South Dakota lieutenant governor warmly welcomed to new role

PIERRE — Tony Venhuizen, a longtime fixture in South Dakota state government, was formally and warmly welcomed to his role as lieutenant governor of the state. Venhuizen, 42, took up the Senate gavel on Thursday after the House voted on a resolution to …

South Dakota CBB Scores

SDSU Women’s continues to roll, improving to 19-3 on the season after bullying Omaha Saturday on their way to a 30-point 93-63 win. SDSU men’s fell to North Dakota on Saturday 80-75, the Jacks fall to 15-9 and sit 3rd in the Summit League. USD women’s beat …

South Dakota among states debating tricky issue of combating government fraud

Click play to listen to this article. A South Dakota legislative committee Monday debated proposals designed to help combat government fraud and there were clear differences of opinion on whether a key office should be given more powers. Senate Bill 60 is …

Far northeast South Dakota under Winter Weather Advisory until noon

February 3, 2025 Mike Tanner ABERDEEN, S.D.–A weekend snow system shifted north, and didn’t drop much snow across South Dakota. The Watertown area picked up just a trace of snow over the weekend, even though initial forecasts called for up to four inches. …

Wyoming Wrestling Falls at No. 11 South Dakota State, 31-3

BROOKINGS, S.D., – The University of Wyoming wrestling team got off to a slow start Saturday night and couldn’t recover inside First Bank & Trust Arena. No. 11 South Dakota State jumped out to a double-digit lead and never looked back en route to a 31- …

PHOTOS: Black Hills State wins rematch against South Dakota Mines in BasketBrawl

After beating South Dakota by 26 in Grand Forks, UND falls by 10 to Yotes in Vermillion

VERMILLION, S.D. — After losing by 26 points just more than two weeks ago to UND, South Dakota and Grace Larkins had their revenge Saturday afternoon. Larkins had 39 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and four assists in beating UND 76-66 in the Sanford …

UND snaps 18-game losing streak to South Dakota State in 80-75 win

GRAND FORKS — South Dakota State’s Joe Sayler clanked a 3-point try off the rim and into the hands of UND guard Reggie Thomas. Thomas found a sprinting Eli King, who stopped and launched a three of his own. King’s try sailed through the net, sending the …

South Florida Fair awards more than $83,000 in scholarships

Special to Lake Okeechobee News WEST PALM BEACH — The South Florida Fair awarded $83,500 to 25  high school students from five local counties during a ceremony with fair dignitaries and their families. Sponsored by FPL, the presentation  occurred during …

Midgets girls hockey crushed by Fargo North/South, 6-0

DICKINSON — After coming off an exhilarating, 2-1 win over West Fargo on Jan. 31, the Dickinson Midgets knew that the celebrations would only last for a short time. They immediately had to focus on battling the best team in the state in Fargo North/ …