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  Kansas City Clips USD In Summit League Women's Soccer Tourney
VERMILLION — The No. 5 seed Kansas City Kangaroos earned their first-ever Summit League Tournament win in a 1-0 victory over the No. 4 University of South Dakota Coyotes in women’s soccer action on Sunday. The match was South Dakota’s first time...
    
  2025-26 Minnesota Gophers Basketball Season Preview
The 2025-26 ‘BTPowerhouse Season Preview’ series will take an in-depth look at all 18 teams in the Big Ten heading into the 2025-26 season with analysis on each program’s previous season, roster overhaul, and top storylines. Each post will also...
US government shutdown worsens financial woes for court-appointed defense lawyers
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -As the U.S. government shutdown disrupts paychecks for federal workers across the country, it is exacerbating the financial woes of lawyers who defend the poorest members of society when they are accused of federal...
Tourism, GFP team up to promote pheasant hunting
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- Remember 2019? That was the year South Dakota's pheasant season saw the fewest hunters since the early 1990s. Nonresident license sales had fallen to 63,801, a 38% drop from 2010. Worse, resident license sales were down to...
    
  The Uneven 1-Mile Trail in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, Worth the Trek
In a place like Badlands National Park, you don’t find a lot of lengthy South Dakota hiking trails. There’s a good reason for that. In a spot as desolate (yet still stunningly beautiful) as the Badlands, there is very little shade. Even a short,...
    
  ‘Most traveled person in America,’ who completed journey in Lehigh Valley, shares his secret of success
Fifteen years ago, Daniel Seddiqui was the “most rejected person in America.” Fresh out of college with an economics degree — just in time for the Great Recession — he went through 120 job interviews with no offers. So, armed with a love of maps,...
    
  ‘Most traveled person in America’ shares his secret of success with Lehigh Valley chamber
Fifteen years ago, Daniel Seddiqui was the “most rejected person in America.” Fresh out of college with an economics degree — just in time for the Great Recession — he went through 120 job interviews with no offers. So, armed with a love of maps,...
    
  Trees travel north to take on North Dakota
Indiana State football is in search of its first conference win of the season this Saturday when they travel to play the eighth-ranked FCS team in the nation in the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The last time the two...
    
  South Dakota Mines and Black Hills State face off for the 140th Black Hills Brawl
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The South Dakota Mines football team traveled up to Spearfish to play Black Hills State in the 140th Black Hills Brawl. The game started off with a little bit of rain, but it picked up as the game went on. Mines got on...
    
  Montana man killed after truck, camper rolls over in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS — A Montana man was dead and a woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash that involved a camper rollover on the north side of Sioux Falls. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, first responders in Sioux Falls were called to an area...
    
  Man from Montana killed in Thursday evening accident in Sioux Falls
One man died and his passenger was injured in a crash in Sioux Falls early Thursday evening (Oct. 9, 2025, at 5:32pm). The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information...
    
  Onlooker captures video of tourist's reckless actions in US national park: 'Back away'
It's a textbook example of what not to do around wildlife. by Hannah SlusherOctober 21, 2025 An Instagram video is sparking outrage after showing a man trying to hand-feed wild mountain goats on the side of a South Dakota road — a dangerous and...
    
  What Thanksgiving Weather in Sioux Falls Is Really Like
Coming at the end of November, you'd think that Thanksgiving in Sioux Falls would be a winter wonderland. While it's not exactly a warm July day, it's often a surprisingly dry and mild day. That's good for a holiday where travel is so important to...
    
  Final Days to Complete the Wessington Springs Community Tourism Survey
Residents of the Wessington Springs area have just a few days left to share their input on the future of tourism and community development in the community. The deadline to complete the Wessington Springs Community Tourism Survey has been extended...
    
  The New Road Culture Overland Oasis Is Building
Recreational vehicle driving into the distance on an asphalt road in Badlands National Park, South Dakota, 1975. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images). Getty Images When Adam Corlin left behind his house, packed what he could into a...
    
  Western South Dakota News Publication Area Construction Employers: 7 H-2A approvals in 2024
Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS | https://www.dhswatchlist.com/ Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS |...
    
  Sanford Health launches virtual program for rural long-term care locations in South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Sanford Health is expanding virtual care services to 27 Good Samaritan skilled nursing and assisted living locations in 14 South Dakota communities. The Sanford Care Line will be available from 6 p.m. – 6 a.m. Monday...
Week 8 Football: Regular-seasons winding down for South Dakota teams
Week 8 of the South Dakota high school football season has arrived and along with it, the countdown to the end of the regular season. A couple of area Class 11B and nine-man teams will play their regular-season finales this week with the rest set...
    
  How many H-2A petitions made by Southeast South Dakota News publication area employers classified under the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry were approved during 2024?
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/ In...
    
  How many H-2A petitions made by Western South Dakota News publication area employers classified under the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry were approved during 2024?
Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/Ted H. Kim, Associate Director Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate for USCIS | https://www.naco.org/ In...