Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she received on social media — has some wondering whether she’s still a viable potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Experts who work with hunting dogs like Noem’s said she…
PIERRE, S.D. (KVRR) – Republican South Dakota governor Kristi Noem is facing a new lawsuit — for posting a 5-minute video about her teeth on social media. The infomercial-style video went viral — and features Noem praising dental work she had done in Texas. At one point in the video, she says quote “”I love that my bite is better,…
SOUTH DAKOTA, (AP) – South Dakota has apologized and will pay $300,000 under a settlement with a transgender advocacy group that sued Gov. Kristi Noem and her health secretary last year after the state terminated a contract with it. Attorneys for the Transformation Project announced the settlement Monday. The nonprofit sued last year after the state canceled the contract for a community health worker…
PIERRE, S.D.(KVRR/AP) — Sixteen and 17 year olds can still wed in South Dakota, with consent, after a legislative committee shot down an effort to raise the age to 18 by a vote of 8 to 5. The bills sponsor, Democratic Rep. Kadyn Wittman of Sioux Falls, says between 2000 and 2020, 838 minors got married in the state. 81…
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE – The Air Force says a B-1 Lancer bomber from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota crashed Thursday, with all four of its crew members ejecting. The 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth said in a statement that the B-1 crashed “at approximately 5:50 p.m. today while attempting to land on the installation. At the time…
FARGO, N.D. — The last time these teams met the Coyotes spoiled the Bison’s homecoming, handing the Herd their first loss of the season. North Dakota State fell behind 21-3 going into halftime. The Bison rallied in the second half outscoring South Dakota 16 to 3 but ultimately fell 24-19. The Bison feel they are a much better football team…
AP Photo/Teresa CrawfordSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – For years, the the massive mostly-intact dinosaur skeleton that came to be known as Sue the T-rex was at the center of a legal battle. The latest dispute involves who inherits what’s left of the money created by the sale of Sue. Fossil hunters discovered the skeleton in 1990 on property owned by…
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – One man is dead and another is in jail after a shooting in the parking lot of the YMCA in Aberdeen Wednesday. Aberdeen Police Capt. Tanner Jondahl said officers were called to the YMCA parking lot at 12:17 p.m. on a report of a shooting where a man was suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers began…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO/AP) — Bird flu is back at turkey farms in Minnesota, South Dakota and Utah. That is raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The outbreak in Minnesota is at a commercial turkey flock of 140,000 birds in Meeker County. The outbreak in South Dakota was confirmed in a south-central county in a flock of around 47,000 turkeys….
FARGO, N.D. — South Dakota scored on a 50-yard touchdown pass from Aidan Bouman to Carterll on their opening drive to make it 7-0 against North Dakota State. The Yotes proceeded to hold the Bison out of the endzone while attacking effectively on offense to take a 21-3 lead into the break. NDSU fought back in the second half but…
