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Teacher, superintendent offer resignations in Elkton
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A teacher and the superintendent in the Elkton School District offered resignations after a sex offender was a visitor the school, a news release from the school board president Derek Frerichs said. Andrew Polly was charged with loitering in a safe zone stemming from...
Students awarded at annual Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Year Banquet
BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Some of this year’s best and brightest students were recognized on Saturday in Brookings at the Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Year Banquet. The event recognized students featured each week during Dakota News Now’s Scholar of the Week series. Three scholarships were...
SD Department of Corrections announces offender death
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - State prison offender Brian Gibbons has died, according to a release shared by the Department of Corrections on Tuesday. Gibbons, 47, passed away at a Sioux Falls hospital on Monday. He was serving a sentence for First-Degree Robbery from Brookings County at the...
Jacks take two in doubleheader over Tommies
BROOKINGS, S.D. (SDSU) — South Dakota State was solid in its doubleheader meeting against St. Thomas on Saturday, April 27, en route to two victories in Summit League softball. The Jackrabbits defeated the Tommies 5-2 to begin the day at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium, then won a five-inning run-rule 8-0 game to close the two-game set out. […]
Sister finds her farm safety voice as a SDSU student and athlete
College is a life-changing experience for many people, but Jaiden Boomsma’s life changed well before she arrived on the campus of South Dakota State University (SDSU). Seven years ago this month, when Jaiden was 15, she lost her little brother Jaxon in a tractor runover on their grandparents’ farm. Soon after, the Boomsma family established a memorial to “Keep his Smile Alive” and try to prevent a similar tragedy from striking another family.
UT Tyler's ATO hosts Locker Room Talk with the East Texas Crisis Center
With April recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness, advocates say it’s important to know violence against women isn’t just a woman’s issue — it’s a human issue. That's why the East Texas Crisis Center and the University of Tyler chapter of Alpha Tau Omega hosted a panel discussion of ‘Locker Room Talk,’ to talk about how men can be active bystanders to prevent sexual violence.
South Dakota utility sourcing natural gas from cattle manure hopes to add five more sites by 2025
BROOKINGS, S.D. — A new facility sending renewable natural gas made from dairy cattle manure to local energy customers could be the first of several such plants, a utility company said Monday, April 22, while celebrating Earth Day. Natural gas is mostly methane. It’s typically extracted by fracking and...
Say hello to this year’s SD Principal of the Year
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) – Good educators are all around us. Now one South Dakota principal is being honored for his years of dedication to preparing students for the future. “He develops relationships with staff, students, community,” George S. Mickelson Middle School Assistant Principal Matt Christie said. “His promotion...
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