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  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...
    
  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...
    
  College football TV schedule for Week 11 of 2025 season
Below is the college football TV and live stream schedule for Week 11 of the 2025 season. All times Central: Tuesday, Nov. 4 Miami (Ohio) at Ohio, 6 p.m., ESPN2 (ESPN) Massachusetts at Akron, 6 p.m., CBS Sports Network (CBS Sports video)...
    
  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...
    
  25 Must-Visit Coffee Cafes In South Dakota
One of the best things about a road trip is discovering new and exciting things along the way. Over the years, a ton of guides have been written about the abundance of things to do in South Dakota. But a new publication is narrowing things down to...
    
  Lane Closure Starts Today On Kiwanis Avenue In Sioux Falls
You might want to take an alternate route if you were planning on driving this stretch of Kiwanis Avenue in Sioux Falls. The Sioux Falls Street Department released this information concerning a Lane Closure On Kiwanis Avenue… Sioux Falls residents...
    
  Still no new information in quintuple fatal crash in western South Dakota
October 7, 2025 PIERRE, S.D.–Authorities say there are still no updates regarding a deadly vehicle accident that left five people dead in the Badlands. Investigators say the crash happened just before midnight last Wednesday, three miles east of...
    
  Oklahoma vs Saint Francis channel today, OU basketball game time
Coach Porter Moser and the OU men's basketball team will host Saint Francis on Monday night in the season opener at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman. The Sooners are coming of a NCAA Tournament appearance and 20-14 record last season. Luke McConnell...
    
  Laugh With Cats at First-Ever Comedy Show at Sioux Falls Cat Café
Do you enjoy supporting local Sioux Falls businesses, comedy shows, and adorable South Dakota kitties looking for new homes? Then I have the "purr-fect" event for you! For the first time ever, the Sioux Falls Cattitude Café will host a Comedy...
    
  Where Does South Dakota Rank Among States with the Most Farmland?
You don't have to travel very far around our neck of the woods to see firsthand just how much agriculture impacts our lives. Lots of land But it's not just the Upper Midwest; the amount of land in America dedicated to farming is staggering - about...
    
  Bite Into The Top Pizza Chain in South Dakota, Iowa & Minnesota
It's tough to resist a crispy, cheesy, and greasy pizza, especially when some of the best can be found in the Midwest. There are plenty of local pizza spots for all the deep-dish devotees and thin-crust enthusiasts across the Sioux Empire....
The forgotten story of the night Sitting Bull spent in jail and the art discovery that followed
LA GRACE, S.D. — Charles Abbott Wilkins came to Dakota Territory in 1883 to seek a better future on the prairie, then opening to settlers during the bustling Great Dakota Boom. The 21-year-old native of Henniker, New Hampshire, traveled by...
    
  SDPB Presents the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s Performance of Giants in the Earth
Vermillion, S.D. – South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) is proud to broadcast the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra’s landmark performance of Giants in the Earth, the opera inspired by Ole Edvart Rølvaag’s celebrated novel about immigrant life on...
Vermillion (with two ll’s), South Dakota
As Ben Stein let us know last weekend, John R. Coyne Jr., his and our very dear, longtime friend, has died. He was a wonderful writer and longtime contributor, and very early on helped capture our magazine’s wit and tone, as in the piece we repost...
    
  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...
    
  K-State Travels To Lawrence For Dillons Sunflower Showdown
Via K-State Athletics Game 8 K-State at Kansas Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025 Kickoff: 11 a.m. Location: Lawrence, Kan. Stadium: Memorial Stadium (50,250) Series: Kansas Leads, 64-53-5 TV: TNT J.B. Long (Play-by-Play) Mike Golic Jr. (Analyst)...
    
  Single vehicle crash leaves Sioux Falls man dead and another seriously injured
LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D. (KTIV) - One person was killed and another injured following a single vehicle crash north of Lennox, S.D, on Saturday, Oct. 5. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety preliminary report says the driver of a 2015 Jeep...
    
  Man from Sioux Falls killed in Saturday night accident near Lennox
One man died and another seriously injured in a single vehicle crash late Saturday night (Oct. 4, 2025, 11:12pm) four miles north of Lennox, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members....