Senate panel endorses billions for B-21s and millions for South Dakota construction, Rounds says

Funding for the B-21 bomber program, construction money to support it at a base near Rapid City, and money for a Watertown National Guard vehicle maintenance building are wins for South Dakota in a new defense authorization bill, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds said …

Alex Andrew Clemons of Bettendorf, Iowa, Graduates from South Dakota State University

BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA (July 15, 2025) — South Dakota State University announces Alex Andrew Clemons of Bettendorf, Iowa, has graduated following the spring 2025 semester. Clemons graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science from SDSU's …

Dierks: Highlighting one game from each week of the 2025 South Dakota high school football season

South Dakota high school football season is just five weeks away, with the campaign set to kick off on Friday, Aug. 22. With the first steps along the road to the DakotaDome coming into view, it’s time to take a peek at schedules and start circling must- …

South Dakota flower farm is almost in full bloom, just in time for upcoming flower festival

ELK POINT, South Dakota (KTIV) - The flowers at an Elk Point flower farm are in full bloom, just in time for the upcoming festival. Fleurish Flower Farm & Design is hosting a flower fest called “Fleurish Fest’ on Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20. …

When Does the South Dakota HS FB Season Start? Wk 1 Schedules

It won't be long before the Friday Night Lights flicker back on here in South Dakota as we prepare for and inch closer to another great High School football season. In our neck of the woods, there are a ton of great programs and players ready to ' …

Nebraska sues neighboring Colorado over how much water it’s drawing from the South Platte River

By MARGERY A. BECK, Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is suing Colorado over the amount of water it draws from the South Platte River, the latest in a long history of water rights disputes between the states that have been left increasingly dry …

North Dakota Attorneys Withdraw From Federal Public Defender Work

Federal Building in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)   (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota attorneys and judicial officials say a lack of funding for a key federal program could harm federal defendants’ ability to get quality …

State rail board says Dakota Southern defaulted on lease

<p>PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- The South Dakota Railroad Board on Wednesday terminated its lease agreement with Dakota Southern Railroad Company.</p> <p>The lease had allowed Dakota Southern to operate on the Napa-Platte line that state …

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South Dakota closes fiscal year 2025 with $63M surplus

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -South Dakota has closed its fiscal year 2025 with an operating surplus of $63 million. The surplus includes $41 million in excess revenues and $22 million in spending below what was budgeted. Unclaimed property receipts made up the …