Gene Hetland

You're going to be hearing and reading a lot about George McGovern in the days ahead.

I think the first time I saw Mr. McGovern might have been in 1960, when he was running for the Senate and visited Salem for McCook County Achievement Days (I was a young 4-Her at the time)

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State officials say Andrew Steen, the Highway Patrol trooper injured Wednesday in an incident in Sioux Falls, underwent successful surgery early Thursday to relieve pressure on his brain.

Patrol Superintendent Col

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Unemployment in South Dakota dropped slightly from August to September, ending the month at a seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.4 percent.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says South Dakota's jobless rate has remained relatively stable during the first three quarters of this year, holding at 4

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i saw a story that South Africa is having trouble again with poachers, and the targets are rhinos.

Seems more than 450 of the endangered animals have been illegally hunted and killed so far this year, with more than 270 in one national park

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It's over now, the execution of confessed killer Eric Robert.

He was put to death just after 10pm Monday for the brutal killing of Ronald "RJ" Johnson, a correctional officer at the South Dakota State Penitentiary

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By now you've heard the Rolling Stones will play two dates in the U.S. in December, both at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

But what you probably haven't heard is that Sharon and I have a nephew who works at the Pru Center and has been involved in the planning

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The Fire Department in Fedora, South Dakota will take delivery on Wednesday of a fire truck from Sioux Falls Fire Rescue.
SFFR Division Chief Jeff Helm says the truck being donated, a 1992 Spartan/Central States model, was replaced by a new engine this past May

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