Field Day Offers Look at Precision Beef Technologies in the Air, Online and on the Hoof

AMES, Iowa – Emerging technologies are on the agenda for a Nov. 13 field day near Red Oak, and all are invited. The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University and South Dakota State University Beef Extension have partnered to showcase, demonstrate...

Three Sioux Falls nonprofits form region’s first integrated healing center

Three Sioux Falls nonprofits have merged to form a new organization called Solace. The new entity combines The Compass Center, Family Services Inc. and Move to Heal. Solace aims to provide integrated crisis care, therapy, healing arts and...

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...

Noem’s South Dakota neighbors hit with an immigration audit that decimates their workforce

LAKE NORDEN — The names on the list included some of Dorothy Elliott’s best employees: hardworking, reliable, honest. Most had been working at Drumgoon Dairy for years. Some worked there for nearly two decades, playing a role in the operation’s...

South Dakota lawmakers approve $650M prison project in Sioux Falls

This article was originally published by South Dakota Searchlight. John Hult South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — After 144 years, South Dakota lawmakers decided Tuesday it’s time for “the Hill” to retire. The required two-thirds of each legislative...

. The 437 Project Surpasses $1 Million in Donations for South Dakota’s Helpline Center

The 437 Project has raised more than $322,000 this year for the Helpline Center, bringing its total donations to over $1 million in just four years. By Freddi Hammer October 10, 2025 6:20 am PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) The 437 Project has raised...

Kristi Noem’s South Dakota neighbors hit with audit that decimates their workforce

LAKE NORDEN — The names on the list included some of Dorothy Elliott’s best employees: hardworking, reliable, honest. Most had been working at Drumgoon Dairy for years. Some worked there for nearly two decades, playing a role in the operation’s...

Rapid City Police Dept. collecting costume donations for their 4th annual Trunk or Treat

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Police Department and local community partners such as Journey On are gearing up for their fourth annual Knollwood Trunk or Treat, an event designed to provide a safe and festive Halloween celebration for...

How these Sioux Falls moms opened up about miscarriage…

Nobody likes to talk about miscarriage, Chelsey Schnell says. And for those who don’t experience it themselves, it can be easy to forget that it happened to someone else. But for those who’ve been through such an instance, she says, it’s a mark on...

“The first time I heard anything negative about Norwegian society was when I lived in Norway”

“My family is fairly new here in the US, and we're very proud of our Norwegian heritage. I am 99 per cent Norwegian,” says Julia Ronning. She is a fourth-generation immigrant and studies Norwegian at Luther College in Iowa. 200 years since the...

Ballots to be mailed Oct. 11 for Dutton election

Ballots will go out in the U.S. mail on Oct. 17 for the Dutton Town Council election, Teton County election administrator Sarah Clarke said last week. She said she will mail ballots to Dutton’s 180 active registered voters, and they will have up...

Government shutdown latest: Judge temporarily blocks mass layoffs

WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's mass layoffs as the government shutdown drags on, pausing the job cuts for thousands of American workers. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a request...

Black Hills Live Oct. 15, 2025

Wednesday 10-15 Men’s Breakfast Bible Study The Little White Church Hill City, SD 7:30 AM Driver’s License Exams Custer County Courthouse Annex Pine Room Custer, SD 8 AM to 5 PM Seniors Bridge Card Games Hill City Center Hill City, SD 10 AM - 3 PM...

Cornerstone Rescue Mission opens Respite Care Center in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Cornerstone Rescue Mission’s Respite Care Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday, making it the first respite care center in South Dakota. The facility is located at 4080 Tower Rd, Rapid City, the site of the former...

State Reserves Recede From Record High as Fiscal Pressures Mount

After years of growth, states’ rainy day fund capacity—the number of days they could cover state operations—fell in fiscal year 2025, the first decline since the Great Recession of 2007-09. At the end of fiscal 2025, the median state could run on...

A call for more therapy dogs in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - If you’ve been around the community and seen dogs with red bandanas around their necks, those are therapy dogs. They’re meant to bring joy to people and to be pets. However, with fewer than 90 therapy dogs in...

The next Senate vote is today. What time? Live updates, latest

The next Senate vote on the government shutdown is today, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, after the latest efforts to reach the 60 votes needed to advance a bill to reopen the government failed on Tuesday, with no new Democrats offering support. As we...

South Dakota has third-highest increase amid growing US prison population

The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline. A new prison population report from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, released before the federal shutdown, shows...

Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center, Brainerd, births

Micheal and Autumn Pothof, Pillager, a girl, Kristella Marie, 6 pounds, 9 ounces, Aug. 9, 2025. Grandparents are Angie Martin, Pine River, Kathy Pothof, Breezy Point, and Randy Bickford, Breezy Point. Chloe Craigie and Tim Otterness, Brainerd, a...

New laws are changing the way Americans cast ballots for elections as October 25 deadline looms

SEVERAL states have amended their voting laws, imposing further restrictions on Americans. As Election Day nears, citizens across the country need to ensure they meet the qualifications to cast their vote. Sign up for The US Sun newsletter Thank...