Where is the most peaceful place in Louisiana? Here's what The Travel says

In the U.S., travelers can find a destination that's suitable for almost anyone, whether it's majestic landscapes or historic cities. When it comes to choosing somewhere to travel, one of the first things to consider is whether you want to visit a...

SDSU football: Indiana State stuns Jackrabbits

BROOKINGS — In a game that likely gave Jackrabbit fans nightmares of Wisconsin-La Crosse, South Dakota State suffered one of the most devastating and unexpected losses in program history on Saturday, as Indiana State snapped a six-game losing...

T-bone crash west of Tea injures two

TEA, S.D. — Two people were injured following a serious T-bone crash outside of Tea on Friday. Shortly after 7:30 p.m., first responders in Lincoln County were called to the intersection of 271st Street and South Dakota Highway 17 (466th Avenue),...

Kristi Noem claims to be an experienced semi truck driver as she says foreign drivers 'extremely dangerous'

Noem and other administration officials have routinely claimed that large swaths of undocumented immigrants are at risk of putting citizens in mortal danger(Image: Getty Images) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed on Thursday that she...

Remember your screenings

SCREEN LOCALLY The Avera Medical Group Dell Rapids is one of several Avera locations offering mammogram screenings. Avera also provides this service at six regional hospitals, multiple sites in Sioux Falls and through its mobile mammography truck,...

OU men's basketball schedule, dates, game times, TV for…

See the OU men's basketball 2025-26 schedule, including dates, start times and TV channels for this season. More: OU basketball coach Porter Moser might have his deepest team. Why? Embracing NIL, portal All times are Central Standard Time (CST)...

Locals in College Football: Sawyer Racanelli has best game yet at Wake Forest

One week before he returns to the Northwest, Sawyer Racanelli had his best game yet at Wake Forest. The redshirt senior from Hockinson had a team-high 88 receiving yards in a 30-23 road win over Virginia Tech on Saturday. That included a 62-yard...

What's The Most Famous Snack Food In Your State?

Every state has its own personality, and you can taste it in everything, from the hearty meals to the light snacks that locals eat regularly. Some of these snacks trace their roots to immigrant communities (like Louisiana's melt-in-your-mouth...

Food Resources Available for Local Residents Losing SNAP Benefits During Gov’t Shutdown

USDA has said no food benefits will be issued through the federal SNAP program beginning in November due to the ongoing government shut down. In South Dakota, roughly 75 thousand people utilize that program. Locally in Brookings, several options...

Lancers Host Rivalry Showdown With DWU

It’s rivalry week in Yankton, South Dakota, as the Mount Marty Lancers football team hosts the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers to Crane-Youngworth Field for the Dakota Railroad Rivalry on Saturday afternoon. Mount Marty captured the inaugural victory of...

The Salvation Army of Watertown kicks off Red Bucket Campaign

A.J. Kaufman The Salvation Army of Watertown has begun its annual Christmas fundraising campaign. The organization aims to raise around $248,000 with 730 hours of volunteer bell ringing. Funds raised provide year-round services like food boxes,...

Mount Rushmore Is Not My Monument

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VB: Tanagers To Face SFC In Region 4B Tourney

SIOUX FALLS — The Vermillion Tanagers will face Sioux Falls Christian in the opening round of the Region 4A Volleyball Tournament, Nov. 4 in Sioux Falls. Start time is set for 7 p.m. Pairings for the Region 4A Tournament were announced on...

Volcano-Free Geology Thrills: 10 US Places with Alien Landscapes

America’s geological wonders don’t need erupting volcanoes to create breathtaking spectacles that look straight out of a science fiction movie. From towering mushroom-shaped rocks to mysterious moving stones, these formations were shaped by...

The Arkansas River’s Big Timbers region reflects a complex history of Western expansion, Indigenous displacement

A view of the Big Timbers grounds used by the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, and participants in American westward expansion, to camp along the Arkansas River during the mid 1800s at the site of Bent’s New Fort (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado...

The Buzz: We leave for a few days and all hell breaks loose

By Jon Bauer / Herald Opinion Editor Your Obedient Corespondent, having returned this week from vacation and still entertaining notions of avoiding work, is impressed with news of dozens of undergraduates at the University of Illinois,...

End Of The Road

On Oct. 31, U.S. Highway 81 travelers north of Yankton received no Halloween tricks and one huge treat. For the first time in two years, all four lanes of the north-south highway were open to motorists. In the past, at least portions of the...

S.D. pheasant season opens with big numbers

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — This year’s pheasant season has some big shoes to fill, and the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says it just might. The pheasant season, which runs from Oct. 18 to Jan. 31, depends largely on the brooding season...

Murrill backs Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order

BATON ROUGE – Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has joined a coalition of 24 state AGs in support of President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship policy. On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order to stop birthright...

Conservation Groups Warn Against New Mining Leases Threatening Utah's National Parks

Federal lands have been a hot topic in 2025 as areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and more are undergoing major changes. Recently, it was announced that approximately 48,000 acres of...