Grant Delay Stalls Rapid City Rail Quiet Zone Plans

RAPID CITY, S.D.— A grant that would have helped Rapid City take its first steps toward rail quiet zones has been delayed. In July of last year the city was awarded $1.1 million through an infrastructure program called RAISE. The money is...

South Dakotans in the NFL, Week 8

Sunday was National Tight Ends Day, a holiday invented by 49ers tight end George Kittle in 2018 to be celebrated each year on the fourth Sunday of October. Appropriately, it was a big day for South Dakota State's tight ends. Dallas Goedert scored...

South Dakota Coyotes Face No. 8 North Dakota in Native Heritage Showdown

South Dakota is set to host No. 8 North Dakota in a significant matchup that coincides with the eve of the Dakotas' statehood anniversary. This will be the 103rd meeting between the two teams, who have a long-standing rivalry dating back to 1903....

Steve McBee Sr. Gives Luxury Watches to Prosecutors Amid Huge Debt and Prison Sentence

Steve McBee Sr. has been busy. Since the court issued his sentence, the star of The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys has been working to get everything in order to serve his time and pay the fine the court ordered. To help pay the seven-figure...

Quarter-point system to be used at NFR for first time

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo will make history. For the first time since the inception of the National Finals Rodeo in 1959, quarter-point scoring will be implemented by PRCA Pro Officials when judging...

Grants, reserves keep Head Start centers open; others closing

(The Center Square) – Florida centers in the Head Start program are either running on reserves, grants or have closed due to the federal government shutdown. Tuesday marked the record-tying 35th day of the federal government closure. A vote was...

Bobcats lead the Bears 7-0 in the first quarter

Montana State struck quickly on Saturday afternoon, with Justin Lamson's 3 yard touchdown pass to Rocky Lencioni capping off the Bobcats' opening drive to make it a 7-0 score less than four minutes into the contest. *** Check here during and after...

Sean Duffy Warns Some Airspace Could be Shut Down If Government Doesn’t Reopen

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned on Tuesday that disruptions at U.S. airports will get worse as the government shutdown continues, using some of the most alarming language yet about the state of air travel. Air traffic controllers and...

Some senators predict the government shutdown could end this week

WASHINGTON — As the 35-day government shutdown ties for the longest in American history on Tuesday, senators predicted that the impasse could end this week. “I’m pretty confident,” said Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. After weeks without any...

How Do Georgia’s Taxes Compare to Other States?

(The Center Square) – Georgia ranks 22nd on the Tax Foundation’s annual State Tax Competitiveness Index, with property taxes receiving the lowest marks. Property taxes are not set by the state, but rather by local cities, counties and school...

Alta Smith, 81

The funeral service for Alta Smith, 81, of Brentford, SD, will be 10:30am, Thursday, November 6, 2025 at Brentford Congregational UCC, with Pastor Mike Kampa officiating. Burial at Brentford Cemetery with a lunch following burial at the church....

Sioux Falls local talks Hurricane Melissa and upcoming work trip to Jamaica

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Hurricane Melissa is expected to hit Jamaica worse than anything the country has seen in decades. “We’ve started every press conference we’ve had the chance to speak by simply saying it’s not time to panic,...

Barber to promote Branson as part of nationwide “Barber Bus” tour

One of Branson’s most well-known names and local radio hosts is planning to take the magic of the town across the country while bringing all the adventures back home. Jim Barber announced he and his wife, Melonie, will be taking an RV christened...

Focus on Ag: China trade deal creates optimism for soybean markets

After months of uncertainty and angst among farmers and grain traders, the new U.S. trade deal with China announced on October 30 provided some stability and certainty to the soybean market. Soybean market prices had struggled for most of 2025 due...

Rapid City Students Piece Together a Drug-Free Future

RAPID CITY, S.D.— Students in the Rapid City area are seeing red this week when it comes to the subject of drugs. Monday kicked off Red Ribbon Week for the district. This year’s theme — “Life Is A Puzzle, Solve It Drug Free.” Opening ceremonies...

'Free' Things South Dakotan’s Are Guilty Of Not Throwing Away

I am so guilty of this! How many of these “Free” things do you toss in your junk drawer or pantry cupboard? I read the list of Unnecessary 'Free' Things People Refuse To Throw Away Because They Might Be Useful Someday on Your Tango. And I thought...

Sioux Falls airport money tangled in property taxes and state politics

Gov. Larry Rhoden is confident he can get the support of metro lawmakers for his plan to float the Sioux Falls Regional Airport a $15 million no-interest loan. Key lawmakers from Sioux Falls are less so, noting that the money for the airport is a...

South Dakota Power 5 Poll for Oct. 27: Brandon Valley, Lincoln finish tied atop 11AAA in final poll

The final South Dakota Power 5 Poll of the 2025 season was released Monday, with changes at the top of Class 11AAA and Class 11AA. Yankton takes over as the top team in 11AA, while Brandon Valley and Sioux Falls Lincoln finish the regular season...

Corn harvest ramps up in central South Dakota

Corn harvest at TEH Farms near Gettysburg, S.D., started Oct. 18 and progressed slowly at first. Between running grain through the drier and sharing trucks with fertilizer operations, harvest was taking extra time. kAm“xE’D 366? 2 DE2CE 2?5 DE@A...

South Dakota Prep Media Volleyball Polls - October 27, 2025

Here is the South Dakota Media volleyball poll for the week of Oct. 27, 2025. Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg (11) 28-2 55 1 2. Bishop O'Gorman 21-3 44 2 3....