From the Back of an Ambulance to the Field: Jaxon Duttenhefer Returns vs. YSU

FARGO (KVRR) –The NDSU Bison remained perfect on the 2025 season (9-0) with a 38-30 win over Youngstown State Saturday, November 1. One of the biggest stories of the game though was the return of senior captain Jaxon Duttenhefer. “Duttenhefer is...

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...

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...

Rueben Schaeffer, 87

Rueben Schaeffer, 87, Eureka, SD, died Friday October 31, 2025. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 AM, Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at the Eureka Reformed Church led by Pastor Jimmy John Hall. Interment, with military graveside rites by the...

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...

US government shutdown in 35th day as Senate rejects funding package for 14th time

The US federal government shutdown was poised to move into record-breaking territory on Tuesday after the Senate rejected for the 14th time a funding package already passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. With the shutdown...

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....

South Dakota Prep Media Football Polls - Final Polls of 2025

The South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll for the week of Oct. 27 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes are listed in parentheses. Final polls of the year for 9-man...

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...

Xcel Energy wants to build the Upper Midwest’s largest battery site

Xcel Energy announced plans to build the Upper Midwest’s largest battery energy storage site at the Sherco Energy Hub in central Minnesota, one of a series of investments that the company hopes to make in the region. “We’re making a significant...

Montana, Montana State move up FCS rankings after South Dakota State loss

MISSOULA — By virtue of No. 1 North Dakota State's dominant win over then-No. 2 South Dakota State, both Montana and Montana State moved up in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll. The latest edition of the rankings, which are voted on by a national...

Meade County limestone quarry pushback, South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission meeting and a look at 2025's corn harvest season | Oct. 29

Each day, SDPB brings you statewide news coverage. We then compile those stories into a daily podcast. Subscribe on Apple On today's update... A full-sized limestone quarry is planned for Meade County, and residents are largely opposed to the...

Senator Rounds of South Dakota says Packers and Stockyards Act being ignored

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File) South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds met recently with President Donald Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins to discuss the president’s plan to import some beef from Argentina. Rounds said they...

South Dakota Interstate Series Game Time & TV Network Set!

Both USD and SDSU are coming off of a weekend in which they both lost, and it won't be long before the two programs meet one another inside the DakotaDome. That game is coming up on Saturday, November 8th, and we now have other details solidified...

Bison, salmon begin their journey

Carleen Wild, Enterprise staff The long-planned food trade between the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the Tulalip Nation is finally moving — with trucks carrying bison west to Washington and the first shipment of salmon soon on its way back to...

Utes Coach Exposes UCLA’s Behind-the-Scenes Move Amid Win vs San Diego

In college sports, for smaller or mid-major programs, winning sometimes means taking a back seat or even fighting for survival. See, these programs often rely on what’s called buy games or “guarantee/paycheck games”. Oftentimes, a big-name school...

Quarterfinal matchups to watch in 2025 South Dakota high school football playoffs

All seven classes of South Dakota high school football play postseason contests this week, marking the arrival of the quarterfinal round. As each class works down to its final four, here’s one quarterfinal pairing to keep an eye on from each...