How First Interstate is responding to activist pressure

Key insight: First Interstate BancSystem reaffirmed its strategic plan to pursue organic growth, not bank M&A, as it faces pressure from a high-profile activist investor. What's at stake: The bank seemed to align itself with some of the activist...

8 things to know about UND's next opponent South Dakota

GRAND FORKS — The UND football team looks for a sixth-straight victory Saturday against South Dakota in a 1 p.m. kickoff at the DakotaDome in Vermillion. Here are eight things to know about the Coyotes. South Dakota quarterback Aidan Bouman, the...

DuPage and suburban Cook County Round 1 IHSA playoff first-round football previews

Class 8A When: 7 p.m. Friday About the Dukes: York, Class 8A runner-up last year and a semifinalist the last three seasons, is making its fifth straight playoff appearance. The Dukes, like last year, enter the postseason with a 6-3 record. York...

More Than Half of Inmates Have Drug Problems; Broader Social Reform Necessary to Keep People Out of Prison

Published 2025-10-30 by Cory Allen Heidelberger The Department of Corrections told the newly convened Correctional Rehabilitation Task Force yesterday that, as of June 30, 1,048 out of the 3,783 convicts it held—28%—were in for drug offenses. But...

Will Halloween 2025 Be Cold in Sioux Falls? Here’s the Forecast

It's fall in South Dakota! And that means it will either be hot or cold! Yeah, fall around here means bundling up in the morning and putting shorts on in the afternoon. As we creep closer to Halloween, the cold is taking hold around here. Jackets...

Why Tarleton State is college football’s best-kept secret in era defined by NIL, transfers

STEPHENVILLE — The first representation of life and society beyond expansive acres of ranches and farmland on U.S. Route 281 South is a large purple billboard stacked on top of an advertisement for a local Dairy Queen franchise. The road sign...

Malcolm to get rematch in first playoff round

by Heath Kramer, Seward County Independent On a chilly, damp Oct. 24 night in Malcolm, the No. 10 Clippers earned a 20–7 win over No. 7 Lincoln Lutheran, extending their six-game win streak and claiming the C2-1 district championship. That was...

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...

Rapid City police find guns while investigating report of shots fired

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - As Rapid City police investigated a disturbance that included the reckless discharge of a firearm, they discovered 11 guns, with at least one of them confirmed stolen. Police were called to the apartment building at 102...

How to Sell a House By Owner in South Dakota

Steps to sell a house by owner Next, we’ll share a detailed step-by-step list illustrating the entire FSBO process you can expect. 1. Prepare your house for sale Whether you’re selling with a Realtor or by owner, you’ll want to get your South...

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...

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...

Sioux Falls family loses contact with relatives due to hurricane

A Sioux Falls family has lost contact with loved ones in Jamaica. As of late morning Oct. 28, Hurricane Melissa made landfall on the southern coast as one of the strongest recorded hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin. By 11 a.m. CST Oct. 28, JF...

'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...

SOUTH DAKOTA WHEAT GROWERS ASSOCIATION WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Wheat Growers Association (SDWGA) ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

South Dakota Department of Health

PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) ... PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today!

Skylights Volleyball Hot with Tough Test Arriving

HomeLocal SportsSkylights Volleyball Hot with Tough Test Arriving Havre, MT – Skylights volleyball has played with confidence and poise through the last eight games and are currently third in the Frontier Conference standings at 13-5. Head Coach...

South Dakota State Archives back open to the public; Collections contain things such as government records, personal papers and reference books

October is Archives Month in South Dakota. After being closed for two years because of renovations taking place at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, the State Archives reopened to the public in July 2025 (July 7, 2025). State Archivist...

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...

UPDATE: Suspect arrested in Waterloo Street shooting investigation

UPDATE October 31 — Police have arrested 22-year-old James Spencer of Rapid City in connection with a shooting inside an apartment building earlier this week. Spencer was located in the early morning hours of Oct. 31 at 102 Waterloo Street and...