Abortion bill put on hold

A plan to remove an expectation of student growth from South Dakota’s rules governing teacher evaluation rules stalled Monday. Read moreBoard backtracks on effort to remove student growth goals from teacher evaluation

(August 26, 2025, DALLAS) – GasBuddy, North America’s trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast, predicting that average gas … Read moreGas prices wrap up their cheapest summer in five years with more declines possible

MITCHELL — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune was blunt in his opening remarks during a Dakotafest policy discussion on Wednesday about the state of agriculture. Read moreAg Leader: New Mitchell processing plant could bring farmers more stability

The loss of state government’s online and communications services for nearly two business days last week started with the failure of a data center core switch in Pierre, according to the offic… Read moreComponent failure in Pierre causes state government comms shutdown

I haven’t been able to get back on the water just yet, but I am cleared to return to normal everyday activities until Oct. 6. Read moreThe Peluso Report: The Road to Recovery

For years now, Pierre has been a beating heart for blood donations, a testament to the giving spirit of South Dakotans – but it has been lacking a donation center of its own, still relying on … Read moreLocal blood for local people: Pierre welcomes first-ever blood donation center

Average gasoline prices in South Dakota have risen 4.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.92/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Prices in Sou… Read moreGas prices up in SD

SIOUX FALLS — The United States can win the “AI race,” but not without the infrastructure and data centers necessary to develop the emerging technology, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson told members of… Read moreDusty Johnson calls opposition to SD data center development "un-American"

With the early Canada goose management take hunting season opening on Fri. Aug. 15, the population of North Dakota’s Canada geese remains in good shape for those hunters looking to hit the fie… Read moreCanada Geese in Good Shape for Early Season

South Dakota State University is working to get back about $66 million in federal funding it lost when the Trump administration canceled a grant program it said was a “climate slush fund.” Read moreSouth Dakota State lost $66 million in federal research funding but hopes to get it back

As South Dakota lawmakers consider spending $650 million to build a prison, another major building expense is looming: the first full restoration of the state Capitol in nearly 40 years. Read moreCapitol restoration looms as a major expense for South Dakota

National Guard troops on both sides of South Dakota are now processing paperwork for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Read moreSouth Dakota National Guard troops begin processing immigration paperwork for ICE

Average gasoline prices in South Dakota have fallen 5.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.88/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Prices in So… Read moreGas prices dip 5.4 cents in SD

It’s been a summer. Not a particularly warm or stable one, but it’s been a summer, and that means in these northern latitudes that the season is perhaps the most fleeting of the four we receiv… Read moreOur Outdoors: Fall Trout Prep

As I go along life’s path which frequently winds in and out of the grasslands, woods, and along my favorite waters, I begin to realize that the very basics are what I need to get my fix of tim… Read moreOur Outdoors: Same Casts, Different Fish

Avera has received $1 million in funding for the Avera RURAL-UP: Solving Rural Workforce Challenges in the Upper Midwest with Virtual Patient Care program Read moreAvera Receives Three-Year Federal Grant to Extend Virtual Nursing

When most people picture scuba diving, they imagine turquoise water, coral reefs, and schools of brightly colored fish. What they don’t imagine is South Dakota—or the muddy stretch of the Miss… Read more“Just You and the Bubbles”: A tale of diving in the Missouri RIver

President Donald Trump’s high-profile meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin adjourned Friday without announcing a breakthrough in negotiations to end Russia’s three-year-old invasion o… Read more‘Progress’ but no peace deal for Ukraine as Trump meets Putin in Alaska, without taking questions

Fair warning, this report isn’t going to talk much about fishing as my main focus is to thank everyone who has taken the time to send me a message, support my GoFundMe, or send a quick call or… Read moreThe Peluso Report: Killing Time

Between running some pre-season arrows through my bow, setting my sights on a lofted orange disc, and tossing a few flies and jigs for crappies, the past week has reminded me that the outdoors… Read moreOur Outdoors: Focused (For Now)

STURGIS, S.D. – Governor Larry Rhoden announced a record drug seizure by the South Dakota Highway Patrol, showing the urgent need for Operation: Prairie Thunder. Read moreHighway Patrol Makes Record Meth Seizure

STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) provides daily traffic counts at nine locations for vehicles entering Sturgis for the 85th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally… Read more2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Final Vehicle Counts

EAGLE BUTTE, SD (Aug. 11, 2025) — Nearly 1,000 people received free vision care during a five-day clinic hosted by the Cheyenne River Youth Project, OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and Su… Read moreCRYP and partners deliver free vision care to 1,000 people

From its humble beginnings as a vendor event, Trader Days has carried on as a celebration and showcase of the traditions and culture of Fort Pierre, and if this weekend’s attendance was any in… Read moreGood, Clean Fun: Trader Days is bigger, better than ever

Bill Markley’s made a bit of a name for himself as an author of historical fiction and non-fiction, weaving tales born from the rich tapestry of Americana, touching on places and people as var… Read moreLocal author’s latest book: The Life and Times of Jim Bridger