South Dakota News
South Dakota News
State-issued Irrigation Permits Soaring in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The number of irrigation permits is soaring in South Dakota, due to last year's drought and to lucrative market prices for corn, wheat and soybeans.
Raven Teams with Google to Provide Internet Access
Inmate Who Left South Dakota Prison Captured in Florida
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) - Authorities say a 51-year-old inmate who left a minimum-security prison in South Dakota earlier this month has been captured in Florida.
More Peregrine Falcons Released in Western South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Four young peregrine falcons have been released in Rapid City as part of an effort to re-establish a population of the birds in western South Dakota's Black Hills.
Yankton Cleaning Up After Weekend Wind Storm
US Agency Pays $5.6 Million to South Dakota Local Government
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Tim Johnson says the U.S. Department of Interior has designated more than $5.6 million that will go to 31 South Dakota counties as payment in lieu of property taxes.
Report: Rapid City Regional State’s Least Safe
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Rapid City Regional Hospital's chief executive officer is denouncing a national nonprofit's report that ranked the hospital among the least safe in the nation and the worst in South Dakota.
South Dakota Tribes Get Historic Preservation Grants
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The National Park Service has announced more than $3.7 million in historic preservation grants to Native American tribes, including tribes in South Dakota.