South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and will lead the Department of Homeland Security

The nominees include Gregory León for Outstanding Chef, Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge for Outstanding Bar and Agency for Best New Bar, all national awards.

Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

Wisconsin transfer offensive lineman James Durand announced his commitment to Western Illinois on Wednesday. The former Badger is one of 24 scholarship players to enter the transfer portal, pending Xavier Lucas’ departure. Durand is the 20th to announce his new destination.

Winter weather advisories or winter storm warnings are in place for nine states across the U.S. as of early Tuesday morning, and up to nine inches of snow is forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS) in some parts of the country.

South Dakota won a share of its first Missouri Valley Football Conference championship and played in its first FCS semifinal in 2024.

He won 100 games and two national championships during two five-year stints as head coach at UMD and also served nine years as the school's athletic director.

House Bill 1017 was inspired by the Sioux Falls School District’s decision over the summer to transition to digital, cashless ticketing for events.

A co-op of ethnic German Hutterite farmers, who arrived in the 19th century, own the Dakota Provisions plant. But migrants from Venezuela, Thailand and other countries, earning around $14 per hour, perform the dangerous, back-breaking work.

If passed, the bill, Senate Bill 51 would make it mandatory for the Ten Commandments, and other founding documents, to be displayed in publicly funded elementary, middle and high schools.

CDC testing data for the same period reveals that 6.6 percent of COVID-19 tests came back positive, with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin seeing the highest test positivity rates of any region at 8.9 percent.

Per source, McLin leaves his alma mater for the opportunity to join the staff of Jackson at South Dakota State.