80 mph Speed Limits Have Not Increased Highway Fatalities In South Dakota

  South Dakota Highway Fatality's Getty Images/Thinkstock If you're one of those people who loves to complain that drivers are too slow, too fast, too reckless, too impaired, or just happen to be from Iowa, sorry, Iowans, we still love your …

South Dakota and Midwest states’ showing sustained GDP loss

Jared McEntaffer speaks at Heartland Energy Summer Conference Global clashes and trade wars hammered Midwestern states’ agricultural economies early this year, while a continuing boom in Southeastern states’ housing and tech jobs kept their economies …

State of Emergency declared on reservation that straddles South Dakota-North Dakota border

July 18, 2025 STANDING ROCK–A state of emergency has been declared on the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Reservation. Tribal leadership made the declaration earlier this month after citing an increase in violence and drug use on the reservation. Officials say …

South Dakota Regents approve pistol policy on university campuses

July 18, 2025 BROOKINGS, S.D.–The South Dakota Board of Regents approved a policy on Thursday in Brookings allowing people with enhanced permits to carry concealed pistols on the state’s public university campuses. The policy was necessitated by a law that …

‘The Founding Gifts’ exhibit celebrates South Dakota Art Museum's beginnings

SDSU Marketing & Communications BROOKINGS — The South Dakota Art Museum is celebrating the people and collections that made the museum possible with a summerlong exhibit and a reception planned for early August. “The Founding Gifts” opened March 29 and …

South Dakota High School Coaches Association names winter, spring Coaches of the Year 

South Dakota State earns fifth-straight top 100 Learfield Cup finish

SDSU Sports Information BROOKINGS — South Dakota State continues to compete among the best at the Division I level, made apparent by the SDSU Athletic Department’s recent finish in the 2024-25 Learfield Directors’ Cup final standings. The athletic year …

South Dakota CASA Commission To Meet July 21

PIERRE — The South Dakota Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Commission will hold a meeting on Monday, July 21, from 2-3 p.m. CDT, virtually via Microsoft Teams.  The commission will hear updates from the state administered CASA Association, review …

PFL Champions Series Launches Historic Event in Cape Town, South Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is set to host its most significant event to date, the PFL Champions Series: Road to Dubai, on Saturday, July 19, marking the launch of PFL Africa. The milestone event will feature a …

North Dakota high school student wins national female clay target title

MASON, Mich. – A North Dakota high school student is the top female shooter in the country after winning the female division of the USA High School Clay Target League National Championship on Sunday, July 13. Brianna Helsene of South Prairie High School …