South Dakota Air Quality Alert Due To Canadian Wildfires

What was beginning to shape up as a fairly mild weekend weather-wise across South Dakota has now turned into a potentially dangerous situation for some state residents. Ongoing wildfires in Canada have prompted the South Dakota Department of Agriculture …

HGTV Names Best Beaches in South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota

Sometimes the best beaches aren't found exclusively in a coastal paradise. Sometimes, it's nice to stay in the Midwest and enjoy a summer day on a sandy beach close to home. The HGTV crew toured every state looking for the best beaches - a job …

Feeding South Dakota celebrating 50 year while focusing on next 50

This year marks 50 years of Feeding South Dakota and the organization’s work in the state. While the organization is celebrating the past, leaders say they’re focusing on helping South Dakota in the present and future. After half-a-century, CEO Lori …

South Dakota hunters gain 30,000 acres

Nearly 30,000 acres of private land in northwestern South Dakota will be open to public hunting and recreation through Pheasants Forever's PATH program. This addition brings the total PATH acreage in South Dakota to over 62,000 acres across 31 counties …

South Dakota enacts porn site age verification law

Gov. Larry Rhoden signed House Bill 1053, which requires websites that regularly host material "harmful to minors" to verify that users are at least 18 years old using official identification or financial information. The law prohibits websites …

230 illegally possessed guns seized in federal cases last year in South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - 230 illegally possessed guns were taken off the streets of South Dakota in federal cases last year. According to federal prosecutors, 230 seizures are about average for the state. About 35 to 40 percent of seizures of illegally …

South Dakota economics professor weighs in on tariff jockeying

South Dakota Amateur Baseball Rankings [Week 4]

Posted on July 10, 2025 by - Sports WATERTOWN, SD (Press Release) — There’s a change at the top in this week’s South Dakota amateur baseball rankings. The Winner-Colome Pheasants are the new No. 1 team in Class B and the Renner Monarchs now share the No. 1 …

2025 MVFC Preview: Are South Dakota or SDSU Predicted to Win it?

It's really anyone's guess as to who comes out on top in the Missouri Valley Football Conference this season. This offseason, there was a ton of change and turnover among many programs within the conference, and both of our in-state schools …

New blog series honors the people who keep South Dakota’s townships running

FORESTBURG, S.D. — Grading gravel roads, fixing culverts, balancing budgets — township work isn’t glamorous, but it keeps rural South Dakota moving. A new blog series is putting names and faces to the people behind it. The series, titled Township …