News
Deadline for Fort Pierre utility customers to use free load coupons is 5pm today
MAY 31, 2024: Fort Pierre utility customers have until 5pm today (May 31, 2024) to use the city-sponsored free load coupon for the Pierre City Landfill. Mayor Gloria Hanson says Fort Pierre residents ...
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USDA recalls various size packages of ground beef sold at Walmart stores across the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service says Cargill Meat Solutions, a Hazleton, Pa., establishment, is recalling approximately 16,243 pounds of raw ground beef product...
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Fort Pierre Pool opens tomorrow afternoon
The Fort Pierre City Pool will open for the season Saturday (June 1, 2024) with hours from 12:30-5pm CT. The pool will be open seven days a week including July 4. Cost is $2 per child/adult per sessio...
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Updated USGS data changes strength of Thursday afternoon earthquake north of Pierre and Fort Pierre from 4.0 to 3.7
MAY 31, 2024: The US Geological Survey website now says it was a 3.7 magnitude earthquake that occurred Thursday afternoon (May 30, 2024, 2:39pm CT) about 24 miles north of Pierre and Fort Pierre. Oli...
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Sports
What happened to the Timberwolves? And are they trending upwards?
If you are a Minnesota sports fan, you are probably experiencing some familiar emotions this afternoon. Possibly feelings of sadness, anger and grief after the Timberwolves fell to the Dallas Maverick...
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Dallas dominates Minnesota in Game 5, advances to NBA Finals
For the first time since 2011, the Dallas Mavericks will represent the Western Conference in the NBA Finals after defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103. Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns b...
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Panthers hold off Rangers 3-2 and take lead in the Eastern Conference Final series
On the back of another great performance by Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, the Panthers survive and head back to Florida with a 3-2 series lead. The Panthers are now one win away from s...
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Nebraska volleyball coach's contract includes money to buy a new..... horse
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook has one of the more interesting contract clauses you'll see in college sports. Wording in his new deal, which was signed earlier this week, sets mon...
15h ago
Farm News
U.S. agriculture trade deficit widens
The U.S. agricultural trade deficit is projected to increase again to $32 billion in fiscal year 2024, a $1.5 billion increase from the February 2024 projection. Those numbers come from the USDA Econo...
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Application deadline for South Dakota CattleWomen scholarships is tomorrow
South Dakota CattleWomen (SDCW) will be offering a $1,000 scholarship to two young people from South Dakota attending or planning to attend an institution of higher learning in the upcoming semester. ...
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Sterile pollen technique shows promise for Palmer Amaranth Weed Control
Recently published research in the journal Weed Science shows that a sterilization technique commonly used to control insect pests can be modified to control weeds that require pollination to reproduc...
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Tennessee Farmer Heading to Prison for Crop Insurance Fraud
A Tennessee farmer is heading to prison for his second conviction of illegally taking money from the federal crop insurance program. Insurance News Dot Net says David Manion, a tobacco farmer in Tenne...
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