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US changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It's the first revision in 27 years
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. The goal is to more accurately count residents, including those wh...
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Stanley County School Board to hold election in June; Pierre School Board, Pierre City, Hughes and Stanley Counties do not need to hold primary elections
The Pierre School Board, City of Pierre, Hughes County and Stanley County will not need to hold an election in June (June 4, 2024), but the Stanley County School Board will. Stanley County School Boar...
19h ago
Early snow melt, dry soil conditions have Upper Missouri River Basin reservoir levels lower than average for this time of year
When combined, the three big reservoirs in the Upper Missouri River Basin are coming out of winter about 2 million acre feet below the top of the "Carryover Multiple Use Zone." U.S. Army Cor...
21h ago
Handpicked numbers were the golden ticket to the $1.13B Mega Millions jackpot in New Jersey
MARCH 27, 2024, UPDATE: NEPTUNE, N.J. (AP) - Someone in New Jersey who bought a single ticket overcame the odds Tuesday night (March 26, 2024) and won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking...
Mar 27, 2024
Sports
Scores from March 27, 2024
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Charlotte 118 Cleveland 111 Final Golden State 101 Orlando 93 Final OT Brooklyn 122 Washington 119 Final New York 145 Toronto 101 Final Atlanta 120 Portland 106 F...
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Winner's Hammerbeck, Stanley County's Zeeb named to Class A boys all-state basketball teams
MITCHELL, S.D. - Three floor generals and three polished big men make up this year's Class A boys basketball all-state first team, which was chosen by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association. ...
22h ago
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Pierre's Zabel named to Class AA boys all-state Honorable Mention team
MITCHELL, S.D. - Fresh off its first state championship since 2005, Mitchell landed two players on this year's Class AA all-state boys basketball first team. The all-state teams are chosen by the Sout...
22h ago
White River's Nic Marshall leads Class B boys all-state basketball team
MITCHELL, S.D. - Three prolific scoring guards and three formidable post players headline this year's Class B boys basketball all-state first team, which was chosen by the South Dakota Basketball Coac...
22h ago
Farm News
US farmers expect to plant less corn and more soybean acres; In South Dakota, corn acres expected to decline while soybean acres increase
Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 90.0 million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released Thursday (March 28, 2024)...
16h ago
USDA Authorizes Conservation Reserve Program Graze and Hay Donations to Wildfire-Impacted Livestock Producers in Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorizes the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide, including CRP acres in South Dakota, to livesto...
18h ago
Steenhoek: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Won't Slow Commodity Exports
The Francis Scott Key Bridge at Baltimore collapsed this week. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, says the Port of Baltimore exported over 142,000 metric tons of s...
19h ago
230-acre farm in Iowa sells for nearly $4-million
A 230-acre farm in Grundy County, Iowa, owned continually by the same family since plows first turned ground in the prairies in the 1870s, sold at a recent auction for almost four million dollars. Suc...
Mar 27, 2024
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