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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.
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...
How a daughter’s death saved the life of a friend
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — This National Donate Life Month, a Brookings family is mourning the loss of their daughter, while also celebrating the lives she saved. Hiedi Slayton was a 34-year-old who loved fishing, swimming and bowling, making friends everywhere she went. “She’s pretty laid back, but stubborn....
From Will it Waffle to Can it Candy
This journey began many months ago with a little segment called “Will it Waffle”, which, of course, evolved into a fizzier version called, “Could it Carbonate?”. And of course, in true Ashley & Mitchell style, they couldn’t stop there, so they then introduced viewers to “Should it Sandwich?”
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