South Dakota News

South Dakota Volunteer Fire Departments Receive $5 Million in Grant Funding

PIERRE, S.D. – November 30, 2023 – 251 South Dakota volunteer fire departments from across the state have been awarded grants totaling $5 million in funding for Personal Protective Equipment...

Brown County Farmer Re-Elected to Serve as President of South Dakota Farmers Union

By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Doug Sombke was elected to serve his 10th term as President of South Dakota Farmers Union today...

Farmers Union Names Jerauld County Farmer Agriculture Ambassador

By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union South Dakota Farmers Union names Jerauld County farmer and life-long public servant Jim Burg the 2023 Ag...

Aberdeen Farmer Announces Run for Second Term as NFU Vice President

By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Jeff Kippley, Aberdeen farmer and National Farmers Union Vice President, announced his run for a second term...

SDSU And South Dakota Advance To FCS Quarterfinals

(Sioux Falls, SD) -- Both South Dakota and South Dakota State are moving on in the FCS Playoffs. The Jackrabbits beat Mercer Saturday 41-0...

Foreigner And Styx Schedule South Dakota Tour Stop

(Sioux Falls, SD) -- Foreigner and Styx are coming to Sioux Falls next year. The Renegades and Juke Box Heroes Tour is stopping at...

Arizona Man Coordinated Shipments Of Meth, Fentanyl To South Dakota

(Sioux Falls, SD) -- An Arizona man is headed to prison for decades on drug trafficking charges. Rusty Driscoll was found guilty in connection...

Person Of Interest Detained In Pierre Woman’s Death

(Pierre, SD) -- The investigation into a woman found dead in Pierre is ongoing. The victim's been identified as Eve Ashtin. Police were called...

Teen Driver Was Not Wearing Seatbelt In Fatal Crash

(Hutchinson County, SD) -- One person is dead after a crash along 273rd Street near US Highway 81, five miles north of Freeman. The...

Brown County Volunteer Receives Minnie Lovinger Award

By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Educating youth is something Margaret Sumption has been passionate about most of her life. “I have always enjoyed...

South Dakota Beef Industry Council to Hold December Quarterly Board Meeting

PIERRE, SD – Directors and staff of the South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) will gather at Drifters Conference Center in Ft. Pierre, SD on...