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Governor adds second topic for upcoming special session

The governor has added a second topic of discussion for the legislature’s upcoming special session. Governor Dennis Daugaard is...Read More

Board of Regents sets budget priorities for coming year

The South Dakota Board of Regents has agreed on four budget priorities for the coming year. During their annual...Read More

Small grains harvest in the final stages in the state

(AP) – South Dakota’s small grains harvest is in the final stages. The federal Agriculture Department says in its...Read More

Farrell named president of ASBSD; Schwader appointed to board

Madison Central’s School Board president will now serve as president of a statewide organization. Tom Farrell recently began his...Read More

DSU campus welcoming students for fall semester

Activity will be picking up again around the Dakota State University campus in Madison this weekend. Starting on Friday,...Read More

Local Sports

Madison returns home to win Triangular over Lennox, West Central

Madison boys golf handled Lennox and West Central in a triangular at the Madison Country Club on Friday. The...Read More

Saturday’s Sports Schedule

Saturday, August 18th Girls Tennis Madison @ Rapid City Roundup...Read More

Gessner’s late score opens MCM season with 7-6 win over Flandreau

McCook Central/Montrose Football had to score late for a 7-6 win over Flandreau to open the 2018 season in...Read More

Izaak Walton Tuesday Night Trap League Results for August 8th, 2018

Izaak Walton Tuesday Night Trap League results for August 8th, 2018 Dakota Trap Shooters 228 Uncle Bill’s 223 Wingen’s...Read More

Madison looks to the line as practice begins for the defending champs

Madison Football is one week away from beginning their third straight title defense. The defending champion Bulldogs opened practice...Read More

South Dakota News

Wastewater Treatment Plant Upset at Smithfield Foods
On Aug. 15, Smithfield Foods reported its wastewater treatment plant had an upset. Consequently, ammonia concentrations in the discharge from their Sioux Falls facility are higher than the regulatory limits in their Surface Water Discharge Permit. Levels could pose threats to fish life, but no risks to human health.
Governor's Column: Make It A Healthy School Year
Now that back-to-school season is here, I know parents have no shortage of items on their to-do lists. You have school supplies to buy, school lunch arrangements to make and new schedules to coordinate. With so much to do, I hope you will still be sure your children are up-to-date on their vaccines.
Symposium, new State Historical Society book celebrate state?s political culture
The authors of a new book from the South Dakota State Historical Society explore the state?s identity in ?The Plains Political Tradition: Essays on South Dakota Political Culture, Volume 3? edited by Jon K. Lauck, John E. Miller and Paula M. Nelson. The volume will be released Sept. 8, during a free symposium at Augustana […]
Five Sites Re-certified Under South Dakota Certified Ready Sites Program
PIERRE, S.D. ? The South Dakota Governor?s Office of Economic Development (GOED) announced today that five communities in South Dakota have re-certified their development sites under the South Dakota Certified Ready Program. The communities include: Aberdeen, Arlington, Colman, Madison and North Sioux City.
Zimmerman Named NASDVA Midwest District Vice President
Larry Zimmerman, secretary of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs has been named the Midwest District Vice President of the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs (NASDVA). Officers and committee members for 2018-2019 were elected during their conference in Boston August 12-15.