<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[South Dakota - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about South Dakota with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Win or Lose, Tuesday’s Primaries Are a Big Deal for Women]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are 122 women on the primary ballots for congressional and statewide executive offices this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/win-or-lose-tuesdays-primaries-are-a-big-deal-for-women/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/win-or-lose-tuesdays-primaries-are-a-big-deal-for-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eight States Have Primaries on Tuesday. Here’s What to Watch For.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota are voting on Tuesday. Here&rsquo;s what you need to know about the main races.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/eight-states-have-primaries-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-watch-for/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/eight-states-have-primaries-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-watch-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 States Have Primary Elections on Tuesday. Here’s What to Watch For.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota are voting on Tuesday. Here&rsquo;s what you need to know about the main races.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/8-states-have-primary-elections-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-watch-for/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/8-states-have-primary-elections-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-watch-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stensland Family Farms promotes fresh and local]]></title><description><![CDATA[LARCHWOOD, Iowa &mdash; From dairy production to processing, it&rsquo;s all done local and farm fresh at Stensland Family Farms near Larchwood, Iowa.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stensland-family-farms-promotes-fresh-and-local/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stensland-family-farms-promotes-fresh-and-local/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre man sentenced to 20 years for raping 2 15-year-old girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colby Joe Carroll was released on a no-bail bond last fall less than two months after being arrested and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl in Pierre. Less than a month later, he raped another 15-year-old girl, he admitted earlier&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-man-sentenced-to-20-years-for-raping-2-15-year-old-girls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-man-sentenced-to-20-years-for-raping-2-15-year-old-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noem has edge in fundraising, spending heading into June 5 primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republican Kristi Noem led the pack in terms of raising money in the run up to the June 5 South Dakota primary election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-has-edge-in-fundraising-spending-heading-into-june-5-primary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-has-edge-in-fundraising-spending-heading-into-june-5-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New numbers, old story for South Dakota cities: Over half estimated to be shrinking]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bit more than half of South Dakota cities and towns are estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau to have shrunk or stayed the same size from July 2016 to July 2017, according to numbers released by the federal agency&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-numbers-old-story-for-south-dakota-cities-over-half-estimated-to-be-shrinking/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-numbers-old-story-for-south-dakota-cities-over-half-estimated-to-be-shrinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local man arrested for theft, underage drinking and lying to police]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pierre man was arrested Tuesday night after police say he gave them a false name and was caught drinking underage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/local-man-arrested-for-theft-underage-drinking-and-lying-to-police/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/local-man-arrested-for-theft-underage-drinking-and-lying-to-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge: Births not recorded at FLDS compound]]></title><description><![CDATA[A South Dakota judge&rsquo;s ruling has confirmed that children were born on a remote Black Hills compound run by a secretive religious sect, offering new insight into life within the polygamous FLDS.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-births-not-recorded-at-flds-compound/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-births-not-recorded-at-flds-compound/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital Journal hosts Blinder seminar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Blinder met with a group of local business owners and managers at the Ramkota on Wednesday. His topics included how to maximize your advertising reach through effective digital and print strategies. A breakfast session will be held Thursday at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/capital-journal-hosts-blinder-seminar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/capital-journal-hosts-blinder-seminar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budding musicians to star at Thursday recital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, Thursday, May 24, from 7:30-8:00pm, the Andrea Royer Studio is hosting their spring recital at the Pierre Grand Opera House, 109 South Pierre Street. The free event is open to the public, and everyone is encouraged to support our&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/budding-musicians-to-star-at-thursday-recital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 06:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/budding-musicians-to-star-at-thursday-recital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With rare divided vote, Pierre commission OKs new fire laws 4-1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the opposition of Pierre resident Mike Mehlhaff and City Commissioner Jim Mehlhaff, the city commission voted Tuesday to approve new fire prevention ordinances. The new ordinances go into effect Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/with-rare-divided-vote-pierre-commission-oks-new-fire-laws-4-1/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/with-rare-divided-vote-pierre-commission-oks-new-fire-laws-4-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third generation takes chair at Dakota Barbers in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first customer to walk through the door of Dakota Barbers on Tuesday morning was Brian Fitzpatrick. Greeted with a standard question from the shop's co-owner, Jeannine Loesch, Fitzpatrick told her he didn't have a preference among the barbers who'd&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/third-generation-takes-chair-at-dakota-barbers-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/third-generation-takes-chair-at-dakota-barbers-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relay Recess brings in $4,000 to fight cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The students at Kennedy Elementary School in Pierre raised $4,082.42 this school year to fight cancer as part of the American Cancer Society&rsquo;s Relay Recess program, their teachers say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/relay-recess-brings-in-4000-to-fight-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/relay-recess-brings-in-4000-to-fight-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jill Kenzy gets 24 days in jail, must pay back $2,327 in Walmart self-checkout thefts]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Judge Mark Barnett on Tuesday sentenced Jill Kenzy to 24 days in jail for stealing goods from the Walmart store in Pierre by &ldquo;palming&rdquo; the wrong bar code while ringing up her own shopping cart at a self checkout.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jill-kenzy-gets-24-days-in-jail-must-pay-back-2327-in-walmart-self-checkout-thefts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jill-kenzy-gets-24-days-in-jail-must-pay-back-2327-in-walmart-self-checkout-thefts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hay there, says Fort Pierre: Advertising for bids OK’d]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 60 acres of land south of Fort Pierre is available for haying.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hay-there-says-fort-pierre-advertising-for-bids-okd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hay-there-says-fort-pierre-advertising-for-bids-okd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre gets same emerald ash borer advice as Pierre: Wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fort Pierre's current response to the future arrival of a bug that kills ash trees figures to be the same as Pierre's: Wait until the emerald ash borer (EAB) is detected closer to home before cutting or treating trees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-gets-same-emerald-ash-borer-advice-as-pierre-wait/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-gets-same-emerald-ash-borer-advice-as-pierre-wait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edgar B. “Ed” Taylor, 96]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edgar B. &ldquo;Ed&rdquo; Taylor, 96, of Rapid City, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edgar-b-ed-taylor-96/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edgar-b-ed-taylor-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Among state aero panel members, tuition reimbursement gets wings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Aeronautics Commission discussed Tuesday the potential for a program that would reimburse tuition of students who take aviation jobs in South Dakota. The commission also began organizing a study panel on state aviation laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/among-state-aero-panel-members-tuition-reimbursement-gets-wings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/among-state-aero-panel-members-tuition-reimbursement-gets-wings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[William R. (Bill) Alexander, Jr., 71]]></title><description><![CDATA[William R. (Bill) Alexander Jr., 71, died Sunday, May 13, 2018 at St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/william-r-bill-alexander-jr-71/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/william-r-bill-alexander-jr-71/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verna Newell, 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Verna Newell 85 of Webster died on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Bethesda Home in Webster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/verna-newell-85/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/verna-newell-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Board recommends extra special education aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-three school districts in South Dakota received nods Monday to share $4 million from a statewide pool that helps pay for special education students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-recommends-extra-special-education-aid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-recommends-extra-special-education-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Two fights land three in jail over the weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two fights over the weekend resulted in three arrests, the Pierre police department said Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-two-fights-land-three-in-jail-over-the-weekend/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-two-fights-land-three-in-jail-over-the-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s keep the ‘A’ in ‘STEAM’: The importance of the arts in our schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who&rsquo;s got talent? High school students, that&rsquo;s who!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lets-keep-the-a-in-steam-the-importance-of-the-arts-in-our-schools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lets-keep-the-a-in-steam-the-importance-of-the-arts-in-our-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawyer for Dakota Range wins a key ruling against interveners]]></title><description><![CDATA[State regulators agreed Monday to bar interveners from introducing third-party exhibits at a permit hearing for a wind farm planned in northeastern South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawyer-for-dakota-range-wins-a-key-ruling-against-interveners/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawyer-for-dakota-range-wins-a-key-ruling-against-interveners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How does your garden grow? In a raised bed!]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Rowe and Rose lanes just off Deadwood Street in Fort Pierre, the first phase of the community garden took shape on Saturday, as raised beds were assembled, installed and filled with topsoil. The land is being leased by Fort&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/how-does-your-garden-grow-in-a-raised-bed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/how-does-your-garden-grow-in-a-raised-bed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre OKs use of federal funds for road sign upgrades in 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA["A STIP in time saves signs," is not exactly how the old saying goes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-oks-use-of-federal-funds-for-road-sign-upgrades-in-2020/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-oks-use-of-federal-funds-for-road-sign-upgrades-in-2020/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fishing runs hot and cold for Lake of the Woods Opener crew]]></title><description><![CDATA[ON LAKE OF THE WOODS, Minn. &mdash; Anyone who says walleye fishing &mdash; or any kind of fishing, for that matter &mdash; is an equal opportunity pastime wasn&rsquo;t in Jason&rsquo;s Laumb&rsquo;s boat on the opening weekend of Minnesota&rsquo;s 2018 walleye&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fishing-runs-hot-and-cold-for-lake-of-the-woods-opener-crew/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fishing-runs-hot-and-cold-for-lake-of-the-woods-opener-crew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cummings pins Cummings as new Pierre Police Sergeant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Police Patrol Officer Kyle Cummings became a sergeant on Monday in his hometown force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cummings-pins-cummings-as-new-pierre-police-sergeant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cummings-pins-cummings-as-new-pierre-police-sergeant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agronomists: SD farmers might need to switch corn varieties as planting goes late]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Sunday, only 66 percent of South Dakota&rsquo;s corn crop and 24 percent of the soybean crop, had been planted, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture&rsquo;s ag statistics office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/agronomists-sd-farmers-might-need-to-switch-corn-varieties-as-planting-goes-late/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/agronomists-sd-farmers-might-need-to-switch-corn-varieties-as-planting-goes-late/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State government ethanol use topped 2 million gallons again]]></title><description><![CDATA[State government used about the same amount of ethanol-blended fuels in 2017 as in previous years, the governor&rsquo;s director of policy and operations said Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-government-ethanol-use-topped-2-million-gallons-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-government-ethanol-use-topped-2-million-gallons-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preliminary budget has Pierre schools spending half a percent more next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preliminary budget figures for the Pierre School District&rsquo;s 2018-19 school year show a roughly .5 percent increase over the current budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/preliminary-budget-has-pierre-schools-spending-half-a-percent-more-next-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/preliminary-budget-has-pierre-schools-spending-half-a-percent-more-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New owners adding games, graphic novels to Prairie Pages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Friday on Pierre Street, traces of the sidewalk-chalked thank-you note from the old owners of Prairie Pages were still visible in front of the store. The complete message from Peggy Stout and Kathy Villa read, "Dear Pierre, It's been&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-owners-adding-games-graphic-novels-to-prairie-pages/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-owners-adding-games-graphic-novels-to-prairie-pages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ganje led  seminar on mineral and water rights in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Ganje, a South Dakota attorney who specializes in natural resources law led a seminar on mineral and water rights in Pierre May, 18. The seminar was sponsored by the Capital Journal. (Nick Lowrey/Capital Journal)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ganje-led-seminar-on-mineral-and-water-rights-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ganje-led-seminar-on-mineral-and-water-rights-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Company plans to gather Gilt Edge data – and see whether mine is still viable for gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Different members of the state panel that oversees mining in South Dakota have different views about a company collecting data at a Black Hills gold site that its previous owners shut down because of acid rock drainage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/company-plans-to-gather-gilt-edge-data-and-see-whether-mine-is-still-viable-for-gold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/company-plans-to-gather-gilt-edge-data-and-see-whether-mine-is-still-viable-for-gold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amendment Y seeks to fix Marsy’s Law]]></title><description><![CDATA[BROOKINGS &mdash; While most of the interest in the June 5 primary is directed to Republicans seeking nominations for the governorship and the U.S. House of Representatives, there is one measure on the ballot open to all registered voters in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/amendment-y-seeks-to-fix-marsys-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/amendment-y-seeks-to-fix-marsys-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: T.F. Riggs High School Graduation 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[T.F. Riggs High School graduated 174 seniors at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Their class motto: "Four years we will never forget, even if we did some things we regret."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-tf-riggs-high-school-graduation-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-tf-riggs-high-school-graduation-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Stanley County High School Graduation 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stanley County High School graduated 37 seniors at noon on Sunday. Their class motto: "Nothing we do can change the past, but everything we do changes the future." &ndash; Ashleigh Brilliant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-stanley-county-high-school-graduation-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 00:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-stanley-county-high-school-graduation-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: National Guard soldiers welcomed home from Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifteen South Dakota Army National Guard soldiers deployed to Syria to build bridges for nine months were welcomed home Saturday afternoon in a ceremony held at T.F. Riggs Theater.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-national-guard-soldiers-welcomed-home-from-syria/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-national-guard-soldiers-welcomed-home-from-syria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[T-storms drop possible SD record 24-hour rain near Long Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[The thunder storms that roared across South Dakota late Thursday and Friday ripped roofing off a Pierre apartment building, helped wash out a dam near Selby and maybe dropped a state record 24-hour rainfall of 9.2 inches near Long Lake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/t-storms-drop-possible-sd-record-24-hour-rain-near-long-lake/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/t-storms-drop-possible-sd-record-24-hour-rain-near-long-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Moral Rot That Threatens America]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is only one core task for everyone in Trump&rsquo;s United States: Keeping the Republic, despite him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/the-moral-rot-that-threatens-america/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/the-moral-rot-that-threatens-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State board sets hearing on VW diesel settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Board of Minerals and Environment decided Thursday to hold a public hearing Aug. 16 on how to spend $8,125,000 South Dakota gets for air-quality improvements from the Volkswagen diesel-mitigation settlement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-sets-hearing-on-vw-diesel-settlement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-sets-hearing-on-vw-diesel-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Midwest Construction scooping out marina]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Midwest Construction long-reach excavator works just behind Drifters Bar &amp; Grill Wednesday morning to remove dirt for the future 84-boat-slip marina that's a part of the Riverwalk Landing project in Fort Pierre. The project is being developed by Midwest&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photo-midwest-construction-scooping-out-marina/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photo-midwest-construction-scooping-out-marina/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milwaukee man gets 45 years in federal prison for sexual crimes with 2 SD girls under 12 years  old]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge in South Dakota this week sentenced Dashown Raymond Keys of Milwaukee to 45 years in prison for sexual crimes against two girls under the age of 12 in 2013-2016 near Sisseton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/milwaukee-man-gets-45-years-in-federal-prison-for-sexual-crimes-with-2-sd-girls-under-12-years-old/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/milwaukee-man-gets-45-years-in-federal-prison-for-sexual-crimes-with-2-sd-girls-under-12-years-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of South Dakota Law School facing challenges but seeing opportunities]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of South Dakota&rsquo;s most venerable institutions, the law school at the University of South Dakota, is facing academic and financial challenges unprecedented in the school&rsquo;s 117-year history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/university-of-south-dakota-law-school-facing-challenges-but-seeing-opportunities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/university-of-south-dakota-law-school-facing-challenges-but-seeing-opportunities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanley County High School graduation set: 37 grads to hear remarks from School of Mines president]]></title><description><![CDATA[All 37 Stanley County High School seniors will receive diplomas on Sunday, principal Tom O'Boyle told the Capital Journal on Thursday. "Everybody made it," he said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-high-school-graduation-set-37-grads-to-hear-remarks-from-school-of-mines-president/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-high-school-graduation-set-37-grads-to-hear-remarks-from-school-of-mines-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New regional FBI head stops in Pierre on tour of SD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jill Sanborn, nationally known as an FBI counter-terrorism expert, made one thing clear Thursday in Pierre: her extensive background in fighting terrorism &ldquo;had nothing to do,&rdquo; with her being named recently the new special agent in charge of the FBI&rsquo;s&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-regional-fbi-head-stops-in-pierre-on-tour-of-sd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-regional-fbi-head-stops-in-pierre-on-tour-of-sd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New regional FBI head stops in Pierre in tour of SD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jill Sanborn, nationally known as an FBI counter-terrorism expert, made one thing clear Thursday in Pierre: her extensive background in fighting terrorism &ldquo;had nothing to do,&rdquo; with her being named recently the new special agent in charge of the FBI&rsquo;s&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-regional-fbi-head-stops-in-pierre-in-tour-of-sd/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-regional-fbi-head-stops-in-pierre-in-tour-of-sd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot dogs, young dogs, fancy cakes help Helmsley Center towards $2.5 million fundraising goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Significant work is still being done at the construction site of the Avera St. Mary's new Helmsley Center on the south side of Sioux Avenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hot-dogs-young-dogs-fancy-cakes-help-helmsley-center-towards-25-million-fundraising-goal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 08:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hot-dogs-young-dogs-fancy-cakes-help-helmsley-center-towards-25-million-fundraising-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slower pace might be better, state Railroad Board decides on fed aid for meet-and-pass]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Railroad Board decided Wednesday there isn&rsquo;t a reason to rush for federal funding for a major improvement on its Mitchell-Rapid City line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/slower-pace-might-be-better-state-railroad-board-decides-on-fed-aid-for-meet-and-pass/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/slower-pace-might-be-better-state-railroad-board-decides-on-fed-aid-for-meet-and-pass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ludwig “Louie” Malsam, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral services for Louie Malsam, 89, of Aberdeen, SD, formerly of Pierre, SD, will be 10:30 am, Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Mark Lichter officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Military honors by&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ludwig-louie-malsam-89/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ludwig-louie-malsam-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duane Robert Miller, 81]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral services for Duane Robert Miller, 81, Phoenix, AZ will be 1:00 PM Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Baptist Church in Isabel. Interment will be in the Hillview Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home. Visitation will be&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/duane-robert-miller-81/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 07:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/duane-robert-miller-81/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milwaukee man gets 45 years for sexual crimes against 2 SD girls under 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal judge in South Dakota this week sentenced Dashown Raymond Keys of Milwaukee to 45 years in prison for sexual crimes against two girls under the age of 12 in 2013-2016 near Sisseton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/milwaukee-man-gets-45-years-for-sexual-crimes-against-2-sd-girls-under-12/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/milwaukee-man-gets-45-years-for-sexual-crimes-against-2-sd-girls-under-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palmer: Pierre solar project is a success after 19 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre&rsquo;s solar power project at the airport has put out as much, or more, as projected, Brad Palmer, the city&rsquo;s utilities director, told the city commission this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/palmer-pierre-solar-project-is-a-success-after-19-months/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/palmer-pierre-solar-project-is-a-success-after-19-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State rail board will get feds’ inspection reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The regional head of the Federal Railroad Administration said Wednesday the South Dakota Railroad Board would receive inspection reports on all state-owned lines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-rail-board-will-get-feds-inspection-reports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-rail-board-will-get-feds-inspection-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State appraisals set for School for Deaf and veterans’ dorm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Board of Appraisal set the stage Wednesday for possible sales of the 1950-built men&rsquo;s dormitory that isn&rsquo;t needed at the State Veterans Home complex in Hot Springs and of the sprawling School for the Deaf in Sioux&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-appraisals-set-for-school-for-deaf-and-veterans-dorm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-appraisals-set-for-school-for-deaf-and-veterans-dorm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SC school board gets look at preliminary 2018-19 budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next year&rsquo;s teacher pay and the overall budget both appeared on the Stanley County School Board&rsquo;s regular meeting agenda on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sc-school-board-gets-look-at-preliminary-2018-19-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sc-school-board-gets-look-at-preliminary-2018-19-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre Trappers to begin baseball season with a blast or two]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre Trappers summer league of college players will start their season with a bang, something as American and national as the sound of wood bat hitting a leather-covered baseball. Fireworks will be lit in the corner of Hyde Stadium&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-trappers-to-begin-baseball-season-with-a-blast-or-two/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-trappers-to-begin-baseball-season-with-a-blast-or-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre man charged with battery of two-month-old infant boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A grand jury this week charged, by indictment, Gary Johnathan Martin, 35, of Pierre, of the aggravated battery of the two-month-old son of his girlfriend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-man-charged-with-battery-of-two-month-old-infant-boy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-man-charged-with-battery-of-two-month-old-infant-boy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minor injuries reported after rollover crash in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[An after-school traffic crash in Pierre left two people with minor injuries Tuesday, according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/minor-injuries-reported-after-rollover-crash-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/minor-injuries-reported-after-rollover-crash-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heritage store now stocking spices from Piedmont]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center has started stocking its Heritage Store&rsquo;s shelves with a bit of spice from the Black Hills town of Piedmont.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/heritage-store-now-stocking-spices-from-piedmont/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/heritage-store-now-stocking-spices-from-piedmont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire chief proposes new city ordinances to ban bonfires, backyard garbage burning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonfires soon will be clearly illegal in Pierre, as well as burning garbage in your backyard, and probably, lighting recreational fires on rooftops.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fire-chief-proposes-new-city-ordinances-to-ban-bonfires-backyard-garbage-burning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fire-chief-proposes-new-city-ordinances-to-ban-bonfires-backyard-garbage-burning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donation from SD Community Foundation revs up namesake submarine committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday morning at the World War II Memorial on Capitol Lake, Tom Muenster wiped away some dreck that had accumulated on the six bronze statues that make up the memorial &ndash; with particular attention to the sailor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/donation-from-sd-community-foundation-revs-up-namesake-submarine-committee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/donation-from-sd-community-foundation-revs-up-namesake-submarine-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minor injuries reported in rollover crash in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[An after school traffic crash in Pierre left two people with minor injuries Tuesday, according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/minor-injuries-reported-in-rollover-crash-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/minor-injuries-reported-in-rollover-crash-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheelhouse retires from Highmore-Harrold school after teaching 43 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Evelyn Wheelhouse began teaching in Peno, South Dakota, about straight east of Pierre in Hyde County, she had eight students in eight grades in a one-room schoolhouse warmed by a stove in the middle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wheelhouse-retires-from-highmore-harrold-school-after-teaching-43-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wheelhouse-retires-from-highmore-harrold-school-after-teaching-43-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace officers remembered for sacrifices on duty at national, state and local level in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today in Pierre the state will pause to remember law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/peace-officers-remembered-for-sacrifices-on-duty-at-national-state-and-local-level-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/peace-officers-remembered-for-sacrifices-on-duty-at-national-state-and-local-level-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyft sales tax: How much is paid, if it’s paid at all, is confidential under SD law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ride-sharing service Lyft, which recently began operating in Pierre and Fort Pierre, is considered by the City of Pierre to be operating illegally. That's because the corporation is supposed to get a city taxi license in order for Lyft&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lyft-sales-tax-how-much-is-paid-if-its-paid-at-all-is-confidential-under-sd-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lyft-sales-tax-how-much-is-paid-if-its-paid-at-all-is-confidential-under-sd-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital Journal reception honors hometown heroes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winners of the Capital Journal 2018 Hometown Heroes awards were honored Tuesday at a reception at the American Legion lodge. Capital Journal Publisher John Clark presented plaques and certificates to eleven members of the community in recognition of their efforts&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/capital-journal-reception-honors-hometown-heroes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/capital-journal-reception-honors-hometown-heroes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arbor Board preps for a boring enemy not yet detected in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[News last week that the emerald ash borer (EAB) had been identified in northern Sioux Falls prompted a special meeting of Pierre's Arbor Board on Tuesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/arbor-board-preps-for-a-boring-enemy-not-yet-detected-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/arbor-board-preps-for-a-boring-enemy-not-yet-detected-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Priscilla Morine (Reed) Sommer, 95]]></title><description><![CDATA[Priscilla Morine Sommer (Reed) was born to George and Anka Reed on May 30, 1922 in Pierre, South Dakota. She passed away peacefully on February 5th at 7:45 MST in Prescott Valley, Arizona at the age of 95. Priscilla graduated&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/priscilla-morine-reed-sommer-95/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/priscilla-morine-reed-sommer-95/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SC Schools Roundup:  Principal O'Boyle leaves for Vermillion; Latham OK'd as wrestling coach;  teacher negotiated deal OK'd]]></title><description><![CDATA[News out of the Stanley County school board&rsquo;s regular meeting on Monday ranged as wide as a buffalo, the school&rsquo;s mascot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sc-schools-roundup-principal-oboyle-leaves-for-vermillion-latham-okd-as-wrestling-coach-teacher-negotiated-deal-okd/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sc-schools-roundup-principal-oboyle-leaves-for-vermillion-latham-okd-as-wrestling-coach-teacher-negotiated-deal-okd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SC Schools Roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[News out of the Stanley County school board&rsquo;s regular meeting on Monday ranged as wide as a buffalo, the school&rsquo;s mascot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sc-schools-roundup/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sc-schools-roundup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Power outage darkens traffic lights on Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Part of Pierre lost power for about half an hour Monday afternoon, shutting down traffic lights on Sioux Avenue downtown for several blocks, as police officers directed traffic at intersections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/power-outage-darkens-traffic-lights-on-monday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/power-outage-darkens-traffic-lights-on-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor: U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing sports betting is “welcome”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Dennis Daugaard said Monday voters would need to change the South Dakota Constitution for sports betting to become legal in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/governor-us-supreme-court-ruling-legalizing-sports-betting-is-welcome/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/governor-us-supreme-court-ruling-legalizing-sports-betting-is-welcome/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discovery of emerald ash borer in state means review of Pierre plan for action]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emerald ash borer (EAB) has been discovered in South Dakota &ndash; in northern Sioux Falls. That was the news last Wednesday from the South Dakota Dept. of Agriculture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/discovery-of-emerald-ash-borer-in-state-means-review-of-pierre-plan-for-action/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/discovery-of-emerald-ash-borer-in-state-means-review-of-pierre-plan-for-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University Center has interim leader as USD’s Card accepts appointmen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week University of South Dakota official Michael Card recently was named interim director of University Center Sioux Falls, while the state Board of Regents looks to make a permanent hire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/university-center-has-interim-leader-as-usds-card-accepts-appointmen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/university-center-has-interim-leader-as-usds-card-accepts-appointmen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring wheat seeding nearly done; corn and soybeans well behind normal planting dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s wheat farmers pretty much have their spring wheat in the ground, finally, after a late spring has kept field work behind the normal pace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/spring-wheat-seeding-nearly-done-corn-and-soybeans-well-behind-normal-planting-dates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/spring-wheat-seeding-nearly-done-corn-and-soybeans-well-behind-normal-planting-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glodt named Superintendent of the Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre school district Superintendent Kelly Glodt has been named as South Dakota&rsquo;s School Superintendent of the Year for 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/glodt-named-superintendent-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/glodt-named-superintendent-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamberlain man not injured when Springfield woman fails to yield to truck]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roy Kesterson, a truck driver from Chamberlin, South Dakota, escaped injury when a 92-year-old woman from Springfield, South Dakota, failed to yield and drove a car into his truck last Thursday near Tyndall and was killed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chamberlain-man-not-injured-when-springfield-woman-fails-to-yield-to-truck/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chamberlain-man-not-injured-when-springfield-woman-fails-to-yield-to-truck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 killed, 1 injured in SUV rollover near Yankton]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman was killed and a man injured Sunday evening when the vehicle they were in rolled after contact with another vehicle on U.S. Highway 81 near Yankton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/1-killed-1-injured-in-suv-rollover-near-yankton/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/1-killed-1-injured-in-suv-rollover-near-yankton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: N.D. woman steals vehicle, caught in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[A North Dakota woman was arrested in Pierre, Saturday, after police say she was caught with a stolen vehicle and obstructed an officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-nd-woman-steals-vehicle-caught-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-nd-woman-steals-vehicle-caught-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citizen report leads to DUI arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Rapid City man was arrested Friday after police say he was caught driving drunk for the fourth time in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/citizen-report-leads-to-dui-arrest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/citizen-report-leads-to-dui-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers say trade more important than new farm bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; While debate continues on the 2018 farm bill in Washington, a majority of farm groups say trade is a bigger issue for them than passage of the new farm legislation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/farmers-say-trade-more-important-than-new-farm-bill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/farmers-say-trade-more-important-than-new-farm-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre’s March for Moms event mirrors national rallies]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week before Mother&rsquo;s Day, on Suday, a couple dozen women gathered under a cottonwood tree, just beginning to leaf out, on the east bank of the Missouri River in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierres-march-for-moms-event-mirrors-national-rallies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierres-march-for-moms-event-mirrors-national-rallies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voters to decide June 5 whether to roll back some victim’s rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[All registered voters get to decide June 5 whether the South Dakota Constitution should be changed regarding victim rights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/voters-to-decide-june-5-whether-to-roll-back-some-victims-rights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/voters-to-decide-june-5-whether-to-roll-back-some-victims-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young girl struck by car outside middle school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 12-year-old girl was struck by a car outside of Georgia Morse Middle School on Wednesday morning, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/young-girl-struck-by-car-outside-middle-school/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/young-girl-struck-by-car-outside-middle-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outside survey says Jackley leads Noem]]></title><description><![CDATA[An outside firm&rsquo;s survey indicates state Attorney General Marty Jackley leads U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem for the Republican nomination for South Dakota governor in the June 5 primary election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/outside-survey-says-jackley-leads-noem/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/outside-survey-says-jackley-leads-noem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Development cuts 31 million acres of U.S. farmland]]></title><description><![CDATA[GRAND FORKS &ndash; A new report reinforces what most everyone in U.S. food production already knows: Development is irreversibly diminishing the limited supply of U.S. farmland, raising serious food-production, economic and environmental concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/development-cuts-31-million-acres-of-us-farmland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 06:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/development-cuts-31-million-acres-of-us-farmland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Community orchard gets a chain link fence]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday Pierre Young Professionals teamed up with Llamas Fencing, which donated in-kind labor, to put up a chain link fence around the new community orchard, on a plot of city land along Sully Avenue just east of Madison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-community-orchard-gets-a-chain-link-fence/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 03:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-community-orchard-gets-a-chain-link-fence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Pierre School District 5K Run/Walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual Pierre School District 5K Run/Walk was held Saturday. Towards the 9 a.m. the rain was tapering off to a light mist and had mostly stopped by the race's start. Runners headed out under overcast skies and 48 degrees&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-pierre-school-district-5k-runwalk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 03:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-pierre-school-district-5k-runwalk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[View 34/Pub 34 closing after 10 years on the edge of town]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Burke family is closing down View 34, the nearly formal upscale restaurant, and Pub 34, its downstairs more relaxed establishment, a decade after opening them in the former Elks Club next to the city&rsquo;s Hillsview Golf Course along Highway&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/view-34pub-34-closing-after-10-years-on-the-edge-of-town/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/view-34pub-34-closing-after-10-years-on-the-edge-of-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State statute changes means it’s time for updates on Fort Pierre alcohol laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even though Fort Pierre is technically in the Mountain Time zone, it's well known that everything in the city runs on Central Time &ndash; except for drinking and voting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-statute-changes-means-its-time-for-updates-on-fort-pierre-alcohol-laws/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-statute-changes-means-its-time-for-updates-on-fort-pierre-alcohol-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State statute changes mean it’s time for updates on Fort Pierre alcohol laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even though Fort Pierre is technically in the Mountain Time zone, it's well known that everything in the city runs on Central Time &ndash; except for drinking and voting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-statute-changes-mean-its-time-for-updates-on-fort-pierre-alcohol-laws/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-statute-changes-mean-its-time-for-updates-on-fort-pierre-alcohol-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD winter wheat production projected to double this year over 2017 drought-hit crop]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s farmers will harvest twice as much winter wheat this summer as they did in drought-ravaged 2017, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-winter-wheat-production-projected-to-double-this-year-over-2017-drought-hit-crop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-winter-wheat-production-projected-to-double-this-year-over-2017-drought-hit-crop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Returning for second week of farmers market – hummingbird pour over coffee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even if Lauren Pierce someday establishes a bricks-and-mortar presence for her pour-over coffee business, she will still have an origin story &ndash; and a name &ndash; grounded in the open air.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/returning-for-second-week-of-farmers-market-hummingbird-pour-over-coffee/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/returning-for-second-week-of-farmers-market-hummingbird-pour-over-coffee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Traffic stop leads to drug arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A North Dakota man was arrested Wednesday after police say he was caught driving while intoxicated with drugs in his car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-traffic-stop-leads-to-drug-arrest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-traffic-stop-leads-to-drug-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl struck by car outside middle school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 12-year-old girl was struck by a car outside of Georgia Morse Middle School on Wednesday morning, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/girl-struck-by-car-outside-middle-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/girl-struck-by-car-outside-middle-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl struck by car outside middle schoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 12-year-old girl was struck by a car outside of Georgia Morse Middle School on Wednesday morning, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/girl-struck-by-car-outside-middle-schoo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/girl-struck-by-car-outside-middle-schoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP Commission pulls proposal for new limited access deer unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will not be a new public land-only deer hunting unit in Hughes and Sully counties for the 2018 deer season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-commission-pulls-proposal-for-new-limited-access-deer-unit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-commission-pulls-proposal-for-new-limited-access-deer-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre horse races: A tip of the hat to Mother’s Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samuel Molseed was easy to spot in the bleachers last weekend, watching the horse races in Fort Pierre at Stanley County Fairgrounds on the west side of the Missouri River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-horse-races-a-tip-of-the-hat-to-mothers-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-horse-races-a-tip-of-the-hat-to-mothers-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A more relevant source for local church news]]></title><description><![CDATA[The faith landscape in central South Dakota is diverse and dynamic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-more-relevant-source-for-local-church-news/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-more-relevant-source-for-local-church-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre people getting calls from scammers claiming unpaid bills, seeking personal info, money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police announced Thursday that city residents have been target by scammer scheme trying to get bank account information by threatening to turn off utilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-people-getting-calls-from-scammers-claiming-unpaid-bills-seeking-personal-info-money/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 22:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-people-getting-calls-from-scammers-claiming-unpaid-bills-seeking-personal-info-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trout, flowers get planted at Oahe Downstream Rec Area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forty-two students from the Pierre Indian Learning Center headed to the Oahe Downstream Recreation area on Wednesday afternoon. They planted flowers at the butterfly garden and released some trout into the Missouri River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trout-flowers-get-planted-at-oahe-downstream-rec-area/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trout-flowers-get-planted-at-oahe-downstream-rec-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre police awarded U.S. grant for speed-tracking radar units]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police will have sharper eyes on speeders thanks to a new federal grant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-police-awarded-us-grant-for-speed-tracking-radar-units/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-police-awarded-us-grant-for-speed-tracking-radar-units/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New federal plan emerges to save SD endangered habitat and species]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 1937, South Dakota and other states have relied on the same inadequate federal funding plan to help save endangered species.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-federal-plan-emerges-to-save-sd-endangered-habitat-and-species/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-federal-plan-emerges-to-save-sd-endangered-habitat-and-species/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[La Minestra marks two delicious decades on Dakota Avenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have strong beliefs about food. I believe sausage goes only in gravy and the gravy goes only over biscuits. I believe tomatoes should be avoided, because they feel squishy in your mouth. I believe olives are fine for decoration,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/la-minestra-marks-two-delicious-decades-on-dakota-avenue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/la-minestra-marks-two-delicious-decades-on-dakota-avenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katie Dwyer: playing, singing and building the scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local music devotee, Katie Dwyer is elevating the Pierre scene by organizing events and creating her own tunes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/katie-dwyer-playing-singing-and-building-the-scene/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/katie-dwyer-playing-singing-and-building-the-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Pierre awards bids for haying airport property]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre City Commission on Tuesday approved leasing 1,118 acres of grasslands in and near the Pierre Regional Airport to several bidders who will mow the grass and put up hay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-of-pierre-awards-bids-for-haying-airport-property/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-of-pierre-awards-bids-for-haying-airport-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Fort Pierre Council authorizes $20K for gravel]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its regular meeting on Monday, the Fort Pierre City Council authorized spending $20,000 on gravel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-of-fort-pierre-council-authorizes-20k-for-gravel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-of-fort-pierre-council-authorizes-20k-for-gravel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Hills State can start planning an online special-ed master degree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Black Hills State University received approval Wednesday to start planning a master of arts in teaching degree for special education.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/black-hills-state-can-start-planning-an-online-special-ed-master-degree/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/black-hills-state-can-start-planning-an-online-special-ed-master-degree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water shutoff to 12 customers following water main break]]></title><description><![CDATA[As many as 12 Pierre water customers were without water Wednesday after a water main broke on Poplar Avenue just north of the Elizabeth Street intersection, city construction and operations manager Lynn Patton said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/water-shutoff-to-12-customers-following-water-main-break/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/water-shutoff-to-12-customers-following-water-main-break/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labels for high school graduation tracks drew questions from state board members]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the South Dakota Board of Education Standards said Tuesday they support offering three tracks of additional graduation endorsements for high school students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/labels-for-high-school-graduation-tracks-drew-questions-from-state-board-members/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/labels-for-high-school-graduation-tracks-drew-questions-from-state-board-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope springs from inquiries about Fort Pierre’s Teton Island properties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some interest expressed about city-owned land south of Dakota Prairie Bank, My Place and Perkins in Fort Pierre has generated renewed hope that the property could soon be sold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hope-springs-from-inquiries-about-fort-pierres-teton-island-properties/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hope-springs-from-inquiries-about-fort-pierres-teton-island-properties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen settlement would aid South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources has proposed spending $8,125,000 South Dakota expects to receive for air-quality improvements from the Volkswagen diesel-mitigation settlement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/volkswagen-settlement-would-aid-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/volkswagen-settlement-would-aid-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PPD has a Twitter page]]></title><description><![CDATA[A police tweet now isn&rsquo;t just a whistle blown by a Pierre police officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ppd-has-a-twitter-page/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ppd-has-a-twitter-page/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Fort Pierre law prompts comment on city powerlines: “I want it buried, no question there.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[A South Third Street resident addressed the Fort Pierre City Council at its regular meeting on Monday to bemoan the electrical situation behind her house: &ldquo;I currently have a trampoline in my backyard that my daughter jumps on &ndash; and&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-fort-pierre-law-prompts-comment-on-city-powerlines-i-want-it-buried-no-question-there/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-fort-pierre-law-prompts-comment-on-city-powerlines-i-want-it-buried-no-question-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime bookkeeper sentenced to 7 years in prison for embezzling $236k]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Judge Mark Barnett on Tuesday in Pierre sentenced Pamela Stotz, 61, to seven years in prison and to pay back what he said was &ldquo;the better part of a quarter-million dollars&rdquo; stolen from two employers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/longtime-bookkeeper-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-for-embezzling-236k/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/longtime-bookkeeper-sentenced-to-7-years-in-prison-for-embezzling-236k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good news for lamb producers: Demand grows]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. consumer demand for lamb is &ldquo;up and to the right,&rdquo; and that&rsquo;s a double dose of good news for lamb producers, a new report says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/good-news-for-lamb-producers-demand-grows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/good-news-for-lamb-producers-demand-grows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Man facing charges for causing three-car crash at Harrison and Wells]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre man is facing charges of driving while impaired after police say he caused a three-car traffic crash on May 7.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-man-facing-charges-for-causing-three-car-crash-at-harrison-and-wells/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-man-facing-charges-for-causing-three-car-crash-at-harrison-and-wells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walz: No harmful substances found in suspicious package]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police Capt. Brian Walz said via email Monday that state health lab scientists found no toxic substances in a &ldquo;suspicious&rdquo; package delivered to 1315 East Wells Avenue on May 3.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/walz-no-harmful-substances-found-in-suspicious-package/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/walz-no-harmful-substances-found-in-suspicious-package/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist dies in Black Hills crash on Harley]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 63-year-old man died Monday when his motorcyle hit a guardrail west of Custer, South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/motorcyclist-dies-in-black-hills-crash-on-harley/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/motorcyclist-dies-in-black-hills-crash-on-harley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyft operations in Pierre are illegal city officials say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ridesharing service Lyft &ndash; which uses a smartphone app to match riders with available drivers &ndash; is now operating in Pierre. So the state&rsquo;s capital has joined other South Dakota cities such as Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen and&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lyft-operations-in-pierre-are-illegal-city-officials-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lyft-operations-in-pierre-are-illegal-city-officials-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyft operations in Pierre are illegal city officals say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ridesharing service Lyft &ndash; which uses a smartphone app to match riders with available drivers &ndash; is now operating in Pierre. So the state&rsquo;s capital has joined other South Dakota cities such as Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen and&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lyft-operations-in-pierre-are-illegal-city-officals-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lyft-operations-in-pierre-are-illegal-city-officals-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hughes County names longtime USDA plant health director to weed/pest board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hughes County Commission on Monday appointed Bruce Helbig to the county&rsquo;s Weed and Pest Board, to replace Arne Webb, who has served the county well for a long time but no longer is able to travel to meetings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-names-longtime-usda-plant-health-director-to-weedpest-board/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-names-longtime-usda-plant-health-director-to-weedpest-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP proposes dropping size limit and archer-education requirements]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota might allow all hunting groups to have unlimited numbers and might stop requiring archery education for bow hunters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-proposes-dropping-size-limit-and-archer-education-requirements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-proposes-dropping-size-limit-and-archer-education-requirements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre councilmembers, mayor sign oaths of office, start new terms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mayor of Fort Pierre and three of six city councilmembers took their oaths of office at the council&rsquo;s regular meeting on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-councilmembers-mayor-sign-oaths-of-office-start-new-terms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-councilmembers-mayor-sign-oaths-of-office-start-new-terms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CUC  board votes to forge ahead with 5-year plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[In early August last year, the South Dakota Board of Regents gave direction to its central-office staff and university officials to produce a detailed plan for unwinding the SDBOR involvement in Pierre&rsquo;s Capital University Center.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cuc-board-votes-to-forge-ahead-with-5-year-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cuc-board-votes-to-forge-ahead-with-5-year-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crop planting remains behind normal pace as corn and soybeans finally get into ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corn and soybean planting got underway the past week across South Dakota while spring wheat seeding remained well behind the normal pace, according to the weekly crop progress report from USDA&rsquo;s national ag statistics office in Sioux Falls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/crop-planting-remains-behind-normal-pace-as-corn-and-soybeans-finally-get-into-ground/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/crop-planting-remains-behind-normal-pace-as-corn-and-soybeans-finally-get-into-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crash on Wells Ave. sends one to hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three vehicles were involved in a crash in Pierre late Monday morning and one person was sent to the hospital as a result, Pierre police Capt. Brian Walz said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/crash-on-wells-ave-sends-one-to-hospital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/crash-on-wells-ave-sends-one-to-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2nd South Dakota horse found with equine herpes virus]]></title><description><![CDATA[A second horse in South Dakota, this one in the Brookings area, was found to have Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1), about three weeks after the first one with the debilitating disease was found in Lincoln County, in the Sioux Falls area,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2nd-south-dakota-horse-found-with-equine-herpes-virus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2nd-south-dakota-horse-found-with-equine-herpes-virus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No harmful substances found in suspicious package]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police Capt. Brian Walz said via email Monday that state health lab scientists found no toxic substances in a &ldquo;suspicious&rdquo; package delivered to 1315 East Wells Avenue on May 3.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-harmful-substances-found-in-suspicious-package/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-harmful-substances-found-in-suspicious-package/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State commission approves South Dakota deer seasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[CUSTER &ndash; The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission approved several deer-hunting seasons Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-commission-approves-south-dakota-deer-seasons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-commission-approves-south-dakota-deer-seasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noem, Jackley tout records at SDNA debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &ndash; The South Dakota Newspaper Association hosted a debate Saturday between candidates seeking the Republican nomination for governor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-jackley-tout-records-at-sdna-debate/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-jackley-tout-records-at-sdna-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noem, Jackley battle over abortion dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaign managers for U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem and state Attorney General Marty Jackley traded verbal blows Friday on his record regarding enforcement of South Dakota&rsquo;s 72-hour waiting period for abortions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-jackley-battle-over-abortion-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-jackley-battle-over-abortion-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre’s Dave Dahl to be inducted into ND Cowboy Hall of Fame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legendary rodeo saddlemaker Dave Dahl of Fort PIerre will be inducted in June into the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame in Medora.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierres-dave-dahl-to-be-inducted-into-nd-cowboy-hall-of-fame/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierres-dave-dahl-to-be-inducted-into-nd-cowboy-hall-of-fame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver killed, 4 with minor injuries in 1-vehicle rollover in Black Hills]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 18-year-old man died Sunday when the SUV he was driving in the Black Hills went off the road and rolled. His four passengers survived.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/driver-killed-4-with-minor-injuries-in-1-vehicle-rollover-in-black-hills/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/driver-killed-4-with-minor-injuries-in-1-vehicle-rollover-in-black-hills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democratic candidate for governor offers detailed anti-corruption plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota needs to fight political corruption through changes such as limiting campaign contributions to candidates, reducing financial influence by lobbyists and making state government more open, the Democratic candidate for governor said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/democratic-candidate-for-governor-offers-detailed-anti-corruption-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/democratic-candidate-for-governor-offers-detailed-anti-corruption-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission broadens “youth” definition to cover any new and long-absent hunters]]></title><description><![CDATA[CUSTER &ndash; The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission made a potentially significant change Friday that could help attract more adults to try deer hunting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-broadens-youth-definition-to-cover-any-new-and-long-absent-hunters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-broadens-youth-definition-to-cover-any-new-and-long-absent-hunters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission adds an option to snares and traps proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[CUSTER &ndash; The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission decided Friday to offer another choice for changes proposed in South Dakota regulations for snares and traps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-adds-an-option-to-snares-and-traps-proposal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-adds-an-option-to-snares-and-traps-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[10th year of the weekly Capital City Farmers Market began Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 10th year of the weekly Capital City Farmers Market in downtown Pierre, at the corner of Sioux Avenue and Coteau Street, started on Saturday. Produce probably won&rsquo;t be in for another couple of weeks, according to market manager Lindy&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/10th-year-of-the-weekly-capital-city-farmers-market-began-saturday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 07:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/10th-year-of-the-weekly-capital-city-farmers-market-began-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Planting day for community orchard]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday Girl Scout Troop #40080 &ndash; with support from grants, private donors and Pierre city staff &ndash; dug in the dirt on a 120-foot square of city land along Sully Avenue just east of Madison. It was planting day&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-planting-day-for-community-orchard/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-planting-day-for-community-orchard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: 5K Cinco de Mayo run benefits PAWS Animal Shelter]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday morning, PAWS Animal Shelter and Anytime Fitness organized a 5K run along the Missouri River, through Steamboat Memorial Park down to Griffen Park and back. It was called the "Save a Stray 5K Fiesta Color Run" -- "fiesta"&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-5k-cinco-de-mayo-run-benefits-paws-animal-shelter/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-5k-cinco-de-mayo-run-benefits-paws-animal-shelter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Dillon recklessly sped through crash scene, had pot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police said they arrested a man Thursday morning after he drove fast through a traffic crash scene and was found to have marijuana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-dillon-recklessly-sped-through-crash-scene-had-pot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-dillon-recklessly-sped-through-crash-scene-had-pot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers market marks 10-year milestone downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday at 9 a.m. will mark the tenth year Pierre residents have been able to buy fresh produce, meat, and crafts at the Capital City Farmers Market &ndash; held at the city-owned parking lot at Sioux Avenue and Coteau Street&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/farmers-market-marks-10-year-milestone-downtown/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/farmers-market-marks-10-year-milestone-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired ND man disks “Trump Nobel Peace Prize” message in bean field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gene Hanson climbed on his old Massey Ferguson tractor Wednesday near Edgeley, North Dakota to write on his last-year&rsquo;s bean field a giant missive to movers and shakers across the sea in Oslo: &ldquo;Trump Nobel Peace Prize.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/retired-nd-man-disks-trump-nobel-peace-prize-message-in-bean-field/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/retired-nd-man-disks-trump-nobel-peace-prize-message-in-bean-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired ND man disks “Trump for Nobel Prize message in bean field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gene Hanson climbed on his old Massey Ferguson tractor Wednesday near Edgeley, North Dakota to write on his last-year&rsquo;s bean field a giant missive to movers and shakers across the sea in Oslo: &ldquo;Trump Nobel Peace Prize.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/retired-nd-man-disks-trump-for-nobel-prize-message-in-bean-field/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/retired-nd-man-disks-trump-for-nobel-prize-message-in-bean-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre police to investigate suspicious package on Wells Ave. that prompted hazmat response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just before noon on Thursday, a report of a suspicious package prompted a standard hazmat response by Pierre police and fire to 1315 East Wells Avenue on the city&rsquo;s southeast side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-police-to-investigate-suspicious-package-on-wells-ave-that-prompted-hazmat-response/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-police-to-investigate-suspicious-package-on-wells-ave-that-prompted-hazmat-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State panel cancels mine water matter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Water Management Board intended Wednesday to choose when and where to hold a hearing on a temporary permit Mineral Mountain Resources wanted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-panel-cancels-mine-water-matter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-panel-cancels-mine-water-matter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP Commission gets an earful on changes for traps and snares]]></title><description><![CDATA[CUSTER &ndash; More than one dozen people testified Thursday about the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission proposal to change restrictions on snaring and trapping on public lands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-commission-gets-an-earful-on-changes-for-traps-and-snares/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-commission-gets-an-earful-on-changes-for-traps-and-snares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspicious package prompts hazmat response, investigation on Wells Ave.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just before lunchtime on Thursday a report of a suspicious package prompted a standard hazmat response by Pierre police and fire to 1315 East Wells Avenue on the city's southeast side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/suspicious-package-prompts-hazmat-response-investigation-on-wells-ave/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/suspicious-package-prompts-hazmat-response-investigation-on-wells-ave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seiner named new CEO of Pierre Area Chamber]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamie Seiner, a former state employee, has been named new CEO of the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce, replacing Laura Schoen Carbonneau, the Chamber announced today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/seiner-named-new-ceo-of-pierre-area-chamber/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/seiner-named-new-ceo-of-pierre-area-chamber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With patients at risk South Dakota judge orders Pierre nursing home put in receiver’s hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life appeared to be going on as usual on Wednesday at the Pierre Care and Rehabilitation Center, 950 E. Park, just a block or so from the Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s campus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/with-patients-at-risk-south-dakota-judge-orders-pierre-nursing-home-put-in-receivers-hands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/with-patients-at-risk-south-dakota-judge-orders-pierre-nursing-home-put-in-receivers-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SC School board pulls Latham from list of coaching assignments]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's not clear who will lead the Stanley County wrestling team next season &ndash; John Latham, who just finished his seventh year as coach of the Buffaloes, or someone else.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sc-school-board-pulls-latham-from-list-of-coaching-assignments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sc-school-board-pulls-latham-from-list-of-coaching-assignments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samuel Booker, 94]]></title><description><![CDATA[Samuel Booker, 94, passed away in Pierre on April 27, where he lived for seven years, moving from Indiana to be with family. He lived at Edgewood Senior Living Center for three years. All services will be in Indiana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/samuel-booker-94/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/samuel-booker-94/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Re-sparked plan for northwest Fort Pierre fire station]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stanley County commissioners are still in support of the Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department's plan to build a second fire station off SD-1806 on county-owned land &ndash; north of the former McClelland&rsquo;s Restaurant and south of the new American Legion&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/re-sparked-plan-for-northwest-fort-pierre-fire-station/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/re-sparked-plan-for-northwest-fort-pierre-fire-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffery Hunsley, 50]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Hunsley, 50, of Pierre, died Monday, April 30, 2018, at his Pierre residence. Services will be 11:00 am, Friday, May 4 at the First United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jeffery-hunsley-50/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jeffery-hunsley-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With patients at risk, SD judge orders Pierre nursing home put in receiver’s hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life appeared to be going on as usual on Wednesday at the Pierre Care and Rehabilitation Center, 950 E. Park, just a block or so from the Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s campus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/with-patients-at-risk-sd-judge-orders-pierre-nursing-home-put-in-receivers-hands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 05:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/with-patients-at-risk-sd-judge-orders-pierre-nursing-home-put-in-receivers-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP: Restaurant, store and marina at Oahe Downstream won’t open this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oahe Marina and Resort at the Oahe Downstream Recreation Area won&rsquo;t be opening in 2018, owner Steve Rounds and the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department announced Wednesday in a news release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-restaurant-store-and-marina-at-oahe-downstream-wont-open-this-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-restaurant-store-and-marina-at-oahe-downstream-wont-open-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Losing Minneapolis option, Pierre commission votes to ask feds to subsidize new 2-year contract with ADI to continue 12 flights per week to Denver]]></title><description><![CDATA[There won&rsquo;t be any flights from Pierre to Minneapolis this year or next, the city commission acknowledged Tuesday, which means keeping the current schedule of 12 round trips a week to Denver is the best option.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/losing-minneapolis-option-pierre-commission-votes-to-ask-feds-to-subsidize-new-2-year-contract-with-adi-to-continue-12-flights-per-week-to-denver/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 06:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/losing-minneapolis-option-pierre-commission-votes-to-ask-feds-to-subsidize-new-2-year-contract-with-adi-to-continue-12-flights-per-week-to-denver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD troopers will hold 28 sobriety checkpoints in 23 counties in May]]></title><description><![CDATA[State public safety officials announced on Tuesday there will be 28 sobriety checkpoints in 23 counties this month in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-troopers-will-hold-28-sobriety-checkpoints-in-23-counties-in-may/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-troopers-will-hold-28-sobriety-checkpoints-in-23-counties-in-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD a national leader in battling elder fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Baby Boomer generation ages and financial exploitation of the elderly increases, the state of South Dakota is taking an aggressive approach to fighting fraud against the elderly and has suddenly become a national leader in catching scammers and&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-a-national-leader-in-battling-elder-fraud/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-a-national-leader-in-battling-elder-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schoen Carbonneau leaving local Chamber]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Laura Schoen Carbonneau was waiting to hear if the offer she and her busband Scott Carbonneau made on a house in Brandon, South Dakota, was accepted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/schoen-carbonneau-leaving-local-chamber/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/schoen-carbonneau-leaving-local-chamber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre woman facing drunk driving charges after car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pierre woman is facing charges after police say she fled a traffic stop and crashed her vehicle into a landscaping rock on the east side of the Waldron Bridge between Sioux Avenue and Dakota Avenue on April 28.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-woman-facing-drunk-driving-charges-after-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-woman-facing-drunk-driving-charges-after-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two more deputy coroners for Stanley County makes three total]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stanley County now has three deputy coroners to fill in for Gary Grittner if he&rsquo;s not available.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-more-deputy-coroners-for-stanley-county-makes-three-total/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-more-deputy-coroners-for-stanley-county-makes-three-total/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State’s agriculture economy is starting another slow year,]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Cofer Jr. brought a slide show from the Kansas City regional offices for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and showed it to members of the South Dakota Banking Commission at their meeting Tuesday in Sioux Falls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/states-agriculture-economy-is-starting-another-slow-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/states-agriculture-economy-is-starting-another-slow-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public notices highlight insurance companies’ financial condition in SD]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this issue you will find the annual publication of financial summaries of insurance companies licensed to do business in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/public-notices-highlight-insurance-companies-financial-condition-in-sd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 06:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/public-notices-highlight-insurance-companies-financial-condition-in-sd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third and final public forum on proposed water plant to be May 21 at River Cities Transit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre city officials announced on Tuesday that the third and final public forum on a proposed $37 million water treatment plant will be held at 5:30 p.m., Monday, May 21 in the River Cities Transit building at 1600 E. Dakota&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/third-and-final-public-forum-on-proposed-water-plant-to-be-may-21-at-river-cities-transit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/third-and-final-public-forum-on-proposed-water-plant-to-be-may-21-at-river-cities-transit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twyla Mae Adney, 95]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twyla Mae Adney, 95, of Pierre, died April 28, 2018, at Kelly&rsquo;s Retirement Center, Pierre. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 3, from 5-7:00 pm, at Isburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be Friday, May 4, at 10:00 am, at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/twyla-mae-adney-95/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/twyla-mae-adney-95/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial takes on glyphosate cancer claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[As cases in federal court and several state courts delve into whether there is evidence that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, causes cancer, a scientist with a consumer advocacy group says there is nothing to fear from the popular&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trial-takes-on-glyphosate-cancer-claims/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trial-takes-on-glyphosate-cancer-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thune says he’s optimistic about 2018 Farm Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2018 Farm Bill still could find its way to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s desk by the end of September, Sen. John Thune said Monday during an informational meeting with constituents in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/thune-says-hes-optimistic-about-2018-farm-bill/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/thune-says-hes-optimistic-about-2018-farm-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow start for wheat not ideal, but optimism remains with farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[CROOKSTON, Minn. &mdash; Tim Dufault knows and likes wheat. Always has, always will. The fourth-generation Crookston, Minn., farmer expects to plant half of his farm to wheat and half to soybeans this spring &mdash; provided the weather cooperates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/slow-start-for-wheat-not-ideal-but-optimism-remains-with-farmers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/slow-start-for-wheat-not-ideal-but-optimism-remains-with-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rapier tournament took over Oahe Downstream last Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was plenty of swashbuckling in the air Saturday at the Oahe Downstream Recreation Area when the guest lodge played host to a rapier fighting tournament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rapier-tournament-took-over-oahe-downstream-last-saturday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rapier-tournament-took-over-oahe-downstream-last-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pat Adam is honored by State Historical Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota State Historical Society recognized the life of the late Pat Adam of Pierre with its highest and most prestigious honor Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pat-adam-is-honored-by-state-historical-society/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pat-adam-is-honored-by-state-historical-society/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ND revives farm management program for women]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASHLEY, N.D. &mdash; Tori Gross sat in the McIntosh County Courthouse, scrolling through the markets on her phone. Soybeans were down, she noted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/nd-revives-farm-management-program-for-women/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/nd-revives-farm-management-program-for-women/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hughes County panel gives new tax exemptions to 3 nonprofits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three nonprofits convinced Hughes County commissioners last week to grant them new property tax exemptions, which the five commisioners initially were reluctant to do without hearing more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-panel-gives-new-tax-exemptions-to-3-nonprofits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-panel-gives-new-tax-exemptions-to-3-nonprofits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agriculture excited about President Trump’s infrastructure package]]></title><description><![CDATA[YANKTON, S.D. &mdash; President Donald Trump recently announced the details of his much-anticipated $1.5 trillion Infrastructure Plan. Farmers and farm groups were excited as the president specifically included rural America as part of that plan. Yet there is still some&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/agriculture-excited-about-president-trumps-infrastructure-package/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/agriculture-excited-about-president-trumps-infrastructure-package/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire destroys grain elevator in Mina, SD]]></title><description><![CDATA[MINA, S.D. &mdash; A fire fueled by strong winds on Sunday destroyed an old wooden grain elevator owned by two farmers in Edmunds County west of Aberdeen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fire-destroys-grain-elevator-in-mina-sd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fire-destroys-grain-elevator-in-mina-sd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New trail at LaFramboise geared toward toddlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A warm, late April morning provided a pleasant working environment for the half dozen or so volunteers who spent their Saturday morning building a new bike trail on LaFramboise Island.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-trail-at-laframboise-geared-toward-toddlers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-trail-at-laframboise-geared-toward-toddlers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leona Francis Dromey, 77]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leona Francis Dromey, 77, of Pierre, passed away March 31, 2018 at Ipswich Care and Rehabilitation Center.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/leona-francis-dromey-77/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/leona-francis-dromey-77/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In split from Jackley, Noem stands against any new state boards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republican candidates for South Dakota governor take opposite sides over creating more state government boards, commissions and task forces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-split-from-jackley-noem-stands-against-any-new-state-boards/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-split-from-jackley-noem-stands-against-any-new-state-boards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gayle L. Johnson, 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gayle L. Johnson, 85, of Pierre, passed away April 27, 2018, at Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital in Pierre. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 1,at 2:00pm, at Pierre Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1220 E. Robinson. Interment will follow at Riverside&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gayle-l-johnson-85/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gayle-l-johnson-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flying rabbits, glaring owls: Short Grass Arts Council weekend show draws crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[A snapshot of a snowy owl sitting on a fencepost. An ink-and-acrylic depiction of a fanciful feather belonging to a flying jackrabbit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/flying-rabbits-glaring-owls-short-grass-arts-council-weekend-show-draws-crowd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/flying-rabbits-glaring-owls-short-grass-arts-council-weekend-show-draws-crowd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dragsters, vintage automobiles at Northridge Plaza signal coming summer of car culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dragsters and vintage vehicles on display at Northridge Plaza over the weekend served as a reminder of a robust car culture in the Pierre area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dragsters-vintage-automobiles-at-northridge-plaza-signal-coming-summer-of-car-culture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dragsters-vintage-automobiles-at-northridge-plaza-signal-coming-summer-of-car-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold spring delays spawning in lakes Oahe, Sharpe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cold spring is probably going to push the fish spawn on Lakes Oahe and Sharpe back a few weeks, biologists say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cold-spring-delays-spawning-in-lakes-oahe-sharpe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cold-spring-delays-spawning-in-lakes-oahe-sharpe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Stand Up to Child Abuse 5K Run/Walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 60 runners started the 5K course Saturday morning for the Stand Up to Child Abuse 5K Run/Walk with temperatures in the high 40s. This was the sixth annual run, which is organized by the Avera St. Mary's Hospital Central&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-stand-up-to-child-abuse-5k-runwalk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-stand-up-to-child-abuse-5k-runwalk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Fort Pierre's first day of horse racing 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fort Pierre's first day of racing for the 2018 season took place Saturday afternoon. It featured seven races under sunny skies, temperatures that rose from the mid-50s to the mid-60s, and winds out of the southeast. The stiff breeze increased&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-fort-pierres-first-day-of-horse-racing-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 03:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-fort-pierres-first-day-of-horse-racing-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[While pleading guilty in Pierre court to assault, Rapid City man found to be high on meth, ecstasy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge found Jesse Lange, a contractor from Rapid City, was high on drugs this week while he was pleading guilty in a Pierre court to assaulting an employee last year and sent him to jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/while-pleading-guilty-in-pierre-court-to-assault-rapid-city-man-found-to-be-high-on-meth-ecstasy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/while-pleading-guilty-in-pierre-court-to-assault-rapid-city-man-found-to-be-high-on-meth-ecstasy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patricia Louise Arch-Jacobs, 88]]></title><description><![CDATA[A memorial mass for Patricia Louise Arch-Jacobs will be celebrated Saturday, May 5, at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The 11 a.m. mass will be followed by lunch at the church.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/patricia-louise-arch-jacobs-88/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/patricia-louise-arch-jacobs-88/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kayln Sue Hanson Johnson, 72]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kayln Sue Hanson Johnson, 72, passed away peacefully March 14, 2018, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by family and friends. She was born February 14, 1946, in Yankton, SD, to Florence (Skov) and Melvin Hanson of&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/kayln-sue-hanson-johnson-72/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/kayln-sue-hanson-johnson-72/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Into Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Editor&rsquo;s note: This story was originally published in the August 21, 2015 edition of the Capital Journal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/into-africa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/into-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elmer E. Tabbert, 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elmer E. Tabbert, 85, of Hudson, South Dakota died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at his home in Hudson. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 28, at Hudson Lutheran Church with Pastor Kevin Jensen officiating. Burial&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elmer-e-tabbert-85/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elmer-e-tabbert-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boub gets prison for two embezzlement cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a joint sentencing hearing Thursday in Pierre with prosecutors from Hughes and Stanley counties, state Judge Patricia DeVaney ordered Joni Boub sent to prison for embezzling thousands of dollars from a group of Lakota churches while on probation for&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/boub-gets-prison-for-two-embezzlement-cases/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/boub-gets-prison-for-two-embezzlement-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public vote determines winners of art show at chamber this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday, Carol Schneiderhan and Pat Brown were hanging 155 works of art on pegboard displays in the Community Room at the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/public-vote-determines-winners-of-art-show-at-chamber-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/public-vote-determines-winners-of-art-show-at-chamber-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New GF&amp;P department program aimed at opening up &ldquo;landlocked&rdquo; public lands to hunters, anglers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 290,000 acres of public land in South Dakota are practically inaccessible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-gfampp-department-program-aimed-at-opening-up-ldquolandlockedrdquo-public-lands-to-hunters-anglers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-gfampp-department-program-aimed-at-opening-up-ldquolandlockedrdquo-public-lands-to-hunters-anglers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funny and sad, including somewhat-sloppy spaghetti]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it a play about a man who finally gets to go to the zoo? Or is it a play about a woman whose abusive father made her afraid to speak in public? Or is it more about the slapstick&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/funny-and-sad-including-somewhat-sloppy-spaghetti/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/funny-and-sad-including-somewhat-sloppy-spaghetti/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial moved to July for Yankton man shot by state trooper in 2016]]></title><description><![CDATA[YANKTON &mdash; Trial has been moved to this summer for a Yankton man who was shot by a state trooper following a December 2016 chase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trial-moved-to-july-for-yankton-man-shot-by-state-trooper-in-2016/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trial-moved-to-july-for-yankton-man-shot-by-state-trooper-in-2016/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD spring wheat planting finally getting underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; Planting of spring wheat is finally getting underway in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-spring-wheat-planting-finally-getting-underway/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-spring-wheat-planting-finally-getting-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roselle Morris, 75]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roselle Morris, 75, of Pierre, died Sunday, April 22 at Avera Maryhouse. Rosary will be at 7:00pm, Sunday, April 29 at Isburg Funeral Chapel with family receiving visitors at 6:30. Services will be 10:30 am, Monday, April 30 at Avera&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/roselle-morris-75/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/roselle-morris-75/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remains of SD sailor killed in WWII to be buried next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[FLANDREAU &mdash; The remains of a South Dakota serviceman whose fighter plane was shot down over the Pacific Ocean during World War II will be laid to rest next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/remains-of-sd-sailor-killed-in-wwii-to-be-buried-next-month/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/remains-of-sd-sailor-killed-in-wwii-to-be-buried-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next chapter of Prairie Pages bookstore to be written by new owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the end of the day on Saturday (April 28), Prairie Pages will be closing &ndash; but with a bookmark of sorts. The Pierre Street bookshop will be re-opened in June by some owners &ndash; who aren&rsquo;t quite ready to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/next-chapter-of-prairie-pages-bookstore-to-be-written-by-new-owners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/next-chapter-of-prairie-pages-bookstore-to-be-written-by-new-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New jet-loading bridge arrives; set up beginning at Pierre airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new &ldquo;jet bridge&rdquo; arrived at the Pierre Regional Airport this week and is being installed by a crew from Sharpe Enterprises]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-jet-loading-bridge-arrives-set-up-beginning-at-pierre-airport/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-jet-loading-bridge-arrives-set-up-beginning-at-pierre-airport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge asked to reject pipeline protester’s evidence request]]></title><description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. &mdash; The government is asking a federal judge to reject a request for evidence to be returned to a New York City woman who suffered a serious arm injury in an explosion while protesting the Dakota Access oil&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-asked-to-reject-pipeline-protesters-evidence-request/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-asked-to-reject-pipeline-protesters-evidence-request/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horse racing in Fort Pierre starts this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last November, Dennis Booth delivered the news to the Capital Journal that the members of the Verendrye Benevolent Association would not be organizing and promoting horse races in Fort Pierre his year, as they had for around seven decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/horse-racing-in-fort-pierre-starts-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/horse-racing-in-fort-pierre-starts-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father, son, sentenced same day for meth crimes done same day]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the same day, before the same judge, in the same state court room in Pierre, but in separate cases, Dale Carda and his son, Aaron Carda, were sentenced to spend time behind bars for using methamphetamine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/father-son-sentenced-same-day-for-meth-crimes-done-same-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/father-son-sentenced-same-day-for-meth-crimes-done-same-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ecolab sues former employee over non-compete agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; A Minnesota company that provides commercial hygiene services is suing a South Dakota man it accuses of violating a non-compete agreement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ecolab-sues-former-employee-over-non-compete-agreement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ecolab-sues-former-employee-over-non-compete-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brookings fish food company expanding with $60M Volga plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[BROOKINGS &mdash; A Brookings company that makes an ingredient used in fish food is expanding with a $60 million production facility in nearby Volga.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/brookings-fish-food-company-expanding-with-60m-volga-plant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/brookings-fish-food-company-expanding-with-60m-volga-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six total candidates for U.S. House as Wieczorek files petitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ronald Wieczorek submitted around 4,000 signatures to the Secretary of State's office Tuesday afternoon in Pierre, in a bid to make the November ballot as a candidate for South Dakota's sole seat in the U.S. House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/six-total-candidates-for-us-house-as-wieczorek-files-petitions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/six-total-candidates-for-us-house-as-wieczorek-files-petitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aces &amp; Eights stop in Pierre on the way to Lennox]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country band Aces &amp; Eights launched into its Pierre Senior Center set Tuesday evening with a classic from June Carter and Johnny Cash as Kim Bachman sang the lyrics, "We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/aces-amp-eights-stop-in-pierre-on-the-way-to-lennox/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/aces-amp-eights-stop-in-pierre-on-the-way-to-lennox/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota cattle industry pushes for stricter labeling of newest meatless burgers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Producers of meat substitute products have developed technologically advanced non-meat hamburgers &ndash; some that even mimic the bloody juices of real beef &ndash; and the new products have South Dakota beef industry groups concerned and fighting back.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-cattle-industry-pushes-for-stricter-labeling-of-newest-meatless-burgers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-cattle-industry-pushes-for-stricter-labeling-of-newest-meatless-burgers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marvin Beck, 81]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marvin Beck, 81, of Pierre, died Sunday, April 22 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Memorial Service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, April 28 at Lutheran Memorial Church in Pierre with visitation one hour prior to services. Lunch will&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marvin-beck-81/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marvin-beck-81/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers want state policy written for cash management]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota needs a general policy for managing cash in state government, a panel of the Legislature agreed Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-want-state-policy-written-for-cash-management/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-want-state-policy-written-for-cash-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LaVay McKinley, 64]]></title><description><![CDATA[LaVay McKinley, age 64, of Midland, South Dakota, died on Friday, April 20, in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lavay-mckinley-64/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lavay-mckinley-64/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John D. “Fugi” Fuglsang, 77]]></title><description><![CDATA[John D. &ldquo;Fugi&rdquo; Fuglsang, age 77, of Huron, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Sanford USD Medical Center at Sioux Falls. As per his wishes there will be no services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/john-d-fugi-fuglsang-77/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/john-d-fugi-fuglsang-77/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executive Board puts work plans in place for Legislature’s interim]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Legislature&rsquo;s Executive Board set the work plan for the 2018 off-season Monday. The lawmakers:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/executive-board-puts-work-plans-in-place-for-legislatures-interim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/executive-board-puts-work-plans-in-place-for-legislatures-interim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-cop, military vet, says goal in using meth was suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Leddon, a former Huron, South Dakota, police officer and a military veteran of duty in Afghanistan, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in state court in Pierre to possessing methamphetamine.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ex-cop-military-vet-says-goal-in-using-meth-was-suicide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ex-cop-military-vet-says-goal-in-using-meth-was-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crystal Kelso, 33]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crystal Kelso, 33, of Pierre, died Saturday, April 21 at Avera Maryhouse. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Wednesday, May 2 at Isburg Funeral Chapel with a prayer service at 7:00pm. Services will be 11:00am, Thursday, May 3 at Faith Lutheran Church&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/crystal-kelso-33/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/crystal-kelso-33/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment period extended on Crocker wind farm plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Citizens will have more time to comment on the draft environmental assessment for Crocker Wind Farm proposed in Clark County, according to an announcement Monday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/comment-period-extended-on-crocker-wind-farm-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/comment-period-extended-on-crocker-wind-farm-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City joins with county to get rid of ruined house to improve lot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre City Commission agreed Tuesday to work with Hughes County to demolish a house, fill in the hole and sell the lot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-joins-with-county-to-get-rid-of-ruined-house-to-improve-lot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-joins-with-county-to-get-rid-of-ruined-house-to-improve-lot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota crop management program shows soybeans most profitable crop for 5th straight year]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the fifth year in a row, soybeans proved the most profitable crop for a select group of South Dakota farmers in 2017, compared with corn and wheat, according to a new report from the South Dakota Center for Farm/Ranch&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-crop-management-program-shows-soybeans-most-profitable-crop-for-5th-straight-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-crop-management-program-shows-soybeans-most-profitable-crop-for-5th-straight-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maher move motivated by more space, one-story setup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Near the Hughes County courthouse, some new signage for Maher Law at 204 N. Euclid puts the name of the father-and-son firm on both sides of the street. But they&rsquo;re not expanding, at least not yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/maher-move-motivated-by-more-space-one-story-setup/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/maher-move-motivated-by-more-space-one-story-setup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John D. “Fugi” Fuglsang, Sr., 77]]></title><description><![CDATA[John D. &ldquo;Fugi&rdquo; Fuglsang, Sr., age 77, of Huron, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Sanford USD Medical Center at Sioux Falls. As per his wishes there will be no services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/john-d-fugi-fuglsang-sr-77/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/john-d-fugi-fuglsang-sr-77/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jerry Erbe, 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerry Erbe, 85, of Pierre, died Friday, April 20 at Avera Maryhouse. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Thursday, April 26 at Isburg Funeral Chapel with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm. Services will be 10:00 am, Friday, April 27 at Faith Lutheran&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jerry-erbe-85/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jerry-erbe-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Pauly, 92]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harry Pauly, 92, of Pierre, passed away April 19, 2018. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 pm, Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Feigum Funeral Home, Pierre concluding with a prayer service at 7:00pm. Interment services will take place at 11:00 am&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/harry-pauly-92/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/harry-pauly-92/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Daugaard praises students with a pitch heavy on love]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the last time Gov. Dennis Daugaard thanked top students from South Dakota&rsquo;s high schools for their academic performances Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gov-daugaard-praises-students-with-a-pitch-heavy-on-love/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gov-daugaard-praises-students-with-a-pitch-heavy-on-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Daugaard appoints three to jobs and gaming boards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Dennis Daugaard has made key appointments to state boards that oversee economic development and gambling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gov-daugaard-appoints-three-to-jobs-and-gaming-boards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gov-daugaard-appoints-three-to-jobs-and-gaming-boards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gladys Marie (Forsythe) Carroll, 92]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gladys Marie (Forsythe) Carroll was born July 1, 1925 in Pierre, South Dakota to Ambrose E. and Fannie M. Forsythe. She attended Pierre schools and graduated from Pierre Senior High in 1943. On November 26th, 1943 she was married to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gladys-marie-forsythe-carroll-92/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gladys-marie-forsythe-carroll-92/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[90 turn out for forum on city plan to build new water treatment plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 90 people attended the public forum Monday night held by city leaders in Northridge Plaza to have consulting engineers explain and answer questions about the proposed $37 million water treatment plant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/90-turn-out-for-forum-on-city-plan-to-build-new-water-treatment-plant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/90-turn-out-for-forum-on-city-plan-to-build-new-water-treatment-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[39% of rural Americans lack access to rural broadband]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rural electrification &mdash; which in the 1930s brought electricity to huge chunks of rural America &mdash; was straightforward and clearcut. Rural broadband is not, a communications industry executive says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/39-of-rural-americans-lack-access-to-rural-broadband/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/39-of-rural-americans-lack-access-to-rural-broadband/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WILLIAM THEODORE VOSS II, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[William Theodore Voss II, 89, formerly of Pierre, South Dakota, passed away peacefully at his son&rsquo;s home in Gering, Nebraska, April 5, 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/william-theodore-voss-ii-89/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/william-theodore-voss-ii-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pheasant, grouse nesting likely impacted by cold spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cold April could hurt South Dakota&rsquo;s pheasants and prairie grouse, experts say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pheasant-grouse-nesting-likely-impacted-by-cold-spring/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pheasant-grouse-nesting-likely-impacted-by-cold-spring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pasta parent company eyes shift in brand group]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARRINGTON, N.D. &mdash; Post Holdings Inc., parent to Dakota Growers Pasta Co., has taken a step that could lead to a change for the private brands business that includes the iconic North Dakota pasta company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pasta-parent-company-eyes-shift-in-brand-group/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pasta-parent-company-eyes-shift-in-brand-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Stanley County tax records take a trip or two]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friday morning saw Chelle Somsen and Deb Schiefelbein hand-trucking several old volumes of Stanley County tax records out of the Stanley County Courthouse and loading them into a waiting SUV. They were headed to the South Dakota State Historical Society's&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/old-stanley-county-tax-records-take-a-trip-or-two/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/old-stanley-county-tax-records-take-a-trip-or-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historian: Interstate 29 benefits South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. senator from South Dakota saw a promising future if federal officials extended Interstate 29 to Canada rather than end it at Interstate 90 in Sioux Falls, a historian from Aberdeen said Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/historian-interstate-29-benefits-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/historian-interstate-29-benefits-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hatched!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bald eagles nesting on Farm Island appear to have hatched their eggs, according to Charlene "Charlie" Bessken, a biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This photo of the pair was taken Sunday morning. While it's not possible&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hatched/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hatched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally, Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre opens after late spring]]></title><description><![CDATA[The greens finally got green enough at Hillsview Golf Course &mdash; although the trees aren&rsquo;t fully leaved yet in this late spring &mdash; so that golfers could get out Sunday for the season&rsquo;s first rounds on Pierre&rsquo;s municipal 18-hole course&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/finally-hillsview-golf-course-in-pierre-opens-after-late-spring/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/finally-hillsview-golf-course-in-pierre-opens-after-late-spring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bird-colored ballots required as early voting kicks off for June 5 election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friday morning was the start of absentee voting for the June 5 election. The Stanley County Auditor's counter displayed sample ballots. They were color-coded &ndash; pink, blue and yellow &ndash; for the three different ballot types: Republican Party, Democratic Party&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bird-colored-ballots-required-as-early-voting-kicks-off-for-june-5-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bird-colored-ballots-required-as-early-voting-kicks-off-for-june-5-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At history conference, a quiet celebration of South Dakota women voting 100 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year marks the centennial of South Dakota men changing the state constitution and giving women the right to vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/at-history-conference-a-quiet-celebration-of-south-dakota-women-voting-100-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/at-history-conference-a-quiet-celebration-of-south-dakota-women-voting-100-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Relay for Life in Northridge Plaza mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society was held Friday evening &ndash; for the first time in Northridge Plaza mall on Pierre's north side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-relay-for-life-in-northridge-plaza-mall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-relay-for-life-in-northridge-plaza-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beleaguered Harrold pulse plant gets tax break]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Pulse Processors LLC plant at Harrold received a 33 percent decrease on the assessed value of the year-old pea and lentil processing plant from the Hughes County Commission acting as the equalization board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/beleaguered-harrold-pulse-plant-gets-tax-break/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/beleaguered-harrold-pulse-plant-gets-tax-break/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Track and horses getting ready for Fort Pierre horse races next week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shane Kramme stood in nearly knee-high rubber boots at the north end of Stanley County fairgrounds on Thursday afternoon. As some horses were brought out onto the track, he could name the exercise riders and the owner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/track-and-horses-getting-ready-for-fort-pierre-horse-races-next-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/track-and-horses-getting-ready-for-fort-pierre-horse-races-next-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roderick Soriano, Jr., 53]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roderick Soriano Jr. was born October 28, 1964 in San Fernando, CA to Rodrigo and Rose (Lavis) Soriano. He grew up and attended school in San Fernando Valley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/roderick-soriano-jr-53/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/roderick-soriano-jr-53/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relay for Life: Walking laps, lighting luminaria are features of annual fundraiser to fight cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friday at 5 p.m. in Northridge Plaza mall, the teams participating in the local Relay for Life will start to gather for the annual fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/relay-for-life-walking-laps-lighting-luminaria-are-features-of-annual-fundraiser-to-fight-cancer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/relay-for-life-walking-laps-lighting-luminaria-are-features-of-annual-fundraiser-to-fight-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Pierre man spits on police officers, goes to jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pierre man wound up in jail after police say he spit on two officers and had been involved in a domestic assault.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-pierre-man-spits-on-police-officers-goes-to-jail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-pierre-man-spits-on-police-officers-goes-to-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking back at the worst plane crash in state history]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of the one of the worst air crashes in South Dakota&rsquo;s history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/looking-back-at-the-worst-plane-crash-in-state-history/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/looking-back-at-the-worst-plane-crash-in-state-history/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group holding golf tournament and raffle, April 28, to benefit Pierre’s new Cancer Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre City Commission this week approved a raffle for April 28 that is part of a larger volunteer fundraising effort at the city&rsquo;s Hillsview Golf Course, including a golf tournament, for the new cancer center.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/group-holding-golf-tournament-and-raffle-april-28-to-benefit-pierres-new-cancer-center/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/group-holding-golf-tournament-and-raffle-april-28-to-benefit-pierres-new-cancer-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre community garden initiative needs to raise money, beds]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of a community garden update given to the Fort Pierre city councilmembers at their Monday meeting, resident Ron Schreiner shared a vignette from his youth:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-community-garden-initiative-needs-to-raise-money-beds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-community-garden-initiative-needs-to-raise-money-beds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency medical crew called to check on Pierre man during his sentencing on rape, child porn charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ambulance crew was called this week when a Pierre man being sentenced on rape and child pornography charges appeared to hyperventilate while sobbing for several minutes in the court room.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/emergency-medical-crew-called-to-check-on-pierre-man-during-his-sentencing-on-rape-child-porn-charges/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/emergency-medical-crew-called-to-check-on-pierre-man-during-his-sentencing-on-rape-child-porn-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A photograph of a war is different from a painting … “That’s not rocket science”]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s the second week of April. A few days earlier, James Pollack was discussing his experience in Vietnam with some other former combat artists, on a panel hosted at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-photograph-of-a-war-is-different-from-a-painting-thats-not-rocket-science/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-photograph-of-a-war-is-different-from-a-painting-thats-not-rocket-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former downtown biz leader Maskovich gets 90 days for theft]]></title><description><![CDATA[A &ldquo;repo on a headstone,&rdquo; and stealing from her own grandmother seemed to convince a judge on Tuesday to order that Jeanine Maskovich, once the president of a downtown Pierre business group and a well-thought-of employee at a downtown business,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-downtown-biz-leader-maskovich-gets-90-days-for-theft/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-downtown-biz-leader-maskovich-gets-90-days-for-theft/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big crowd on hand for meeting on Missouri River flood control]]></title><description><![CDATA[The recent blizzard across the Northern Plains that dropped some record snowfalls on Pierre, as well as on the Twin Cities and Sioux Falls and other points last week led to some quick re-figuring by Missouri River managers, they said&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-crowd-on-hand-for-meeting-on-missouri-river-flood-control/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-crowd-on-hand-for-meeting-on-missouri-river-flood-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanley County bites bullet on WAPA pole yard tax abatement; chewing on PILT won’t help much]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Stanley County&rsquo;s commissioners grudgingly approved a tax abatement for Western Area Power Administration's new pole yard on Waldron Street in Fort Pierre. It means that a total of $4,884 in taxes won't be paid to the county, city&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-bites-bullet-on-wapa-pole-yard-tax-abatement-chewing-on-pilt-wont-help-much/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-bites-bullet-on-wapa-pole-yard-tax-abatement-chewing-on-pilt-wont-help-much/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Songwriter’s Showcase dishes up healthy dose of South Dakota  flair]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than eighty people gathered for the Songwriter&rsquo;s Showcase at the Drifter&rsquo;s Bar and Grille Event Center on April 14.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/songwriters-showcase-dishes-up-healthy-dose-of-south-dakota-flair/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/songwriters-showcase-dishes-up-healthy-dose-of-south-dakota-flair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD hired hand sent to prison for stealing $400K of grain from farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[MOUNT VERNON, S.D. &mdash; A hired hand got into a peck of trouble for stealing bushels from the father-and-son farmers who had trusted him for years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-hired-hand-sent-to-prison-for-stealing-400k-of-grain-from-farmers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-hired-hand-sent-to-prison-for-stealing-400k-of-grain-from-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MRC might get a meet and pass]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Railroad Board decided Wednesday to seek a federal grant to partially pay for a possible new feature on the state-owned Mitchell-Rapid City line.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/mrc-might-get-a-meet-and-pass/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/mrc-might-get-a-meet-and-pass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre utilities ordinance revisions get another tweak heading toward eventual vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the middle of last week, the sidewalk slabs in front of Magpie's Gathering Place on Deadwood Street in Fort Pierre had been busted up and dirt was mounded up beside a hole that revealed a sewer pipe that needed&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-utilities-ordinance-revisions-get-another-tweak-heading-toward-eventual-vote/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-utilities-ordinance-revisions-get-another-tweak-heading-toward-eventual-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edward D. Hull, 74 January 26, 1944 to April 9, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edward David (Ed) Hull was born in Richmond, CA to David and Constance (Purcell) Hull on January 26, 1944 during WWII. After the war effort ended, the Hulls returned to Pierre to be closer to family. It was here that&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edward-d-hull-74-january-26-1944-to-april-9-2018/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edward-d-hull-74-january-26-1944-to-april-9-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rouse arrested after mobile home fire in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police arrested Isaiah Rouse on Wednesday in connection with the fire that wrecked a mobile home Tuesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rouse-arrested-after-mobile-home-fire-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rouse-arrested-after-mobile-home-fire-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD hired man sent to prison for stealing $400K of grain from farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[MOUNT VERNON, S.D. &mdash; A hired hand got into a peck of trouble for stealing bushels from the farmer father and son who had hired him for years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-hired-man-sent-to-prison-for-stealing-400k-of-grain-from-farmers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-hired-man-sent-to-prison-for-stealing-400k-of-grain-from-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women in Science Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alysse Kahler, an RN with Avera St. Mary's Hospital, illustrates for some Georgia Morse Middle School students how breathing works, using a set of fresh pig lungs, which were hooked up to a respirator. It was a part of the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/women-in-science-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/women-in-science-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Man stopped for driving without headlights lands in jail on drug charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police officers say they arrested a Pierre man Monday after he was seen driving his car after dark without headlights and was found in possession of marijuana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-man-stopped-for-driving-without-headlights-lands-in-jail-on-drug-charges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-man-stopped-for-driving-without-headlights-lands-in-jail-on-drug-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre chief suspicious of fire that ruined trailer home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigators are suspicious of the fire that burned out a trailer home on the north side of Pierre just off Euclid Avenue on Tuesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-chief-suspicious-of-fire-that-ruined-trailer-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-chief-suspicious-of-fire-that-ruined-trailer-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTO: Women in Science Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alysse Kahler, an RN with Avera St. Mary's Hospital, illustrates for some Georgia Morse Middle School students how breathing works, using a set of fresh pig lungs, which were hooked up to a respirator. It was a part of the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photo-women-in-science-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photo-women-in-science-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hughes County panels deny trust’s tax abatement, approves smaller requests]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hughes County Commission didn&rsquo;t want to accept a big tax exemption for Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s in Pierre, nor entertain a request for tax relief from an Oklahoma trust, but it approved other, smaller ones on Monday during a special&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-panels-deny-trusts-tax-abatement-approves-smaller-requests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-panels-deny-trusts-tax-abatement-approves-smaller-requests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High court worries about abandoning online sales tax rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Supreme Court sounded concerned Tuesday about doing away with a rule that has meant shoppers don't always get charged sales tax when they hit "checkout" online.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/high-court-worries-about-abandoning-online-sales-tax-rule/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/high-court-worries-about-abandoning-online-sales-tax-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California group’s purchase of Fort Pierre Motel a part of bigger plan for South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[AG Dakota bought the Fort Pierre Motel a couple weeks ago partly due to the "unique culture" its previous owner, Jodi Schwinler, had established, according to the company's senior director of operations, David Hooper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/california-groups-purchase-of-fort-pierre-motel-a-part-of-bigger-plan-for-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/california-groups-purchase-of-fort-pierre-motel-a-part-of-bigger-plan-for-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Max Jones, 74]]></title><description><![CDATA[Max Jones, 74, of Hayes, died Sunday, April 15 at Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Thursday, April 19 at Lutheran Memorial Church with an Eastern Star/Masonic service at 7:00. Services will be 10:30 am, Friday, April 20&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/max-jones-74/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/max-jones-74/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kathy “Little White Cloud” Green Miller, 63]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the peaceful spring morning of Saturday, April 14, 2018, Kathy &ldquo;Little White Cloud&rdquo; Green Miller, age 63, surrounded by her loving family and friends, was carried home by the angels to her eternal heavenly home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/kathy-little-white-cloud-green-miller-63/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/kathy-little-white-cloud-green-miller-63/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CRP cap to rise in House version of 2018 federal Farm Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives&rsquo; Farm Bill proposal released April 12 contained some good news for hunters and wildlife enthusiasts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/crp-cap-to-rise-in-house-version-of-2018-federal-farm-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/crp-cap-to-rise-in-house-version-of-2018-federal-farm-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constance “Connie” Peterson, 72]]></title><description><![CDATA[Constance &ldquo;Connie&rdquo; Peterson, 72, of Pierre, died Saturday, April 7 at Pierre Care and Rehab. Memorial Service will be 11:00 am, Saturday, April 21 at Isburg Funeral Chapel with inurnment at Black Hills National Cemetery at a later date.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/constance-connie-peterson-72/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/constance-connie-peterson-72/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proclamation launches annual American Legion Post 20 drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;In Flanders Fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses row on row,...&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/proclamation-launches-annual-american-legion-post-20-drive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/proclamation-launches-annual-american-legion-post-20-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre taps Interstate Engineering for design of replacement water line to south part of town]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interstate Engineering, a Pierre company, will be designing and engineering the placement of a 10-inch water main under the Bad River, which was previously asuspended under the US-83 Bad River bridge. The pipe froze and burst in February.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-taps-interstate-engineering-for-design-of-replacement-water-line-to-south-part-of-town/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-taps-interstate-engineering-for-design-of-replacement-water-line-to-south-part-of-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winefred “Winnie” Tvinnereim, 86]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winefred &ldquo;Winnie&rdquo; Tvinnereim, 86 wife of Donald Tvinnereim of Webster passed away Friday April 13, 2018 at Sanford Hospital in Webster.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/winefred-winnie-tvinnereim-86/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/winefred-winnie-tvinnereim-86/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eveylyn Sandal, 104]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evelyn Sandal, 104, of Pierre, died Saturday, April 14 at Pierre Care and Rehab. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Tuesday, April 17 at Isburg Funeral Chapel with a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm, Tuesday at the Chapel. Services will be 10:00&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/eveylyn-sandal-104/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/eveylyn-sandal-104/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elaine A. Jundt, 80]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elaine A. Jundt, 80, of Pierre, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elaine-a-jundt-80/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elaine-a-jundt-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edgar B. Taylor, 96]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edgar B. Taylor, 96, of Rapid City, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edgar-b-taylor-96/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edgar-b-taylor-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dorothy Rasmussen Grinager Lindbloom, 93]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dorothy Grinager Lindbloom, 93 of Dow Rummel, Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Sanford Ava&rsquo;s House Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:00am Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Halladay-Peterson Chapel at Dow Rummel in Sioux Falls with&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dorothy-rasmussen-grinager-lindbloom-93/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dorothy-rasmussen-grinager-lindbloom-93/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corn farmers may be eligible for Syngenta settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[FARGO, N.D. &ndash; Farmers who grew corn from 2013 to 2017 are likely to get notices in the mail in mid-May telling them to apply to be included in the $1.51 billion settlement with Syngenta over a faulty marketing of&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/corn-farmers-may-be-eligible-for-syngenta-settlement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/corn-farmers-may-be-eligible-for-syngenta-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool and Wet Spring 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we traverse our way through this never-ending winter season, warmer weather is on our minds. Spring is slow to come this year, as late season snowstorms continue to impact South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cool-and-wet-spring-2018/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cool-and-wet-spring-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[30-year deal OK’d between Verendrye Museum and Fort Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Verendrye Museum will have a home in the City of Fort Pierre old American Legion building on Deadwood Street for at least another 30 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/30-year-deal-okd-between-verendrye-museum-and-fort-pierre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/30-year-deal-okd-between-verendrye-museum-and-fort-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Robert Kennedy Went to Pine Ridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the middle of his 1968 presidential campaign, he spent a day visiting an impoverished Indian reservation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/why-robert-kennedy-went-to-pine-ridge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/why-robert-kennedy-went-to-pine-ridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summit with hunter and angler groups to be held Saturday in Oacoma]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when members of 34 hunting and angling get together in same room to talk shop?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/summit-with-hunter-and-angler-groups-to-be-held-saturday-in-oacoma/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/summit-with-hunter-and-angler-groups-to-be-held-saturday-in-oacoma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reckless roads: Hard lessons]]></title><description><![CDATA[A range of emotions swept over Cassondra Grogan as she sat in her car on the side of a Mitchell street, a police car with its lights flashing parked behind her.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/reckless-roads-hard-lessons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/reckless-roads-hard-lessons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre sees record snow, cold in weekend blizzard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre experienced record snow and cold April 14 as a late-season blizzard roared over South Dakota, dropping as much as 20 inches of snow on some sites, including Winner.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-sees-record-snow-cold-in-weekend-blizzard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-sees-record-snow-cold-in-weekend-blizzard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter who is South Dakota’s next governor, change is coming to state economic development]]></title><description><![CDATA[All three Republican and Democratic candidates plan changes for the Governor&rsquo;s Office of Economic Development when one wins election Nov. 6 as South Dakota&rsquo;s next chief executive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-matter-who-is-south-dakotas-next-governor-change-is-coming-to-state-economic-development/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-matter-who-is-south-dakotas-next-governor-change-is-coming-to-state-economic-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Hilger's Gulch post-blizzard sledding (Church and Nicollet)]]></title><description><![CDATA[After most of South Dakota, including the Pierre area, was hit by a blizzard Friday morning and through the night, on Saturday afternoon the snow and winds had subsided. That drew a few dozen youngsters to Hilger's Gulch at Church&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-hilgers-gulch-post-blizzard-sledding-church-and-nicollet/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-hilgers-gulch-post-blizzard-sledding-church-and-nicollet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potent system brings blizzards, thunderstorms to Midwest]]></title><description><![CDATA[A potent, slow-moving spring storm system that's expected to persist through the weekend began raking the Plains and Midwest on Friday, bringing blizzard conditions to South Dakota and severe thunderstorms to much of the rest of the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/potent-system-brings-blizzards-thunderstorms-to-midwest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/potent-system-brings-blizzards-thunderstorms-to-midwest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre city offices to close at noon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-essential Pierre City Offices will close today at 12 p.m. because of the impending storm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-offices-to-close-at-noon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-offices-to-close-at-noon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State weed board considers listing absinthe wormwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Weed and Pest Control Commission decided Thursday to hold a public hearing on whether absinthe wormwood should be added to the list of banned noxious weeds in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-weed-board-considers-listing-absinthe-wormwood/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-weed-board-considers-listing-absinthe-wormwood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State panel accepted most of highway bids]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Transportation Commission approved bids on 11 highway projects Thursday and didn&rsquo;t make a decision on one.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-panel-accepted-most-of-highway-bids/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-panel-accepted-most-of-highway-bids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring storm to dump up to foot of snow on Upper Midwest]]></title><description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; Upper Midwest residents longing for spring are facing another spell of wintry weather.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/spring-storm-to-dump-up-to-foot-of-snow-on-upper-midwest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/spring-storm-to-dump-up-to-foot-of-snow-on-upper-midwest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riggs students help Pierre man clean up his house after fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The day after a night-time fire ripped through his house&rsquo;s second floor, Francis &ldquo;Frenchy&rdquo; Taft had many helpers cleaning things out of his house on South Monroe in Pierre, carrying box after box, basket after basket, up from the basement&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/riggs-students-help-pierre-man-clean-up-his-house-after-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/riggs-students-help-pierre-man-clean-up-his-house-after-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering South Dakota’s First Grain Palace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before the Mitchell Corn Palace, there was the Plankinton Grain Palace.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/remembering-south-dakotas-first-grain-palace/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/remembering-south-dakotas-first-grain-palace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large feedlot opponents say new bill continues easing of permitting process]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new law that tosses around such Latin legal terms as writ of certiorari and de novo seems to have little to do with agriculture, but corporate farming opponents say it&rsquo;s part of the GOP House&rsquo;s multi-year effort to simplify&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/large-feedlot-opponents-say-new-bill-continues-easing-of-permitting-process/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/large-feedlot-opponents-say-new-bill-continues-easing-of-permitting-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP ponders new license for adult first-time deer hunters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Janet Loux was sitting in her deer stand somewhere in the northern Black Hills when she was struck by an idea that could very well change the way South Dakota treats its beginning deer hunters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-ponders-new-license-for-adult-first-time-deer-hunters/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-ponders-new-license-for-adult-first-time-deer-hunters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energized Republican precinct committeeman and committeewoman candidates crowd onto primary ballots]]></title><description><![CDATA[No county level races are contested in the Stanley County June 5 primary election. And only two candidates filed petitions for two school board seats, so those races won&rsquo;t appear on the ballot, either.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/energized-republican-precinct-committeeman-and-committeewoman-candidates-crowd-onto-primary-ballots/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/energized-republican-precinct-committeeman-and-committeewoman-candidates-crowd-onto-primary-ballots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Hotel guest in jail after assaulting hotel worker]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Sioux Falls man wound up in the Hughes County Jail on Wednesday after police say he sexually assaulted a hotel worker in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-hotel-guest-in-jail-after-assaulting-hotel-worker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-hotel-guest-in-jail-after-assaulting-hotel-worker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rescue Red Irish Ale Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone dial 911? A new beer dedicated to the first responders of our community has debuted at the Bill of Rights Brewery on Harrison Ave. Red ales for me are not my favorite territory as far as beer goes however,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rescue-red-irish-ale-review/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rescue-red-irish-ale-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Eldon Hawkins, 53]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Eldon Hawkins, 53, of San Antonio Texas, formerly of Pierre, SD lost his 2 &frac12; year battle to cancer under hospice care on April 10, 2018. Mike was born on April 23, 1964 in Pierre, South Dakota, to Jerry&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/michael-eldon-hawkins-53/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/michael-eldon-hawkins-53/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Playlist: Songwriter Showcase]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Saturday, April 14, 2018, Drifters Bar &amp; Grille in Fort Pierre is hosting a songwriter showcase with a variety of musicians from Pierre and The Nesters, a folk duo compiled of South Dakotans Jami Lynn and Eliza Blue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/local-playlist-songwriter-showcase/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/local-playlist-songwriter-showcase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lloyd G. O’Daniel 11/4/1939 - 3/22/2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lloyd &ldquo;Jerry&rdquo; G. O&rsquo;Daniel of Springfleld VA was born in Ashton, South Dakota in 1939 to Lloyd and Marion (Vanderbilt) O&rsquo;Daniel. He served 20 years active duty in the US Army with Airborne Infantry and Special Forces units in the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lloyd-g-odaniel-1141939-3222018/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lloyd-g-odaniel-1141939-3222018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre firefighters quickly put down nighttime house fire on Monroe St.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire in a two-story house was knocked down in less than an hour Wednesday night as 30 or more volunteer firefighters were at the scene in the 300 block of Monroe Avenue just a block off Wells Avenue in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-firefighters-quickly-put-down-nighttime-house-fire-on-monroe-st/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-firefighters-quickly-put-down-nighttime-house-fire-on-monroe-st/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New tool for big challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finding farmland to buy or rent is a major challenge for young farmers &mdash; and older ones, too. Now, the National Young Farmers Coalition is offering a new tool that aims to make the task a little easier.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-tool-for-big-challenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-tool-for-big-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Stanley County to Pierre and vice versa: A look at school district open enrollments]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its regular Monday meeting, the Stanley County School Board approved 10 applications for open enrollment into the district]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/from-stanley-county-to-pierre-and-vice-versa-a-look-at-school-district-open-enrollments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/from-stanley-county-to-pierre-and-vice-versa-a-look-at-school-district-open-enrollments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Familiar face, new post]]></title><description><![CDATA[CARRINGTON, N.D. &mdash; Bryan Neville has joined North Dakota State University&rsquo;s Carrington Research Extension Center as an animal scientist.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/familiar-face-new-post/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/familiar-face-new-post/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-HP head Dan Mosteller named new U.S. marshal for South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Mosteller, who retired in 2010 after seven years as superintendent of the state highway patrol and 27 total years working for the agency, was sworn in last week in Pierre as the U.S marshal for South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ex-hp-head-dan-mosteller-named-new-us-marshal-for-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ex-hp-head-dan-mosteller-named-new-us-marshal-for-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Be a good neighbor’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concern about farmer suicide is growing, and agriculturalists and people living in rural communities have a vital role in addressing the problem, a farm stress expert says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/be-a-good-neighbor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/be-a-good-neighbor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[6 challengers plus longtime incumbent vying for 3 seats on Hughes County Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the biggest slate in years, seven people are running for three open seats on the Hughes County Commission in the June 5 primary election, six of them challengers plus one incumbent, Bill Abernathy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/6-challengers-plus-longtime-incumbent-vying-for-3-seats-on-hughes-county-commission/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/6-challengers-plus-longtime-incumbent-vying-for-3-seats-on-hughes-county-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota ag trends: Farm profits expected to stabilize, profit margins remain thin, and less winter wheat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farm profits are expected to be stable nationwide as 2018 begins, after three years of decline, according to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture economic outlook.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-ag-trends-farm-profits-expected-to-stabilize-profit-margins-remain-thin-and-less-winter-wheat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-ag-trends-farm-profits-expected-to-stabilize-profit-margins-remain-thin-and-less-winter-wheat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ringneck Energy’s plant going up at Onida slated to be making ethanol by late 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ethanol plant being built by Ringneck Energy just south of Onida, South Dakota, is taking shape on what was a bare 40 acres only a few months ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ringneck-energys-plant-going-up-at-onida-slated-to-be-making-ethanol-by-late-2018/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ringneck-energys-plant-going-up-at-onida-slated-to-be-making-ethanol-by-late-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Mary’s looking forward to another year of big changes in 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital had a big year in 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/st-marys-looking-forward-to-another-year-of-big-changes-in-2018/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/st-marys-looking-forward-to-another-year-of-big-changes-in-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avera St. Mary’s Hospital Awarded Hospital Accreditation From The Joint Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s today announced it has earned The Joint Commission&rsquo;s Gold Seal of Approval&reg; for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval&reg; is a symbol of quality that reflects an organization&rsquo;s&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/avera-st-marys-hospital-awarded-hospital-accreditation-from-the-joint-commission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/avera-st-marys-hospital-awarded-hospital-accreditation-from-the-joint-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre gets taste of Japan in new restaurant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre&rsquo;s first Japanese restaurant opened its doors in January 2018, filling an open space at Northridge Plaza.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-gets-taste-of-japan-in-new-restaurant/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-gets-taste-of-japan-in-new-restaurant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre Music expands]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are intune to the local happenings of Pierre then you know that Pierre Music has been growing for quite some time now. Led by Kerry Freidel, who used to work for the local schools, Pierre music has gone&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-music-expands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-music-expands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflecting on TIFs, taxes and two Fort Pierre businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fort Pierre development news from last year included two special tax areas &ndash; tax increment finance districts &ndash; which were established by the city in previous years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/reflecting-on-tifs-taxes-and-two-fort-pierre-businesses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/reflecting-on-tifs-taxes-and-two-fort-pierre-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volga business to get sales and use tax back]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fish food maker should get sales and use tax returned for equipment bought for a new factory at Volga, the state Board of Economic Development decided Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/volga-business-to-get-sales-and-use-tax-back/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/volga-business-to-get-sales-and-use-tax-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two members are retiring from state econ-dev board]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tony Klein of Pierre and Greg Heineman of Sioux Falls are retiring from the South Dakota Board of Economic Development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-members-are-retiring-from-state-econ-dev-board/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-members-are-retiring-from-state-econ-dev-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre commission votes to ask DOT for subsidized flights to Twin Cities AND Denver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre might get air service once again &ldquo;to the east&rdquo; as well as the current flights to Denver, said city commissioners who voted Tuesday to recommend Aerodynamics Inc (ADI). to federal aviation officials for a new but changed two-year Essential&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-votes-to-ask-dot-for-subsidized-flights-to-twin-cities-and-denver/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-votes-to-ask-dot-for-subsidized-flights-to-twin-cities-and-denver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre Motel sold]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fort Pierre Motel, just north of the US-83 bridge over the Bad River, has been sold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-motel-sold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-motel-sold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[USDA’s Perdue sides with South Dakota 4-H rodeo supporters for boys and girls events]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has weighed in on the 4-H rodeo controversy brewing in South Dakota, which has most of the nation&rsquo;s 4-H rodeo competitors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/usdas-perdue-sides-with-south-dakota-4-h-rodeo-supporters-for-boys-and-girls-events/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/usdas-perdue-sides-with-south-dakota-4-h-rodeo-supporters-for-boys-and-girls-events/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre School district prepping to open field house and teaching kitchen]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a brand new field house at Hollister Field and a shiny new restaurant-grade kitchen classroom up at T.F. Riggs High School this spring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-school-district-prepping-to-open-field-house-and-teaching-kitchen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-school-district-prepping-to-open-field-house-and-teaching-kitchen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal money awarded to SD means Pierre can get new public buses at 20 percent of cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the more than a quarter billion dollars awarded last week by the federal government to transit agencies across the country will find its way to the Pierre area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/federal-money-awarded-to-sd-means-pierre-can-get-new-public-buses-at-20-percent-of-cost/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/federal-money-awarded-to-sd-means-pierre-can-get-new-public-buses-at-20-percent-of-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre school district considers new extracurricular participation policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre School Board is considering three policy changes with potential to affect participation in extracurricular activities at Georgia Morris Middle School and T.F. Riggs High School.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-school-district-considers-new-extracurricular-participation-policies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-school-district-considers-new-extracurricular-participation-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State commission sides with homeowners in a dispute with sportsmen at Goose Lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple from rural Codington County won approval Friday to close 26 acres of Goose Lake so they have private space around their house and buildings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-commission-sides-with-homeowners-in-a-dispute-with-sportsmen-at-goose-lake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-commission-sides-with-homeowners-in-a-dispute-with-sportsmen-at-goose-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota soybean farmer urges president to keep China markets open to American crops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerry Schmitz is an American farmer with a long memory for how U.S. trade policy has worked or not in the past, and how presidents have used it as a weapon at times, hurting farmers at times, while helping at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-soybean-farmer-urges-president-to-keep-china-markets-open-to-american-crops/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-soybean-farmer-urges-president-to-keep-china-markets-open-to-american-crops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert “Bob” Cross, 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert &ldquo;Bob&rdquo; Cross, 83, of Fort Pierre, passed away Friday, April 6, 2018 at Avera-Maryhouse Long Term Care. Funeral Services will begin at 10:30 am, Thursday, April 12, 2018 at St. John&rsquo;s Catholic Church in Fort Pierre with visitation a&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/robert-bob-cross-83/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/robert-bob-cross-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More positive words on possible settlement in latest Stanley County lawsuit extension]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another extension of deadlines in litigation between Stanley County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) builds on earlier language that makes a settlement sound possible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/more-positive-words-on-possible-settlement-in-latest-stanley-county-lawsuit-extension/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/more-positive-words-on-possible-settlement-in-latest-stanley-county-lawsuit-extension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michele Beeler named interim director for Stanley County GOLD out-of-school program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stanley County's GOLD Program, which offers after- and out-of-school activities for kids through eighth grade, will be led by Michele Beeler at least through the end of June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/michele-beeler-named-interim-director-for-stanley-county-gold-out-of-school-program/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/michele-beeler-named-interim-director-for-stanley-county-gold-out-of-school-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Nemec, 66]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Nemec, age 66, of Custer, formerly of Midland, South Dakota, died on Wednesday, April 4, at his home in Custer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/mark-nemec-66/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/mark-nemec-66/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP Commission sets seasons for elk hunting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hunting seasons for elk received approval Friday from the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-commission-sets-seasons-for-elk-hunting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-commission-sets-seasons-for-elk-hunting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP Commission rejected petition to change elk landowner eligibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s eligibility rule stayed the same Friday for landowners seeking preference licenses for hunting elk in the Black Hills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-commission-rejected-petition-to-change-elk-landowner-eligibility/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-commission-rejected-petition-to-change-elk-landowner-eligibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonnie Korkow, 73]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonnie Korkow, 73, of Pierre, died Sunday, April 8 at Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Wednesday, April 11 at Isburg Funeral Chapel. Services will be 10:00am, Thursday, April 12 at Isburg Funeral Chapel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bonnie-korkow-73/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bonnie-korkow-73/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trapping faces possible changes in South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota trappers might be required to put their names and addresses on traps and snares they put in the field for furbearers and they might be prohibited during pheasant hunting season from trapping or snaring on public lands east&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trapping-faces-possible-changes-in-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trapping-faces-possible-changes-in-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre and  Watertown leaders meet with federal DOT aviation official about air service]]></title><description><![CDATA[City and airport leaders from Pierre, Watertown and Aberdeen met Monday morning in Pierre with Joel Szabat, the new deputy assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs for the U.S. Department of Transportation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-and-watertown-leaders-meet-with-federal-dot-aviation-official-about-air-service/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-and-watertown-leaders-meet-with-federal-dot-aviation-official-about-air-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges pending against truck driver who hit, killed Simpson in wheelchair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charges are pending against the semi-truck driver who struck Donald Simpson, 80, who was driving a motorized wheelchair in Miller when he was killed last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/charges-pending-against-truck-driver-who-hit-killed-simpson-in-wheelchair/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/charges-pending-against-truck-driver-who-hit-killed-simpson-in-wheelchair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zonta’s annual spring show features crafters using reclaimed materials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forty-nine vendors from across the state displayed their wares to Northridge Plaza visitors on Saturday and Sunday at the Zonta Club of Pierre/Fort Pierre's annual spring craft show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/zontas-annual-spring-show-features-crafters-using-reclaimed-materials/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/zontas-annual-spring-show-features-crafters-using-reclaimed-materials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Proposal: Hughes and Sully counties to get new deer hunting unit for 2018 deer season]]></title><description><![CDATA[There would be a new, public land-only deer hunting unit in Hughes and Sully counties for the 2018 deer season if a proposal now before the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission gets final approval next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/proposal-hughes-and-sully-counties-to-get-new-deer-hunting-unit-for-2018-deer-season/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/proposal-hughes-and-sully-counties-to-get-new-deer-hunting-unit-for-2018-deer-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noem leads Jackley by 11 in GOP governor primary, according to outside poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem held a lead of 11 percent against state Attorney General Marty Jackley on April 4, according to an outside poll released Friday to South Dakota news organizations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-leads-jackley-by-11-in-gop-governor-primary-according-to-outside-poll/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-leads-jackley-by-11-in-gop-governor-primary-according-to-outside-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High school Democrats take over Capitol for simulated legislative session]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year's legislative session in South Dakota ended a couple of weeks ago. But on Saturday afternoon in the Capitol, the House Chamber was echoing with the sounds of legislative activity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/high-school-democrats-take-over-capitol-for-simulated-legislative-session/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 04:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/high-school-democrats-take-over-capitol-for-simulated-legislative-session/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Hayes Drama Club bends genders for "Hillbilly Hankerin'"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hankerings of Hayes area residents for the annual performance of the Drama Club were satisfied Friday night with the club's rendition of "Hillbilly Hankerin'" at the Hayes Community Hall. It was a packed house.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-hayes-drama-club-bends-genders-for-hillbilly-hankerin/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-hayes-drama-club-bends-genders-for-hillbilly-hankerin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How you know it’s spring: Weed eradication season set to kick off]]></title><description><![CDATA[A somewhat unheralded sign of spring appeared this week at the Pat Duffy Community and Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/how-you-know-its-spring-weed-eradication-season-set-to-kick-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/how-you-know-its-spring-weed-eradication-season-set-to-kick-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Army Corps updates on Missouri River’s spring rising online and in person in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold five public forums along the Missouri River Basin this month, including in Pierre on April 18, to give updates on the &ldquo;current hydrological conditions and the planned operation of the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/us-army-corps-updates-on-missouri-rivers-spring-rising-online-and-in-person-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/us-army-corps-updates-on-missouri-rivers-spring-rising-online-and-in-person-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retirement panel explores potential of gains or losses]]></title><description><![CDATA[PIERRE &ndash; Trustees for the South Dakota Retirement System endorsed steps that could be taken in the next few years for a sudden gain or a significant plunge in investment values.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/retirement-panel-explores-potential-of-gains-or-losses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/retirement-panel-explores-potential-of-gains-or-losses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre Commission accepts $118K trails rehab grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre city commission voted this week to adjust the budget as a way of accepting a federal/state &ldquo;Recreation Trail Program Grant&rdquo; of $118,000 to help pay for repair and rehabbing city recreational paths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-accepts-118k-trails-rehab-grant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-accepts-118k-trails-rehab-grant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Boys and Girls Club Week proclaimed in Pierre for April 9-13]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Mayor Steve Harding proclaimed April 9-13 to be Boys &amp; Girls Club Week in Pierre, to be part of National Boys &amp; Girls Club Week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/national-boys-and-girls-club-week-proclaimed-in-pierre-for-april-9-13/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/national-boys-and-girls-club-week-proclaimed-in-pierre-for-april-9-13/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Landscaper gets jail for taking the money but not doing the job]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge ordered Charles Stueck to do 60 days in jail for ripping off customers of his fledgling landscaping business and to then pay them what it cost to get the work done by someone else.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/landscaper-gets-jail-for-taking-the-money-but-not-doing-the-job/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/landscaper-gets-jail-for-taking-the-money-but-not-doing-the-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats to contest 101 out of 105 legislative slots, 4 short of goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a statement released Thursday, the South Dakota Democratic Party announced that a total of 110 Democrats had been certified as candidates for the state House or Senate this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/democrats-to-contest-101-out-of-105-legislative-slots-4-short-of-goal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/democrats-to-contest-101-out-of-105-legislative-slots-4-short-of-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Hills ranchers oppose changes to landowner-preference elk licenses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several dozen ranchers testified as opponents Thursday against stiffer eligibility for landowners who seek preference licenses to hunt elk in South Dakota&rsquo;s Black Hills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/black-hills-ranchers-oppose-changes-to-landowner-preference-elk-licenses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/black-hills-ranchers-oppose-changes-to-landowner-preference-elk-licenses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As investments climb, SDRS waits for a fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investment earnings for the South Dakota Retirement System were short of the mark so far this fiscal year, State Investment Officer Matt Clark said Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/as-investments-climb-sdrs-waits-for-a-fall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/as-investments-climb-sdrs-waits-for-a-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 killed, 2 critically hurt in rollover near Presho]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 57-year-old man was killed Thursday and two boys critically injured Thursday morning in a one-vehicle rollover west of Presho, South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/1-killed-2-critically-hurt-in-rollover-near-presho/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/1-killed-2-critically-hurt-in-rollover-near-presho/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vouchers to replace curbside pickup for Fort Pierre city cleanup]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fort Pierre City Council voted Tuesday at its regular meeting to take a different approach to its city cleanup this year. Instead of offering curbside pickup, the city will issue vouchers that residents can use at Pierre's landfill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/vouchers-to-replace-curbside-pickup-for-fort-pierre-city-cleanup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/vouchers-to-replace-curbside-pickup-for-fort-pierre-city-cleanup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update: Local rodeo club willing to look at other options, calls for “civil conversations” on fundraiser name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre/Fort Pierre High School Rodeo Club held its annual "slave auction" fundraiser last Friday. The moneymaker helps defray the cost of membership and entry fees for the 11 members of the club. Winning bidders at the action get the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/update-local-rodeo-club-willing-to-look-at-other-options-calls-for-civil-conversations-on-fundraiser-name/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/update-local-rodeo-club-willing-to-look-at-other-options-calls-for-civil-conversations-on-fundraiser-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanley County wants WAPA to justify tax exempt status for pole yard]]></title><description><![CDATA[A routine request for a tax abatement from the Western Area Power Administration was tabled by the Stanley County Commission at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-wants-wapa-to-justify-tax-exempt-status-for-pole-yard/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-wants-wapa-to-justify-tax-exempt-status-for-pole-yard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD 4-H rodeo told by state, federal officials to quit having events “separately named” boys or girls roping or riding]]></title><description><![CDATA[The future of 4-H rodeo in South Dakota - one of only two states that has it &mdash; seems in doubt based on a meeting Wednesday night in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-4-h-rodeo-told-by-state-federal-officials-to-quit-having-events-separately-named-boys-or-girls-roping-or-riding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-4-h-rodeo-told-by-state-federal-officials-to-quit-having-events-separately-named-boys-or-girls-roping-or-riding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rapid City woman who stole $65K in medical bills from Avera St. Mary’s has to do prison and payback]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Rapid City woman who admitted stealing $65,473 of medical services from Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s by using a fake name has been sentenced to prison and to paying back the money.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rapid-city-woman-who-stole-65k-in-medical-bills-from-avera-st-marys-has-to-do-prison-and-payback/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rapid-city-woman-who-stole-65k-in-medical-bills-from-avera-st-marys-has-to-do-prison-and-payback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre area sets all-time April cold record with overnight zero reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Pierre it's never been below zero in the month of April. But Wednesday morning it came as close as it can get to subzero.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-area-sets-all-time-april-cold-record-with-overnight-zero-reading/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-area-sets-all-time-april-cold-record-with-overnight-zero-reading/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noem makes campaign stop in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a tough time to be a farmer or rancher.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-makes-campaign-stop-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-makes-campaign-stop-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota prepares for showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court on sales tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court hears the argument April 17 over whether the state government of South Dakota has authority to collect sales tax on goods and services delivered from remote sellers that don&rsquo;t have a physical presence in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-prepares-for-showdown-in-the-us-supreme-court-on-sales-tax/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-prepares-for-showdown-in-the-us-supreme-court-on-sales-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wind farm surge drawing vocal opposition in South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of lagging behind neighboring states, South Dakota is suddenly poised for dramatic growth in wind energy production.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wind-farm-surge-drawing-vocal-opposition-in-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wind-farm-surge-drawing-vocal-opposition-in-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulators set a schedule for Dakota Range project]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hearing will start June 12 on the Dakota Range wind-electricity project proposed for Grant and Codington counties. Plans call for up to 72 turbines and 302 megawatts. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission set the schedule Tuesday. The $380&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regulators-set-a-schedule-for-dakota-range-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regulators-set-a-schedule-for-dakota-range-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulators choose schedule to partially pay grain victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forty of the claimants will split $400,000 of bond proceeds and $75.08 of interest in the wake of the financial failure of H and I Grain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regulators-choose-schedule-to-partially-pay-grain-victims/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regulators-choose-schedule-to-partially-pay-grain-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre officials: Annual water testing shows low, safe levels of contaminants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre city officials emphasized Tuesday that the city&rsquo;s drinking water is safe, by all federal and state standards, as they released the annual report of &ldquo;detected contaminants&rdquo; in the water and separately announced the next public meeting on whether to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-officials-annual-water-testing-shows-low-safe-levels-of-contaminants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-officials-annual-water-testing-shows-low-safe-levels-of-contaminants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pearson wins Where’s the Walleye ? contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rodger Pearson of Pierre was the $500 winner of this year&rsquo;s Capital Journal &ldquo;Where&rsquo;s the Walleye?&rdquo; contest. Pearson&rsquo;s name was chosen at random on April 3rd from among the names of the six semi-finalists in the contest. He registered at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pearson-wins-wheres-the-walleye-contest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pearson-wins-wheres-the-walleye-contest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No primary needed for Stanley County Commission after all]]></title><description><![CDATA[The expected Republican primary election for Stanley County District 3 &ndash; between incumbent Dana Iversen and former Commissioner Brian Scott &ndash; will not be needed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-primary-needed-for-stanley-county-commission-after-all/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-primary-needed-for-stanley-county-commission-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Weather Service: “It’s going to be really, really cold.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central South Dakota can expect continued lower-than-normal temperatures through at least mid-April, according to the National Weather Service. A normal daily high for Pierre in early April is in the low 50s; a normal low is around 30 degrees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/national-weather-service-its-going-to-be-really-really-cold/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/national-weather-service-its-going-to-be-really-really-cold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most interveners can leave Crocker Wind Farm docket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sixty-two of the interveners can stop fighting the Crocker Wind Farm proposal in Clark County.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/most-interveners-can-leave-crocker-wind-farm-docket/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/most-interveners-can-leave-crocker-wind-farm-docket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Increased cost of Fort Pierre water pipe demolition draws dissenting vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[The demolition of the water pipe suspended under the US-83 Bad River bridge &ndash; which helped serve south Fort Pierre before it froze and ruptured in mid-February &ndash; will cost $5,000 more than first thought.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/increased-cost-of-fort-pierre-water-pipe-demolition-draws-dissenting-vote/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/increased-cost-of-fort-pierre-water-pipe-demolition-draws-dissenting-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Corps again adjusts Missouri flows as flood prospects are monitored]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twice in the past two weeks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has increased releases from the reservoir dam system on the Missouri River as part of its management of the system as the spring flooding season has begun.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/army-corps-again-adjusts-missouri-flows-as-flood-prospects-are-monitored/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 05:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/army-corps-again-adjusts-missouri-flows-as-flood-prospects-are-monitored/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midwest economy: March state-by-state glance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/midwest-economy-march-state-by-state-glance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/midwest-economy-march-state-by-state-glance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groups seeking to use airwaves to broadcast internet in rural SD]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new effort to expand access to broadband internet service in rural areas is gaining steam and asking for access to unused TV channels.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/groups-seeking-to-use-airwaves-to-broadcast-internet-in-rural-sd/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/groups-seeking-to-use-airwaves-to-broadcast-internet-in-rural-sd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s trade reactions will hit U.S. farm products]]></title><description><![CDATA[American markets and farmers responded Monday to news that China had done what it said last week it would do: raise import duties, or tariffs, on a long list of U.S. products, including pork and ethanol, which are big deals&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chinas-trade-reactions-will-hit-us-farm-products/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chinas-trade-reactions-will-hit-us-farm-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballot order now set for statewide and legislative primaries on June 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marty Jackley, the current attorney general, will be listed first on the ballot in the June 5 Republican primary election for the governor&rsquo;s race. He&rsquo;ll be followed by Kristi Noem, who&rsquo;s currently South Dakota&rsquo;s sole representative to the U.S. House.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ballot-order-now-set-for-statewide-and-legislative-primaries-on-june-5/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ballot-order-now-set-for-statewide-and-legislative-primaries-on-june-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Drunken driver hits car, building injuring one person]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pierre man was arrested Saturday afternoon after police say he drove drunk, caused a traffic accident and slammed his car into the front of a store on Pierre Street. Chief Jason Jones said the incident happened at about 1:55&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-drunken-driver-hits-car-building-injuring-one-person/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-drunken-driver-hits-car-building-injuring-one-person/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midland man arrested after police find pot in his car]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man from Midland, S.D. wound up in jail after police say they found him to be driving drunk and in possession of drugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/midland-man-arrested-after-police-find-pot-in-his-car/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/midland-man-arrested-after-police-find-pot-in-his-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LaVern “Vern” Baumeister, 88]]></title><description><![CDATA[LaVern &ldquo;Vern&rdquo; Baumeister, 88, of Pierre, died February 15 at Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital. Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, April 7 at Christ the King Catholic Church with Inurnment at Holy Angels Cemetery Arrangements have been placed in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lavern-vern-baumeister-88/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lavern-vern-baumeister-88/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hughes County hires retired Avera VP as personnel director]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hughes County Commission on Monday approved hiring Paul Marso, who retired a year ago after a long career with Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s, as a &ldquo;personnel consultant&rdquo; to do the county&rsquo;s human resources work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-hires-retired-avera-vp-as-personnel-director/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-hires-retired-avera-vp-as-personnel-director/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gladys Mae Becker, 95]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gladys Mae Becker, 95, of Pierre, formerly of Napoleon, ND, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. A prayer service was held on March 19, 2018, in Napoleon, where a memorial service will also be held&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gladys-mae-becker-95/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gladys-mae-becker-95/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darline Miller, 92]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darline Miller, 92, of Faulkton, formerly of Kennebec, 92, went to be with the Lord, Easter Sunday, April 01, 2018 at the Faulkton Senior Living.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/darline-miller-92/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/darline-miller-92/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omaha index: Midwest business climate warming]]></title><description><![CDATA[OMAHA &mdash; A business conditions index for nine Midwestern and Plains states surged again last month, which a report released Monday said is a sign of continued improvement in regional economic conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/omaha-index-midwest-business-climate-warming/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/omaha-index-midwest-business-climate-warming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD inmate challenges prison porn rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; A federal appeals panel has ordered a district judge to determine whether the South Dakota prison system policy barring pornography is constitutional.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-inmate-challenges-prison-porn-rules/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-inmate-challenges-prison-porn-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regents need millions of dollars for maintenance and repair costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stagnant enrollment at South Dakota&rsquo;s system of state universities, coupled with the continuous demand for new facilities to compete for students, has caused the state Board of Regents to look for a different way to pay for maintenance and repair.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regents-need-millions-of-dollars-for-maintenance-and-repair-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regents-need-millions-of-dollars-for-maintenance-and-repair-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final chapter to be written by April 28 as Prairie Pages plans book bash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers who like to flip to the last page of the book to see how it ends will be disappointed with the story of the Prairie Pages bookstore. The final chapter is not yet written.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/final-chapter-to-be-written-by-april-28-as-prairie-pages-plans-book-bash/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/final-chapter-to-be-written-by-april-28-as-prairie-pages-plans-book-bash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Army Corps watching the river rise as spring runoff season begins in Missouri Basin]]></title><description><![CDATA[This month, the Army Corps of Engineers, the federal keepers of the dammed Missouri River, will begin holding public meetings in cities up and down the river, including one in Pierre on April 18, to give updates on the flood&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/army-corps-watching-the-river-rise-as-spring-runoff-season-begins-in-missouri-basin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/army-corps-watching-the-river-rise-as-spring-runoff-season-begins-in-missouri-basin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Easter Egg Hunt 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 65th annual Elks Lodge Easter Egg Hunt on the governor's mansion lawn was bathed in sunshine, but kids were bundled up against the cold temperature, which measured 29 degrees at the 1 p.m. start.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-easter-egg-hunt-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-easter-egg-hunt-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State panel chose 17 bridges for local improvement grants]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Transportation Commission awarded $8 million for preserving, rehabilitating or replacing 17 county and city bridges Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-panel-chose-17-bridges-for-local-improvement-grants/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-panel-chose-17-bridges-for-local-improvement-grants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State panel approves speed-limit changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten speed zones should change on stretches of South Dakota highways, the state Transportation Commission decided Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-panel-approves-speed-limit-changes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-panel-approves-speed-limit-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD farmers say corn and soybean acres will stay the same in 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[As spring planting time approaches, farmers across America plan to plant more acres to soybeans 89 million &mdash; than to corn &mdash; 88 million &mdash; for the first time since 1983.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-farmers-say-corn-and-soybean-acres-will-stay-the-same-in-2018/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-farmers-say-corn-and-soybean-acres-will-stay-the-same-in-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road projects receive state panel’s approval]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Transportation Commission accepted low bids on nine repair projects for South Dakota highways Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/road-projects-receive-state-panels-approval/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/road-projects-receive-state-panels-approval/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JoAnn Wagoner, 76]]></title><description><![CDATA[JoAnn Wagoner, of Pierre, died Wednesday, March 28 at Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital. Services will be 2:00 pm, Monday, April 2 at Isburg Funeral Chapel with burial at Calvary Cemetery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/joann-wagoner-76/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/joann-wagoner-76/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James Walter Frazee, 92]]></title><description><![CDATA[James Walter Frazee, 92, of Pierre, passed away March 26, 2018 at Pierre Care and Rehabilitation Center. James was born to Walter and Katherine Frazee on October 25, 1925. He joined the U.S. Army Air Force in 1943 and attended&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/james-walter-frazee-92/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/james-walter-frazee-92/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goddard House: Listed on National Register of Historic Places]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Celina and Albert Goddard House in Pierre was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to the South Dakota State Historical Society.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/goddard-house-listed-on-national-register-of-historic-places/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/goddard-house-listed-on-national-register-of-historic-places/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genevieve Dolores (Hughes) Wempe, 94]]></title><description><![CDATA[Genevieve Dolores (Hughes) Wempe, 94, died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at her Mitchell home. Funeral mass will be Monday, April 2 at 10:00 am at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Mitchell. Burial will be at 1 pm at Sacred Heart&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/genevieve-dolores-hughes-wempe-94/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/genevieve-dolores-hughes-wempe-94/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[General elections in District 24 to be contested for House and Senate]]></title><description><![CDATA[This fall, voters in District 24 will have a choice of four candidates for the two seats in the state House. Democrats Brian Watterson and Terry Keller will appear on the ballot, along with the top two vote getters in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/general-elections-in-district-24-to-be-contested-for-house-and-senate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/general-elections-in-district-24-to-be-contested-for-house-and-senate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City leaders approve 20-year transportation plan for NE Pierre as map for development]]></title><description><![CDATA[If failing to plan is planning to fail, the city of Pierre has it down on paper now how much they are aiming to be fail-safe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-leaders-approve-20-year-transportation-plan-for-ne-pierre-as-map-for-development/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-leaders-approve-20-year-transportation-plan-for-ne-pierre-as-map-for-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulators plan to discuss partially paying producers in H and I Grain shutdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission decides Tuesday how to spread $400,000 among dozens of producers and businesses as partial compensation for larger amounts a de-licensed grain dealer in Kingsbury County owes to them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regulators-plan-to-discuss-partially-paying-producers-in-h-and-i-grain-shutdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regulators-plan-to-discuss-partially-paying-producers-in-h-and-i-grain-shutdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regents OK new programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern State University and the University of South Dakota received approval Wednesday to proceed with four new or expanded programs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regents-ok-new-programs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regents-ok-new-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre woman sorry for robbing parents; ordered to pay back $2k]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Fastnacht showed a lot of remorse this week in court for stealing two grand from her parents, beginning to cry while sitting between her mother and father half an hour before her sentencing hearing began.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-woman-sorry-for-robbing-parents-ordered-to-pay-back-2k/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-woman-sorry-for-robbing-parents-ordered-to-pay-back-2k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Instrument petting zoo” gets young students buzzing for band]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mackenzie McKeithan Jensen has 56 students in her band program this year. But the T.F. Riggs High School band director would like more, especially in the brass section, she told the Capital Journal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/instrument-petting-zoo-gets-young-students-buzzing-for-band/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/instrument-petting-zoo-gets-young-students-buzzing-for-band/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good job review helps Arndt avoid prison time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fact that Uwe Arndt&rsquo;s boss gave him &ldquo;rave reviews&rdquo; as an employee kept the 38-year-old from getting serious prison time at his sentencing hearing this week in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/good-job-review-helps-arndt-avoid-prison-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/good-job-review-helps-arndt-avoid-prison-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birds of a feather discover together on early release day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several dozen children flocked to the South Dakota Discovery Center Wednesday afternoon for the Bird Festival, which was planned for the "early release day" on the Pierre school calendar.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/birds-of-a-feather-discover-together-on-early-release-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/birds-of-a-feather-discover-together-on-early-release-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airline, airport, passengers working to smooth travel details from Pierre to Denver after Great Lakes stops flying while ADI flys on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Isaacs, manager of the Pierre Regional Airport, said he was fielding calls all day Wednesday, from airlines, travel agents and customers, wondering what the sudden suspension of Great Lakes AviatIion&rsquo;s flying operations means for travelers in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/airline-airport-passengers-working-to-smooth-travel-details-from-pierre-to-denver-after-great-lakes-stops-flying-while-adi-flys-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/airline-airport-passengers-working-to-smooth-travel-details-from-pierre-to-denver-after-great-lakes-stops-flying-while-adi-flys-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 legislators chip away at initiated measure process]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers took aim at the state&rsquo;s century-old initiated measure and referendum process during the 2018 legislative session, passing nearly a dozen bills to tighten citizens&rsquo; rights to propose their own laws.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2018-legislators-chip-away-at-initiated-measure-process/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2018-legislators-chip-away-at-initiated-measure-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[And they’re off: Horse races in Fort Pierre now set]]></title><description><![CDATA[After some doubts going back to November last year, horse races are now set to take place this spring in Fort Pierre, as they have since 1948. The certainty came Tuesday at a meeting of the Commission on Gaming in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/and-theyre-off-horse-races-in-fort-pierre-now-set/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/and-theyre-off-horse-races-in-fort-pierre-now-set/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virtually certain: No Stanley County School Board elections needed]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s certain that the Stanley County School Board will have one new member starting in July and it&rsquo;s almost certain it will be Shaun Cronin. The Stanley County grad is an electrician with Nystrom Electric.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/virtually-certain-no-stanley-county-school-board-elections-needed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/virtually-certain-no-stanley-county-school-board-elections-needed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trappers get OK to sell beer, wine at Hyde Stadium]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will be beer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trappers-get-ok-to-sell-beer-wine-at-hyde-stadium/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trappers-get-ok-to-sell-beer-wine-at-hyde-stadium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech institutes’ students to pay extra two dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[The price rises again this fall for students to take courses at the public technical institutes in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tech-institutes-students-to-pay-extra-two-dollars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tech-institutes-students-to-pay-extra-two-dollars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State board provides help to water projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota communities and rural water systems received financial assistance for water projects Tuesday from the state Board of Water and Natural Resources.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-provides-help-to-water-projects/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-provides-help-to-water-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small airline Great Lakes suspends flight operations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great Lakes Airlines, which operated small turboprop planes between destinations in the West and Midwest, has suspended flying.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/small-airline-great-lakes-suspends-flight-operations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/small-airline-great-lakes-suspends-flight-operations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One primary election for Stanley County]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Stanley County, it looks like the only primary election for county offices on June 5 will the one that's needed for the District 3 commissioner seat. Incumbent Dana Iversen and Brian Scott both filed petitions by the Tuesday 5&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/one-primary-election-for-stanley-county/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/one-primary-election-for-stanley-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melvin B. “Mel” Chandler, 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melvin B. &ldquo;Mel&rdquo; Chandler, 90, of Pierre, passed away March 23, 2018, at Avera Mary House. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 pm Monday, March 26, at Isburg Funeral Chapel. A Service of Remembrance will be on Tuesday, at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/melvin-b-mel-chandler-90/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/melvin-b-mel-chandler-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry B. Sherman, 92]]></title><description><![CDATA[Henry B. Sherman, 92, passed away March 21, 2018, peacefully at home in Pierre, SD. He was born March 1, 1926, in Peru, Nebraska, to Tom and Elizabeth Sherman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/henry-b-sherman-92/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/henry-b-sherman-92/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[65th Easter Egg Hunt set for Governor’s residence Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Easter Bunny appeared on Tuesday morning in the Capitol for a photo opp with Governor Daugaard. It was the 40th year the magical rabbit has been wrangled for the event by Steve Wegman, chair of the Easter Egg Hunt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/65th-easter-egg-hunt-set-for-governors-residence-sunday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/65th-easter-egg-hunt-set-for-governors-residence-sunday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD lawmakers unable to override governor’s vetoes]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers failed Monday to override Gov. Dennis Daugaard's vetoes, including proposals to move up the start date for introducing legislation and to give home-schooled students another path to a state scholarship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-lawmakers-unable-to-override-governors-vetoes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-lawmakers-unable-to-override-governors-vetoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rodeo club: Annual “slave auction” fundraiser not meant to denigrate]]></title><description><![CDATA[An event listing on the Dakota Radio Group News website is promoting a fundraiser for the Pierre/Fort Pierre High School Rodeo Club this Friday, starting at noon at the sale barn in Fort Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rodeo-club-annual-slave-auction-fundraiser-not-meant-to-denigrate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rodeo-club-annual-slave-auction-fundraiser-not-meant-to-denigrate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick Miller Cahill, 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Miller Cahill, 90, of Woonsocket, S.D., died March 22, 2018, in his home in Woonsocket. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, March 26 at 10:30 am at St. Wilfrid&rsquo;s Catholic Church, Woonsocket, with visitation from 6-8 pm and a&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/patrick-miller-cahill-90/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/patrick-miller-cahill-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving forward with Dicamba in 2018: Researching off target movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dicamba off target movement created disagreements between many. This occurred in South Dakota between farmers, farmers and companies, farmers and university weed scientists and companies with regulatory agencies. Of the total 170 total pesticide related investigations, the South Dakota Department&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/moving-forward-with-dicamba-in-2018-researching-off-target-movement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/moving-forward-with-dicamba-in-2018-researching-off-target-movement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislative panel considers its new subpoena authority]]></title><description><![CDATA[State lawmakers discussed Monday the subpoena power the Legislature gave this session specifically to its Government Operations and Audit Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislative-panel-considers-its-new-subpoena-authority/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislative-panel-considers-its-new-subpoena-authority/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In closing words, Daugaard thanks lawmakers, staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Dennis Daugaard spoke to lawmakers for a few minutes Monday afternoon to close the Legislature&rsquo;s 2018 session.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-closing-words-daugaard-thanks-lawmakers-staff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-closing-words-daugaard-thanks-lawmakers-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthy Grasslands Series: Warm &amp; Cool Season Grasses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grasses are often divided into two groups based on their season of growth. Cool season grasses grow in the early part of the growing season (spring and early summer), while warm season grasses grow later in the season (early summer&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/healthy-grasslands-series-warm-amp-cool-season-grasses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/healthy-grasslands-series-warm-amp-cool-season-grasses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Executive Board picks topics for legislative interim studies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mental health and safety should be the topic for an interim study, the Legislature&rsquo;s Executive Board decided Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/executive-board-picks-topics-for-legislative-interim-studies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/executive-board-picks-topics-for-legislative-interim-studies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eunice Mae Hullinger, 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eunice Mae Hullinger, lifetime resident of Vivian, SD died on her 83rd birthday, March 25, 2018 at Avera North Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. The family will receive friends at 5:00 pm, followed by a prayer service at 6:00pm,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/eunice-mae-hullinger-83/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/eunice-mae-hullinger-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newspaper carrier’s pick-up stolen, rolled during high-speed chase]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pierre man is in jail after police say he stole a pick-up full of newspapers and led officers on a high-speed chase west of Fort Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/newspaper-carriers-pick-up-stolen-rolled-during-high-speed-chase/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/newspaper-carriers-pick-up-stolen-rolled-during-high-speed-chase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Thune bill seeks to use economics of hunting to target CRP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past year or so, South Dakota U.S. Sen John Thune, R, has dropped a total of nine &ldquo;marker bills&rdquo; aimed at influencing the debate over the 2018 Farm Bill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-thune-bill-seeks-to-use-economics-of-hunting-to-target-crp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-thune-bill-seeks-to-use-economics-of-hunting-to-target-crp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Voters face an odd catch on June 5 ballot question]]></title><description><![CDATA[An official explanation of changes proposed on the June 5 ballot regarding rights of crime victims is drawing attention to a complicated point.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/voters-face-an-odd-catch-on-june-5-ballot-question/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/voters-face-an-odd-catch-on-june-5-ballot-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanley County school board candidate filings don't yet add up to contested elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[One newcomer, Shaun Cronin, has filed petitions to run for a seat on the Stanley County School Board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-school-board-candidate-filings-dont-yet-add-up-to-contested-elections/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-school-board-candidate-filings-dont-yet-add-up-to-contested-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signing event at Riggs makes it official: Mohr to compete for Concordia Cobbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inking the official papers on Friday morning to accept a scholarship from Concordia College was T.F. Riggs senior Claire Mohr.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/signing-event-at-riggs-makes-it-official-mohr-to-compete-for-concordia-cobbers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/signing-event-at-riggs-makes-it-official-mohr-to-compete-for-concordia-cobbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre brewery looking forward to expansion under new microbrew law]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s microbreweries will get the chance to tap into more customers in the coming months thanks to a new law signed on March 22 by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-brewery-looking-forward-to-expansion-under-new-microbrew-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-brewery-looking-forward-to-expansion-under-new-microbrew-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonnie Redden, 76]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonnie Redden, 76, passed away suddenly on March 15, 2018 in Rapid City, South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bonnie-redden-76/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bonnie-redden-76/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All county-level incumbents, no challengers have filed petitions in Stanley County]]></title><description><![CDATA[One newcomer, Shaun Cronin, has filed petitions to run for a seat on the Stanley County School Board.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/all-county-level-incumbents-no-challengers-have-filed-petitions-in-stanley-county/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/all-county-level-incumbents-no-challengers-have-filed-petitions-in-stanley-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern State falls 71-69 to Ferris State in D2 NCAA championship in Sioux Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; The Northern State Wolves of Aberdeen fell just short of winning their first NCAA II national basketball championship Saturday as Ferris State pulled out a 71-69 win for their first such championship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/northern-state-falls-71-69-to-ferris-state-in-d2-ncaa-championship-in-sioux-falls/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 04:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/northern-state-falls-71-69-to-ferris-state-in-d2-ncaa-championship-in-sioux-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Payday loans gone,  but need for quick cash remains]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 15 years, South Dakota residents who needed a small amount of money in a hurry could turn to storefront lenders who made so-called payday loans at annual interest rates that could rise well over 500 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/payday-loans-gone-but-need-for-quick-cash-remains/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/payday-loans-gone-but-need-for-quick-cash-remains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First “Wild and Local” event offers venison and rabbit snacks to promote hunting]]></title><description><![CDATA["A jackrabbit is not a rabbit, it's a hare; it's like a little deer...If you ever get a chance to shoot a prairie chicken, take it."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/first-wild-and-local-event-offers-venison-and-rabbit-snacks-to-promote-hunting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/first-wild-and-local-event-offers-venison-and-rabbit-snacks-to-promote-hunting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bills seeking to regulate pipeline industry face little chance in SD Legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bill that would have required South Dakota&rsquo;s environmental agency to test crude oil spill sites and share that information with the public failed during the 2018 legislative session, marking the latest in a series of defeats of Democrat-sponsored pipeline&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bills-seeking-to-regulate-pipeline-industry-face-little-chance-in-sd-legislature/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bills-seeking-to-regulate-pipeline-industry-face-little-chance-in-sd-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bald eagles return to Farm Island]]></title><description><![CDATA[A pair of bald eagles has returned to Farm Island, just downstream from Pierre, to hatch their eggs this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bald-eagles-return-to-farm-island/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bald-eagles-return-to-farm-island/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whether or not there are vetoes, Legislature plans busy final day]]></title><description><![CDATA[As of Thursday evening, Gov. Dennis Daugaard hadn&rsquo;t issued a veto against any legislation passed this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/whether-or-not-there-are-vetoes-legislature-plans-busy-final-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/whether-or-not-there-are-vetoes-legislature-plans-busy-final-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Drunken man waves gun in house, lands in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[One arrest was made Thursday morning after police say a Pierre man went into a home and waved a handgun at several people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-drunken-man-waves-gun-in-house-lands-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-drunken-man-waves-gun-in-house-lands-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official: Central SD needs to replace mobile radios by 2023 at $1M cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency agencies in Hughes and Stanley counties, with a dozen other nearby counties, need to replace their emergency mobile radios in the next five years, which will cost nearly $1 million, Rob Fines said this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/official-central-sd-needs-to-replace-mobile-radios-by-2023-at-1m-cost/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/official-central-sd-needs-to-replace-mobile-radios-by-2023-at-1m-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A special election in June isn’t that special, actually]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turns out neither side&rsquo;s memories were dead-on when the Legislature recently added a special statewide election to South Dakota party-primaries already set for June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-special-election-in-june-isnt-that-special-actually/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-special-election-in-june-isnt-that-special-actually/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our 10 Most Remarkable Voyages to Far-Flung Destinations]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collection of some of our best and most visual stories of journeys from the last few years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/our-10-most-remarkable-voyages-to-far-flung-destinations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/our-10-most-remarkable-voyages-to-far-flung-destinations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New population estimates: Hughes County half a point up; Stanley County slips by a half point]]></title><description><![CDATA[Based on new estimated figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau at midnight Thursday, South Dakota appears to be continuing a geographic pattern of increasing population in some areas, surrounded by areas that are decreasing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-population-estimates-hughes-county-half-a-point-up-stanley-county-slips-by-a-half-point/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-population-estimates-hughes-county-half-a-point-up-stanley-county-slips-by-a-half-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warmest day in 101 in Pierre and Fort Pierre  brings fun in the sun]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a warm, sunny spring day on Wednesday in Pierre and Fort Pierre as the temperature reached 54 degrees but felt warmer, bringing tennis players, skateboarders, Frisbee golfers and coatless kids out to parks along the Missouri River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/warmest-day-in-101-in-pierre-and-fort-pierre-brings-fun-in-the-sun/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/warmest-day-in-101-in-pierre-and-fort-pierre-brings-fun-in-the-sun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild and Local set for tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Capital Journal is putting the final organizational touches on Wild and Local: A Capital Journal Outdoors Forum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wild-and-local-set-for-tonight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wild-and-local-set-for-tonight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribal concerns delay South Dakota uranium mine project]]></title><description><![CDATA[RAPID CITY, S.D. &mdash; Concern over whether a South Dakota site has historic, cultural and religious significance to Native Americans has further stalled a company's plan to mine for uranium.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tribal-concerns-delay-south-dakota-uranium-mine-project/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tribal-concerns-delay-south-dakota-uranium-mine-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newest estimates: South Dakota grew by 1 percent between 2016 and 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[The newest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, released just after midnight on Thursday, show South Dakota with a smidgen under 1 percent growth between July 2016 and July 2017. The difference between 861,542 in 2016 and 869,666 in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/newest-estimates-south-dakota-grew-by-1-percent-between-2016-and-2017/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/newest-estimates-south-dakota-grew-by-1-percent-between-2016-and-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lottery poised for strong year]]></title><description><![CDATA[With eight months in the ledger, South Dakota Lottery officials expect their products will generate about $6 million more in revenue this year than in fiscal 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lottery-poised-for-strong-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lottery-poised-for-strong-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aging machines still a problem for lottery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shutting down old-style video lottery terminals such as the VLC 8700 likely won&rsquo;t happen this decade, a South Dakota Lottery official acknowledged Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/aging-machines-still-a-problem-for-lottery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/aging-machines-still-a-problem-for-lottery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AAUW Used Book Sale is this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[The American Association of University Women will hold its 30th annual Used Book Sale from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday, March 24 and from noon to 3:00 pm on Sunday, March 25, it was announced in a news&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/aauw-used-book-sale-is-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/aauw-used-book-sale-is-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre city leaders kick off  ninth annual “Go Green and Clean” campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good timing was in place as Pierre city leaders kicked off the ninth annual &ldquo;Go Green and Clean&rdquo; campaign aimed at refusing refuse a place in the community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-leaders-kick-off-ninth-annual-go-green-and-clean-campaign/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 07:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-leaders-kick-off-ninth-annual-go-green-and-clean-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watertown to recommend ADI with same schedule to feds for new airline service subsidy contract; Pierre panel to vote March 26]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watertown&rsquo;s airport board is recommending that federal officials re-up Aerodynamics Inc., or ADI, for another two year subsidized contract providing 12 round trips per week to Denver.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/watertown-to-recommend-adi-with-same-schedule-to-feds-for-new-airline-service-subsidy-contract-pierre-panel-to-vote-march-26/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/watertown-to-recommend-adi-with-same-schedule-to-feds-for-new-airline-service-subsidy-contract-pierre-panel-to-vote-march-26/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Streets of Fort Pierre become a bumpy topic for city council]]></title><description><![CDATA["Yes, I'm scolding the council, the mayor and the city superintendent, because year after year, after year, it's the same darn thing!" said Fort Pierre City Councilmember Larry Cronin at Monday's regular meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/streets-of-fort-pierre-become-a-bumpy-topic-for-city-council/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/streets-of-fort-pierre-become-a-bumpy-topic-for-city-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State regulators set radius for solar-power study area]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Public Utilities Commission agreed Tuesday to look at effects within five miles of the proposed Lookout Solar Park site and to appoint a local-review panel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-regulators-set-radius-for-solar-power-study-area/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-regulators-set-radius-for-solar-power-study-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harrold pulse processing plant on a hiatus as prices are low and new financing is sought]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pulse processing plant at Harrold, South Dakota, just northeast of Pierre, is in sort of winter hibernation, dealing with its particular financial wounds as well as recent price decreases pressured by India closing off its market for peas, chickpeas&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/harrold-pulse-processing-plant-on-a-hiatus-as-prices-are-low-and-new-financing-is-sought/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/harrold-pulse-processing-plant-on-a-hiatus-as-prices-are-low-and-new-financing-is-sought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Onida woman admits palming fake bar code to steal $3K from Walmart in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jill Kenzy of Onida pleaded guilty last week in state court in Pierre to stealing $1,084 worth of goods, including a TV and two vacuum cleaners, paying only a fraction of the real price by using a tricky move at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/onida-woman-admits-palming-fake-bar-code-to-steal-3k-from-walmart-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/onida-woman-admits-palming-fake-bar-code-to-steal-3k-from-walmart-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local DU chapter banquet is Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre&rsquo;s chapter of Ducks Unlimited will be hosting its annual banquet Thursday night down at the Izaak Walton League Clubhouse on the southeast end of town near the Pierre softball complex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/local-du-chapter-banquet-is-thursday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/local-du-chapter-banquet-is-thursday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As time goes by: Pierre to buy new punch clock system for city employees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre City Commission voted 5-0 on Tuesday to buy a $56,000 new electronic time clock system so employees can punch in and punch out saving time and paper, said Laurie Gronlund, human resources director. She recommended the proposal from&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/as-time-goes-by-pierre-to-buy-new-punch-clock-system-for-city-employees/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/as-time-goes-by-pierre-to-buy-new-punch-clock-system-for-city-employees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Army Corps to Fort Pierre on possibility of Missouri River flood this year: “I think we’re OK.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eric Stasch, operations manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering, had a simple message for Fort Pierre City Council members on Monday evening: "Essentially, I think we're going to have a pretty good year. I think we're OK."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/us-army-corps-to-fort-pierre-on-possibility-of-missouri-river-flood-this-year-i-think-were-ok/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/us-army-corps-to-fort-pierre-on-possibility-of-missouri-river-flood-this-year-i-think-were-ok/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to re-visit drought plans for the ranch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Current Drought Conditions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/time-to-re-visit-drought-plans-for-the-ranch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/time-to-re-visit-drought-plans-for-the-ranch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State education reviewers request more time for accrediting schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[A South Dakota rule passed a decade ago requires the state Department of Education to review a school system&rsquo;s accreditation on a five-year cycle. But on Monday a department official asked for more time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-education-reviewers-request-more-time-for-accrediting-schools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-education-reviewers-request-more-time-for-accrediting-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State board sets May 8 hearing on Every Student Succeeds Act]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Board of Education Standards decided Monday to set a rules hearing on putting in place the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-sets-may-8-hearing-on-every-student-succeeds-act/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-sets-may-8-hearing-on-every-student-succeeds-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School-content standards drew zero interest from general public]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one other than state presenters testified Monday morning at the fourth and final public hearing the South Dakota Board of Education Standards held regarding changes to 10 subject areas including math, English and tribal culture.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/school-content-standards-drew-zero-interest-from-general-public/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/school-content-standards-drew-zero-interest-from-general-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Janice Bronemann, 78]]></title><description><![CDATA[Janice Bronemann, 78, of Harrold, SD, passed away Friday, March 16, 2018, at home beside her loving husband of 56 years, Jerald. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 21, at 11:00 am, at the Harrold Auditorium. Visitation will begin at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/janice-bronemann-78/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/janice-bronemann-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hughes County Commission hires Jessica LaMie as deputy prosecutor]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hughes County Commission on Monday approved the hiring of Jessica LaMie as deputy state&rsquo;s attorney at the recommendation of State&rsquo;s Attorney Roxanne Hammond.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-commission-hires-jessica-lamie-as-deputy-prosecutor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-commission-hires-jessica-lamie-as-deputy-prosecutor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre tax revenue down in January]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sales tax revenue for the City of Fort Pierre in January 2018 was about 8.6 percent less than last year's January total &ndash; $76,924 compared to $84,192. The city council adopted a budget that projected less sales tax revenue this&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-tax-revenue-down-in-january/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-tax-revenue-down-in-january/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dorothy Manke, 95]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral services for Dorothy Manke, 95, of Selby will be at 11 AM, Thursday, March 22, 2018 at the New Freedom Baptist Church in Mobridge. Burial will be at Selby Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dorothy-manke-95/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dorothy-manke-95/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donna Lee Scott Harris, 74]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donna Lee Scott Harris was born April 16, 1943 in Philadelphia. She graduated from high school in 1960, did modeling, then traveled to SD to attend USD. While there she met Garry Harris of White River and they were married&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/donna-lee-scott-harris-74/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/donna-lee-scott-harris-74/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-G-E Corp. gets Fort Pierre water pipe removal job; RFP for replacement to be developed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A-G-E Corp. has been awarded an $18,500 contract to remove a broken water pipe under the US-83 Bad River bridge serving south Fort Pierre. The Fort Pierre City Council approved the contract at its regular meeting on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-g-e-corp-gets-fort-pierre-water-pipe-removal-job-rfp-for-replacement-to-be-developed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-g-e-corp-gets-fort-pierre-water-pipe-removal-job-rfp-for-replacement-to-be-developed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week ahead in state government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a look at public meetings of state government boards and commissions during the week ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/week-ahead-in-state-government/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/week-ahead-in-state-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lyle E. Hunsley, 94]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lyle E. Hunsley, 94, of Onida, passed away, February 27, 2018 at Pierre Care and Rehabilitation Center. A Celebration of Life Open House will be held on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 from 4:00-7:00 pm at Feigum Funeral Home in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lyle-e-hunsley-94/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lyle-e-hunsley-94/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Katherine “Katie” Berger, 88]]></title><description><![CDATA[Memorial services for Katherine &rdquo;Katie&rdquo; Berger, 88, of Pierre, will be Tuesday, March 20, at 10:30am, at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Katherine passed away March 15, 2018, at St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital in Pierre. Isburg Funeral Chapel has been&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/katherine-katie-berger-88/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/katherine-katie-berger-88/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James E. Smith, 61]]></title><description><![CDATA[James E. Smith, 61, of Pierre, died peacefully at Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospice in Pierre, SD Wednesday March 14th, 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/james-e-smith-61/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/james-e-smith-61/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How 3 governor hopefuls fared in legislative session]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; During the 2018 legislative session, they were South Dakota's attorney general, congresswoman and state Senate Democratic leader. Next year, one of them will likely be governor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/how-3-governor-hopefuls-fared-in-legislative-session/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/how-3-governor-hopefuls-fared-in-legislative-session/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clara A. Hyde, 98]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clara A. Hyde, 98, of Onida, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Avera-Maryhouse Longterm Care in Pierre. Funeral Services were held on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Presbyterian Church in Onida with interment at the Onida Cemetery. Clara&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/clara-a-hyde-98/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 05:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/clara-a-hyde-98/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: St. Patrick's Day Parade 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a gallery of photos from Saturday's St. Patrick's Day parade in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-st-patricks-day-parade-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 03:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-st-patricks-day-parade-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winner man gets 5 years from feds on child porn crime at Sturgis Rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duane Hosek of Winner, caught during an undercover sex trafficking sting during the 2016 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/winner-man-gets-5-years-from-feds-on-child-porn-crime-at-sturgis-rally/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/winner-man-gets-5-years-from-feds-on-child-porn-crime-at-sturgis-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safety official: SD traffic deaths up in 2017 but still lower than most states and part of long-term downward trend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, 129 people died in traffic crashes in South Dakota, just below the annual average of the past decade, but up from 116 in 2016, which was the second-lowest total on record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/safety-official-sd-traffic-deaths-up-in-2017-but-still-lower-than-most-states-and-part-of-long-term-downward-trend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/safety-official-sd-traffic-deaths-up-in-2017-but-still-lower-than-most-states-and-part-of-long-term-downward-trend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter storm to hit central, southwest SD, including Pierre, Fort Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service about 3:20 a.m., Friday, issued a winter storm warning for several counties including Hughes, Stanley, Lyman and Jones counties, and Pierre and Fort Pierre, warning that up to 9 inches of snow will accumulate in &ldquo;heavy&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/winter-storm-to-hit-central-southwest-sd-including-pierre-fort-pierre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/winter-storm-to-hit-central-southwest-sd-including-pierre-fort-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 airlines bid for new subsidized air service to Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three airlines &mdash; including the current provider Aerodynamics Inc., and the previous provider, Great Lakes Aviation &mdash; have submitted bids to the feds for a new two-year contract to provide subsidized air service from Pierre to Denver beginning Aug. 1&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/3-airlines-bid-for-new-subsidized-air-service-to-pierre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 07:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/3-airlines-bid-for-new-subsidized-air-service-to-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whitney Barnett, 32]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whitney Barnett, 32, of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, died peacefully Monday, March 12 surrounded by loved ones. Services will be on Saturday, March 17 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at 11:00 with a lunch to follow at View 34.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/whitney-barnett-32/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/whitney-barnett-32/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State board sets values of properties at Northern State and School for the Blind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Board of Appraisal set appraised values Thursday on four publicly owned properties in Aberdeen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-sets-values-of-properties-at-northern-state-and-school-for-the-blind/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-sets-values-of-properties-at-northern-state-and-school-for-the-blind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State board determines values of properties at Northern State and School for the Blind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Board of Appraisal set appraised values Thursday on four publicly owned properties in Aberdeen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-determines-values-of-properties-at-northern-state-and-school-for-the-blind/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-board-determines-values-of-properties-at-northern-state-and-school-for-the-blind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD Transportation Commission awards highway, bridge projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Transportation Commission approved six projects for various state highways and agreed to replace a Yankton bridge Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-transportation-commission-awards-highway-bridge-projects/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-transportation-commission-awards-highway-bridge-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Routine political dance expected on Impact Aid payments to local school districts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Area school districts could wind up with a few hundred thousand dollars less in revenue next year if a current proposal from the Trump administration is adopted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/routine-political-dance-expected-on-impact-aid-payments-to-local-school-districts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/routine-political-dance-expected-on-impact-aid-payments-to-local-school-districts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebuilding I-90 port of entry will cost an extra $4.8 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Transportation Commission learned Thursday the price tag would be about $4.8 million higher for rebuilding the Valley Springs complex where Interstate 90 enters from Minnesota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rebuilding-i-90-port-of-entry-will-cost-an-extra-48-million/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/rebuilding-i-90-port-of-entry-will-cost-an-extra-48-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadlines extended in Stanley County lawsuit against feds as two sides now “in negotiation”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pending litigation between Stanley County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) now appears to be on a course that could wind up in some kind of settlement, based on the most recent court filings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deadlines-extended-in-stanley-county-lawsuit-against-feds-as-two-sides-now-in-negotiation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deadlines-extended-in-stanley-county-lawsuit-against-feds-as-two-sides-now-in-negotiation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacks come close but fall to Ohio State in 1st round of Big Dance 81-73]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOISE, Idaho &mdash; SDSU was tied with Big Ten champion Ohio State with only 1:36 remaining in the first round of the men's basketball NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jacks-come-close-but-fall-to-ohio-state-in-1st-round-of-big-dance-81-73/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 01:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jacks-come-close-but-fall-to-ohio-state-in-1st-round-of-big-dance-81-73/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackrabbits come close but fall 81-73 to Ohio State in 1st round of Big Dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOISE, Idaho &mdash; SDSU was tied with Big Ten champion Ohio State with only 1:36 remaining in the first round of the men's basketball NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon. But a foul on a three-point shot put the Buckeyes up&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackrabbits-come-close-but-fall-81-73-to-ohio-state-in-1st-round-of-big-dance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 01:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackrabbits-come-close-but-fall-81-73-to-ohio-state-in-1st-round-of-big-dance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild and Local]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next week the Capital Journal&rsquo;s regular outdoors column written by managing editor Nick Lowrey will in some sense come to life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wild-and-local/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wild-and-local/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanda Dilley is Irish enough to lead Pierre’s  St. Paddy’s Day Parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wanda Dilley has deep Irish roots in Fort Pierre and Pierre that go back, in a way, to 1743 on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River before any Irish showed up. Which gives her the props to be grand marshal&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wanda-dilley-is-irish-enough-to-lead-pierres-st-paddys-day-parade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wanda-dilley-is-irish-enough-to-lead-pierres-st-paddys-day-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State bureau picks company to assist on internal controls]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state government for South Dakota has agreed to pay up to $790,000 to a firm based in Chicago, Illinois, to help develop internal controls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-bureau-picks-company-to-assist-on-internal-controls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-bureau-picks-company-to-assist-on-internal-controls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired South Dakota state official sentenced in scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[RAPID CITY &mdash; A retired fraud investigator for the South Dakota Department of Revenue has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for bank fraud and money laundering.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/retired-south-dakota-state-official-sentenced-in-scam/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/retired-south-dakota-state-official-sentenced-in-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackley: State gets $27M tobacco settlement, sues drugmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; South Dakota will get $27.5 million that has been tied up in a long legal dispute between the state and large tobacco companies, Attorney General Marty Jackley said Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackley-state-gets-27m-tobacco-settlement-sues-drugmakers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackley-state-gets-27m-tobacco-settlement-sues-drugmakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HERE’S PI(E) IN YOUR EYE]]></title><description><![CDATA[T.F. Riggs High School school resource officer Colton Juso is covered in whipped cream, a casualty of the Pi Day celebration. For the second year, the Student Senate held a fundraiser for the Children&rsquo;s Miracle Network. For $2, a student&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/heres-pie-in-your-eye/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/heres-pie-in-your-eye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmental assessment done for Clark County wind proposal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Crocker wind farm proposed in Clark County has 14 turbine sites that would be swapped for other ground because they are on federal grassland easements, according an environmental assessment from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/environmental-assessment-done-for-clark-county-wind-proposal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/environmental-assessment-done-for-clark-county-wind-proposal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deal reached to fix unintended tax break for certain farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; Congressional committees and farm groups have crafted language to fix a provision in the federal tax overhaul that gave an unintended tax advantage to farmers who sell their crops to cooperatives instead of other buyers. Both sides now&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deal-reached-to-fix-unintended-tax-break-for-certain-farmers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deal-reached-to-fix-unintended-tax-break-for-certain-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Area high schools mark gun protest walk-out day with commemoration, prayer, call to action; and a “walk-in”]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Pierre's T.F. Riggs High School was one of a couple thousand schools across the country where some students left the building at 10 a.m. local time to protest against guns used in crimes like last month's massacre of&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/area-high-schools-mark-gun-protest-walk-out-day-with-commemoration-prayer-call-to-action-and-a-walk-in/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/area-high-schools-mark-gun-protest-walk-out-day-with-commemoration-prayer-call-to-action-and-a-walk-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre man gets prison for beating woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blake Walsh showed true remorse for his crimes, his defense attorney said, as did the prosecutor, too, in court this week at his sentencing for felony assault of a woman..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-man-gets-prison-for-beating-woman/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 05:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-man-gets-prison-for-beating-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terry Hughes, 80]]></title><description><![CDATA[Terry Hughes, 80, of Ft. Pierre, died Saturday, March 10 at his home. Memorial Service will be 11:00 am, Thursday, March 15 at St. John&rsquo;s Catholic Church.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/terry-hughes-80/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/terry-hughes-80/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre seeks $770,000 HUD grant for new Boys &amp; Girls Club building]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre City Commission voted on Tuesday to seek a $770,000 federal grant for building a new Boys &amp; Girls Club of the Capital Area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-seeks-770000-hud-grant-for-new-boys-amp-girls-club-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-seeks-770000-hud-grant-for-new-boys-amp-girls-club-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New police chief gets promoted to new pay scale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Police Capt. Jason Jones will get a 27 percent raise effective Friday after the Pierre City Commission voted 5-0 on Tuesday to promote him from captain to chief of the department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-police-chief-gets-promoted-to-new-pay-scale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-police-chief-gets-promoted-to-new-pay-scale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isaacs: Bidding/choosing process for new airline service contract for Pierre is in play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bids from any airlines interested in flying federally subsidized routes to and from Pierre for two years beginning Aug. 1 are due in to the U.S. Department of Transportation by Wednesday, March 14, Mike Isaacs, manager of the Pierre Regional&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/isaacs-biddingchoosing-process-for-new-airline-service-contract-for-pierre-is-in-play/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/isaacs-biddingchoosing-process-for-new-airline-service-contract-for-pierre-is-in-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor selects three for teacher comp review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Dennis Daugaard has made several new appointments and reappointed several people to state government boards and commissions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/governor-selects-three-for-teacher-comp-review/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/governor-selects-three-for-teacher-comp-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre looks to pilot community garden; Pierre’s plots to be planted again this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Out of three possible locations for a community garden in Fort Pierre, one will be piloted this year to test out demand for a public place for people to grow vegetables.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-looks-to-pilot-community-garden-pierres-plots-to-be-planted-again-this-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-looks-to-pilot-community-garden-pierres-plots-to-be-planted-again-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evelyn Marguerite Douglas, 97]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evelyn Marguerite Douglas was born in Nashport, Ohio, on November 26, 1920. She attended and graduated from Nashport High School. Evelyn went on to college, taking her first two years at Ohio University Branch in Zanesville, OH. Evelyn continued on&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/evelyn-marguerite-douglas-97/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/evelyn-marguerite-douglas-97/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethel Mae Brown, 99]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ethel Mae Brown, 99, of Miller, passed away Monday, March 12, 2018 at Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital, Miller.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ethel-mae-brown-99/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ethel-mae-brown-99/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Wyoming law allows concealed carry of guns in churches]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHEYENNE, Wyo. &mdash; Gov. Matt Mead has signed into law a measure allowing people to carry concealed weapons into churches and other houses of worship in Wyoming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-wyoming-law-allows-concealed-carry-of-guns-in-churches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-wyoming-law-allows-concealed-carry-of-guns-in-churches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weber to give Rounds and Duvall a run in primary for District 24 House seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roxanne Weber, a Republican from Pierre, is challenging incumbent Republican Reps. Tim Rounds and Mary Duvall in District 24&rsquo;s primary election June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/weber-to-give-rounds-and-duvall-a-run-in-primary-for-district-24-house-seat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/weber-to-give-rounds-and-duvall-a-run-in-primary-for-district-24-house-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vernon “Big Jake” Voigt, 68]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral services for Vernon &ldquo;Big Jake&rdquo; Voigt will be Thursday, March 15, at 10:30am, at Lutheran Memorial Church, Pierre. Visitation will begin at 5:00pm Wednesday, concluding with a time of sharing at 7:00pm, at Isburg Funeral Chapel. Vernon passed away&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/vernon-big-jake-voigt-68/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/vernon-big-jake-voigt-68/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verendrye Museum building tuckpoint work delayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tuckpointing project for the Verendrye Museum will be delayed or reduced in scope after the Fort Pierre City Council voted last Thursday to reject all the bids for the work.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/verendrye-museum-building-tuckpoint-work-delayed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/verendrye-museum-building-tuckpoint-work-delayed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday: T.F. Riggs Choral Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Erin Desmond, voice instructor at Dakota Wesleyan University, rehearses the T.F. Riggs Treble Choir on Monday morning to get ready for Tuesday&rsquo;s Choral Festival concert. The concert, featuring the choirs of T.F. Riggs, starts tonight at 7 p.m. in the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tuesday-tf-riggs-choral-festival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tuesday-tf-riggs-choral-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanley County School District looks at legislature’s work on student restraint, funding increase,  public commentary]]></title><description><![CDATA[To ensure that students in South Dakota are not mashed face down on the floor or locked alone in rooms against their will, legislators have passed a law requiring school districts to have policies prohibiting that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-school-district-looks-at-legislatures-work-on-student-restraint-funding-increase-public-commentary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-school-district-looks-at-legislatures-work-on-student-restraint-funding-increase-public-commentary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate Democratic leader Billie Sutton recieves “Keep Chargin’” bronze]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the "Keep Chargin'" bronze received Friday by Senate Democratic leader Billie Sutton of Burke in recognition of his professional rodeo years as a saddle-bronc rider. Members of the South Dakota Senate presented it to Sutton, who is a&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-democratic-leader-billie-sutton-recieves-keep-chargin-bronze/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-democratic-leader-billie-sutton-recieves-keep-chargin-bronze/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School districts restricted on cash-balance amounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A public school district would lose some state aid if its lowest monthly general-fund cash balance were larger than South Dakota law allows, state officials said Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/school-districts-restricted-on-cash-balance-amounts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/school-districts-restricted-on-cash-balance-amounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle school wants to move to 8 classes per day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgia Morse Middle School would have an eight-class period day and shift the day&rsquo;s start and end times forward about 10 minutes under a new plan to address rising enrollments, the Pierre School Board learned Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/middle-school-wants-to-move-to-8-classes-per-day/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/middle-school-wants-to-move-to-8-classes-per-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marilyn Nystrom, 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marilyn Nystrom, 83, of Pierre, passed away, March 2, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Miller. Visitation will be held 10:00-11:00 am, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Feigum Funeral Home with Funeral Services beginning at 11:00am. Inurnment services for both&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marilyn-nystrom-83/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marilyn-nystrom-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jones named new Pierre police chief after Panzer retires]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next business day after Pierre Police Chief Dave Panzer Jr. served his last shift, Capt. Jason Jones was named Monday as the city&rsquo;s new chief of police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jones-named-new-pierre-police-chief-after-panzer-retires/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jones-named-new-pierre-police-chief-after-panzer-retires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healthy Grasslands Series: Grassland Types in South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Native Grassland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/healthy-grasslands-series-grassland-types-in-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/healthy-grasslands-series-grassland-types-in-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenis Christian Tennyson, 56]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tenis Christian Tennyson, 56, of Lakeside, Montana, died of natural causes at his home on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tenis-christian-tennyson-56/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tenis-christian-tennyson-56/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD lawmakers give raises, push state constitutional changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers have left the Capitol after eking out raises for thousands of teachers, state workers and Medicaid providers in the roughly $4.7 billion state budget, funding hikes that seemed unattainable when the Legislature started work in January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-lawmakers-give-raises-push-state-constitutional-changes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-lawmakers-give-raises-push-state-constitutional-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five Marshall Plan fellows visit Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Friday afternoon, on the last day of this year&rsquo;s legislative session, sounds of applause from the Senate chamber filtered down into the Capitol Rotunda.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/five-marshall-plan-fellows-visit-pierre/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/five-marshall-plan-fellows-visit-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Erroneous Stanley County assessment notices corrected, re-sent Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Friday morning, Stanley County staff were busy stuffing around 1,300 envelopes with new, corrected real estate assessment notices to be mailed out to county property owners.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/erroneous-stanley-county-assessment-notices-corrected-re-sent-friday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/erroneous-stanley-county-assessment-notices-corrected-re-sent-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calvin Nelson, 92]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calvin Nelson, 92, of Pierre, passed away, March 8, 2018 at the State Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Visitation will be held 9:30-10:30 am, Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Pierre First United Methodist Church with Funeral Services beginning at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/calvin-nelson-92/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/calvin-nelson-92/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Sinner, ND governor in downturn, drought, dies at 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[BISMARCK &mdash; George Sinner, the farmer-philosopher who served as North Dakota's governor during one of the state's roughest economic times, has died. Sinner, who was 89, early on considered being a priest like his older brother, Richard, but went on&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/george-sinner-nd-governor-in-downturn-drought-dies-at-89/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 05:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/george-sinner-nd-governor-in-downturn-drought-dies-at-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No rush this time as gold mining returns to Black Hills with Canadians drilling]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROCHFORD, S.D. &mdash; A Canadian company exploring for gold in western south Dakota has drilled and capped its first hole despite protests and a court challenge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-rush-this-time-as-gold-mining-returns-to-black-hills-with-canadians-drilling/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 05:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-rush-this-time-as-gold-mining-returns-to-black-hills-with-canadians-drilling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AP: Legislature ends session with more done than expected, still questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers have left the Capitol after eking out raises for thousands of teachers, state workers and Medicaid providers in the roughly $4.7 billion state budget, funding hikes that seemed unattainable when the Legislature started work in January.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ap-legislature-ends-session-with-more-done-than-expected-still-questions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 05:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ap-legislature-ends-session-with-more-done-than-expected-still-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers pass $4.7 billion budget with raises for state employees on last day]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its last hours in session on Friday in Pierre, the South Dakota Legislature approved a state government budget of about $4.7 billion that includes higher-than-expected funding to education, Medicaid providers and state employees for the fiscal year that begins&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-pass-47-billion-budget-with-raises-for-state-employees-on-last-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 02:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-pass-47-billion-budget-with-raises-for-state-employees-on-last-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update on broken Fort Pierre water main: RFP out for removal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A request for proposals (RFP) has been sent out to area contractors for removal of a broken water main suspended under the US-83 Bad River bridge. The bridge connects south Fort Pierre to the rest of the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/update-on-broken-fort-pierre-water-main-rfp-out-for-removal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/update-on-broken-fort-pierre-water-main-rfp-out-for-removal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre’s Seiler running to be SD attorney general after career as county, federal prosecutor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randy Seiler of Fort Pierre has been a federal prosecutor and a county prosecutor and now is running to be the state&rsquo;s top prosecutor, facing three Republicans in trying to become a rare case: a Democratic South Dakota attorney general.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierres-seiler-running-to-be-sd-attorney-general-after-career-as-county-federal-prosecutor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierres-seiler-running-to-be-sd-attorney-general-after-career-as-county-federal-prosecutor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cities now agree on Missouri River bridge enhancements: 50-50 split on $826K total]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre City Commission voted unanimously Wednesday evening to support a package of design enhancements for the new Missouri bridge, and a 50-50 split with Fort Pierre on the total $826,000 cost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cities-now-agree-on-missouri-river-bridge-enhancements-50-50-split-on-826k-total/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cities-now-agree-on-missouri-river-bridge-enhancements-50-50-split-on-826k-total/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roger Orvil Weaver, 73]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roger Orvil Weaver, 73, of Pierre, went to be with our Lord and Savior on March 6, 2018. Visitation will be from 6:30-7:00 pm, Friday, March 9, 2018 Avera-Maryhouse Chapel, concluding with a prayer service at 7:00pm. Funeral Services will&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/roger-orvil-weaver-73/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/roger-orvil-weaver-73/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clarence Mortenson, 88]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clarence Mortenson was born in Pierre, South Dakota on August 3, 1929 to Hans B. and Margaret (Claymore) Mortenson. He passed away on March 3, 2018 at his home in Sun City, Arizona at the age of 88.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/clarence-mortenson-88/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/clarence-mortenson-88/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State aid to K-12 schools would rise by one percent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public schools in South Dakota would receive a one-percent increase in state aid to education under a measure the Legislature adopted Thursday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-aid-to-k-12-schools-would-rise-by-one-percent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-aid-to-k-12-schools-would-rise-by-one-percent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned removal of dilapidated houses in Fort Pierre floodplain prompts second public hearing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A second public hearing was held in Fort Pierre Thursday evening on a planned "bulldoze, build and beautify&rdquo; project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/planned-removal-of-dilapidated-houses-in-fort-pierre-floodplain-prompts-second-public-hearing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/planned-removal-of-dilapidated-houses-in-fort-pierre-floodplain-prompts-second-public-hearing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislators approve precision-ag center for SDSU campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Legislature gave final approval Thursday for constructing a $46 million precision-agriculture building at South Dakota State University.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislators-approve-precision-ag-center-for-sdsu-campus/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislators-approve-precision-ag-center-for-sdsu-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers resurrected ‘compassionate’ parole for state prison inmates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some dying or seriously ill inmates in state prisons could become eligible for release ahead of normal schedule under legislation headed to Gov. Dennis Daugaard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-resurrected-compassionate-parole-for-state-prison-inmates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-resurrected-compassionate-parole-for-state-prison-inmates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elizabeth “Betty” Marie Nelson, 97]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elizabeth &ldquo;Betty&rdquo; Marie Nelson, 97, died Wednesday, February 28 at Luther Manor in Sioux Falls. She was born January 29, 1921 at Newell, SD to Nyna Mae (Boswell) and Sydney Clarke. She grew up in Newell, Hot Springs, and Omaha.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elizabeth-betty-marie-nelson-97/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elizabeth-betty-marie-nelson-97/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trail cams giving live views of Black Hills snowmobiling areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[LEAD, S.D. &mdash; The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is using cameras to give outdoor enthusiasts a glimpse of snowmobile trail conditions in the Black Hills. Talk about reality TV.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trail-cams-giving-live-views-of-black-hills-snowmobiling-areas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 22:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trail-cams-giving-live-views-of-black-hills-snowmobiling-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators approve veterans cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[A cemetery for veterans of the armed forces received final approval Wednesday from the Legislature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senators-approve-veterans-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senators-approve-veterans-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre mayor sets 1st info meeting on $37M proposed water treatment plant for March 19 in Chamber building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Steve Harding on Wednesday set the first of three &ldquo;informational meetings,&rdquo; on a proposed new drinking water treatment plant in Pierre for 5:30 p.m., Monday, March 19, in the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce building at 800 W. Dakota&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-mayor-sets-1st-info-meeting-on-37m-proposed-water-treatment-plant-for-march-19-in-chamber-building/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-mayor-sets-1st-info-meeting-on-37m-proposed-water-treatment-plant-for-march-19-in-chamber-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre city officials start marking and  towing cars parked too long on snowy streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snowing can lead to towing on the streets of Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-officials-start-marking-and-towing-cars-parked-too-long-on-snowy-streets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-officials-start-marking-and-towing-cars-parked-too-long-on-snowy-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ona Clark, 75]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ona Patricia Ella Clark, 75, passed away on February 3, 2018 in Houston, TX. Ona was born July 25, 1942 to Artis and Mollie (Frenier) Hackett. She attended school in Fort Pierre. On March 24,1962 she married Pete Clark. Ona&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ona-clark-75/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ona-clark-75/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House gives final approval to more pay for lawmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first pay raise for South Dakota lawmakers since 1999 won final approval Wednesday from the state House of Representatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-gives-final-approval-to-more-pay-for-lawmakers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-gives-final-approval-to-more-pay-for-lawmakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bus rides free to seniors for center’s Thursday potlucks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every Thursday at noon, the Pierre Senior Center hosts a potluck dinner. It&rsquo;s attended by an average of 75 to 80 people, according to center coordinator Jennie Davis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bus-rides-free-to-seniors-for-centers-thursday-potlucks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bus-rides-free-to-seniors-for-centers-thursday-potlucks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best breakfast, a Hoosier’s lutefisk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richie Z&rsquo;s Brickhouse BBQ &amp; Grill is now open for breakfast. Among the offerings &ndash; which include favorites like pancakes, omelettes and breakfast burritos, among others &ndash; is biscuits and gravy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/best-breakfast-a-hoosiers-lutefisk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/best-breakfast-a-hoosiers-lutefisk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AG says SD crime stats show still-growing effect of meth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drug crimes keep increasing and causing other crimes, said South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley on Wednesday as he released his annual crime report.;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ag-says-sd-crime-stats-show-still-growing-effect-of-meth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ag-says-sd-crime-stats-show-still-growing-effect-of-meth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ernest H. Shonrock, 74]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ernest H. Shonrock, November 28 1943-February 11, 2018. A memorial service was held at Lutheran Church of Hope, Broomfield, CO at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2018. Please visit www.inmemoriamservices.com for full obituary.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ernest-h-shonrock-74/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 06:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ernest-h-shonrock-74/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre city officials to start marking, towing, cars parked too long on snowy streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre city officials have begun officially marking vehicles parked on streets where city crews have been plowing around the vehicles for at least 24 hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-officials-to-start-marking-towing-cars-parked-too-long-on-snowy-streets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-officials-to-start-marking-towing-cars-parked-too-long-on-snowy-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadwood gaming rule changes proposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deadwood gambling halls face some potential rule changes. The state Commission on Gaming holds a public hearing Tuesday, March 27 at 1:30 p.m. MT in Deadwood City Hall at 102 Sherman Street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deadwood-gaming-rule-changes-proposed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deadwood-gaming-rule-changes-proposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert “Bob” Griffith, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert &ldquo;Bob&rdquo; Griffith, 89, of Sioux Falls, SD, died Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Good Samaritan Luther Manor in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 8, 2018, at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Visitation with&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/robert-bob-griffith-89/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/robert-bob-griffith-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislative leaders set 40 days for 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Senate agreed Tuesday all local governments in South Dakota must provide time for public comments at official meetings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislative-leaders-set-40-days-for-2019/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislative-leaders-set-40-days-for-2019/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In response to GEAR UP scandal, House tightens financial standards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state House of Representatives agreed Monday financial reporting requirements must be tightened in South Dakota after the Mid Central Educational Cooperative corruption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-response-to-gear-up-scandal-house-tightens-financial-standards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-response-to-gear-up-scandal-house-tightens-financial-standards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House OKs help for deaf children]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota children who are deaf or hard of hearing could receive more help from state government under legislation that won approval Tuesday from the state House of Representatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-oks-help-for-deaf-children/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-oks-help-for-deaf-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Libner, 97]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helen Libner, 97, of Pierre, formerly of Presho, died Friday, March 2, 2018, at Avera Maryhouse. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Thursday, March 8 at Isburg Funeral Chapel with a Prayer Service at 7:00. Services will be 10:00 am, Friday, March&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/helen-libner-97/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/helen-libner-97/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gold Medalist visits Capitol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billy Mills, an Oglala Lakota tribal member from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation who won the gold medal in the 10,000-meter run at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, listened to the introduction Tuesday afternoon by Lt. Gov. Matt Michels before&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gold-medalist-visits-capitol/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gold-medalist-visits-capitol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elda Olson, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elda Olson, 89, of Pierre passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital. Memorial Visitation will be held 5:00 &ndash; 7:00 PM Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Isburg Funeral Chapel with a prayer service at 7:00 PM. The&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elda-olson-89/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elda-olson-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifford Jansen, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clifford Jansen, 89, of Pierre, died Monday, March 5, 2018 at St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital. Visitation will be 3-5pm, Sunday, March 11 at Isburg Funeral Chapel with a Prayer Service at 5:00pm. Memorial Service will be 11:00 am, Monday, March 12&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/clifford-jansen-89/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/clifford-jansen-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blizzard predicted to blow itself out by Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The blizzard that bashed the whole state of South Dakota from late Sunday through at least mid-Tuesday morning started easing off Tuesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/blizzard-predicted-to-blow-itself-out-by-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/blizzard-predicted-to-blow-itself-out-by-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big farm northwest of Fort Pierre to grow organic wheat for General Mills]]></title><description><![CDATA[The near-legendary and huge, 34,000-acre Gunsmoke Farm northwest of Fort Pierre has been sold by R.D. Offutt Co., of Fargo, to a California firm that plans to grow organic wheat for General Mills. It will be the largest organic farm&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-farm-northwest-of-fort-pierre-to-grow-organic-wheat-for-general-mills/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-farm-northwest-of-fort-pierre-to-grow-organic-wheat-for-general-mills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A. Eugene (Gene) Kroell, 78]]></title><description><![CDATA[A. Eugene (Gene) Kroell, 78, was called to heaven March 3, 2018. Gene was born Sept. 2, 1939 in Grand Forks, ND, to Alvin and Helen Kroell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-eugene-gene-kroell-78/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-eugene-gene-kroell-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate votes for pay raise]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Senate agreed Tuesday evening with the House of Representatives that members of the Legislature should receive nearly $4,500 more when lawmakers start their new terms in 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-votes-for-pay-raise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 01:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-votes-for-pay-raise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD DOT: Don't travel unless necessary; I-29 opened]]></title><description><![CDATA[State officials opened Interstate 29 this morning, from the North Dakota border to the Iowa border, Kristi Sandal, spokeswoman for the state transportation department announced just before 11 a.m. today.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-dot-dont-travel-unless-necessary-i-29-opened/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 18:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-dot-dont-travel-unless-necessary-i-29-opened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota Dairy Ambassadors selected]]></title><description><![CDATA[BROOKINGS - Five South Dakota State University students were recently selected to serve as South Dakota Dairy Ambassadors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-dairy-ambassadors-selected/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-dairy-ambassadors-selected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate panel supports requiring meetings offer comment periods]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Senate could consider Tuesday afternoon a proposed state law requiring local governments to allow time for public comments at official meetings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-panel-supports-requiring-meetings-offer-comment-periods/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-panel-supports-requiring-meetings-offer-comment-periods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sales Tax Breaks: Consumers pay, big businesses get exemptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[You pay it when you buy a pair of jeans, a couch or a loaf of bread. Many shoppers don't even notice the small tax assessed at the bottom of the sales receipt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sales-tax-breaks-consumers-pay-big-businesses-get-exemptions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sales-tax-breaks-consumers-pay-big-businesses-get-exemptions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel blocked rule proposals on voting records, commemorations]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers rejected resolutions Monday asking for rule changes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-blocked-rule-proposals-on-voting-records-commemorations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-blocked-rule-proposals-on-voting-records-commemorations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House erases minimum age for hunters younger than 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state House of Representatives agreed Monday the minimum age of 10 should be erased Dunfor hunting in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-erases-minimum-age-for-hunters-younger-than-10/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-erases-minimum-age-for-hunters-younger-than-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blizzard blows Fort Pierre City Council meeting back to Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday evening, Fort Pierre officials were waiting to see what the morning would bring before postponing their regular city council meeting. The morning brought a blizzard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/blizzard-blows-fort-pierre-city-council-meeting-back-to-thursday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/blizzard-blows-fort-pierre-city-council-meeting-back-to-thursday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House votes for more pay to legislators]]></title><description><![CDATA[PIERRE &ndash; The South Dakota House of Representatives decided Monday to raise salaries for members of the Legislature for the first time since 1998.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-votes-for-more-pay-to-legislators/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 21:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-votes-for-more-pay-to-legislators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blizzard roars across SD, Daugaard closes state offices in 13 counties, including Hughes, Stanley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Dennis Daugaard ordered all state offices in 13 counties in central South Dakota on Monday, including Stanley and Hughes counties, as a blizzard roared across the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/blizzard-roars-across-sd-daugaard-closes-state-offices-in-13-counties-including-hughes-stanley/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 15:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/blizzard-roars-across-sd-daugaard-closes-state-offices-in-13-counties-including-hughes-stanley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State commission proposes all deer hunting ends Jan. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[All deer hunting would end no later than New Year&rsquo;s Day in South Dakota starting in 2019 under a proposal made Friday by the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-commission-proposes-all-deer-hunting-ends-jan-1/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-commission-proposes-all-deer-hunting-ends-jan-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pheasant numbers down but GFP looking for a revival]]></title><description><![CDATA[A state Game, Fish and Parks Department official delivered a 32-slide presentation Friday on the past, present and future of pheasants in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pheasant-numbers-down-but-gfp-looking-for-a-revival/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pheasant-numbers-down-but-gfp-looking-for-a-revival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ondekoza concludes week-long stay in the Pierre area]]></title><description><![CDATA[A performance by the group Ondekoza on Sunday afternoon at T.F. Riggs Theater concluded a week-long stay in the Pierre area, as a part of the Arts Midwest World Fest tour, hosted locally by the Short Grass Arts Council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ondekoza-concludes-week-long-stay-in-the-pierre-area/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ondekoza-concludes-week-long-stay-in-the-pierre-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ondekoza concluded week-long stay in the Pierre area]]></title><description><![CDATA[The physical strain of playing the large taiko drum is visible on Yoshi Hiro&rsquo;s face as he performs Sunday at the T.F. Riggs Theater. The performance by the group Ondekoza concluded a week-long stay in the Pierre area, as a&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ondekoza-concluded-week-long-stay-in-the-pierre-area/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ondekoza-concluded-week-long-stay-in-the-pierre-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislators come back ahead of winter storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota House of Representatives will proceed as scheduled with committee meetings Monday morning and floor debates Monday afternoon, according to its presiding officer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislators-come-back-ahead-of-winter-storm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislators-come-back-ahead-of-winter-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Barnett sending people straight to jail from sentencing and explains why]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Circuit Judge Mark Barnett sent three people straight to jail last week after sentencing them for drugs or DUIs in court in Pierre. That&rsquo;s a swifter brand of justice than has been seen lately that has raised some eyebrows&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-barnett-sending-people-straight-to-jail-from-sentencing-and-explains-why/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-barnett-sending-people-straight-to-jail-from-sentencing-and-explains-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre Horse racing in 2018: Unanimous “Yes” from local organizers; South Dakota Commission on Gaming makes final decision on March 27]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fort Pierre group that has organized and promoted horse races since 1948 is now officially planning to bring horse racing to the Stanley County Fairgrounds again in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-horse-racing-in-2018-unanimous-yes-from-local-organizers-south-dakota-commission-on-gaming-makes-final-decision-on-march-27/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-horse-racing-in-2018-unanimous-yes-from-local-organizers-south-dakota-commission-on-gaming-makes-final-decision-on-march-27/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission seeks comments on proposed elk-hunt seasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission proposed six sets of seasons on Friday for elk hunting in South Dakota during 2018 and 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-seeks-comments-on-proposed-elk-hunt-seasons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-seeks-comments-on-proposed-elk-hunt-seasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birds, Planes and Parkas]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Twitter account called @animalaircraft &ldquo;reported&rdquo; in late February an incident at the Pierre Regional Airport that took place 18 years ago: "On 04/20/2000 a Great Lakes Airlines BE-1900 clashed with a Canada Goose at Pierre Regional Airport, SD."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/birds-planes-and-parkas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/birds-planes-and-parkas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arthur Lee “Corky” Duncan, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arthur Lee &ldquo;Corky&rdquo; Duncan, 89, passed away on February 17, 2018, after a brief illness. He was born July 7, 1928, in Fort Pierre, South Dakota, to Arthur and Bernice Duncan. Corky was preceded in death by his parents and&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/arthur-lee-corky-duncan-89/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/arthur-lee-corky-duncan-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A solar farm is proposed in Oglala Lakota County]]></title><description><![CDATA[State regulators are considering a plan to construct a 110-megawatt solar generating facility in northwest Oglala Lakota County on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-solar-farm-is-proposed-in-oglala-lakota-county/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 05:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-solar-farm-is-proposed-in-oglala-lakota-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there enough there there to sue Earth First for funding ND pipeline protest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BISMARCK &mdash; The company that built the Dakota Access oil pipeline says an environmental entity it's trying to sue for opposing the project was organized enough to fund a rogue group of protesters that allegedly engaged in criminal activity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/is-there-enough-there-there-to-sue-earth-first-for-funding-nd-pipeline-protest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/is-there-enough-there-there-to-sue-earth-first-for-funding-nd-pipeline-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enough there there to sue Earth First for organizing ND pipeline protest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BISMARCK &mdash; The company that built the Dakota Access oil pipeline says an environmental entity it's trying to sue for opposing the project was organized enough to fund a rogue group of protesters that allegedly engaged in criminal activity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/enough-there-there-to-sue-earth-first-for-organizing-nd-pipeline-protest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/enough-there-there-to-sue-earth-first-for-organizing-nd-pipeline-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUVM or H8M, SD vanity plates 4 $25 give license to amuse, bemuse and confuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; Since 1988, South Dakota drivers have taken nearly 50,000 opportunities to use the tiny space of real estate on the back of their vehicle to express something about themselves &mdash; in seven characters or less.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/luvm-or-h8m-sd-vanity-plates-4-25-give-license-to-amuse-bemuse-and-confuse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/luvm-or-h8m-sd-vanity-plates-4-25-give-license-to-amuse-bemuse-and-confuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LUVM or H8M, SD vanity plates 4 $25 give drivers license to amuse, bemuse and confuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; Since 1988, South Dakota drivers have taken nearly 50,000 opportunities to use the tiny space of real estate on the back of their vehicle to express something about themselves &mdash; in seven characters or less.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/luvm-or-h8m-sd-vanity-plates-4-25-give-drivers-license-to-amuse-bemuse-and-confuse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/luvm-or-h8m-sd-vanity-plates-4-25-give-drivers-license-to-amuse-bemuse-and-confuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkeys, Topples,   and Tumbleweeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[History is often made when things don&rsquo;t go quite as expected. Consider these incidents in South Dakota history that, while maybe serious at the time, are now cause for amusement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/turkeys-topples-and-tumbleweeds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/turkeys-topples-and-tumbleweeds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thrills abound in Pierre Players’ show The Three Musketeers]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something intensely thrilling to be found in the ring of steel striking steel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/thrills-abound-in-pierre-players-show-the-three-musketeers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/thrills-abound-in-pierre-players-show-the-three-musketeers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: garage break-in results in one arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police have accused a Pierre man of burglary after he was found hiding in a garage in the 300 block of North Highland Avenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-garage-break-in-results-in-one-arrest-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-garage-break-in-results-in-one-arrest-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-year deal reached on wine manufacturing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some farm wineries throughout South Dakota compromised with Firehouse Wine Cellars on legislation Thursday that could allow the Rapid City-based company to stay in business.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/one-year-deal-reached-on-wine-manufacturing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/one-year-deal-reached-on-wine-manufacturing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old news, not a scoop: Liquid nitrogen is pretty cold]]></title><description><![CDATA[To fast-freeze the ice cream she&rsquo;s making, Bailey Aanenson, a junior studying chemistry at South Dakota School of Mines &amp; Technology, mixes liquid nitrogen into the batter. The liquid&rsquo;s temperature is -321 degrees Fahrenheit. She and sophomore Lilly Cutler were&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/old-news-not-a-scoop-liquid-nitrogen-is-pretty-cold/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/old-news-not-a-scoop-liquid-nitrogen-is-pretty-cold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norbert Ham, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norbert Ham, 89, died on February 26, 2018, at his home with his family by his side in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Norbert was happy to be at home and died peacefully. He lived 72 years at Shadehill, SD, he&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/norbert-ham-89/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/norbert-ham-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inmates won’t get broader early-outs]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s state prisons won&rsquo;t get to set a policy for allowing older inmates back into society before they normally are eligible, even if the person is dying or seriously ill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/inmates-wont-get-broader-early-outs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/inmates-wont-get-broader-early-outs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ida Bartels, 96]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ida Bartels, 96, of Pierre, passed away February 20, 2018 at Avera-Maryhouse Care Facility. Memorial Visitation will be held 6:30-8:00pm, Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Feigum Funeral Home with a prayer service at 8:00 pm. Memorial Services will begin 10:30&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ida-bartels-96/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ida-bartels-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Daugaard grants extradition request on California man charged with murdering mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has granted the request of Gov. Jerry Brown in California to issue a warrant to extradite Tosten David WalshLommen to face charges of murderiing his mother in Palm Springs on Dec.30.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gov-daugaard-grants-extradition-request-on-california-man-charged-with-murdering-mother/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gov-daugaard-grants-extradition-request-on-california-man-charged-with-murdering-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conditional-use permit appeals would be under single standard]]></title><description><![CDATA[State courts shall use one standard when reviewing conditional use permits in South Dakota, the state Senate decided Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/conditional-use-permit-appeals-would-be-under-single-standard/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/conditional-use-permit-appeals-would-be-under-single-standard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up, I thought of Church as being a place where everyone is happy and their lives are all put together. Now that I&rsquo;ve gotten older, I know all too well that this just isn&rsquo;t the case. As much as&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/come-ye-sinners-poor-and-needy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/come-ye-sinners-poor-and-needy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boub, embezzler in Fort Pierre, admits to stealing $46K from church group in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joni Boub, convicted in early 2015 of embezzling $38,784 from Fort Pierre Development Corporation, pleaded guilty this week in state court in Pierre to the grand theft of $46,000 from the Dakota Association of the United Church of Christ where&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/boub-embezzler-in-fort-pierre-admits-to-stealing-46k-from-church-group-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/boub-embezzler-in-fort-pierre-admits-to-stealing-46k-from-church-group-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bills that could be passed only when pigs fly...can now go to the governor’s desk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Dowding, on the physics faculty at South Dakota School of Mines &amp; Technology, uses a piece of fabric to illustrate how mass changes the shape of space &ndash; it&rsquo;s how gravity works. The pig was flying in circles to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bills-that-could-be-passed-only-when-pigs-flycan-now-go-to-the-governors-desk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bills-that-could-be-passed-only-when-pigs-flycan-now-go-to-the-governors-desk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police garage break-in results in one arrest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police have accused a Pierre man of burglary after he was found hiding in a garage in the 300 block of North Highland Avenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-garage-break-in-results-in-one-arrest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 17:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-garage-break-in-results-in-one-arrest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre OKs  50-50 cost split with Pierre on Missouri River bridge design enhancements as mayor breaks tie]]></title><description><![CDATA[At a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Fort Pierre City Councilmembers split their votes 3-3 on the question of a 50-50 cost share with Pierre for design enhancements to the new Missouri River bridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-oks-50-50-cost-split-with-pierre-on-missouri-river-bridge-design-enhancements-as-mayor-breaks-tie/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-oks-50-50-cost-split-with-pierre-on-missouri-river-bridge-design-enhancements-as-mayor-breaks-tie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yvonne Evans, 79]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yvonne Evans, 79, of Miller passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018 at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/yvonne-evans-79/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/yvonne-evans-79/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statewide vote on victim rights might be part of June elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[A proposed amendment that would narrow victim rights in the South Dakota Constitution, by making family notifications less extensive and less expensive for counties and law enforcement, might go to a statewide vote June 5 rather than November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/statewide-vote-on-victim-rights-might-be-part-of-june-elections/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/statewide-vote-on-victim-rights-might-be-part-of-june-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate votes for permanent non-meandered water laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s laws on non-meandered public waters over private lands should run until lawmakers decide to change them, the state Senate decided Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-votes-for-permanent-non-meandered-water-laws/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-votes-for-permanent-non-meandered-water-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate is unanimous on veterans cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Legislature is halfway to establishing a Sioux Falls cemetery for veterans of the nation&rsquo;s armed forces, their spouses and their minor children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-is-unanimous-on-veterans-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-is-unanimous-on-veterans-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre commission to put $37M water treatment plant plan on ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre&rsquo;s city commission voted Tuesday to put to voters a proposal to build a $37 million water treatment plant that would be paid for over 30 years by raising water rates an average of about 60 percent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-to-put-37m-water-treatment-plant-plan-on-ballot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-to-put-37m-water-treatment-plant-plan-on-ballot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Cowboy Museum in OK City to award Tibbs film]]></title><description><![CDATA[The film, &ldquo;Floating Horses: The Life of Casey Tibbs,&rdquo; produced and directed by Midland, South Dakota native Justin Koehler about the rodeo legend born northwest of Fort Pierre, will be named the Best Documentary Film by the National Cowboy Museum&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/national-cowboy-museum-in-ok-city-to-award-tibbs-film/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/national-cowboy-museum-in-ok-city-to-award-tibbs-film/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislative panels work through 12 election bills and reject out-state limit]]></title><description><![CDATA[State senators killed another attempt Wednesday to restrict money flowing from outside South Dakota paying for ballot-measure campaigns in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislative-panels-work-through-12-election-bills-and-reject-out-state-limit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislative-panels-work-through-12-election-bills-and-reject-out-state-limit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackley’s drug bill moves up in House while meth lab bust might make his point]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Becker of Northville, South Dakota, was arrested Tuesday, Feb. 27, after a search of his home on Front Street in the Spink County town about 26 miles south of Aberdeen, found a meth lab, according to Sara Rabern, spokeswoman&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackleys-drug-bill-moves-up-in-house-while-meth-lab-bust-might-make-his-point/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackleys-drug-bill-moves-up-in-house-while-meth-lab-bust-might-make-his-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sioux Falls defense lawyers: Murder case load too heavy]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; A public defender's office in southeastern South Dakota says it doesn't have enough attorneys to handle the rising number of homicide cases in the county.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sioux-falls-defense-lawyers-murder-case-load-too-heavy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 21:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sioux-falls-defense-lawyers-murder-case-load-too-heavy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spencer Alan Lammers, 5 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spencer Alan Lammers, 5 month old son of Chris and Kara Lammers of Hartington, Nebraska died on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/spencer-alan-lammers-5-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/spencer-alan-lammers-5-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators approve alcohol measures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Makers and wholesalers of alcohol and their agents could engage again in sponsorships and advertising agreements with organizations and public facilities in South Dakota, under a measure that won final approval Tuesday from the Legislature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senators-approve-alcohol-measures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senators-approve-alcohol-measures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New bin at Dakotamart pharmacy allows safe disposal of unused meds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre&rsquo;s first permanent prescription drug take-back bin has been installed at the pharmacy counter in Dakotamart.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-bin-at-dakotamart-pharmacy-allows-safe-disposal-of-unused-meds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-bin-at-dakotamart-pharmacy-allows-safe-disposal-of-unused-meds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missouri River bridge talks: Cities not yet in agreement; Fort Pierre to hold special meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Friday, the mayors of Pierre and Fort Pierre met to discuss which design enhancements to the new Missouri River bridge each city would support, and to find an agreeable funding split. Several officials from both communities also attended.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/missouri-river-bridge-talks-cities-not-yet-in-agreement-fort-pierre-to-hold-special-meeting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/missouri-river-bridge-talks-cities-not-yet-in-agreement-fort-pierre-to-hold-special-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maskovich pleads guilty to theft from downtown Pierre business in deal with prosecutor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeanine Maskovich, former president of the Historic Pierre Street Association pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing $3,123 from her former employer, Pierre Monument Co., on Pierre Street downtown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/maskovich-pleads-guilty-to-theft-from-downtown-pierre-business-in-deal-with-prosecutor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/maskovich-pleads-guilty-to-theft-from-downtown-pierre-business-in-deal-with-prosecutor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laws should be permanent for non-meandered waters, Senate committee declares]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Legislature is one roll call away from removing the repeal date altogether and making state laws permanent on South Dakota&rsquo;s non-meandered waters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/laws-should-be-permanent-for-non-meandered-waters-senate-committee-declares/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/laws-should-be-permanent-for-non-meandered-waters-senate-committee-declares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers ask voters to make constitution harder to change]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota voters will decide in November if the state constitution should be harder to change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-ask-voters-to-make-constitution-harder-to-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-ask-voters-to-make-constitution-harder-to-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floyd G. Hanson, 69]]></title><description><![CDATA[Floyd G. Hanson, 69, of Pierre, passed away February 23, 2018 at Pierre Care and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be Thursday, March 1, 2018, from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Feigum Funeral Home followed by a prayer service at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/floyd-g-hanson-69/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/floyd-g-hanson-69/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre City Commission to hear report on possible $35 million water treatment plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, a consulting firm will present to the Pierre City Commission its report of potential plans for a possible $30 million to $35 million water treatment system aimed at giving many residents what they say they have wanted for&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-commission-to-hear-report-on-possible-35-million-water-treatment-plant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-commission-to-hear-report-on-possible-35-million-water-treatment-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese percussion group visits Pierre area through the week in advance of Sunday concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pounding of traditional Japanese taiko drums echoed through Northridge Plaza Mall in Pierre on Monday evening &ndash; along with the strains of traditional wind instruments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/japanese-percussion-group-visits-pierre-area-through-the-week-in-advance-of-sunday-concert/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/japanese-percussion-group-visits-pierre-area-through-the-week-in-advance-of-sunday-concert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House ends inquiry into representative who scared colleague]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota House decided Monday to end an investigation into Republican state Rep. David Johnson at the request of a lawmaker who said he made her fear for her safety last week at the Capitol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-ends-inquiry-into-representative-who-scared-colleague/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-ends-inquiry-into-representative-who-scared-colleague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dicamba herbicide to be center of talk at 19th Annual Precision Ag meet in Aberdeen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Precision agriculture is changing every year and has moved a lot in the 19 years that South Dakota State University, with partners, has put on its annual Precision Ag Conference in Aberdeen, says Gared Shaffer. This year&rsquo;s conference opens at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dicamba-herbicide-to-be-center-of-talk-at-19th-annual-precision-ag-meet-in-aberdeen/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dicamba-herbicide-to-be-center-of-talk-at-19th-annual-precision-ag-meet-in-aberdeen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sherman Rausch, 93]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sherman Rausch, 93, of Gettysburg, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018 at Avera Maryhouse, Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sherman-rausch-93/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sherman-rausch-93/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate panel supports victim-rights changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senate Taxation Committee members trod different ground Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-panel-supports-victim-rights-changes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-panel-supports-victim-rights-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oey withdraws from Hughes County prosecutor campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graham Oey, the former deputy state&rsquo;s attorney for Hughes County who announced last month he was running for state&rsquo;s attorney in the June primary, announced on Monday he was withdrawing because of family reasons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/oey-withdraws-from-hughes-county-prosecutor-campaign/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/oey-withdraws-from-hughes-county-prosecutor-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel backs Daugaard on non-meandered water plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Dennis Daugaard is one step away from final approval by the Legislature of his proposal to extend South Dakota&rsquo;s new laws on uses of non-meandered waters until July 1, 2021.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-backs-daugaard-on-non-meandered-water-plan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-backs-daugaard-on-non-meandered-water-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foster’s federal trial on child porn charges rescheduled]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Foster, the Pierre businessman facing federal charges of possessing child pornography, has asked for and received a continuance, or postponement, of his trial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fosters-federal-trial-on-child-porn-charges-rescheduled/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fosters-federal-trial-on-child-porn-charges-rescheduled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don Rounds, 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don Rounds, 90, of Pierre, died Saturday, February 24 at Avera Maryhouse. Rosary will be 5:15pm, Tuesday, February 27 at Ss. Peter &amp; Paul Catholic Church, visitation will be 5:30-7:00pm, Tuesday at the Church with a Wake service will be&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/don-rounds-90/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/don-rounds-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arlo Mortimer, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arlo was born February 1, 1929 on a farm near Hitchcock SD to Leaetta (Robison) Mortimer and Harley Mortimer. He attended country grade school and Hitchcock High School. After high school, he joined the military and served with the First&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/arlo-mortimer-89/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/arlo-mortimer-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A key legislative committee approves veterans cemetery]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Legislature&rsquo;s Joint Committee on Appropriations showed its power Monday. The panel authorized a second South Dakota cemetery specifically for armed forces veterans and their spouses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-key-legislative-committee-approves-veterans-cemetery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-key-legislative-committee-approves-veterans-cemetery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowy Saturday disc golf finishes round over PARS]]></title><description><![CDATA["Don't be whining when you lose your white disc!" was Dan Maxfield's advice to other members of the Sharpe Shooter Disc Golf Club on Saturday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snowy-saturday-disc-golf-finishes-round-over-pars/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snowy-saturday-disc-golf-finishes-round-over-pars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No political horse races in Fort Pierre this year as only incumbents file for city seats]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Fort Pierre only incumbents submitted petitions to appear as candidates for city council on the April 10 ballot, according to City Finance Officer Roxanne Heezen. The deadline was Friday at 5 p.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-political-horse-races-in-fort-pierre-this-year-as-only-incumbents-file-for-city-seats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-political-horse-races-in-fort-pierre-this-year-as-only-incumbents-file-for-city-seats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House forms committee to investigate Rep. Johnson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota House of Representatives met in private caucuses for several hours Friday afternoon and then voted in open session to begin an investigation into the possible discipline or expulsion of Rep. David Johnson, R-Rapid City.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-forms-committee-to-investigate-rep-johnson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-forms-committee-to-investigate-rep-johnson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Headlights-on time might be expanded]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Bob Mercer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/headlights-on-time-might-be-expanded/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/headlights-on-time-might-be-expanded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empty Bowls event is Tuesday, February 27]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feeding South Dakota will host an Empty Bowls event on Tuesday, February 27 at 5:30 pm at Faith Lutheran Church in Pierre, according to a news release. Proceeds from the event will support Feeding South Dakota&rsquo;s Mobile Food Pantry Program,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/empty-bowls-event-is-tuesday-february-27/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/empty-bowls-event-is-tuesday-february-27/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol tax, veteran cemetery now are intertwined at Capitol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big dollars flew both directions Friday as South Dakota lawmakers went opposite ways on alcohol tax revenues for counties, cities and state government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/alcohol-tax-veteran-cemetery-now-are-intertwined-at-capitol/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/alcohol-tax-veteran-cemetery-now-are-intertwined-at-capitol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcohol promotions could become legal in state again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses making alcohol or selling it wholesale might get to reach agreements on sponsorships and advertising again with groups and public facilities in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/alcohol-promotions-could-become-legal-in-state-again/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 06:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/alcohol-promotions-could-become-legal-in-state-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Disc golf in Saturday's snow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six members of the Sharpe Shooters Disc Golf Club gathered at Steamboat Memorial Park in Pierre on Saturday for the 9th Annual Mighty Mo' Blizzard Ice 9th Annual Mighty Mo' Blizzard Ice Bowl Feb. 24, 2018. A portion of the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-disc-golf-in-saturdays-snow/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 23:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-disc-golf-in-saturdays-snow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre’s bicentennial year in tax revenue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Final sales tax revenue numbers are in for 2017, Fort Pierre's bicentennial year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierres-bicentennial-year-in-tax-revenue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierres-bicentennial-year-in-tax-revenue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New hunters learn ins and outs of harvesting game in South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first tentative cuts were a little rough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-hunters-learn-ins-and-outs-of-harvesting-game-in-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-hunters-learn-ins-and-outs-of-harvesting-game-in-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maskovich charged with stealing from downtown business association she led]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeanine Maskovich, former president of the Historic Pierre Street Association who was charged last fall with stealing from the Association member business where she worked, now has been charged with stealing from the downtown Association itself.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/maskovich-charged-with-stealing-from-downtown-business-association-she-led/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/maskovich-charged-with-stealing-from-downtown-business-association-she-led/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel tables expansion for historic-vehicle eligibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House Transportation Committee tabled legislation Thursday that would have expanded eligibility for historic license plates on motor vehicles in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-tables-expansion-for-historic-vehicle-eligibility/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-tables-expansion-for-historic-vehicle-eligibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hammond to run for state’s attorney with ex-boss’s endorsement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roxanne Hammond, newly appointed state&rsquo;s attorney for Hughes County, has gotten an endorsement from her previous boss as she announces her plan to run for election to the position in the June primary in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hammond-to-run-for-states-attorney-with-ex-bosss-endorsement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hammond-to-run-for-states-attorney-with-ex-bosss-endorsement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chislic is one step from official nosh]]></title><description><![CDATA[No sponsor or co-sponsor was in the room Thursday morning when legislation to designate chislic as the official &lsquo;nosh&rsquo; of South Dakota came up again.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chislic-is-one-step-from-official-nosh/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chislic-is-one-step-from-official-nosh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broken water main across Bad River leaves south Fort Pierre with just one good pipe]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of two water mains that serve the part of Fort Pierre south of the Bad River froze and broke last week. That has some implications for fire protection, even if routine daily use for residents is not affected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/broken-water-main-across-bad-river-leaves-south-fort-pierre-with-just-one-good-pipe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/broken-water-main-across-bad-river-leaves-south-fort-pierre-with-just-one-good-pipe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AGE Corp. receives AGC/LICA awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[AGE Corp. of Fort Pierre recently received two awards at the General Contractors of South Dakota, Heavy-Highway-Utilities Chapter (AGC) and the South Dakota Chapter of Land Improvement Contractors Association (LICA) annual state convention, according to a news release. The Build&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/age-corp-receives-agclica-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/age-corp-receives-agclica-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st National Bank of Omaha quits NRA credit cards, citing customer feedback]]></title><description><![CDATA[LINCOLN, Neb. &mdash;First National Bank, the nation's largest privately-owned bank holding company will stop producing credit cards for the National Rifle Association in response to customer feedback, a spokesman said Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/1st-national-bank-of-omaha-quits-nra-credit-cards-citing-customer-feedback/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/1st-national-bank-of-omaha-quits-nra-credit-cards-citing-customer-feedback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeds already in flats for farmers markets in Pierre, Fort Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite below-zero temperatures in recent days, the growing season for farmers market produce has already started, according to B &amp; G Produce co-owner Lindy Geraets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/seeds-already-in-flats-for-farmers-markets-in-pierre-fort-pierre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/seeds-already-in-flats-for-farmers-markets-in-pierre-fort-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre new outdoor pool planning panel of  9 to meet monthly starting March 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[As he announced on Feb. 7 he would do, Pierre Mayor Steve Harding on Tuesday brought to the other four city commissioners the names of nine people to serve in a new Municipal Outdoor Pool Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-new-outdoor-pool-planning-panel-of-9-to-meet-monthly-starting-march-8/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-new-outdoor-pool-planning-panel-of-9-to-meet-monthly-starting-march-8/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Louie E. Bartels, 96]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louie E. Bartels, 96, of Gettysburg, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Angelhaus North, Aberdeen, SD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/louie-e-bartels-96/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/louie-e-bartels-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hughes County’s 2017 financials: “A pretty good year”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hughes County Commission on Tuesday received a pretty positive report on the 2017 financial picture from County Manager Kevin Hipple.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-countys-2017-financials-a-pretty-good-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-countys-2017-financials-a-pretty-good-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deal reached: State’s wineries might get to import 50 percent from outside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legislation creating a separate state license for wine manufacturers and allowing half of their fermented products to be imported into South Dakota advanced Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deal-reached-states-wineries-might-get-to-import-50-percent-from-outside/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deal-reached-states-wineries-might-get-to-import-50-percent-from-outside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chateau in Fort Pierre “very close” to opening, but some details not finalized]]></title><description><![CDATA["As you know, we're all looking forward to the Chateau being open again. Do you have any time frame on that?"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chateau-in-fort-pierre-very-close-to-opening-but-some-details-not-finalized/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chateau-in-fort-pierre-very-close-to-opening-but-some-details-not-finalized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cameron Johnston, 99]]></title><description><![CDATA[The funeral service for Cameron Johnston, 99, of Aberdeen, will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Schriver&rsquo;s Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 5th Avenue NW, Aberdeen, with Major Dale Hunt, of The Salvation Army, officiating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cameron-johnston-99/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/cameron-johnston-99/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women veterans might get special license plates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Women who are veterans of U.S. armed forces might become eligible for special license plates on their motor vehicles registered in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/women-veterans-might-get-special-license-plates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 05:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/women-veterans-might-get-special-license-plates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mitchell approves ex-con's application for "ride-hailing" Lyft service]]></title><description><![CDATA[MITCHELL, S.D. &mdash; The Mitchell City Council has approved a Lyft driver application for a man convicted of attempted murder and aiding kidnapping. But, it's unclear whether the man will ever drive for the ride-hailing service because of its prohibition&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/mitchell-approves-ex-cons-application-for-ride-hailing-lyft-service/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/mitchell-approves-ex-cons-application-for-ride-hailing-lyft-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billy Graham preached gospel of Christ to millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eds: Rewrites summary line. Writerly version. AP Video. With AP Photos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/billy-graham-preached-gospel-of-christ-to-millions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/billy-graham-preached-gospel-of-christ-to-millions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temporary use of city’s FEMA land granted to Terry Hughes]]></title><description><![CDATA[A situation dating back at least to 2013 got additional Fort Pierre City Council action on Tuesday, as temporary use of city land was granted to Terry Hughes, so that his contractors can more easily do construction on a new&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/temporary-use-of-citys-fema-land-granted-to-terry-hughes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/temporary-use-of-citys-fema-land-granted-to-terry-hughes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noem kicking off main run for governor]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem kicked off the stretch run for her primary run for governor this week with meet-and-greet stops across the state, going mostly east to west. She didn&rsquo;t kick off the cowboy boots she has worn all her&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-kicking-off-main-run-for-governor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-kicking-off-main-run-for-governor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hammond named new Hughes County state’s attorney]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a short few minutes, Hughes County&rsquo;s leaders made a key change with likely long effects: Deputy State&rsquo;s Attorney Roxanne Hammond was appointed state&rsquo;s attorney by the five men on the county commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hammond-named-new-hughes-county-states-attorney/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hammond-named-new-hughes-county-states-attorney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verendrye Museum, Fort Pierre on verge of 30-year deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a few weeks of negotiation, the Verendrye Museum and the City of Fort Pierre have basically agreed to terms of a new lease for the city-owned 1930s-era American Legion building on Deadwood Street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/verendrye-museum-fort-pierre-on-verge-of-30-year-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 06:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/verendrye-museum-fort-pierre-on-verge-of-30-year-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sutton preschool data plan was blocked by committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[State lawmakers refused a plan Tuesday morning to gather data throughout South Dakota on pre-school education. But a Democratic senator is trying to convince a majority of Republicans to put it on the debate schedule anyway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sutton-preschool-data-plan-was-blocked-by-committee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 06:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sutton-preschool-data-plan-was-blocked-by-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edward H. Harter, 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edward H. Harter, 83, of Coquille Oregon passed away peacefully on Wednesday February 15, 2018 at Coquille Valley Hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edward-h-harter-83/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 06:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edward-h-harter-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using weather forecasts for newborn calf health]]></title><description><![CDATA[Useful Tools]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/using-weather-forecasts-for-newborn-calf-health/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/using-weather-forecasts-for-newborn-calf-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers to weigh education and casino bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers this week plan to debate legislation on early childhood education and a proposed casino and entertainment complex in Yankton, among other things.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-lawmakers-to-weigh-education-and-casino-bills/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-lawmakers-to-weigh-education-and-casino-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[River Cities Public Transit will offer a three-month pilot project for Seniors (age 60+) beginning March 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSA &ndash; River Cities Public Transit will offer a three-month pilot project beginning March 1, 2018 to transport seniors (age 60+) for FREE to the Thursday pot-luck luncheon at the Pierre Senior Citizen Center. RCPT hopes to assess the need&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/river-cities-public-transit-will-offer-a-three-month-pilot-project-for-seniors-age-60-beginning-march-1/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/river-cities-public-transit-will-offer-a-three-month-pilot-project-for-seniors-age-60-beginning-march-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martha Ruth (Koch) Weischedel, 83]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martha Ruth (Koch) Weischedel, born on March 28, 1934, at home near Gettysburg, SD. She died Sunday, February 18, 2018, in Brookings, SD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/martha-ruth-koch-weischedel-83/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/martha-ruth-koch-weischedel-83/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marie Lamm, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marie Lamm, age 89, of Philip, died February 15, 2018, at the Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marie-lamm-89/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marie-lamm-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers return for deadline week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facing a Friday deadline to either pass or kill every bill in the chamber where it began, South Dakota lawmakers began returning Monday to the Capitol through bitter cold weather over often-icy roads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-return-for-deadline-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-return-for-deadline-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dems down, no-party up: Hughes, Stanley voter registrations reflect some, not all, statewide trends]]></title><description><![CDATA[In eight of 66 South Dakota counties, voters registered with no party affiliation now outnumber Democrats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dems-down-no-party-up-hughes-stanley-voter-registrations-reflect-some-not-all-statewide-trends/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dems-down-no-party-up-hughes-stanley-voter-registrations-reflect-some-not-all-statewide-trends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADI, Pierre’s air carrier, being bought by California millionaire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre&rsquo;s sole air carrier, Aerodynamics Inc., based in an Atlanta suburb, is being purchased by Ted Vallas, a 96-year-old millionaire from suburban San Diego who has been trying for years to start up his California Pacific Airlines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/adi-pierres-air-carrier-being-bought-by-california-millionaire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 06:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/adi-pierres-air-carrier-being-bought-by-california-millionaire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gun collectors show in Pierre draws fans of historic weapons, buyers of newer ones]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association brought dozens of vendors and a few hundred interested people to the Ramkota in Pierre on Saturday and Sunday, with historic weapons the stars of the show while modern weapons changed hands, participants&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gun-collectors-show-in-pierre-draws-fans-of-historic-weapons-buyers-of-newer-ones/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gun-collectors-show-in-pierre-draws-fans-of-historic-weapons-buyers-of-newer-ones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribes call on Washington to respect Native sovereignty]]></title><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The federal tax overhaul passed in December is "completely unacceptable" to Native Americans, just another example of what can happen when tribes are not included in federal decision-making, a tribal leader said Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tribes-call-on-washington-to-respect-native-sovereignty/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tribes-call-on-washington-to-respect-native-sovereignty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top two Republican candidates for governor release dueling pheasant restoration plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two Republican front-runners for the party&rsquo;s nomination to run for governor of South Dakota released dueling five-point pheasant restoration plans late last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/top-two-republican-candidates-for-governor-release-dueling-pheasant-restoration-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/top-two-republican-candidates-for-governor-release-dueling-pheasant-restoration-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota quietly became a leader in national trust field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year Gov. Dennis Daugaard reconfigured South Dakota&rsquo;s trust task force. The state register listed the appointments, but his office didn&rsquo;t announce them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-quietly-became-a-leader-in-national-trust-field/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-quietly-became-a-leader-in-national-trust-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering 1895 as official decision soon expected on Fort Pierre horse racing]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a March 1 deadline looming, no final official decision has been made to hold horse races in Fort Pierre this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/remembering-1895-as-official-decision-soon-expected-on-fort-pierre-horse-racing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/remembering-1895-as-official-decision-soon-expected-on-fort-pierre-horse-racing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre “in the bullseye” of long winter storm, up to 13 inches of snow possible]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Stephen Lee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-in-the-bullseye-of-long-winter-storm-up-to-13-inches-of-snow-possible/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-in-the-bullseye-of-long-winter-storm-up-to-13-inches-of-snow-possible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the Fort Pierre City Council agenda: Happy 80th birthday to Don Sandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fort Pierre is &ldquo;grateful for unselfish people such as Don Sandal who care deeply for their community and demonstrate that commitment every day,&rdquo; according to the mayoral proclamation on Monday&rsquo;s city council agenda. In honor of his 80th birthday, the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/on-the-fort-pierre-city-council-agenda-happy-80th-birthday-to-don-sandal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 06:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/on-the-fort-pierre-city-council-agenda-happy-80th-birthday-to-don-sandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds charge former Standing Rock official with embezzling more than $100K]]></title><description><![CDATA[FORT YATES, N.D. &mdash; The former director of an elder abuse prevention program on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that straddles the South Dakota-North Dakota border has been charged in federal court with embezzling more than $100,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-charge-former-standing-rock-official-with-embezzling-more-than-100k/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 03:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-charge-former-standing-rock-official-with-embezzling-more-than-100k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow returns to Pierre/Fort Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The view on Thursday afternoon of Lt. Commander John C. Waldron Bridge from the west side of the Missouri River. (Dave Askins/Capital Journal)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snow-returns-to-pierrefort-pierre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snow-returns-to-pierrefort-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Pierre pastor part of new union church in Woonsocket melding Lutherans and Methodists]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Lutheran pastor formerly in Pierre is leading a new way of doing church in Woonsocket, South Dakota, that&rsquo;s gotten some attention because Lutherans and Methodists decided to build together a new church - a building and a congregation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-pierre-pastor-part-of-new-union-church-in-woonsocket-melding-lutherans-and-methodists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-pierre-pastor-part-of-new-union-church-in-woonsocket-melding-lutherans-and-methodists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State legislators decide video lottery must stay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Video lottery can&rsquo;t be shut down in South Dakota, a panel of state lawmakers decided Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-legislators-decide-video-lottery-must-stay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-legislators-decide-video-lottery-must-stay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Capitol event, Agtegra gives SDSU a half-million for precision ag project]]></title><description><![CDATA[ust two weeks into Agtegra Cooperative&rsquo;s new existence as a merged mega-entity, its leaders on Thursday in the Capitol Rotunda in Pierre handed over a giant $500,000 check to South Dakota State University for a new &ldquo;Precision Agriculture&rdquo; building project&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-capitol-event-agtegra-gives-sdsu-a-half-million-for-precision-ag-project/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-capitol-event-agtegra-gives-sdsu-a-half-million-for-precision-ag-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dangerous Rails]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a foggy day in September 2015, the quiet solitude of a Bon Homme County farm was interrupted by crashing rail cars and the ignition of thousands of gallons of ethanol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dangerous-rails/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dangerous-rails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[League of Women Voters launching in Pierre, engaging people in nonpartisan way]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre area soon will have an official League of Women Voters local league.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/league-of-women-voters-launching-in-pierre-engaging-people-in-nonpartisan-way/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/league-of-women-voters-launching-in-pierre-engaging-people-in-nonpartisan-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Custer Fire: Images of destruction, hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a Custer County Sheriff&rsquo;s deputy knocked on his door at 8 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 12, Dick Kettlewell suddenly faced a dreaded decision: What should I save when fleeing a fire?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/custer-fire-images-of-destruction-hope/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 08:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/custer-fire-images-of-destruction-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indiana police shoot, kill Sioux Falls man near Chicago]]></title><description><![CDATA[MERRILLVILLE, Ind. &mdash; Police in northwestern Indiana say officers have fatally shot a man armed with a knife who had chased an employee at a car dealership.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/indiana-police-shoot-kill-sioux-falls-man-near-chicago/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/indiana-police-shoot-kill-sioux-falls-man-near-chicago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trials for 3 in GEAR UP scandal rescheduled to later dates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jury trials have been rescheduled for three people who allegedly aided in an embezzlement scheme that helped spark South Dakota's GEAR UP scandal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trials-for-3-in-gear-up-scandal-rescheduled-to-later-dates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/trials-for-3-in-gear-up-scandal-rescheduled-to-later-dates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whistleblower on state VA suing Davison County over her firing]]></title><description><![CDATA[MITCHELL &mdash; A former veterans service officer in southeastern South Dakota is appealing her firing to the state's Labor Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/whistleblower-on-state-va-suing-davison-county-over-her-firing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/whistleblower-on-state-va-suing-davison-county-over-her-firing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will a well driller named Peter Norbeck get a working holiday in South Dakota?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should Aug. 27 be a state working holiday in honor of Peter Norbeck?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/will-a-well-driller-named-peter-norbeck-get-a-working-holiday-in-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/will-a-well-driller-named-peter-norbeck-get-a-working-holiday-in-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roberta Mae Dickinson Stevens, 70]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roberta Mae Dickinson Stevens, 70, of Casa Grande, AZ passed away on February 6, 2018 in Tempe, Arizona after a short illness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/roberta-mae-dickinson-stevens-70/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/roberta-mae-dickinson-stevens-70/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Referral king” Braun running for Hughes County Commission that he used to thwart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dave Braun, proud to be known &ldquo;the referral king,&rdquo; for his many citizen actions to force local government bodies to put controversial issues to a vote of the people, announced Wednesday he&rsquo;s running for the Hughes County Commission, one of&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/referral-king-braun-running-for-hughes-county-commission-that-he-used-to-thwart/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/referral-king-braun-running-for-hughes-county-commission-that-he-used-to-thwart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre, Fort Pierre set to negotiate cost of Missouri River bridge design upgrades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre and Fort Pierre will need to come to an agreement by March 1 about how the cost of design upgrades to the new Missouri River bridge should be shared between the two cities. That&rsquo;s the SD DOT deadline as&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-fort-pierre-set-to-negotiate-cost-of-missouri-river-bridge-design-upgrades/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-fort-pierre-set-to-negotiate-cost-of-missouri-river-bridge-design-upgrades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No matter the circumstances, motorists should be allowed to drive on South Dakota interstates as fast as posted limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experimental legislation to reduce speed limits during adverse conditions on two stretches of South Dakota&rsquo;s interstate highways hit a dead end Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-matter-the-circumstances-motorists-should-be-allowed-to-drive-on-south-dakota-interstates-as-fast-as-posted-limits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-matter-the-circumstances-motorists-should-be-allowed-to-drive-on-south-dakota-interstates-as-fast-as-posted-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marjorie “Marj” M. Russell, 96]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marjorie &ldquo;Marj&rdquo; M. Russell, 96, of Blunt, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Kadoka Care Center. Funeral Services will begin at 1:30pm, Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Blunt Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior. Interment will&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marjorie-marj-m-russell-96/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marjorie-marj-m-russell-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harruff’s murder trial moved to Fort Pierre due to bias in Gregory County]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jury in Fort Pierre will decide if Chance Harruff murdered Kristi Olson in her Dallas, South Dakota home last summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/harruffs-murder-trial-moved-to-fort-pierre-due-to-bias-in-gregory-county/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/harruffs-murder-trial-moved-to-fort-pierre-due-to-bias-in-gregory-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electricity producers, regulators agree: Changing wind permits is too complex]]></title><description><![CDATA[State lawmakers killed bills Wednesday to expand the time and tighten the process South Dakota utility regulators use to reach a decision on a wind-energy permit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/electricity-producers-regulators-agree-changing-wind-permits-is-too-complex/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/electricity-producers-regulators-agree-changing-wind-permits-is-too-complex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Col. Stephen Andrew Gomez,89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen A. Gomez, 89, of Pierre, passed away February 13, 2018 at Pierre Care and Rehabilitation. Visitation will be held Friday, February 16, 2018, 6:00-7:00pm at Feigum Funeral Home with a Rosary at 7:00pm and Wake Service at 7:30pm. Mass&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/col-stephen-andrew-gomez89/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/col-stephen-andrew-gomez89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Col. Stephen Andrew Gomez, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen A. Gomez, 89, of Pierre, passed away February 13, 2018 at Pierre Care and Rehabilitation. Visitation will be held Friday, February 16, 2018, 6:00-7:00pm at Feigum Funeral Home with a Rosary at 7:00pm and Wake Service at 7:30pm. Mass&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/col-stephen-andrew-gomez-89/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/col-stephen-andrew-gomez-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clifton Guy Francis Trent, 76]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clifton Guy Francis Trent (76) born February 4, 1942 of Blunt, SD, born in Unionville, MI went to be with the Lord on February 9, 2018. He is survived by two sons: Charles (50) and Clinton (47) Trent and daughter&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/clifton-guy-francis-trent-76/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/clifton-guy-francis-trent-76/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre wants 50-50 split with Fort Pierre on cost of design upgrades to new Missouri River bridge]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's not the City of Pierre's bridge and it's not the City of Fort Pierre's bridge. It benefits each community equally," said Pierre Mayor Steve Harding Tuesday evening about the bridge connecting the two cities across the Missouri River.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-wants-50-50-split-with-fort-pierre-on-cost-of-design-upgrades-to-new-missouri-river-bridge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 07:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-wants-50-50-split-with-fort-pierre-on-cost-of-design-upgrades-to-new-missouri-river-bridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman shows up on pot for court plea on meth charge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t show up high for a court arraignment on a felony drug charge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/woman-shows-up-on-pot-for-court-plea-on-meth-charge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/woman-shows-up-on-pot-for-court-plea-on-meth-charge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate says “yes” to longer non-meandered water laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laws the South Dakota Legislature passed last year regulating public recreational uses of non-meandered waters that lay over privately owned lands should continue until July 1, 2021, the state Senate decided Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-says-yes-to-longer-non-meandered-water-laws/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-says-yes-to-longer-non-meandered-water-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate panel agrees to more buffer strips and to expanded GFP “farmer” definition]]></title><description><![CDATA[More agricultural properties could be eligible for buffer-strip tax breaks, and more farmers could be eligible for seats on the important South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission, under changes a panel of the Legislature recommended Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-panel-agrees-to-more-buffer-strips-and-to-expanded-gfp-farmer-definition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-panel-agrees-to-more-buffer-strips-and-to-expanded-gfp-farmer-definition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre Commission honors Mayor Harding for his recent SD National Guard award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Mayor Steve Harding received applause Tuesday from his fellow City Commissioners and other city leaders on Tuesday at the end of the Commission&rsquo;s weekly meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-honors-mayor-harding-for-his-recent-sd-national-guard-award/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-honors-mayor-harding-for-his-recent-sd-national-guard-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre Commission gets update on work of new bullying task force]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dennis Pfrimmer told the Pierre City Commission on Tuesday that the large taskforce set up last summer by the mayors of Pierre and Fort Pierre to prevent bullying has made a lot of progress.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-gets-update-on-work-of-new-bullying-task-force/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-gets-update-on-work-of-new-bullying-task-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criticism of Planned Parenthood is one step from governor’s desk]]></title><description><![CDATA[State lawmakers who favor outlawing most abortions in South Dakota gained another small step Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/criticism-of-planned-parenthood-is-one-step-from-governors-desk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/criticism-of-planned-parenthood-is-one-step-from-governors-desk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suffocating in sunflower seeds: A Valentine’s Day tale of South Dakota survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year on Valentine's Day, Shannon DePoy, 42, felt his phone vibrating in his front pocket.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/suffocating-in-sunflower-seeds-a-valentines-day-tale-of-south-dakota-survival/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 06:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/suffocating-in-sunflower-seeds-a-valentines-day-tale-of-south-dakota-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-jail worker pleads not guilty to sex with inmate]]></title><description><![CDATA[RAPID CITY &mdash; A Rapid City woman has pleaded not guilty to having sexual contact with an inmate while she was employed at the Pennington County Jail.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ex-jail-worker-pleads-not-guilty-to-sex-with-inmate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ex-jail-worker-pleads-not-guilty-to-sex-with-inmate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-special-ed teacher gets 20 years for raping student]]></title><description><![CDATA[HARTFORD, S.D. &mdash; A former special education teacher from Hartford was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old boy who was one of her special education students, according to reports by the Argus Leader and The&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ex-special-ed-teacher-gets-20-years-for-raping-student/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ex-special-ed-teacher-gets-20-years-for-raping-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanley County School Board  watching state legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[An update on education-related legislation currently being handled by the legislature was given to the Stanley County School Board at its regular monthly meeting on Monday. The briefing came from board member Sarah Carter, who is the board's legislative liaison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-school-board-watching-state-legislature/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-school-board-watching-state-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate changes taxes for townships, schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Township boards could use their current additional taxing capacity to pay emergency medical costs, while school boards could provide housing for certified teachers without paying property taxes, under measures that received final approval Monday by the South Dakota Senate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-changes-taxes-for-townships-schools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-changes-taxes-for-townships-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Positive reviews for Magpie’s as cracker barrel venue pass, don’t get tabled]]></title><description><![CDATA[After winding up Saturday's District 24 legislator cracker barrel, Rep. Tim Rounds (R) described the venue to the crowd as "a very comfortable setting." Comparing the place to the community room at the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce, Rounds said,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/positive-reviews-for-magpies-as-cracker-barrel-venue-pass-dont-get-tabled/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/positive-reviews-for-magpies-as-cracker-barrel-venue-pass-dont-get-tabled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oglala police officer shot, killed in domestic dispute on Pine Ridge reservation]]></title><description><![CDATA[KYLE, S.D. &mdash; Federal and tribal officials are investigating the fatal shooting of an Oglala Sioux police officer on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/oglala-police-officer-shot-killed-in-domestic-dispute-on-pine-ridge-reservation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/oglala-police-officer-shot-killed-in-domestic-dispute-on-pine-ridge-reservation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislature must stay restricted on subpoenas, House panel says]]></title><description><![CDATA[An attempt failed Monday to give subpoena power to every committee of the Legislature created by a state law.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislature-must-stay-restricted-on-subpoenas-house-panel-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislature-must-stay-restricted-on-subpoenas-house-panel-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel turns down Kaiser’s try  at broadening kindergarten-entry age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opponents said Monday too many older students could enroll in kindergarten if the Legislature approved changes Rep. Dan Kaiser suggested.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-turns-down-kaisers-try-at-broadening-kindergarten-entry-age/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-turns-down-kaisers-try-at-broadening-kindergarten-entry-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House blocks independents from voting in all primaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Drew Dennert felt the wrath of the South Dakota Republican Party&rsquo;s leadership Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-blocks-independents-from-voting-in-all-primaries/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-blocks-independents-from-voting-in-all-primaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dave Douglas Meyer, 55]]></title><description><![CDATA[PRIOR LAKE, MN/Dave Douglas Meyer, age 55, died on February 9, 2018 at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dave-douglas-meyer-55/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dave-douglas-meyer-55/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 die of injuries in vehicle rollover  near Hermosa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men and a woman have died from injuries sustained Feb. 3 in one-vehicle rollover east of Hermosa in Custer County, the state Highway Patrol spokesman Tony Mangan reported Monday, Feb. 12.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/3-die-of-injuries-in-vehicle-rollover-near-hermosa/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/3-die-of-injuries-in-vehicle-rollover-near-hermosa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 Hughes County Commissioners say they won’t run again; eight challengers may be on ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forty percent of the Hughes County Commission will change over this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2-hughes-county-commissioners-say-they-wont-run-again-eight-challengers-may-be-on-ballot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2-hughes-county-commissioners-say-they-wont-run-again-eight-challengers-may-be-on-ballot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FBI investigating fatal shooting of Oglala Sioux police officer in domestic dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[KYLE, S.D. &mdash; Federal and tribal officials are investigating the fatal shooting of an Oglala Sioux police officer on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fbi-investigating-fatal-shooting-of-oglala-sioux-police-officer-in-domestic-dispute/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fbi-investigating-fatal-shooting-of-oglala-sioux-police-officer-in-domestic-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-meandered waters is far from being settled]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Thursday afternoon, before the snow coming down got worse, South Dakota lawmakers hurried from the Capitol for another three-day break. The 2018 session was half done and there still wasn&rsquo;t agreement on non-meandered waters.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/non-meandered-waters-is-far-from-being-settled/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/non-meandered-waters-is-far-from-being-settled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[District 24 lawmakers harbor hope for higher state worker pay at wide-ranging cracker barrel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twice on Saturday, the cracker barrel with District 24 legislators earned applause from the roughly 35 people who attended.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/district-24-lawmakers-harbor-hope-for-higher-state-worker-pay-at-wide-ranging-cracker-barrel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 06:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/district-24-lawmakers-harbor-hope-for-higher-state-worker-pay-at-wide-ranging-cracker-barrel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow predicted to end midnight Thursday with Friday snow-free]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enforcement of emergency snow routes in the City of Fort Pierre was announced at 2 p.m. Thursday. That meant that more than two inches of snow had accumulated in the roughly eight hours since the misty frozen fog began falling&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snow-predicted-to-end-midnight-thursday-with-friday-snow-free/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 08:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snow-predicted-to-end-midnight-thursday-with-friday-snow-free/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life tips the balance one way or the other: Paul Inman]]></title><description><![CDATA[A front-page Capital Journal photograph from late January featured Paul Inman, 90, receiving a commemorative coin. The presentation came as part of a ceremony honoring Inman and a half dozen other World War II era veterans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/life-tips-the-balance-one-way-or-the-other-paul-inman/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 08:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/life-tips-the-balance-one-way-or-the-other-paul-inman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kashkari, Minneapolis Fed president, talks interest rates, inflation and wages during Pierre visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[One could call Neel Kashkari the lonesome dove who tweets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/kashkari-minneapolis-fed-president-talks-interest-rates-inflation-and-wages-during-pierre-visit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 08:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/kashkari-minneapolis-fed-president-talks-interest-rates-inflation-and-wages-during-pierre-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Richard Zoller, 93]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Zoller, 93 of Pierre, died Sunday, January 21 at Pierre Care and Rehab. Memorial Service will be Saturday, February 17 at Faith Lutheran Church]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/richard-zoller-93/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/richard-zoller-93/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pharmacists would get freedom to talk prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pharmacy-benefits managers couldn&rsquo;t prohibit or penalize pharmacists who talk to customers about prescription drug prices, under a proposal that&rsquo;s now one step from final approval by the South Dakota Legislature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pharmacists-would-get-freedom-to-talk-prices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pharmacists-would-get-freedom-to-talk-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making chislic the official ‘nosh’ finds trouble in House committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rule of 13 came into play Thursday for the House Health and Human Services Committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/making-chislic-the-official-nosh-finds-trouble-in-house-committee/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/making-chislic-the-official-nosh-finds-trouble-in-house-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel recommends fees for electric and hybrid vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arguing that electric motor and electric-hybrid vehicles wear out streets and roads too, a panel of state lawmakers decided Thursday that new fees should be paid for those vehicles too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-recommends-fees-for-electric-and-hybrid-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-recommends-fees-for-electric-and-hybrid-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David D. Baade, 72]]></title><description><![CDATA[Formerly of Pierre, SD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/david-d-baade-72/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/david-d-baade-72/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daryld Fay Walters, 96]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daryld Fay Walters passed away quietly in his home in Bethany Meadows, Brandon South Dakota into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at the age of 96.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/daryld-fay-walters-96/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/daryld-fay-walters-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD considers ban on teaching about gender identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers will consider banning public school teaching on gender identity in elementary and middle schools, a push that critics say targets transgender students in the same way some states limit the positive portrayal of homosexuality in the classroom.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-considers-ban-on-teaching-about-gender-identity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-considers-ban-on-teaching-about-gender-identity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding stream no problem for new drinking fountain in Stanley County courthouse]]></title><description><![CDATA["The drinking fountain upstairs died," Stanley County Auditor Phil Burtch told Stanley County commissioners at their regular Tuesday meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/funding-stream-no-problem-for-new-drinking-fountain-in-stanley-county-courthouse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/funding-stream-no-problem-for-new-drinking-fountain-in-stanley-county-courthouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dennert suggests independents could designate a party to vote in a primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state House of Representatives is considering a change for South Dakota elections that could turn significant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dennert-suggests-independents-could-designate-a-party-to-vote-in-a-primary/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dennert-suggests-independents-could-designate-a-party-to-vote-in-a-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anti-alcohol resolution gets booted by a legislative panel]]></title><description><![CDATA[A legislative resolution calling for &ldquo;thoughtful taxation&rdquo; of alcohol products in South Dakota ran into stiff opposition Thursday from some state lawmakers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/anti-alcohol-resolution-gets-booted-by-a-legislative-panel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 07:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/anti-alcohol-resolution-gets-booted-by-a-legislative-panel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrested after car plunges into Missouri]]></title><description><![CDATA[A car driven by an intoxicated woman plunged off the LaFramboise Island causeway and into the Missouri River on Wednesday, Pierre police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-arrested-after-car-plunges-into-missouri/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 18:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-arrested-after-car-plunges-into-missouri/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate ‘green-lights’ NSU, USD projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Senate gave final approval Wednesday for construction projects at Northern State University in Aberdeen and University of South Dakota in Vermillion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-green-lights-nsu-usd-projects/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-green-lights-nsu-usd-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate confirms Boyd, Huizenga]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary Anne Boyd of Yankton received approval Wednesday from the state Senate for her reappointment to the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-confirms-boyd-huizenga/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-confirms-boyd-huizenga/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benjamin Christian Koepsell, 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[July 12, 2007- January 27, 2018. Benjamin was embraced by the arms of Jesus on Saturday, January 27, 2018 around 2:00 a.m. in Oakland, CA at UCSF Benioff Children&rsquo;s Hospital. He was ten years old. He heroically fought a 4-year&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/benjamin-christian-koepsell-10/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/benjamin-christian-koepsell-10/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Who pays?” surfaces as issue as FEMA wants more data in Fort Pierre floodplain study]]></title><description><![CDATA["Are you here to tell us it's going to cost us more money?"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/who-pays-surfaces-as-issue-as-fema-wants-more-data-in-fort-pierre-floodplain-study/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/who-pays-surfaces-as-issue-as-fema-wants-more-data-in-fort-pierre-floodplain-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riggs 2010 grad to run for Pierre City Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kylor Knox announced Wednesday he&rsquo;s running for a seat on the Pierre City Commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/riggs-2010-grad-to-run-for-pierre-city-commission/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/riggs-2010-grad-to-run-for-pierre-city-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel wants ban enforced against texting while at the wheel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law enforcement officers should be able to stop drivers seen texting while on South Dakota&rsquo;s streets and roads, a panel of the Legislature decided Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-wants-ban-enforced-against-texting-while-at-the-wheel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-wants-ban-enforced-against-texting-while-at-the-wheel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deputy coroner sought for Stanley County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stanley County Coroner Gary Grittner told county commissioners on Tuesday evening that he was looking for a county resident to replace a deputy coroner, who moved out of Stanley County.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deputy-coroner-sought-for-stanley-county/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deputy-coroner-sought-for-stanley-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ND Gov. Burgum: I will reimburse Xcel $37K for Super Bowl suite tickets]]></title><description><![CDATA[BISMARCK &mdash; North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Wednesday he will repay a Xcel Energy - a top utility company in the Dakotas - $37,000 for tickets the company provided him and his wife to sit in the Minneapolis company's&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/nd-gov-burgum-i-will-reimburse-xcel-37k-for-super-bowl-suite-tickets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 02:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/nd-gov-burgum-i-will-reimburse-xcel-37k-for-super-bowl-suite-tickets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two arrested following disturbance, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people were arrested Monday after police say they investigated a disturbance at a residence and found drugs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-arrested-following-disturbance-police-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-arrested-following-disturbance-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanley County wants to go down road of better communication on trail south of Wendt]]></title><description><![CDATA["It's an awful sore subject," Robby Calkins told Stanley County commissioners at their Tuesday meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-wants-to-go-down-road-of-better-communication-on-trail-south-of-wendt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-wants-to-go-down-road-of-better-communication-on-trail-south-of-wendt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Piping livestock waste along highway ditches divides state legislators]]></title><description><![CDATA[County commissions should have authority over whether livestock and dairy producers can run pipelines of animal manure through neighbors&rsquo; road ditches, and then pump the waste onto fields as fertilizer, a state lawmaker testified Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/piping-livestock-waste-along-highway-ditches-divides-state-legislators/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/piping-livestock-waste-along-highway-ditches-divides-state-legislators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre mayor announces 2 big projects: fixing Boys &amp; Girls Club, building new outdoor pool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Mayor Steve Harding unveiled plans for what he called two long-needed projects that will commit the city to spending several millions of dollars aimed at improving facilities for children and young people especially.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-mayor-announces-2-big-projects-fixing-boys-amp-girls-club-building-new-outdoor-pool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-mayor-announces-2-big-projects-fixing-boys-amp-girls-club-building-new-outdoor-pool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korean War duty only gap in 68 years of lutefisk suppers]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday evening, Monte Curry's assessment of the lutefisk he'd just tasted was one word: "Good."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/korean-war-duty-only-gap-in-68-years-of-lutefisk-suppers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/korean-war-duty-only-gap-in-68-years-of-lutefisk-suppers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jennifer Katherine Wegner, 62]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jennifer Katherine Wegner was born on August 10, 1955 to Hank and Betty (Ihli) Wegner in Pierre. She passed away on February 4, 2018 at her home in Pierre, SD at age 62. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jennifer-katherine-wegner-62/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jennifer-katherine-wegner-62/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House agrees to repeal 2010 law for American Indian high school]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Constitution limits legislators to no more than four consecutive elections to the same chamber. Terms limit produce turnover, and the downside showed itself Tuesday in the state House of Representatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-agrees-to-repeal-2010-law-for-american-indian-high-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-agrees-to-repeal-2010-law-for-american-indian-high-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds checking whether Britton man shot wolf and if he will be charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Britton, South Dakota man hunting coyotes in Marshall County shot what appears to be a gray wolf and federal officials are testing the animal carcass. Wolves are protected under the federal endangered species list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-checking-whether-britton-man-shot-wolf-and-if-he-will-be-charged/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 07:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-checking-whether-britton-man-shot-wolf-and-if-he-will-be-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds checking on whether Britton, SD, man shot wolf and will be charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Britton, South Dakota man hunting coyotes in Marshall County what what appears to be a gray wolf and federal officials are testing the animal carcass. Wolves are protected under the federal endangered species list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-checking-on-whether-britton-sd-man-shot-wolf-and-will-be-charged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-checking-on-whether-britton-sd-man-shot-wolf-and-will-be-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds checking on whether Britton, SD, man shot wolf and if he will be charged]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Britton, South Dakota man hunting coyotes in Marshall County what what appears to be a gray wolf and federal officials are testing the animal carcass. Wolves are protected under the federal endangered species list.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-checking-on-whether-britton-sd-man-shot-wolf-and-if-he-will-be-charged/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 22:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-checking-on-whether-britton-sd-man-shot-wolf-and-if-he-will-be-charged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Precision ag workshop to precede Pheasant Fest in Sioux Falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world&rsquo;s newest commodity, data, is being used to do everything from target ads to gerrymander congressional districts but in rural America it&rsquo;s also being used to make farms more efficient.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/precision-ag-workshop-to-precede-pheasant-fest-in-sioux-falls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/precision-ag-workshop-to-precede-pheasant-fest-in-sioux-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notice of bids given for Verendrye Museum tuckpointing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city-owned building that houses Fort Pierre's Verendrye Museum on Deadwood Street took a step toward a new lease on life Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/notice-of-bids-given-for-verendrye-museum-tuckpointing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/notice-of-bids-given-for-verendrye-museum-tuckpointing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hughes County swears in new state’s attorney, sends old one out with chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hughes County State&rsquo;s Attorney Wendy Kloeppner, who served her last day in office Friday, Feb. 2, received a post-duty gift of sorts Monday from the County Commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-swears-in-new-states-attorney-sends-old-one-out-with-chair/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-swears-in-new-states-attorney-sends-old-one-out-with-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House wants 10-year plates for vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota license plates for motor vehicles would change designs every 10 years under legislation the state House of Representatives approved Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-wants-10-year-plates-for-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-wants-10-year-plates-for-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre Council gives go-ahead, direction to mayor on talks with Pierre on Missouri River bridge enhancements]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a 5-1 vote at its regular Monday meeting, the Fort Pierre City Council gave Mayor Gloria Hanson authorization to negotiate with Pierre on possible aesthetic improvements to the design of the Missouri River replacement bridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-council-gives-go-ahead-direction-to-mayor-on-talks-with-pierre-on-missouri-river-bridge-enhancements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-council-gives-go-ahead-direction-to-mayor-on-talks-with-pierre-on-missouri-river-bridge-enhancements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal judge in Pierre denies Foster’s request to vacation while child porn trial is pending]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal magistrate judge in Pierre on Monday denied David Foster&rsquo;s second request to be allowed to vacation for three weeks in Hawaii while he awaits trial on child pornography charges that could put him in prison for years, despite&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/federal-judge-in-pierre-denies-fosters-request-to-vacation-while-child-porn-trial-is-pending/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/federal-judge-in-pierre-denies-fosters-request-to-vacation-while-child-porn-trial-is-pending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Judge denies Foster’s request to vacation while child porn trial is pending]]></title><description><![CDATA[A federal magistrate judge in Pierre on Monday denied David Foster&rsquo;s second request to be allowed take three weeks of vacation in Hawaii while he awaits trial on child pornography charges that could put him in prison for years, despite&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/federal-judge-denies-fosters-request-to-vacation-while-child-porn-trial-is-pending/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/federal-judge-denies-fosters-request-to-vacation-while-child-porn-trial-is-pending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edward Ravnass, 84]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edward Ravnaas was born on December 18, 1934 to Ingvold and Olida Ravnaas in Fessendon,ND. He was the youngest of nine children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edward-ravnass-84/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/edward-ravnass-84/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dennert runs into wall, again, on right to hunt, fish and trap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rep. Drew Dennert wanted to ask voters this November whether the right to hunt, fish and trap should be added to the South Dakota Constitution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dennert-runs-into-wall-again-on-right-to-hunt-fish-and-trap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dennert-runs-into-wall-again-on-right-to-hunt-fish-and-trap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big projects at state universities get big victories from legislators]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers gave the green light Monday for the state Board of Regents to spend about $60 million on significant renovations, expansions and new construction at three public universities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-projects-at-state-universities-get-big-victories-from-legislators/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-projects-at-state-universities-get-big-victories-from-legislators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Area actors awarded at state One Act Play festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight students at area high schools earned a "Superior Performer" designation at last weekend's One Act Play festival, held at Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center just east of Sioux Falls. The festival drew more than 40 high schools across the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/area-actors-awarded-at-state-one-act-play-festival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/area-actors-awarded-at-state-one-act-play-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD lawmakers claim email privilege,won't let letters be public]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers on Monday at the Capitol rejected a government transparency bill that would have made officials' correspondence open for public review in some cases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-lawmakers-claim-email-privilegewont-let-letters-be-public/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-lawmakers-claim-email-privilegewont-let-letters-be-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge jails ND pipeline protester until she's sentenced for firing gun near police]]></title><description><![CDATA[BISMARCK &mdash; A federal judge has ordered a Denver woman to remain jailed in North Dakota while she awaits a spring sentencing for shooting at law officers during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-jails-nd-pipeline-protester-until-shes-sentenced-for-firing-gun-near-police/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-jails-nd-pipeline-protester-until-shes-sentenced-for-firing-gun-near-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scoop: Super Bowl Sunday in Pierre now means SDSU ice cream (and sometimes Valentines)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A slide projected on the wall of the activity room in the Cultural Heritage Center on Sunday featured a Dutch-themed card from the 1940s, which showed a man sitting in a giant clog: "Wooden shoe be my Valentine?"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/scoop-super-bowl-sunday-in-pierre-now-means-sdsu-ice-cream-and-sometimes-valentines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/scoop-super-bowl-sunday-in-pierre-now-means-sdsu-ice-cream-and-sometimes-valentines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prominent business owner Jenny Wegner dies unexpectedly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenny Wegner Boocock, a fourth-generation owner of Wegner Auto in Pierre &ndash; the nation&rsquo;s oldest Buick dealership &ndash; and the first woman to win South Dakota&rsquo;s top auto dealer award, died unexpectedly at home in her sleep early Sunday, family&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/prominent-business-owner-jenny-wegner-dies-unexpectedly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/prominent-business-owner-jenny-wegner-dies-unexpectedly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Preparation for Monday: Last week – lefse; This week – lutefisk]]></title><description><![CDATA[The men in this photo are prepping lutefisk for precision cooking Monday night at Lutheran Memorial Church's annual Lutefisk &amp; Swedish Meatball Supper starting at 5 p.m. The bagged fish will cook exactly 11 minutes in a boiling bath of&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/preparation-for-monday-last-week-lefse-this-week-lutefisk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/preparation-for-monday-last-week-lefse-this-week-lutefisk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre TechnoKids to compete in World Championships]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre Techno Kids, who compete in the FIRST LEGO League, will see competition at the FIRST Tech Challenge World Championships in Detroit on April 25-28.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-technokids-to-compete-in-world-championships/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-technokids-to-compete-in-world-championships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minneapolis Fed Pres. to listen and learn in Pierre this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Workforce and housing likely will be topics of keen interest Thursday when Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari meets with the people of Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/minneapolis-fed-pres-to-listen-and-learn-in-pierre-this-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/minneapolis-fed-pres-to-listen-and-learn-in-pierre-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel backs roads-to-water bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota counties and townships would be banned from vacating public roads leading to water of at least 40 acres that are open to recreational use, under a proposal the House State Affairs Committee recommended Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-backs-roads-to-water-bill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-backs-roads-to-water-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House committee supports Dennert’s elections reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The House State Affairs Committee recommended approval Friday for two significant changes in South Dakota laws proposed by a Brown County lawmaker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-committee-supports-dennerts-elections-reforms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-committee-supports-dennerts-elections-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bradley Anthony Waltman, 56]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bradley Anthony Waltman passed away on January 31 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born November 19, 1961 to Alfred and Sally (VonEschen) Waltman Aberdeen, SD. Brad graduated from Roncalli Catholic High School and earned a Bachelor&rsquo;s&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bradley-anthony-waltman-56/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bradley-anthony-waltman-56/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eagles beat Patriots for 1st Super Bowl win and QB Foles named MVP]]></title><description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS &mdash; As their delirious fans sang their theme song and their owner lifted the Lombardi Trophy, the Philadelphia Eagles' finally could breathe freely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/eagles-beat-patriots-for-1st-super-bowl-win-and-qb-foles-named-mvp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 05:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/eagles-beat-patriots-for-1st-super-bowl-win-and-qb-foles-named-mvp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD flu season claims 15 lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota health officials say this year's flu season has claimed the lives of 15 people across the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-flu-season-claims-15-lives/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-flu-season-claims-15-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8-year-old girl helps save WWII vet from house fire in Hecla]]></title><description><![CDATA[HECLA, S.D. &mdash; The family of a World War II veteran has called an 8-year-old girl a "hero" after she helped the veteran safely escape a house fire in northern South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/8-year-old-girl-helps-save-wwii-vet-from-house-fire-in-hecla/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 13:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/8-year-old-girl-helps-save-wwii-vet-from-house-fire-in-hecla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House panel rejects anti-newspaper bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[State lawmakers blocked attempts Thursday to cut the guts from South Dakota&rsquo;s law that makes local governments and school boards publish minutes from their meetings in local newspapers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-rejects-anti-newspaper-bills/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 07:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-panel-rejects-anti-newspaper-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday’s “Eagles and Bagels”: A chance to look at eagles – the responsible way]]></title><description><![CDATA["There's a hawk," said Charlene "Charlie" Bessken pointing to a tiny silhouette flying a few hundred yards away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/saturdays-eagles-and-bagels-a-chance-to-look-at-eagles-the-responsible-way/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/saturdays-eagles-and-bagels-a-chance-to-look-at-eagles-the-responsible-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public-lands improvements process is en route for a governor’s decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[State government owns hundreds of thousands of acres of rural land across South Dakota, especially in the northwest, that are leased to ranchers and farmers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/public-lands-improvements-process-is-en-route-for-a-governors-decision/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/public-lands-improvements-process-is-en-route-for-a-governors-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public invited to SOUPer BOWL of top restaurants’ soups at Edgewood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of the best restaurants in Fort Pierre and Pierre will compete in their own &ldquo;SOUPer Bowl&rdquo; on the Friday before the NFL&rsquo;s Super Bowl, to raise money for the state Alzheimer&rsquo;s Association. It&rsquo;s a chance for anyone interested to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/public-invited-to-souper-bowl-of-top-restaurants-soups-at-edgewood/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/public-invited-to-souper-bowl-of-top-restaurants-soups-at-edgewood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New farm cooperative, Agtegra, launches in 60 SD and ND communities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agtegra, the big newly merged farmer-owned cooperative, was &ldquo;officially launched&rdquo; on Thursday, Feb. 1, according to the officials who launched it out of Aberdeen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-farm-cooperative-agtegra-launches-in-60-sd-and-nd-communities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-farm-cooperative-agtegra-launches-in-60-sd-and-nd-communities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larry Ludemann, 65]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larry Ludemann, 65, of Ft. Pierre, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Visitation will be 2-4pm, Sunday, February 4 at Isburg Funeral Chapel. Services will be 10:30 am, Monday, February 5 at St. John&rsquo;s Catholic Church&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/larry-ludemann-65/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/larry-ludemann-65/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House wants bust to honor ‘Speaker’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to place a bust of George Speaker Mickelson in the House lobby of the South Dakota Capitol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-wants-bust-to-honor-speaker/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-wants-bust-to-honor-speaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Jewel in the National Park System]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;This is a small cave,&rdquo; read the sign outside Jewel Cave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-jewel-in-the-national-park-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 07:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-jewel-in-the-national-park-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Society for Creative Anachronisms to teach ancient perfume-making]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did the olden days really stink?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/society-for-creative-anachronisms-to-teach-ancient-perfume-making/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/society-for-creative-anachronisms-to-teach-ancient-perfume-making/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEAN BYRNES, 76]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dean Byrnes 76, of Pierre South Dakota peacefully passed into the Spirit World January 22, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. Surrounded by family at Mary House in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dean-byrnes-76/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dean-byrnes-76/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddlewheeler update: Where is the Sunset?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Sunset paddlewheel boat docked through the summer into the fall near the mouth of the Bad River. That&rsquo;s on the Fort Pierre side of the Missouri. But in late December, captain and co-owner Caleb Gilkerson moved the boat to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/paddlewheeler-update-where-is-the-sunset/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/paddlewheeler-update-where-is-the-sunset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Pierre railroad engineer wins pre-trial release on bond on child porn/sex abuse charges through father’s efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amin Ricker, the former railroad engineer from Pierre charged in state and federal court with many counts of possessing child pornography on computer files and the sexual abuse of a child recently won pre-trial release from jail here due in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-pierre-railroad-engineer-wins-pre-trial-release-on-bond-on-child-pornsex-abuse-charges-through-fathers-efforts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-pierre-railroad-engineer-wins-pre-trial-release-on-bond-on-child-pornsex-abuse-charges-through-fathers-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Pierre railroad engineer wins pre-trial release on bond on child porn/ sex abuse charges through father’s efforts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amin Ricker, the former railroad engineer from Pierre charged in state and federal court with many counts of possessing child pornography on computer files and the sexual abuse of a child recently won pre-trial release from jail here due in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-pierre-railroad-engineer-wins-pre-trial-release-on-bond-on-child-porn-sex-abuse-charges-through-fathers-efforts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-pierre-railroad-engineer-wins-pre-trial-release-on-bond-on-child-porn-sex-abuse-charges-through-fathers-efforts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brief federal government shutdown did not slow down pending War Creek lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The federal government shutdown that started Jan. 20 could have had an impact on pending litigation between Stanley County and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/brief-federal-government-shutdown-did-not-slow-down-pending-war-creek-lawsuit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/brief-federal-government-shutdown-did-not-slow-down-pending-war-creek-lawsuit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abbott, Dunn get good receptions during universities budget reviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s two largest public universities received praise from some state lawmakers during budget reviews Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/abbott-dunn-get-good-receptions-during-universities-budget-reviews/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 05:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/abbott-dunn-get-good-receptions-during-universities-budget-reviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury acquits man who shot girlfriend's husband who attacked him]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; A jury has acquitted a man who said he acted in self-defense when he shot and killed his girlfriend's husband during a confrontation on a Dells Rapid street in 2016.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jury-acquits-man-who-shot-girlfriends-husband-who-attacked-him/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 21:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jury-acquits-man-who-shot-girlfriends-husband-who-attacked-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD House panel rejects 18-year-old drinking age for military]]></title><description><![CDATA[A South Dakota House committee on state affairs at the state Capitol on Wednesday voted down legislation that would have lowered the drinking age to 18 for members of the military.It would have allowed bars and retailers to serve alcohol&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-house-panel-rejects-18-year-old-drinking-age-for-military/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 21:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-house-panel-rejects-18-year-old-drinking-age-for-military/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presidents defend two state campuses as some legislators sounded skeptical]]></title><description><![CDATA[The heads of Northern State University and Black Hills State University told lawmakers Tuesday they are working to improve perceptions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/presidents-defend-two-state-campuses-as-some-legislators-sounded-skeptical/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/presidents-defend-two-state-campuses-as-some-legislators-sounded-skeptical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House backs temporarily cutting speeds on interstates during difficult conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state House of Representatives agreed Tuesday speed limits could be temporarily reduced on South Dakota&rsquo;s interstate highways during rough weather or other difficult conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-backs-temporarily-cutting-speeds-on-interstates-during-difficult-conditions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-backs-temporarily-cutting-speeds-on-interstates-during-difficult-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre to change mailbox ordinance: it’s property owner’s problem if city plow knocks down mailbox]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre city leaders plan to start charging residents if a city snow plow or street sweeper knocks over the homeowner&rsquo;s mailbox.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-to-change-mailbox-ordinance-its-property-owners-problem-if-city-plow-knocks-down-mailbox/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-to-change-mailbox-ordinance-its-property-owners-problem-if-city-plow-knocks-down-mailbox/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre Commission approves $781,000 in bids to renovate new City Hall building]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre City Commission on Tuesday approved awarding $781,000 worth of bids to three firms to complete the renovation of the first floor of the Eagle Creek Software building out near Menards and Northridge Mall as the new city hall.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-approves-781000-in-bids-to-renovate-new-city-hall-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-commission-approves-781000-in-bids-to-renovate-new-city-hall-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half million dollars needed for new CACS facility]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer the vacant three-acre parcel at the corner of Eastgate and Marquette, just north of Beck Motors, could see construction start for a new outpatient mental health treatment center.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/half-million-dollars-needed-for-new-cacs-facility/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/half-million-dollars-needed-for-new-cacs-facility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Foster, Pierre businessman,  charged by feds with distributing child pornography]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Foster, part of a prominent property company that owns the historic St. Charles in Pierre, has been charged by federal prosecutors with possession and distribution of child pornography.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/david-foster-pierre-businessman-charged-by-feds-with-distributing-child-pornography/</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/david-foster-pierre-businessman-charged-by-feds-with-distributing-child-pornography/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Foster of Pierre charged by feds with child pornography distribution]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Foster, part of a prominent property company that owns the historic St. Charles in Pierre, has been charged by federal prosecutors with possession and distribution of child pornography.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/david-foster-of-pierre-charged-by-feds-with-child-pornography-distribution/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/david-foster-of-pierre-charged-by-feds-with-child-pornography-distribution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bear Butte fire caused by private burn pile]]></title><description><![CDATA[STURGIS &mdash; A fire that burned 150 acres on the north side of Bear Butte, in Bear Butte State Park, over the weekend was caused by a debris burn pile that got out of control.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bear-butte-fire-caused-by-private-burn-pile/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bear-butte-fire-caused-by-private-burn-pile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sioux Falls murder trial: Man claims self-defense in shooting girlfriend's husband]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; A defendant accused of fatally shooting a Dell Rapids man says he was aiming for his shoulder during a confrontation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sioux-falls-murder-trial-man-claims-self-defense-in-shooting-girlfriends-husband/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sioux-falls-murder-trial-man-claims-self-defense-in-shooting-girlfriends-husband/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic stop results in two arrests]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Iowa man was arrested in Pierre Sunday after police say he was found driving a vehicle with no license plates and carrying marijuana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/traffic-stop-results-in-two-arrests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/traffic-stop-results-in-two-arrests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Pierre parolee escapes custody, quickly recaptured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre man arrested on suspicion of violating his parole briefly escaped custody, Jan. 26, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-pierre-parolee-escapes-custody-quickly-recaptured/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-pierre-parolee-escapes-custody-quickly-recaptured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man hits four cars, flees scene, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre police officers have arrested a man they say was involved in four hit-and-run traffic collisions on Jan. 26.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/man-hits-four-cars-flees-scene-police-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/man-hits-four-cars-flees-scene-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackley edges Noem, but she is still ahead, in GOP dollars duel]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fight for the Republican nomination for governor couldn&rsquo;t be much tighter between state Attorney General Marty Jackley and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackley-edges-noem-but-she-is-still-ahead-in-gop-dollars-duel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackley-edges-noem-but-she-is-still-ahead-in-gop-dollars-duel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gary James Nachtigal, 68]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gary James Nachtigal, 68, of Platte, SD passed away Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Avera Maryhouse Long Term Care in Pierre, SD. Funeral Services are 9:30 A.M. Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Olive Presbyterian Church in Platte. A Committal Service&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gary-james-nachtigal-68/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gary-james-nachtigal-68/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodwill store in Pierre changes hands; charity won’t be affected, CEO Hantla says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owner of the Goodwill building and lot in Pierre sold it recently. But it won't affect Goodwill's operation, said the CEO of the regional Goodwill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/goodwill-store-in-pierre-changes-hands-charity-wont-be-affected-ceo-hantla-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/goodwill-store-in-pierre-changes-hands-charity-wont-be-affected-ceo-hantla-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre mayor breaks tie vote at special meeting, delays decision on Missouri River bridge design upgrades until next regular meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its regular meeting next week, the Fort Pierre City Council will again consider a set of upgrades to aesthetic design choices, ahead of the final design for the new bridge over the Missouri River, which will replace the current&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-mayor-breaks-tie-vote-at-special-meeting-delays-decision-on-missouri-river-bridge-design-upgrades-until-next-regular-meeting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-mayor-breaks-tie-vote-at-special-meeting-delays-decision-on-missouri-river-bridge-design-upgrades-until-next-regular-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chasing the green]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Bob Mercer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chasing-the-green/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 07:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/chasing-the-green/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twin Cities welcomes Super Bowl fans to week of fun and game]]></title><description><![CDATA[BLOOMINGTON, Minn. &mdash; Twin Cities people, including movers and shakers, a few Vikings and thousands of volunteers, are opening their arms to welcome an expected 125,000 visitors to Super Bowl week, which ends with some kind of game or something&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/twin-cities-welcomes-super-bowl-fans-to-week-of-fun-and-game/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 21:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/twin-cities-welcomes-super-bowl-fans-to-week-of-fun-and-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regents accept two-terms limit sought by Sen. Bolin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Board of Regents and Gov. Dennis Daugaard are supporting a state lawmaker&rsquo;s effort to limit regents to two six-year terms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regents-accept-two-terms-limit-sought-by-sen-bolin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/regents-accept-two-terms-limit-sought-by-sen-bolin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lutherans, lefsa, lutefisk: Prepping for annual supper on Feb. 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Morkeia Mutchelknaus is about midway through the delicate operation of lifting a piece of lefsa from the griddle to a stack of the finished flatbread. Her sister Oksana is rolling out dough for the next piece. They were working with&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lutherans-lefsa-lutefisk-prepping-for-annual-supper-on-feb-5/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lutherans-lefsa-lutefisk-prepping-for-annual-supper-on-feb-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysis: Jackley, Noem year-end reports could suggest what’s coming in GOP race]]></title><description><![CDATA[There definitely is anticipation and perhaps some hesitation over what the campaign finance reports could reveal Monday about the competition between U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem and state Attorney General Marty Jackley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/analysis-jackley-noem-year-end-reports-could-suggest-whats-coming-in-gop-race/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/analysis-jackley-noem-year-end-reports-could-suggest-whats-coming-in-gop-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota says thank you to World War II veterans]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been a few years,&rdquo; said Marvin Olson about the time that&rsquo;s passed since his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-says-thank-you-to-world-war-ii-veterans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-says-thank-you-to-world-war-ii-veterans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From big holes to empty bowls: A-G-E construction project helps feed SD]]></title><description><![CDATA[A-G-E Corporation, the Fort Pierre heavy construction company, is not connected in any obvious way to Pottery Plus, the paint-your-own pottery store on Capitol Avenue, across from the county courthouse in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/from-big-holes-to-empty-bowls-a-g-e-construction-project-helps-feed-sd/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/from-big-holes-to-empty-bowls-a-g-e-construction-project-helps-feed-sd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bear Butte wild fire contained]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Sunday morning, fire fighters had contained a grass fire on the north side of Bear Butte about five miles northeast of Sturgis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bear-butte-wild-fire-contained/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 23:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bear-butte-wild-fire-contained/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild fire spreads on Bear Butte near Sturgis fed by high grass, high winds]]></title><description><![CDATA[STURGIS &mdash; Crews were battling a grass fire on the north side of Bear Butte State Park near Sturgis on Saturday afternoon, according to The Associated Press.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wild-fire-spreads-on-bear-butte-near-sturgis-fed-by-high-grass-high-winds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 01:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wild-fire-spreads-on-bear-butte-near-sturgis-fed-by-high-grass-high-winds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revenue at center of legislative leader, newspaper discussion]]></title><description><![CDATA[State revenue, or the lack of it, was at the center of Thursday&rsquo;s discussion between legislative leaders and newspaper publishers and editors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/revenue-at-center-of-legislative-leader-newspaper-discussion/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/revenue-at-center-of-legislative-leader-newspaper-discussion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Act Plays: Riggs, Stanley County drama students head to Brandon for annual festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next week drama students from more than 40 high schools across the state will be travelling to Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center just east of Sioux Falls, to perform shows they've rehearsed for the annual One Act Play festival.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/one-act-plays-riggs-stanley-county-drama-students-head-to-brandon-for-annual-festival/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/one-act-plays-riggs-stanley-county-drama-students-head-to-brandon-for-annual-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mehlhaff says he will run for 4th term on Pierre City Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Mehlhaff, Pierre city commissioner since 2009, announced this week he will seek a fourth three-year term to the five-member commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/mehlhaff-says-he-will-run-for-4th-term-on-pierre-city-commission/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/mehlhaff-says-he-will-run-for-4th-term-on-pierre-city-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daugaard weighs in on challenges successor will face]]></title><description><![CDATA[The next governor of South Dakota will face challenges brought on by a proliferation of laws, a poorly focused educational system and river pollution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/daugaard-weighs-in-on-challenges-successor-will-face/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/daugaard-weighs-in-on-challenges-successor-will-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Career fair for high schoolers features more than 70 reps]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday morning around 70 representatives from state universities, technical schools, area retailers, health care providers and contractors filled both gymnasiums at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/career-fair-for-high-schoolers-features-more-than-70-reps/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/career-fair-for-high-schoolers-features-more-than-70-reps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A big crowd fills SDSU Extension seminar in Fort Pierre on pulse crops]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 80 people, most of them farmers, attended a seminar on growing pulse crops, such as field peas, lentils and chickpeas, on Thursday in the AmericInn&rsquo;s Teton Island Convention Center in Fort Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-big-crowd-fills-sdsu-extension-seminar-in-fort-pierre-on-pulse-crops/</link><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-big-crowd-fills-sdsu-extension-seminar-in-fort-pierre-on-pulse-crops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should SD lawmakers get a raise? Voters may decide]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers are debating asking voters to give them a major pay raise, which would spare them from taking politically awkward votes to hike their own salaries in the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/should-sd-lawmakers-get-a-raise-voters-may-decide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 06:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/should-sd-lawmakers-get-a-raise-voters-may-decide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another routine rehearsal for T.F. Riggs chamber choir – replete with honors]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Yeah, people like us!&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/another-routine-rehearsal-for-tf-riggs-chamber-choir-replete-with-honors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 06:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/another-routine-rehearsal-for-tf-riggs-chamber-choir-replete-with-honors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheri Wiechmann, 59]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sheri Wiechmann, age 59, of Rapid City, South Dakota, died on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Rapid City Regional Hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sheri-wiechmann-59/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sheri-wiechmann-59/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators ponder arguments on state railroads’ finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers asked questions but appeared unwilling to reach a decision Wednesday on a senator&rsquo;s request that legislative auditors participate in a financial review of South Dakota&rsquo;s state-owned railroads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senators-ponder-arguments-on-state-railroads-finances/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senators-ponder-arguments-on-state-railroads-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate favors 55 percent to be on November ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Senate agreed Wednesday to put a resolution on the November election ballot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-favors-55-percent-to-be-on-november-ballot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-favors-55-percent-to-be-on-november-ballot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDSU Extension to hold day-long session on pulse crops in Fort Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[An &ldquo;Educational Update,&rdquo; on growing peas, lentils and chickpeas will be held in the AmericInn in Fort Pierre today, Jan. 25, sponsored by SDSU Extension, the South Dakota Pulse Growers and the South Dakota Pulse Council.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sdsu-extension-to-hold-day-long-session-on-pulse-crops-in-fort-pierre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sdsu-extension-to-hold-day-long-session-on-pulse-crops-in-fort-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD state representatives exempt credit unions from broker licensing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit unions in South Dakota shouldn&rsquo;t need broker licenses for participating in real-estate transactions, the state House of Representatives decided Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-state-representatives-exempt-credit-unions-from-broker-licensing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-state-representatives-exempt-credit-unions-from-broker-licensing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saving Abel coming to the Longbranch this Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday, January 27, Pierre will be hosting one of the largest bands it has seen in a long time. Rock band Saving Abel will be coming to the Longbranch with their hit songs including &ldquo;Addicted,&rdquo; &ldquo;18 days,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Drowning (Face&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/saving-abel-coming-to-the-longbranch-this-saturday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/saving-abel-coming-to-the-longbranch-this-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds seek a new round of proposals for a two-year contract for air service to Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal aviation officials recently posted a request for airlines to submit proposals for providing passenger air service to Pierre and Watertown beginning Aug. 1, 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-seek-a-new-round-of-proposals-for-a-two-year-contract-for-air-service-to-pierre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-seek-a-new-round-of-proposals-for-a-two-year-contract-for-air-service-to-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DiSanto wants higher age when prostitution is crime]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota makes prostitution a misdemeanor crime when people engage in selling sex at age 16. A state lawmaker from Pennington County wants 18 as the minimum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/disanto-wants-higher-age-when-prostitution-is-crime/</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 05:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/disanto-wants-higher-age-when-prostitution-is-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Fort Pierre council meeting on Monday: Missouri bridge design choices]]></title><description><![CDATA[A special meeting starting at 5 p.m. Monday (Jan. 29) will be held by the Fort Pierre City Council, according to Fort Pierre Mayor Gloria Hanson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/special-fort-pierre-council-meeting-on-monday-missouri-bridge-design-choices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/special-fort-pierre-council-meeting-on-monday-missouri-bridge-design-choices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple adopts dog pheasant hunters found near Aberdeen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anita and Daryl Jung on Tuesday picked up River, their new yellow Labrador retriever, from the Aberdeen Area Humane Society, three weeks after she was found by pheasant hunters who found her in bad shape and apparently abandoned.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/couple-adopts-dog-pheasant-hunters-found-near-aberdeen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/couple-adopts-dog-pheasant-hunters-found-near-aberdeen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman admits giving false name to avoid $65K hospital bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debra Sigler of Rapid City pleaded no contest Tuesday in state court in Pierre to defrauding Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital out of $65,000 worth of surgery.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/woman-admits-giving-false-name-to-avoid-65k-hospital-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/woman-admits-giving-false-name-to-avoid-65k-hospital-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate panel wants students treated equally on Opportunity scholarships]]></title><description><![CDATA[A legislative panel cracked open the door Tuesday for more home-school students to get state-funded scholarships to go to college or tech school in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-panel-wants-students-treated-equally-on-opportunity-scholarships/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-panel-wants-students-treated-equally-on-opportunity-scholarships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate OKs advertising inside welcome-centers on interstates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state Department of Tourism should be allowed to contract for advertising displays in welcome-centers on South Dakota&rsquo;s two interstate highways, the state Senate decided Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-oks-advertising-inside-welcome-centers-on-interstates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-oks-advertising-inside-welcome-centers-on-interstates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate agrees to ‘no-party’ voters signing nomination papers for parties’ candidates]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota voters who aren&rsquo;t registered with any political party would be allowed to sign their names at the start of the process and help nominate candidates for political parties, under a change approved Tuesday by the state Senate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-agrees-to-no-party-voters-signing-nomination-papers-for-parties-candidates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-agrees-to-no-party-voters-signing-nomination-papers-for-parties-candidates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers seek further restrictions on abortions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A state lawmaker from Brown County is carrying legislation that would affect pre-abortion counseling by abortion providers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-seek-further-restrictions-on-abortions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-seek-further-restrictions-on-abortions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Otis Bilbrey, 64]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Otis Bilbrey, 64, passed away at his home in Shell, WY, on January 16, 2018, after a 16-month battle with pancreatic cancer. At his request, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/john-otis-bilbrey-64/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/john-otis-bilbrey-64/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Alexander, 87]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Alexander, 87, of Fort Pierre, passed away January 17, 2017 at Avera-St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital in Pierre. Visitation will be held from 12:30-1:00 pm, Friday, January 26, 2018 at Feigum Funeral Home with Funeral Services beginning at 1:00pm. Interment will&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jack-alexander-87/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jack-alexander-87/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Pierre approves spending for new pumping station for Hillsview Golf Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre City Commission on Tuesday approved spending up to $138,500 to install a new pumping station to better water Hillsview Golf Course in what is a last,stray piece of recovery from the flood of 2011.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-of-pierre-approves-spending-for-new-pumping-station-for-hillsview-golf-course/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/city-of-pierre-approves-spending-for-new-pumping-station-for-hillsview-golf-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill would bring license-plate laws into line with state’s current policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s laws regarding license plates for motor vehicles need to get on the same track as the practices already in use, some members of the Legislature recommended Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bill-would-bring-license-plate-laws-into-line-with-states-current-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/bill-would-bring-license-plate-laws-into-line-with-states-current-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel: Tribal chairmen to be notified if disinterment is sought for enrolled members]]></title><description><![CDATA[A panel of state lawmakers recommended Monday that deceased enrolled members of tribes in South Dakota shouldn&rsquo;t be taken from graves and reburied without the state agency notifying tribal chairpersons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/panel-tribal-chairmen-to-be-notified-if-disinterment-is-sought-for-enrolled-members/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/panel-tribal-chairmen-to-be-notified-if-disinterment-is-sought-for-enrolled-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senators raise questions about interstate rest areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wanda Goodman faced questions from state lawmakers Monday about why some rest areas have been closed along South Dakota&rsquo;s interstate highways.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senators-raise-questions-about-interstate-rest-areas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senators-raise-questions-about-interstate-rest-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD Stockgrowers bend a few ears - maybe some elbows -  at annual mixer with lawmakers in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s ranchers met with lawmakers last week in Pierre for their annual mixer to try to ensure they make the laws livestock producers want to see.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-stockgrowers-bend-a-few-ears-maybe-some-elbows-at-annual-mixer-with-lawmakers-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-stockgrowers-bend-a-few-ears-maybe-some-elbows-at-annual-mixer-with-lawmakers-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No need for lender to hound animal rescue board – building loan paid off]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Sunday, Betty Truax handed a check for $9,365.66 across the counter to a Bank West teller. The check was signed by each member of the Paws Animal Rescue Board, including Truax who's the treasurer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-need-for-lender-to-hound-animal-rescue-board-building-loan-paid-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/no-need-for-lender-to-hound-animal-rescue-board-building-loan-paid-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP fisheries staff to discuss Lake Oahe at meeting in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slow walleye population growth is still a problem on the lower half of Lake Oahe, Game, Fish and Parks Department officials told the Capital Journal on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-fisheries-staff-to-discuss-lake-oahe-at-meeting-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 05:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-fisheries-staff-to-discuss-lake-oahe-at-meeting-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowstorm shuts down roads, businesses in SE South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; South Dakota transportation and public safety officials are closing north and southbound lanes of Interstate 29 from around Sioux Falls south to the Iowa border because heavy snow and strong winds are making travel nearly impossible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snowstorm-shuts-down-roads-businesses-in-se-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snowstorm-shuts-down-roads-businesses-in-se-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow storm shuts down stuff in SE South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; South Dakota transportation and public safety officials are closing north and southbound lanes of Interstate 29 from around Sioux Falls south to the Iowa border because heavy snow and strong winds are making travel nearly impossible.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snow-storm-shuts-down-stuff-in-se-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snow-storm-shuts-down-stuff-in-se-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oey, former assistant, to run for Hughes County state's attorney slot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graham Oey, former chief deputy state&rsquo;s attorney for Hughes County, has announced he&rsquo;s running for state&rsquo;s attorney, about a month after his former boss, Wendy Kloeppner, said she is leaving to take a similar position in Lake County.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/oey-former-assistant-to-run-for-hughes-county-states-attorney-slot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/oey-former-assistant-to-run-for-hughes-county-states-attorney-slot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Road rage incident leads to chase, one arrest for firing gun in city limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pierre man was arrested Jan. 19 after police say he chased a carload of teenagers around Pierre and may have fired a gun at them during an apparent road rage incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-road-rage-incident-leads-to-chase-one-arrest-for-firing-gun-in-city-limits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-road-rage-incident-leads-to-chase-one-arrest-for-firing-gun-in-city-limits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Road rage incident leads to chase, gun fire, one arrest in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pierre man was arrested Friday, Jan. 19 after police say he chased a carload of teenagers around Pierre and may have fired a gun at them during an apparent road rage incident.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-road-rage-incident-leads-to-chase-gun-fire-one-arrest-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-road-rage-incident-leads-to-chase-gun-fire-one-arrest-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truckers in South Dakota might be allowed to use digital records]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overweight and over-width permits could be carried electronically in South Dakota under legislation the state Senate Transportation Committee unanimously endorsed Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/truckers-in-south-dakota-might-be-allowed-to-use-digital-records/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/truckers-in-south-dakota-might-be-allowed-to-use-digital-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tosten Lommen fighting extradition from SD to California to face charges he murdered his mom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tosten David Walsh Lommen, the California man charged with murdering his mother after her body was found in the SUV he was driving in Rapid City on New Year&rsquo;s Day, is fighting his return to face the charges in Palm&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tosten-lommen-fighting-extradition-from-sd-to-california-to-face-charges-he-murdered-his-mom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tosten-lommen-fighting-extradition-from-sd-to-california-to-face-charges-he-murdered-his-mom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady Buffs remain winless]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stanley County Lady Buffaloes basketball team saw their winless ways continue this weekend, dropping a pair of games in the Southern Plains Conference Tournament.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lady-buffs-remain-winless/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lady-buffs-remain-winless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House repeals direct electronic recording of votes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite some lawmakers leaving early, 59 representatives happened to still be in the House on Friday afternoon when Rep. Nancy York stood to talk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-repeals-direct-electronic-recording-of-votes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-repeals-direct-electronic-recording-of-votes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House committee recommends rewrite of state garnishment law]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disclosure forms for filing claims against a person&rsquo;s earnings in South Dakota would change under a measure that a panel of state lawmakers endorsed Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-committee-recommends-rewrite-of-state-garnishment-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-committee-recommends-rewrite-of-state-garnishment-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glik’s closes suddenly at Northridge Plaza in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glik&rsquo;s fashion clothing store in the Northridge Plaza mall in Pierre closed with little warning this weekend, a little more than eight years since it opened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gliks-closes-suddenly-at-northridge-plaza-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gliks-closes-suddenly-at-northridge-plaza-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[District 24 denizens let legislators know what they’re thinking]]></title><description><![CDATA["I think the people of South Dakota as a whole are incredibly independent and a tough lot, because why else would we live in this godforsaken prairie dog heaven."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/district-24-denizens-let-legislators-know-what-theyre-thinking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/district-24-denizens-let-legislators-know-what-theyre-thinking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Called by a constituent, Novstrup wants ‘historic-vehicles’ expanded]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s licensing law for historic vehicles applies only to historical cars. You can look it up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/called-by-a-constituent-novstrup-wants-historic-vehicles-expanded/</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 06:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/called-by-a-constituent-novstrup-wants-historic-vehicles-expanded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunters bag 2 bucks locked by the antlers NE of Gettysburg, SD]]></title><description><![CDATA[ABERDEEN &mdash; A group of hunters about 70 miles southwest of Aberdeen got a rare double after finding two whitetail bucks running with their antlers locked together.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hunters-bag-2-bucks-locked-by-the-antlers-ne-of-gettysburg-sd/</link><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2018 10:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hunters-bag-2-bucks-locked-by-the-antlers-ne-of-gettysburg-sd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glik's in Pierre closing suddenly this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glik&rsquo;s fashion clothing store in the Northridge Plaza mall in Pierre is closing this weekend, a little more than eight years since it opened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gliks-in-pierre-closing-suddenly-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gliks-in-pierre-closing-suddenly-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota drops charges against CA man arrested Jan. 1 in Rapid City]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota authorities have dropped the local charges against the California man stopped on New Year&rsquo;s Day while drunk driving in Rapid City with the body of his strangled mother wrapped in a blanket in the back of her Honda&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-drops-charges-against-ca-man-arrested-jan-1-in-rapid-city/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-drops-charges-against-ca-man-arrested-jan-1-in-rapid-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It’s a Geography, not a Spelling, Bee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seth Gildemaster, holds up a correct answer at the National Geographic Bee on Thursday at Georgia Morse Middle School: Hawaii; with an alternative spelling. Gildemaster took second place, while Henry Thronson, on the right, won the event and can compete&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/its-a-geography-not-a-spelling-bee/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/its-a-geography-not-a-spelling-bee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School of Mines president to deliver Stanley County High School commencement address]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Rankin, president of South Dakota School of Mines &amp; Technology, has agreed to deliver this year's commencement address at Stanley County High School, according to SC school officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/school-of-mines-president-to-deliver-stanley-county-high-school-commencement-address/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/school-of-mines-president-to-deliver-stanley-county-high-school-commencement-address/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than a leather ball in an iron hoop]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Welcome to Murdo, you&rsquo;re among friends!&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/more-than-a-leather-ball-in-an-iron-hoop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/more-than-a-leather-ball-in-an-iron-hoop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOT relaxes deadline for Missouri River bridge choices by Pierre and Fort Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[After giving the cities of Pierre and Fort Pierre a deadline of Feb. 1 to make choices about aesthetic enhancements for the final design of the Missouri River bridge replacement, the South Dakota Department of Transportation has agreed to allow&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dot-relaxes-deadline-for-missouri-river-bridge-choices-by-pierre-and-fort-pierre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dot-relaxes-deadline-for-missouri-river-bridge-choices-by-pierre-and-fort-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOT deadline relaxed for bridge choices]]></title><description><![CDATA[After giving the cities of Pierre and Fort Pierre a deadline of Feb. 1 to make choices about aesthetic enhancements for the final design of the Missouri River bridge replacement, the South Dakota Department of Transportation has agreed to allow&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dot-deadline-relaxed-for-bridge-choices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dot-deadline-relaxed-for-bridge-choices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Big three’ governor candidates meet at state tourism convention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &lsquo;big three&rsquo; of governor candidates appeared together on stage for the first time of South Dakota&rsquo;s 2018 election cycle Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-three-governor-candidates-meet-at-state-tourism-convention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-three-governor-candidates-meet-at-state-tourism-convention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Big 3’  guv candidates appear together in Pierre at SD tourism meet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &lsquo;big three&rsquo; of governor candidates appeared together on stage for the first time in South Dakota&rsquo;s 2018 election cycle Thursday in Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-3-guv-candidates-appear-together-in-pierre-at-sd-tourism-meet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2018 07:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-3-guv-candidates-appear-together-in-pierre-at-sd-tourism-meet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wismer rips trusts, and Lust blasts her]]></title><description><![CDATA[A political love fest between several lawyers for South Dakota&rsquo;s permanent task force on financial trusts and nine of the legislators on the House Judiciary Committee went suddenly off the rails Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wismer-rips-trusts-and-lust-blasts-her/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/wismer-rips-trusts-and-lust-blasts-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate approves PUC request for more grain-buyer reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Senate unanimously agreed Wednesday the state Public Utilities Commission should be able to keep closer watch on most grain buyers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-approves-puc-request-for-more-grain-buyer-reports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-approves-puc-request-for-more-grain-buyer-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists discover how to talk to kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday after school let out, nearly 180 kids headed over to Pierre's Discovery Center to meet some scientists face to face.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/scientists-discover-how-to-talk-to-kids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/scientists-discover-how-to-talk-to-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre’s new sushi place is well worth a visit or two]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is something transcendent about chowing down on good, fresh, uncooked seafood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierres-new-sushi-place-is-well-worth-a-visit-or-two/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierres-new-sushi-place-is-well-worth-a-visit-or-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House committee splits on ballot-measure fixes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reforms of South Dakota campaign-finance laws for ballot-measure groups cleared the first hurdle Wednesday from a legislative panel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-committee-splits-on-ballot-measure-fixes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-committee-splits-on-ballot-measure-fixes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre mayor approved by city council for service on GROW SD board]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its regular meeting on Tuesday the Fort Pierre City Council OK'd Mayor Gloria Hanson to serve on the board of directors of one of the nonprofits doing business as GROW South Dakota. The meeting day was shifted from Monday&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-mayor-approved-by-city-council-for-service-on-grow-sd-board/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-mayor-approved-by-city-council-for-service-on-grow-sd-board/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre Chouteau check presentation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission presented a $10,000 check and a plaque to the Pierre/Fort Pierre Historic Preservation Commission on Wednesday afternoon, at Fort Pierre Chouteau, a 34-acre site on the northern edge of Fort Pierre. The money&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-chouteau-check-presentation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-chouteau-check-presentation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A divided Senate adopts 2018 rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Senate argued for a half-hour Wednesday afternoon before adopting its rules for this legislative session.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-divided-senate-adopts-2018-rules/</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/a-divided-senate-adopts-2018-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under commission proposal to Legislature, grain buyers face quarterly financial reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[A panel of state lawmakers Tuesday recommended South Dakota grain buyers file financial reports quarterly so regulators can keep a closer eye on them.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/under-commission-proposal-to-legislature-grain-buyers-face-quarterly-financial-reports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/under-commission-proposal-to-legislature-grain-buyers-face-quarterly-financial-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thelma Beastrom, 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thelma Beastrom, 90, of Pierre, died Sunday, January 14, 2018, at Avera Maryhouse. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Thursday, January 18 at Community Bible Church with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm. Services will be 10:00am, Friday, January 19 at Community Bible&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/thelma-beastrom-90/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/thelma-beastrom-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Task force to tackle lease agreement between Verendrye Museum and City of Fort Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[A six-member task force &ndash; three members apiece from the Fort Pierre City Council and the Verendrye Museum Board &ndash; will hammer out the details for a future lease of a city-owned building that has housed the museum for 50&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/task-force-to-tackle-lease-agreement-between-verendrye-museum-and-city-of-fort-pierre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/task-force-to-tackle-lease-agreement-between-verendrye-museum-and-city-of-fort-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senate might reopen nonmeandered battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some legislators want more changes in South Dakota&rsquo;s laws on nonmeandered waters than Gov. Dennis Daugaard seeks, Sen. Jeff Partridge said Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-might-reopen-nonmeandered-battle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senate-might-reopen-nonmeandered-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet a Scientist event is today]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Discovery Center announced in a news release that it will host a Meet a Scientist event today, January 17, from 3:00-5:30 pm at the discovery center. Professional and student researchers from South Dakota universities will present activities&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/meet-a-scientist-event-is-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/meet-a-scientist-event-is-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maynard Gillette “Hap” Thompson, 89]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maynard Gillette &ldquo;Hap&rdquo; Thompson passed away Tuesday evening, January 9, 2018, at San Antonio Regional Hospital, Upland, California after a bout of pneumonia. His remains were cremated. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Pierre, South Dakota.Maynard Thompson was born August&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/maynard-gillette-hap-thompson-89/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/maynard-gillette-hap-thompson-89/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margaret L. Nickels, 96]]></title><description><![CDATA[Margaret L. Nickels, 96, of Pierre, passed away, Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Avera-Maryhouse. Funeral Services will begin at 10:00am, Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Madison Avenue Church of Christ with visitation one hour prior beginning at 9:00am. Interment&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/margaret-l-nickels-96/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/margaret-l-nickels-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hughes County hires just-retired U.S. Attorney Seiler as interim state’s attorney]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Hughes County Commission on Tuesday hired just-retired U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler of Fort Pierre as interim state&rsquo;s attorney to cover for State&rsquo;s Attorney Wendy Kloeppner who is leaving in two weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-hires-just-retired-us-attorney-seiler-as-interim-states-attorney/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hughes-county-hires-just-retired-us-attorney-seiler-as-interim-states-attorney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House okays three sets of changes to elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some small but important changes to South Dakota election laws won approval Tuesday from the state House of Representatives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-okays-three-sets-of-changes-to-elections/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-okays-three-sets-of-changes-to-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hanson to seek third term as Fort Pierre mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fort Pierre Mayor Gloria Hanson, whose two-year term ends this year, announced Tuesday that she will seek re-election.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hanson-to-seek-third-term-as-fort-pierre-mayor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 07:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/hanson-to-seek-third-term-as-fort-pierre-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secretary tells lawmakers: New advertising is planned for tourism in South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a different approach under way for promoting South Dakota as a destination for visitors, the head of state government&rsquo;s Department of Tourism told members of the Legislature last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/secretary-tells-lawmakers-new-advertising-is-planned-for-tourism-in-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/secretary-tells-lawmakers-new-advertising-is-planned-for-tourism-in-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre woman zips through ballistic missile alert in Hawaii]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cindy Bahe, executive director of the Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center in Fort Pierre, was zip lining in the rain forest in Hawaii on Saturday morning with her boyfriend, Terry Campbell when she learned emergency officials alerted the islands that a&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-woman-zips-through-ballistic-missile-alert-in-hawaii/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-woman-zips-through-ballistic-missile-alert-in-hawaii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legislature’s code counsel doesn’t answer to LRC head]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jason Hancock, director for the Legislative Research Council, told lawmakers the other day he doesn&rsquo;t hire the Legislature&rsquo;s code counsel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislatures-code-counsel-doesnt-answer-to-lrc-head/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/legislatures-code-counsel-doesnt-answer-to-lrc-head/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers may take up campus speech, ballot question bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota lawmakers will attend sexual harassment training this week and could consider bills on ballot questions, free speech on campus and data breaches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-may-take-up-campus-speech-ballot-question-bills/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-may-take-up-campus-speech-ballot-question-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP now checks public interest on variety of proposed projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Their specialist for human dimensions showed the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission last week the public-assessment tool used for evaluating projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-now-checks-public-interest-on-variety-of-proposed-projects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-now-checks-public-interest-on-variety-of-proposed-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert says South Dakota farm budgets will remain tight]]></title><description><![CDATA[ABERDEEN &mdash; A South Dakota State University expert says increasingly tight financial times are imminent for the region&rsquo;s farmers, who are already managing depressed markets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/expert-says-south-dakota-farm-budgets-will-remain-tight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/expert-says-south-dakota-farm-budgets-will-remain-tight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deloris Iversen, 85]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deloris Iversen, 85, of Murdo, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at her winter home in Apache Junction, Arizona, with family by her side. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 20, at 10:30am, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Murdo.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deloris-iversen-85/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/deloris-iversen-85/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extension teamed up with UNL to teach teachers about Ag sustainability]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an effort to educate today&rsquo;s youth about sustainable agriculture, SDSU Extension field specialists teamed up with educators from University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL) and presented a four-hour training session for South Dakota high school teachers on January 5, 2018&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/extension-teamed-up-with-unl-to-teach-teachers-about-ag-sustainability/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/extension-teamed-up-with-unl-to-teach-teachers-about-ag-sustainability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tourism event hosts governor candidates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three candidates running for governor with the highest profiles are scheduled to appear together Thursday at the Governor&rsquo;s Conference on Tourism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tourism-event-hosts-governor-candidates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/tourism-event-hosts-governor-candidates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD farmers plant fewest acres to winter wheat in 45 years; harvest record high acreage of soybeans]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota farmers planted only 850,000 acres of winter wheat this past fall for harvest in the summer of 2018, the fewest acres seeded in the state in 45 years, according to a government report released Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-farmers-plant-fewest-acres-to-winter-wheat-in-45-years-harvest-record-high-acreage-of-soybeans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-farmers-plant-fewest-acres-to-winter-wheat-in-45-years-harvest-record-high-acreage-of-soybeans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opioid overdoses killed 290 in state during 10-year span]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melissa DeNoon, a registered pharmacist, runs South Dakota&rsquo;s prescription drug monitoring program. The monitoring program has been in place for about five years. In 2017, the Legislature required that prescribers sign up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/opioid-overdoses-killed-290-in-state-during-10-year-span/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/opioid-overdoses-killed-290-in-state-during-10-year-span/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House committee gets a preview of big changes sought on alcohol]]></title><description><![CDATA[The governor and some lawmakers want to rewrite many South Dakota laws on making, distributing and selling liquor, beer, wine and other alcohol and expand some too.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-committee-gets-a-preview-of-big-changes-sought-on-alcohol/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/house-committee-gets-a-preview-of-big-changes-sought-on-alcohol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GFP hosting classes for adults who want to learn to hunt]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in Pierre, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department is organizing a series of free classes aimed at introducing adults to hunting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-hosting-classes-for-adults-who-want-to-learn-to-hunt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 05:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/gfp-hosting-classes-for-adults-who-want-to-learn-to-hunt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1958 killer of Hayes farm wife dies in SD prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert Brim, sentenced to life in prison in 1958 for killing Irene Stoeser at her farm near Hayes, South Dakota, died Jan. 7 at 79 in a Sioux Falls hospital after a lengthy illness, state prison officials announced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/1958-killer-of-hayes-farm-wife-dies-in-sd-prison/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 04:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/1958-killer-of-hayes-farm-wife-dies-in-sd-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD farmers plant fewest acres to winter wheat in 45 years; harvest record soybean acres]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota farmers planted only 850,000 acres of winter wheat this past fall for harvest in the summer of 2018, the fewest acres seeded in the state in 45 years. It&rsquo;s down 6.6 percent from the 910,000 acres planted in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-farmers-plant-fewest-acres-to-winter-wheat-in-45-years-harvest-record-soybean-acres/</link><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 22:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-farmers-plant-fewest-acres-to-winter-wheat-in-45-years-harvest-record-soybean-acres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watertown man charged with fatally shooting man]]></title><description><![CDATA[WATERTOWN, S.D. &mdash; Donald Herron, 30, of Watertown, was charged today in the fatal shooting of Seth Murray, 30, in a home in Watertown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/watertown-man-charged-with-fatally-shooting-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 20:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/watertown-man-charged-with-fatally-shooting-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aberdeen woman gets 5 years for stealing from elderly home health clients]]></title><description><![CDATA[A state judge on Thursday sentenced Amy Schmidt of Aberdeen to five years in prison for stealing money from three elderly people she was caring for working for a home health agency, according to a news release from state Attorney&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/aberdeen-woman-gets-5-years-for-stealing-from-elderly-home-health-clients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/aberdeen-woman-gets-5-years-for-stealing-from-elderly-home-health-clients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elmer L. Rieger, 79]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elmer L. Rieger, 79, of Pierre, passed away on January 8, 2018 at Avera-St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital. Visitation will be held 5:00 &ndash; 7:00 pm Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Feigum Funeral Home, concluding with a prayer service at 7:00 pm.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elmer-l-rieger-79/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/elmer-l-rieger-79/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Word’s reaching legislators: Lodging owners want more]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Legislature doesn&rsquo;t have a seat on state government&rsquo;s Board of Finance. That means lawmakers don&rsquo;t have a direct say in the rates the board sets for official travel by state government employees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/words-reaching-legislators-lodging-owners-want-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/words-reaching-legislators-lodging-owners-want-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota set a record for suicides in 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suicides rates set a record high during 2017 for South Dakota, state epidemiologist Josh Clayton told a panel of lawmakers Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-set-a-record-for-suicides-in-2017/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-set-a-record-for-suicides-in-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre resident leaving the state but not the country school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report card for a third grade pupil named Walter Dale Miller in 1934 was one of the slides cued up for Betsey DeLoache&rsquo;s audience on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-resident-leaving-the-state-but-not-the-country-school/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-resident-leaving-the-state-but-not-the-country-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission sets waterfowl seasons]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota&rsquo;s Game, Fish and Parks Commission agreed Thursday duck hunters should get to take two pintails per day rather than one and the duck season should start two weeks later than past years for six southern counties along the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-sets-waterfowl-seasons/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-sets-waterfowl-seasons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commission might make muskies a true trophy fish in South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muskellunge rank as one of the largest and trickiest species of game fish to catch in South Dakota. Now the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission is pondering whether to make anglers who catch muskies to put all of them&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-might-make-muskies-a-true-trophy-fish-in-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/commission-might-make-muskies-a-true-trophy-fish-in-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital Area United Way’s first “Say Yes to the Dance,” gives away nearly 90 prom dresses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capital Area United Way did a new thing last week in giving: passing on pert-near-new prom dresses to young ladies primed for proms this spring.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/capital-area-united-ways-first-say-yes-to-the-dance-gives-away-nearly-90-prom-dresses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/capital-area-united-ways-first-say-yes-to-the-dance-gives-away-nearly-90-prom-dresses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badlands sheep could be part of 2018 season]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota hunters might see one or more additional licenses for bighorn sheep this fall beyond the handful being offered for part of the Black Hills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/badlands-sheep-could-be-part-of-2018-season/</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 07:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/badlands-sheep-could-be-part-of-2018-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feds hook firm execs in fish farm fraud case]]></title><description><![CDATA[SIOUX FALLS &mdash; Two executives of a company with plans to build an aquaponics farm in Brookings have been indicted on wire and mail fraud.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-hook-firm-execs-in-fish-farm-fraud-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/feds-hook-firm-execs-in-fish-farm-fraud-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groups say American Indians face unequal access to voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.&mdash; Election sites far from reservations. Poll workers who don't speak tribal languages. Unequal access to early voting sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/groups-say-american-indians-face-unequal-access-to-voting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/groups-say-american-indians-face-unequal-access-to-voting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota State medical association to take on opioid epidemic, push legislation on tobacco and telemedicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota State Medical Association is looking to take the opioid epidemic head on in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-state-medical-association-to-take-on-opioid-epidemic-push-legislation-on-tobacco-and-telemedicine/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-state-medical-association-to-take-on-opioid-epidemic-push-legislation-on-tobacco-and-telemedicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senator continues push for State-Tribal meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is sufficient support from some South Dakota legislators to hold a Thursday meeting of the State-Tribal Relations Committee that could coordinate with the State of the Tribes speech that afternoon, according to one.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senator-continues-push-for-state-tribal-meeting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/senator-continues-push-for-state-tribal-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre Police Chief Panzer will retire in March after 28 years of service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre Police Chief Dave Panzer Jr. on Wednesday announced his retirement in a news release from City Hall after 28 years in the department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-police-chief-panzer-will-retire-in-march-after-28-years-of-service/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-police-chief-panzer-will-retire-in-march-after-28-years-of-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre man charged with sex contact with young teen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas King III, the former owner of the King&rsquo;s Inn motel in Pierre, was arraigned this week in state court on charges he had sexual contact in September with a 13-year-old girl. He pleaded not guilty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-man-charged-with-sex-contact-with-young-teen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-man-charged-with-sex-contact-with-young-teen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New restaurant opens in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre&rsquo;s newest eatery, Tokyo Japanese Cuisine, opened its doors for a soft opening Tuesday night in preparation for its public opening Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-restaurant-opens-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-restaurant-opens-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Krebs: Budget built from zero can work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Shantel Krebs encouraged legislators to look hard at her office&rsquo;s spending plans Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/krebs-budget-built-from-zero-can-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/krebs-budget-built-from-zero-can-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice: Meth, prescription drugs a ‘new wave of evil’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Supreme Court&rsquo;s chief justice says an explosion of meth and prescription drugs is a &ldquo;new wave of evil&rdquo; that has descended upon state residents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/justice-meth-prescription-drugs-a-new-wave-of-evil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/justice-meth-prescription-drugs-a-new-wave-of-evil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge Barnett brings a different style to state criminal court in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[State Circuit Judge Mark Barnett was a new judge with a lot of history as he had his first day this week in criminal court in Pierre as he took over in a kind of rotation from fellow state Circuit&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-barnett-brings-a-different-style-to-state-criminal-court-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/judge-barnett-brings-a-different-style-to-state-criminal-court-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Milton Askew, 74]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Milton Askew, formerly of Pierre, SD passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, January 8, 2018 in Wichita, KS. The memorial service will be held Friday, January 12 at 2:00 p.m. at Baker Funeral Home, 6100 E. Central, Suite&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/john-milton-askew-74/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/john-milton-askew-74/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former King’s Inn owner charged with sex contact with young teen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas King III, the former owner of the King&rsquo;s Inn motel in Pierre, was arraigned this week in state court on charges he had sexual contact in September with a 13-year-old girl. He pleaded not guilty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-kings-inn-owner-charged-with-sex-contact-with-young-teen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/former-kings-inn-owner-charged-with-sex-contact-with-young-teen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Interfaith Day at Capitol not just for Lutherans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ismael Mulamba is a Sioux Falls Muslim who traveled to Pierre for the Capitol&rsquo;s first Interfaith Day on Wednesday. Along with around 50 other leaders of different denominations across the state, he spent part of the morning in the Rotunda&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/first-interfaith-day-at-capitol-not-just-for-lutherans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/first-interfaith-day-at-capitol-not-just-for-lutherans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather service: snow, winds, icy roads coming today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dangerous driving conditions with up to 2 inches of snow, high winds and slippery roads are expected across Hughes and Stanley counties and the larger region today, the National Weather Service office in Aberdeen said in issuing an urgent winter&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/weather-service-snow-winds-icy-roads-coming-today/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/weather-service-snow-winds-icy-roads-coming-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota Pulse Processors plant wins support from Hughes Co. Rail Authority for leniency on $700,000 loan to cope with strained finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was more than 200 electric motors made in Europe that didn&rsquo;t pass state code that blew up the budget of the South Dakota Pulse Processors plant at Harrold.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-pulse-processors-plant-wins-support-from-hughes-co-rail-authority-for-leniency-on-700000-loan-to-cope-with-strained-finances/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-pulse-processors-plant-wins-support-from-hughes-co-rail-authority-for-leniency-on-700000-loan-to-cope-with-strained-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In three short words, the governor stirred the Legislature into action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The moment came near the end of his hour-long talk Tuesday opening the 2018 legislative session.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-three-short-words-the-governor-stirred-the-legislature-into-action/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/in-three-short-words-the-governor-stirred-the-legislature-into-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOT: By February, Pierre and Fort Pierre need to make bridge choices costing as much as $2.2 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[Choices about aesthetic enhancements that could make it into the final design of the Missouri River bridge replacement need to be made soon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dot-by-february-pierre-and-fort-pierre-need-to-make-bridge-choices-costing-as-much-as-22-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dot-by-february-pierre-and-fort-pierre-need-to-make-bridge-choices-costing-as-much-as-22-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert “Bob” Louis O’Day, 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robert &ldquo;Bob&rdquo; Louis O&rsquo;Day, 90, of Fort Pierre, SD and Little Falls, MN, passed away on January 2, 2018 at Avera-Maryhouse long term care facility in Pierre, SD. Visitation will be held from 1:00 &ndash; 2:00pm, Saturday, January 13, 2018&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/robert-bob-louis-oday-90/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/robert-bob-louis-oday-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre leaders: ADI has done well and what city expected in its new airline]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the first full calendar year of commercial air service to Pierre, Aerodynamics Inc., or ADI, has performed well, Mike Isaacs, manager of the Pierre Regional Airport, told the City Commission on Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-leaders-adi-has-done-well-and-what-city-expected-in-its-new-airline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-leaders-adi-has-done-well-and-what-city-expected-in-its-new-airline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre City Commission okays 2.5 percent raise for city police]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pierre City Commission on Tuesday approved a new contract to give police officers in the union local a 2.5 percent raise in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-commission-okays-25-percent-raise-for-city-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-commission-okays-25-percent-raise-for-city-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeannette Joy Protexter, 86]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral service for Jeannette Joy Protexter, 86, of Pierre and formerly of Aberdeen, SD, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at Faith Lutheran Church in Pierre. The Rev. Dr. Cory J. Rajek will officiate. Burial will be&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jeannette-joy-protexter-86/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jeannette-joy-protexter-86/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huizenga announces run for 4th term on Pierre City Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamie Huizenga announced Tuesday he would seek re-election in June to a fourth three-year term on the five-member Pierre City Commission at the combined city/county/school district election..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/huizenga-announces-run-for-4th-term-on-pierre-city-commission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/huizenga-announces-run-for-4th-term-on-pierre-city-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California man charged in death of mother found in back of SUV after stop in Rapid City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tosten Lommen, stopped on New Year&rsquo;s Day in Rapid City for driving up to 118 mph with his dead mother&rsquo;s body in her Honda SUV, has been charged with her murder in California.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/california-man-charged-in-death-of-mother-found-in-back-of-suv-after-stop-in-rapid-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/california-man-charged-in-death-of-mother-found-in-back-of-suv-after-stop-in-rapid-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[All state government workers and many local ones could be automatically enrolled in deferred-comp]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota Retirement System trustees want all state government employees enrolled in the deferred compensation program on July 1, 2019, at the latest.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/all-state-government-workers-and-many-local-ones-could-be-automatically-enrolled-in-deferred-comp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/all-state-government-workers-and-many-local-ones-could-be-automatically-enrolled-in-deferred-comp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Pierre school board seats up for election in June]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will be two seats on the Pierre school board up for election during the South Dakota primary on June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-pierre-school-board-seats-up-for-election-in-june/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/two-pierre-school-board-seats-up-for-election-in-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State officials report solid early savings shifting some of tribal Medicaid to feds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care coordination agreements signed Nov. 13 by three major providers of Medicaid services to tribal members in South Dakota shifted a portion of taxpayer-subsidized expenses away from state government&rsquo;s general fund, officials said Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-officials-report-solid-early-savings-shifting-some-of-tribal-medicaid-to-feds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-officials-report-solid-early-savings-shifting-some-of-tribal-medicaid-to-feds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharon Marie Paulsen, 77]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sharon Marie Paulsen passed away on January 6, 2018 at her home. Visitation will be on January, 11th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. followed by a Prayer Service at 7 p.m. at Isburg Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sharon-marie-paulsen-77/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sharon-marie-paulsen-77/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD Quarter Horse Association draws hundreds to convention in Fort Pierre/Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The South Dakota Quarter Horse Association had a big crowd and a successful weekend in Fort Pierre and Pierre for its annual convention, said Jim Hunt, one of the organizers and a board director for the American Quarter Horse Association.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-quarter-horse-association-draws-hundreds-to-convention-in-fort-pierrepierre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-quarter-horse-association-draws-hundreds-to-convention-in-fort-pierrepierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ron Parsons Jr. sworn in as new U.S. attorney for South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sioux Falls attorney Ron Parsons Jr. has taken the reins as U.S attorney for South Dakota, succeeding Randy Seiler of Fort Pierre, who retired Dec. 31.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ron-parsons-jr-sworn-in-as-new-us-attorney-for-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ron-parsons-jr-sworn-in-as-new-us-attorney-for-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Man arrested for threatening to destroy apartment building]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pierre man was arrested early Jan. 5 after police say he threatened to destroy an apartment complex.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-man-arrested-for-threatening-to-destroy-apartment-building/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-man-arrested-for-threatening-to-destroy-apartment-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noem talks online sales taxes in Pierre, among other topics]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem was in Pierre on Monday morning to meet with various ag groups at the South Dakota Wheat Building on Euclid Avenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-talks-online-sales-taxes-in-pierre-among-other-topics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/noem-talks-online-sales-taxes-in-pierre-among-other-topics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawmakers to gather for Daugaard’s final legislative session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Dennis Daugaard&rsquo;s final legislative session as governor won&rsquo;t be full of new state spending, but South Dakota lawmakers will keep busy debating changes to the state&rsquo;s ballot question system, tougher penalties for meth dealers and the use of lakes&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-to-gather-for-daugaards-final-legislative-session/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/lawmakers-to-gather-for-daugaards-final-legislative-session/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joint election on June 5 in Stanley County: school board, county offices]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its regular monthly meeting on Monday, the Stanley County School Board approved an agreement with the county to hold joint elections on the same day as the county&rsquo;s primary election: June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/joint-election-on-june-5-in-stanley-county-school-board-county-offices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/joint-election-on-june-5-in-stanley-county-school-board-county-offices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackley: California woman found dead in SUV in Rapid City on New Year’s Day had been violently killed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman found dead on New Year&rsquo;s Day in the back of a California SUV driven by her son to Rapid City was violently killed by someone, said state Attorney General Marty Jackley on Monday in a news release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackley-california-woman-found-dead-in-suv-in-rapid-city-on-new-years-day-had-been-violently-killed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2018 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackley-california-woman-found-dead-in-suv-in-rapid-city-on-new-years-day-had-been-violently-killed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow tickets in Fort Pierre prompt city council questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Tuesday after New Year&rsquo;s Day, Fort Pierre City Councilmember Larry Cronin passed along to his colleagues and city staff some complaints he&rsquo;d heard from residents &ndash; about the city&rsquo;s snow removal efforts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snow-tickets-in-fort-pierre-prompt-city-council-questions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 06:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/snow-tickets-in-fort-pierre-prompt-city-council-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open meetings panel decides to accept school boards filing in water board case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Associated School Boards of South Dakota can file a brief supporting state government&rsquo;s Water Management Board against a complaint brought by George Ferebee, the South Dakota Open Meetings Commission unanimously decided Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/open-meetings-panel-decides-to-accept-school-boards-filing-in-water-board-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 06:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/open-meetings-panel-decides-to-accept-school-boards-filing-in-water-board-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanley County Sheriff, Deputies receive 5 percent pay increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[At their Tuesday monthly meeting members of the Stanley County Law Enforcement (SCLE) Board voted to approve a 5 percent increase in compensation for Sheriff Brad Rathbun and his deputies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-sheriff-deputies-receive-5-percent-pay-increase/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-sheriff-deputies-receive-5-percent-pay-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jacqueline DeScheuquette-Thompson, 64]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacqueline DeScheuquette-Thompson, age 64, of Pipestone, MN, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the Pipestone County Hospice House. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 13th at 2:00 PM at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Pipestone&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jacqueline-descheuquette-thompson-64/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 06:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jacqueline-descheuquette-thompson-64/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD population grows by 0.9 percent in latest year]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Dakota's population growth last year was slightly ahead of the national rate, and better than the rates of neighboring states, according to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-population-grows-by-09-percent-in-latest-year/</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-population-grows-by-09-percent-in-latest-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daugaard plans workforce development as focus of last State of the State speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Dennis Daugaard plans to talk most about workforce development in his last State of the State speech opening the Legislature&rsquo;s annual session next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/daugaard-plans-workforce-development-as-focus-of-last-state-of-the-state-speech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/daugaard-plans-workforce-development-as-focus-of-last-state-of-the-state-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[William “Willis” Lee Buol, 86]]></title><description><![CDATA[William &ldquo;Willis&rdquo; Lee Buol, 86, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at Avera-St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital in Pierre. Graveside services and military honors will take place at 11:00am, Saturday, January 6, 2018 at the Onida Cemetery in Onida, SD. A fellowship&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/william-willis-lee-buol-86/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/william-willis-lee-buol-86/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Man pulls knife in bar, lands in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Pierre man was arrested Thursday after police say he threatened two other men with a knife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-man-pulls-knife-in-bar-lands-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-man-pulls-knife-in-bar-lands-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only SD Quarter Horse in national Hall of Fame and Red Steagall headline convention in Fort Pierre and Pierre this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only South Dakota horse in the national Hall of Fame of the American Quarter Horse Association, Casey&rsquo;s Ladylove, will be celebrated this weekend at the annual meeting of the South Dakota Quarter Horse Association in Fort Pierre and Pierre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/only-sd-quarter-horse-in-national-hall-of-fame-and-red-steagall-headline-convention-in-fort-pierre-and-pierre-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/only-sd-quarter-horse-in-national-hall-of-fame-and-red-steagall-headline-convention-in-fort-pierre-and-pierre-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great dodgeballs of fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Wednesday evening, members of the Fort Pierre Fire Department handled a call of sorts, by driving their trucks two blocks south on Deadwood Street and a half block west on Main Avenue to the Stanley County Elementary School gym.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/great-dodgeballs-of-fire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/great-dodgeballs-of-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre man collects $391,000 lottery prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill Rose has reason to be happy in this new year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-man-collects-391000-lottery-prize/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-man-collects-391000-lottery-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dennis Lindbloom, 78]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral services for Dennis Lindbloom, 78, of Pierre, will be Monday, January 8, at 11:00 am, at Southeast United Methodist Church, with visitation beginning at 10:00am. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Dennis passed away early Thursday, January 4, 2018,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dennis-lindbloom-78/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/dennis-lindbloom-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big water, big ducks and good friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Editor&rsquo;s note: This story originally was published in the Dec. 10, 2015 edition of the Capital Journal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-water-big-ducks-and-good-friends/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/big-water-big-ducks-and-good-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speeding California driver stopped in Rapid City had dead mother in SUV]]></title><description><![CDATA[The California man stopped in Rapid City on New Year's Day after a 118-mph chase had the dead body of his mother in the back of the SUV, according to state officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/speeding-california-driver-stopped-in-rapid-city-had-dead-mother-in-suv/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/speeding-california-driver-stopped-in-rapid-city-had-dead-mother-in-suv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stanley County workers get 1 percent more pay for 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Stanley County employees will receive one percent more pay than they did last year. The county commission made the decision at its regular meeting Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-workers-get-1-percent-more-pay-for-2018/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 05:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/stanley-county-workers-get-1-percent-more-pay-for-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruth E. Hofer, 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruth E. Hofer, 90]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ruth-e-hofer-90/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 05:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ruth-e-hofer-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New, giant SD farm co-op coins new word for its name]]></title><description><![CDATA[You will never guess what the leaders of two big South Dakota farm cooperatives - North Central Farmers Elevator and South Dakota Wheat Growers - decided to name their new merged giant co-op that will begin operating next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-giant-sd-farm-co-op-coins-new-word-for-its-name/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 05:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/new-giant-sd-farm-co-op-coins-new-word-for-its-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missouri River power generation up in 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[BISMARCK, N.D. &mdash; Electric power generation from the Missouri River&rsquo;s six upstream dams increased 23 percent in 2017 but the federal agency that sells the power still had to buy electricity on the open market to fulfill contracts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/missouri-river-power-generation-up-in-2017/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 05:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/missouri-river-power-generation-up-in-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avera leaders say housing air ambulance in Pierre will save lives, provide better service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avera St. Mary&rsquo;s Hospital&rsquo;s plan to base an airplane and crew of pilots and nurses in Pierre for improved air ambulance service is a a big deal, but also just part of the Catholic health system&rsquo;s mission to provide the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/avera-leaders-say-housing-air-ambulance-in-pierre-will-save-lives-provide-better-service/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 05:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/avera-leaders-say-housing-air-ambulance-in-pierre-will-save-lives-provide-better-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth Goose Hunt prepping for 28th year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to 100 young hunters will be taking the field this weekend, hoping warmer temperatures will get the geese moving during the Central South Dakota Youth Goose Hunt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/youth-goose-hunt-prepping-for-28th-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/youth-goose-hunt-prepping-for-28th-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peitz announces plans to build big hangar at Pierre airport to house Avera air ambulance planes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Peitz convinced the Pierre City Commission on Tuesday to approve a new airport lease for a big new hangar he and his wife, Cathy, plan to build this year at the airport.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/peitz-announces-plans-to-build-big-hangar-at-pierre-airport-to-house-avera-air-ambulance-planes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/peitz-announces-plans-to-build-big-hangar-at-pierre-airport-to-house-avera-air-ambulance-planes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested with dead woman in SUV after 118-mph chase through Black Hills]]></title><description><![CDATA[A California man was driving 118 mph down Interstate 90 on New Year&rsquo;s Day, chased by the law through the Black Hills with a dead woman in his vehicle before he was stopped with spike strips in Rapid City, then&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/man-arrested-with-dead-woman-in-suv-after-118-mph-chase-through-black-hills/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/man-arrested-with-dead-woman-in-suv-after-118-mph-chase-through-black-hills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackley proposes stiffer sentences for distributing methamphetamine as a route to reduce prison inmates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state attorney general said Tuesday requiring longer prison times for distributing methamphetamine in South Dakota could lead to fewer men and women in state prisons.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackley-proposes-stiffer-sentences-for-distributing-methamphetamine-as-a-route-to-reduce-prison-inmates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/jackley-proposes-stiffer-sentences-for-distributing-methamphetamine-as-a-route-to-reduce-prison-inmates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interfaith Day planned for Jan. 10 at the Legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years after he was elected statewide leader for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Rev. David Zellmer returns to his former church and South Dakota&rsquo;s Capitol next week for Interfaith Day at the Legislature.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/interfaith-day-planned-for-jan-10-at-the-legislature/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/interfaith-day-planned-for-jan-10-at-the-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre: More time needed before striking long-term deal with Verendrye Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fort Pierre just concluded a year-long bicentennial celebration when an often-heard sentiment went something like this: Let&rsquo;s start planning for the next 200 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-more-time-needed-before-striking-long-term-deal-with-verendrye-museum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-more-time-needed-before-striking-long-term-deal-with-verendrye-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre bumps city salaries by 3.5 percent]]></title><description><![CDATA[City workers in Fort Pierre generally will get 3.5 percent more money in 2018 than they did last year. The city council made that decision at its first regular meeting of the year, held Tuesday instead of Monday due to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-bumps-city-salaries-by-35-percent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-bumps-city-salaries-by-35-percent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California man stopped in Rapid City with dead woman in vehicle after 118-mph chase]]></title><description><![CDATA[A California, man was driving 118 mph down Interstate 90 on New Year&rsquo;s Day through the Black Hills with a dead woman in his vehicle before he was stopped with spike strips in Rapid City, then caught when he tried&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/california-man-stopped-in-rapid-city-with-dead-woman-in-vehicle-after-118-mph-chase/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/california-man-stopped-in-rapid-city-with-dead-woman-in-vehicle-after-118-mph-chase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[States Pay the Price When You Buy Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court should move state sales taxes into the internet age.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/states-pay-the-price-when-you-buy-online/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 20:32:20 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/states-pay-the-price-when-you-buy-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Pierre bicentennial year goes out with a bull ride]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fort Pierre bucked out its bicentennial year the same way it started &ndash; with bull riding at Schomer Barn. This year's event was called the Bicentennial Final Countdown New Year's Eve Bull Bash.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-bicentennial-year-goes-out-with-a-bull-ride/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 12:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/fort-pierre-bicentennial-year-goes-out-with-a-bull-ride/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Velma Lauck, 96]]></title><description><![CDATA[Velma Lauck, 96, of Viborg, formerly of Canistota, passed away on December 21, 2017 at Pioneer Haven Nursing Home in Viborg, SD. Afuneral service will begin at 10:30 am on Friday, December 29 at the United Church of Canistota. Visitation&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/velma-lauck-96/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/velma-lauck-96/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Dakota utility companies told to inform regulators about tax savings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investor-owned companies selling electricity or natural gas to customers in South Dakota should share the savings from federal tax reductions coming in 2018 so that consumers benefit, state Public Utilities Commission members decided Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-utility-companies-told-to-inform-regulators-about-tax-savings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/south-dakota-utility-companies-told-to-inform-regulators-about-tax-savings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marilyn Rinehart, 90]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marilyn Rinehart, 90, of Highmore, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Highmore Health in Highmore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marilyn-rinehart-90/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/marilyn-rinehart-90/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[LaVerne Ehlers, 72]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral services for LaVerne Ehlers, 72, of Presho, SD will be 10:30 am Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Presho, SD with burial in the Presho Cemetery at Presho, SD. Visitation will begin Monday at 5:00&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/laverne-ehlers-72/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/laverne-ehlers-72/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ice cream flavor part of South Dakota university legacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brookings &mdash; There wasn't a patent, but there were witnesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ice-cream-flavor-part-of-south-dakota-university-legacy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/ice-cream-flavor-part-of-south-dakota-university-legacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casey Tibbs’ championships began when he was 20, but he started winning earlier]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the 2017 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Ryder Wright of Utah won the saddle bronc championship on Dec. 16, about 85 days shy of his 20th birthday, which will be on March 12, 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/casey-tibbs-championships-began-when-he-was-20-but-he-started-winning-earlier/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/casey-tibbs-championships-began-when-he-was-20-but-he-started-winning-earlier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 comes in as icy record-breaker at -22 in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New Year in Pierre began with a new low: the coldest Jan. 1 on record when the early morning temperature fell to 22 degrees below zero, said Aaron Dorn of the National Weather Service office in Aberdeen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2018-comes-in-as-icy-record-breaker-at-22-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 05:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2018-comes-in-as-icy-record-breaker-at-22-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2017 ends, 2018 to open with record cold in Pierre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunday closed out 2017 as the coldest last day of the year in Pierre on record, as the temperature fell to 25 below zero at 7:05 a.m., Dec. 31, breaking a 50-year-old record, according to the National Weather Service office&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2017-ends-2018-to-open-with-record-cold-in-pierre/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2018 07:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/2017-ends-2018-to-open-with-record-cold-in-pierre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Bicentennial Final Countdown New Year's Eve Bull Bash (Saturday's Edition)]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 400 bull riding fans enjoyed the first night of the Bicentennial Final County New Year's Eve Bull Bash on Saturday at Schomer Barn on the Stanley County Fairgrounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-bicentennial-final-countdown-new-years-eve-bull-bash-saturdays-edition/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2017 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/photos-bicentennial-final-countdown-new-years-eve-bull-bash-saturdays-edition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daugaard to name Diedrich to fill Tieszen's seat in SD House]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gov. Dennis Daugaard will name a former state lawmaker to fill the western South Dakota state House seat vacant after former Rep. Craig Tieszen's death.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/daugaard-to-name-diedrich-to-fill-tieszens-seat-in-sd-house/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 05:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/daugaard-to-name-diedrich-to-fill-tieszens-seat-in-sd-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver killed in SUV crash into BNSF train in Mobridge]]></title><description><![CDATA[MOBRIDGE &mdash; The driver of a SUV was killed when it crashed into a BNSF train and caught fire in Mobridge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/driver-killed-in-suv-crash-into-bnsf-train-in-mobridge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 05:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/driver-killed-in-suv-crash-into-bnsf-train-in-mobridge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police: Prank led to officer killing innocent Kansas man]]></title><description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police and the FBI are investigating whether an argument over an online game prompted a hoax call that led to a house where an officer shot and killed a Kansas man who apparently wasn't involved in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-prank-led-to-officer-killing-innocent-kansas-man/</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 04:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/police-prank-led-to-officer-killing-innocent-kansas-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Krebs: Constitution measure on campaigns/ethics will be on 2018 ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters of a proposed government ethics constitutional amendment turned in enough valid signatures to put it before voters in 2018, South Dakota's chief elections official said Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/krebs-constitution-measure-on-campaignsethics-will-be-on-2018-ballot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 19:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/krebs-constitution-measure-on-campaignsethics-will-be-on-2018-ballot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government ethics measure approved to appear on 2018 ballot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters of a proposed government ethics constitutional amendment turned in enough valid signatures to put it before voters in 2018, South Dakota's chief elections official said Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/government-ethics-measure-approved-to-appear-on-2018-ballot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 19:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/government-ethics-measure-approved-to-appear-on-2018-ballot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre plows worked Friday due to expected Saturday snow; cold will be dangerous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre city snow plows cleared streets and highways in the city on Friday afternoon, despite small amounts of accumulation, because 3 inches to 6 inches were expected to fall Saturday, Dec. 30.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-plows-worked-friday-due-to-expected-saturday-snow-cold-will-be-dangerous/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-plows-worked-friday-due-to-expected-saturday-snow-cold-will-be-dangerous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pierre city snow plows worked Friday because of expected Saturday snow; cold will be dangerous]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pierre city snow plows cleared streets and highways in the city on Friday afternoon, despite small amounts of accumulation, because 3 inches to 6 inches were expected to fall Saturday, Dec. 30.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-snow-plows-worked-friday-because-of-expected-saturday-snow-cold-will-be-dangerous/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/pierre-city-snow-plows-worked-friday-because-of-expected-saturday-snow-cold-will-be-dangerous/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Official: Pierre plows start work Friday at 12:30 p.m.]]></title><description><![CDATA[City of Pierre Street Deptartment crews will commence plowing snow on selected streets at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Lynn Patton construction and operations manager for the city said in a news release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/official-pierre-plows-start-work-friday-at-1230-pm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/official-pierre-plows-start-work-friday-at-1230-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic death near McLaughlin part of recent increases in SD highway fatalities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was killed Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle rollover east of McLaughlin, according to Tony Mangan, spokesman for the South Dakota Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/traffic-death-near-mclaughlin-part-of-recent-increases-in-sd-highway-fatalities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/traffic-death-near-mclaughlin-part-of-recent-increases-in-sd-highway-fatalities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court upholds consecutive sentences of 110 years and 100 years for double killings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The circuit judge acted within his authority when he imposed consecutive sentences of 110 years and 100 years for the double killings committed at Faith in 2016, the South Dakota Supreme Court said in a decision released Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/supreme-court-upholds-consecutive-sentences-of-110-years-and-100-years-for-double-killings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/supreme-court-upholds-consecutive-sentences-of-110-years-and-100-years-for-double-killings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court overrules a previous court, says woman can sue ex-husband for abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Rapid City woman can sue her ex-husband for allegedly forcing her to work as a prostitute before and during their marriage, and for allegedly abusing her emotionally, physically and sexually, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled in a decision&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/supreme-court-overrules-a-previous-court-says-woman-can-sue-ex-husband-for-abuse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/supreme-court-overrules-a-previous-court-says-woman-can-sue-ex-husband-for-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State Supreme Court: Legislature lets courts require good behavior longer than sentences]]></title><description><![CDATA[State courts can suspend execution of sentences on the condition that defendants practice good behavior longer than the maximum times they would have been behind bars, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled in a decision released Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-supreme-court-legislature-lets-courts-require-good-behavior-longer-than-sentences/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/state-supreme-court-legislature-lets-courts-require-good-behavior-longer-than-sentences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD Supremes overule previous court, say woman can sue ex-husband for emotional abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Rapid City woman can sue her ex-husband for allegedly forcing her to work as a prostitute before and during their marriage, and for allegedly abusing her emotionally, physically and sexually, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled in a decision&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-supremes-overule-previous-court-say-woman-can-sue-ex-husband-for-emotional-abuse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/south-dakota/sd-supremes-overule-previous-court-say-woman-can-sue-ex-husband-for-emotional-abuse/</guid></item></channel></rss>