota, just in time for summer celebrations. The discount grocery chain is dropping prices on nearly 25% of its entire selection,...

Wake Forest flips big, athletic TE Drake DeBaun
Wake Forest has received a commitment from Overland Park (Kans.) Shawnee Mission South tight end Drake DeBaun. DeBaun flips from South Dakota State after taking a recent official with the Demon Deacons. In him, Wake Forest gets a 6-foot-6,...