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UNDATED – Average gasoline prices in South Dakota have fallen 18.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.87/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 628 stations in South […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– South Dakota’s attorney general is ready to join the US House of Representatives. South Dakota voters elected Marty Jackley to Congress last week. The Republicans will be in the minority as Democrats prepare to take control of the chamber.Jackley says he’s already in talks with other lawmakers. “There has been some […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota will receive $187.7 million in Year Two funding for a program aimed at improving health care access in rural and frontier communities, Gov. Larry Rhoden and the state Department of Health announced. The Rural Health Transformation Program is a five-year initiative...
South Dakota stepped up in a big way last month for Taco John's fundraiser for Deputy Katherine Ann Frank
As we head into the holiday season, shoppers in South Dakota appear to be bucking at least one national trend. Across most of the country, national media is reporting consumer optimism as soft. But in the 605, retailers are telling a bit different story. “We routinely survey our members to...
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO)– This rate increase is the first in over 12 years for Black Hills Energy. “While the law doesn’t require it, the fact that we were able to keep this increase less than the rate of inflation over those 12 years, there’s very, very few places in the country where utilities have […]
South Dakota House Republicans selected an entirely new leadership team Monday, completing a shakeup arising from a contentious campaign season. Mike Stevens, of Yankton, is the nominee for speaker of the House, and Amber Arlint, of Sioux Falls, is the nominee for speaker pro tempore. Taylor Rehfeldt, of Sioux Falls, will be majority leader and […]
Most families say the same thing afterward. We wish we'd known sooner. Hospice might be the most misunderstood word in medicine. People hear it and think the last few days. They think somebody quit. Dr. Jennifer Eitingon hears that every week, and she's been working to take the fear out of it.
TULSA, Okla. (USD Athletics) – South Dakota volleyball has claimed at least a share of their fifth regular season Summit League Championship Saturday with a 25-14, 18-25, 25-18, 25-18 win at Oral Roberts. This is South Dakota’s fifth regular season title, and 10th Summit League Championship overall. It’s also...
A competitive process underway now through the Air Force could determine the future of a fighter fleet in Sioux Falls. Since the early 1990s, the South Dakota Air National Guard base in Sioux Falls has been home to the F-16 Fighting Falcon; however, the jet will start to be phased out in the next 10 to 15 years.
When Paul Horsted opens his art show at Augustana University on Nov. 10, it will cap an achievement that took 10 years. Horsted is unveiling his latest book, “South Dakota: Yesterday & Today,” at Augustana’s Center for Western Studies. The mammoth coffee table book represents a decade of work that took Horsted to every corner of the state.
Louisiana Medicaid is mailing renewal packets this month to members whose coverage comes up for renewal in January, and those members have 45 days to answer new questions about work. The Louisiana Department of Health says the packets go out 60 days before the renewal date. South Dakota, New York and Illinois also begin 80-hour... The post Louisiana is mailing Medicaid renewal packets this month to January renewers with 45 days to answer new work questions, as South Dakota, New York and Illinois also start 80-hour rules Jan. 1 appeared first on The Financial Wire .
The Department of Education released its annual report card on South Dakota schools last week. The demographic data show that, over the last decade, 2% growth in South Dakota’s K-12 student population has come from everybody but Indian and white kids, whose populations have decreased by more than 8% over the past decade:
After South Dakota voters rejected a ballot question Tuesday that could have triggered a repeal of the state’s Medicaid expansion mandate, some people who worked to defeat the measure said lawmakers should listen to voters and stop tinkering with the program. Some lawmakers, meanwhile, remain concerned about the program’s effects on the state budget. The state’s Republican-dominated Legislature sent Amendment I to the ballot, where it failed with 56% of the votes against it and 44% in favor. Medicaid is a joint federal-state health insurance program for people with low incomes. In South Dakota, it traditionally covered specific low-income groups such as children, elderly people and disabled people. In 2022, South Dakota voters approved expanding Medicaid eligibility to low-income adults with the federal government paying for 90% of the program and the state paying the remaining 10%. Amendment I would have repealed the expansion requirement if the federal government reduced its funding share. Opponents of the amendment said voters have been clear on Medicaid expansion. More: South Dakota voters decide fate of Medicaid expansion. “I think it shows that a majority of South Dakotans supported Medicaid expansion in the past and still do, and just don’t want to mess with
{KXLG - Pierre, SD} The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) today announced the launch of Operations Outdoors. Operation Outdoors is a funding assistance program designed to help veteran organizations host meaningful experiences in South Dakota State Parks. "The program can offer a variety of outdoor experiences," explained Jeff...
The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here's a look at Nov. 8, 2026, results for each game: Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from Nov. 8 drawing 09-24-37-47-56, Bonus: 05 Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here. Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer. Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501. Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre. When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held? Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday. Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily. Lotto America:
You’ve probably seen the various maps, like the one produced by the New York Times, showing voters swinging toward Democrats in nearly every county across the country. Obviously, South Dakota did not follow that trend. Consider NBC’s map of South Dakota counties’ margin shifts from 2024 to 2026 in the U.S. House race:
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Some South Dakota Board of Regents schools are looking at implementing the first reduced-credit bachelor's degrees in the state, illustrating changing attitudes toward higher education and the perceived value of a four-year degree. Reduced credit degrees are being considered and implemented on a national scale. A study from RAND found that as…
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- The South Dakota Legislature's Executive Board meets at the Capitol building on Tuesday morning, perhaps for the final time this term. When the 15-member panel meets for the first time next year, it definitely will have two new leaders and at least nine different faces. The...
PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Larry Rhoden announced the reappointments of Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) Commissioner Bill Even and Travel South Dakota Secretary Jim Hagen. These reappointments will […]
