Gene Hetland

Weekend snow in the central and eastern United States was another reminder that seeing spring on the calendar doesn't mean you're going to see spring-like weather when you look out your window.

Snow in the Sioux Falls area hasn't amounted to much--more of an annoyance than anything else, and not enough to fire up the snowblower for

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Growing grapes in South Dakota is not something we might think about.

Oh, sure, there are vineyards in our area and throughout the state, and the wine they make is good. But what if you're  not opening a vineyard? It turns out you could still grow some grapes, for whatever reason

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I saw a story that's bound to gladden the heart of real estate agents everywhere. Apartment owners, I'm not so sure.

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South Dakota lawmakers apparently will have a reason to go back to Pierre on March 25.

Governor Dennis Daugaard's office says the chief executive has vetoed Senate Bill 115.

Spokesman Joe Kafka describes it this way:

SB115 - An Act to increase the commercial fertilizer inspection fee for purposes of fertilizer-related research and to create the Nutrient Research Education Council to promote such research.

There had been just a little

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It's time for the activity that reduces workplace productivity every March.

It's madness, as we all know.

The office and workplace predictions for the NCAA Basketball Tournament get a lot of people going, in fact enough people to make it almost an industry of its own

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The possibility of a ban on texting while driving is being discussed again in Mitchell, after Sioux Falls led the way last year and put at least an official ban on the practice..

The Mitchell City Council discussed such a ban last fall, but then put it aside to see what happened with a proposed statewide ban in the Legislature

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With both South Dakota State University basketball teams making the NCAA tournament, it's an exciting time. It's also more proof that hoops in South Dakota are a lot better than some might think.

For the Jacks women, this is the fifth year in a row in the national tournament, and the second for the men

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The two drownings at Falls Park are a tragedy, and there's no doubt about it.

Two people trying to help rescue a six-year-old boy from the water, one of them the boy's 16-year-old sister, are lost

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A Wagner woman will spend time in prison for drug offenses and for failing to report the death of a child.
The case of 29-year-old Laurie Cournoyer was the first conviction under the South Dakota version of Caylee's Law since it took effect last July 1

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Millions upon millions of Catholics worldwide are keeping an eye on the Papal Conclave, as the College of Cardinals votes on the Church's next leader.

And I'd be willing to bet even non-Catholics are paying attention

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