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Troubleshooting weed emergence after treatment
Editor’s note: The following was written by Eric Jones, assistant professor and South Dakota State University Extension weed management specialist, Philip Rozeboom, Jill Alms and David Vos for the SDSU website May 24. Wet conditions have delayed farmers from planting. On top of being kept out of the fields,...
Tribe will not attend governor’s public safety summit
The Oglala Sioux Tribe expressed frustrations over South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s upcoming Tribal Public Safety Crisis Summit and asked that she focus on crime within her jurisdiction. The Oglala Sioux Tribe will not be attending South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s Tribal Public Safety Crisis Summit on June 24...
Scattered t-storms east of I-29 today; Stronger winds ahead
Good morning KELOLAND! We’ll be watching the chances for showers and thunderstorms in eastern KELOLAND today as a cold front marches through the region. We are seeing a few showers with the cold this morning to the west of Sioux Falls. A few more showers have developed in far NW South Dakota. More organized storms should fire east of I-29 after 1pm today.
South Dakota: rain-saturated in the east, dry in central areas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — There’s been a lot of talk about wet weather in eastern KELOLAND, but there are areas that have been missing out. Scattered showers and storms moved through eastern KELOLAND again today dumping a lot of rain. It’s been an active pattern that’s led to periods of wet weather. In fact, some have had too much with soggy fields and swollen rivers. But that hasn’t been the case for everyone.
Voters defeat hand-counting measures in South Dakota, but others might come in future
Voters in three small South Dakota counties on Tuesday rejected initiated measures to require hand-counting of ballots in future elections. The votes in Gregory, Haakon and Tripp counties were an unusual step even as other places in the U.S. have considered moving to hand-counting in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s claims of 2020 election fraud. The measures sought to prohibit the use of tabulating machines and would require hand-counting, which local election officials said would cost more money and require more election workers, who might be difficult to find. Election experts say counting ballots by hand isn’t as accurate as machines tabulating the votes. The measures might not be the only ones put to a vote in South Dakota. Citizens in dozens of other counties are circulating petitions for hand-counting measures, according to Jessica Pollema, president of SD Canvassing, a group which supports the efforts. Other hand-count initiatives could “possibly” appear on November ballots, she said. Pollema did not immediately respond to a phone message or email for comment on the election results.
7 primary races possibly heading for recounts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — In the state of South Dakota, guidelines are in place for when a legislative race will be eligible for a recount. In the 2024 primaries, there are seven such races with designations for a possible recount. According to state guidelines, races in which voters...
New landscape confronts South Dakota Republicans after political earthquake shakes incumbents
A literal 3.7-magnitude earthquake shook the state Capitol in Pierre last week. State Rep. Scott Odenbach, R-Spearfish, said a political earthquake shook the Capitol on Tuesday night. “The people are waking up,” Odenbach said. ...
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