The 1 st Annual Rib and Chicken Cookoff was held on Sat., Aug. 10 th at C F Bar and Grill in Ashton. The competition was set up to benefit Warner-Northwestern wrestling. Organizers stated that they …

Mellette Volunteer Fire Department held their 5 th Annual Back-to-School Summer Water Bash on Sat., Aug. 10 th . Fire hoses were used to create big sprays of water for the kids to run through. Young …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent letters Tuesday to school districts, urging them to restrict students' use of smartphones on campus — a move that comes amid an …

An ex-Kansas police chief who led a raid on a newspaper is charged with obstruction of justice

BROOKINGS — South Dakota State University Extension will host a High Tunnel and Cut Flower Field Day for anyone who would like to learn more about growing cut flowers outdoors and under …

PIERRE — A 51-year-old Rapid City man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Philip Andrew Chips was sentenced Monday in …

WASHINGTON — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her. Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her a …

SIOUX FALLS — Tickets for the annual Induction Banquet for the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame are now on sale. The event is set for Sept. 22 at the Convention Center in Sioux Falls (the old …

Years ago, I lost a dear friend of mine to suicide, and it was fundamentally life changing for me. After that incident, I remember thinking, “I should have done something. I should have said …

SIOUX FALLS — Augustana has announced a new major in neuroscience beginning in fall 2024 as part of the university’s strategic plan, "Viking Bold: The Journey to 2030" to establish new …

True food allergic reactions cause anaphylaxis. Eating even a tiny bit of the allergenic food causes the patient to quickly develop symptoms that can include shortness of breath, hives, vomiting, …

There are small signs of improvement in the mental health of U.S. teenagers, a government survey released Tuesday said, but the share of students — particularly girls — feeling sad and …

NEW YORK  — Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and water. They have been found in a wide range of body tissues, including the heart, liver, kidneys and …

The deadline for printing ballots for the November 2024 election presents a daunting timetable for an anti-abortion group seeking to keep an abortion rights amendment from being decided at the polls. …

NEW YORK — Iran  is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the  U.S. election , in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, …

The Supreme Court’s 2024 term might have been defined, to the general public at least, by multiple decisions concerning Donald Trump. These cases matter. But the bigger picture is in how the …

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic will be the first clinic in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska to provide the first and only FDA-approved …

SIOUX FALLS — The body of a baby boy was found at a South Dakota recycling center, and police are trying to determine how the child died and how the body ended up at the center. An …