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Scientists say feeding fish soy, not fish, more sustainable

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Research supported by the soybean industry is looking to convert some farm-raised fish into vegetarians. → Read More

Scientists say feeding fish soy, not fish, more sustainable

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Research supported by the soybean industry is looking to convert some farm-raised fish into vegetarians. South Dakota State University fisheries scientist Mike Brown has be... → Read More

Scientists say feeding fish soy, not fish, more sustainable

Research supported by the soybean industry is looking to convert some farm-raised fish into vegetarians. → Read More

At smaller schools, reluctance to pay full cost for athletes

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When North Dakota State announced in August it would boost its athletic scholarships to cover expenses beyond traditional tuition, board and books, it sent shivers through ... → Read More

Dakotaraptor ruled Hell Creek Formation as lethal predator

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Tyrannosaurus rex may have been known as the big guy around the Hell Creek Formation 66 million years ago, but a newly discovered species of raptor → Read More

Newly discovered Dakotaraptor ruled Hell Creek Formation as lethal predator

Tyrannosaurus rex may have been known as the big guy around the Hell Creek Formation 66 million years ago, but a newly discovered species of raptor would have roamed the region as one of its most lethal predators. → Read More

South Dakota high school principal shot at school, said to have flesh wound; students safe

HARRISBURG, S.D. - The principal of a South Dakota high school was shot and lightly wounded Wednesday in a shooting at the school, but authorities said a suspect was in custody and no students were reported hurt. Harrisburg High School Principal Kevin Lein suffered a flesh wound in the morning attack, Superintendent James Holbeck told local media outlets. → Read More

S. Dakota high school principal shot, wounded; students safe

HARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) — The principal of a South Dakota high school was shot and lightly wounded Wednesday in a shooting at the school, but authorities said a suspect was in custody and no students were reported hurt. → Read More

S. Dakota high school principal shot, wounded; students safe

The principal of a South Dakota high school was shot and lightly wounded Wednesday in a shooting at the school, but authorities said a suspected shooter was in custody and no students were... → Read More

S. Dakota high school principal shot, wounded; students safe

S. Dakota high school principal shot, wounded; students safe → Read More

S. Dakota high school principal shot, wounded; students safe

A shooting at a South Dakota high school that left the principal with a minor injury may have turned out far worse if not for staff members who tackled the student suspected of firing at the... → Read More

S. Dakota high school principal shot, wounded; students safe

The principal of a South Dakota high school has been wounded in a shooting at the school. School officials say a student suspected in the shooting is in custody and other students are reported... → Read More

S. Dakota high school principal shot, wounded; students safe

The principal of a South Dakota high school was shot and lightly wounded Wednesday in a shooting at the school, but authorities said a suspected shooter was in custody and no students were... → Read More

South Dakota's 29th governor Walter Dale Miller dies

Through his long career in public office, [Former Gov. Walter Dale Miller] worked hard and put South Dakota first,' South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard said in a statement. Former Gov. Miller died Monday night. → Read More

Officials: South Dakota man killed wife, 4 kids then himself

PLATTE, S.D. (AP) — The killing by a father of his wife and four children and the grim discovery of their charred remains has shaken a small rural community in South Dakota. Authorities believe Scott Westerhuis fatally… → Read More

Officials: South Dakota man killed wife, 4 kids then himself

Authorities believe a man fatally shot his wife and four children, set their rural South Dakota house on fire, then turned the shotgun on himself, the state's attorney general's office... → Read More

Museums, musicians say ivory order hampers travel

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Museums and musicians are concerned that the U.S. → Read More

Annette Bosworth, Senate candidate, arrested on perjury charges

Annette Bosworth lost the South Dakota Republican primary. The next day, Annette Bosworth was charged with six counts of perjury and six counts of filing false documents related to election campaign laws. → Read More

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.: South Dakota candidate charged in election case

South Dakota authorities on Wednesday arrested defeated U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth and charged her with multiple counts of perjury and filing false election documents, saying she fraudulently attested to gathering voter signatures when she was really on a Christian mission trip to the Philippines. → Read More

South Dakota plane crash in fog near a wind farm

South Dakota plane crash: Four people died when a single-engine Piper 32 crashed as it was returning from Hereford, Texas, to Gettysburg, South Dakota. The plane was registered to to Donald J. "D.J." Fischer of Gettysburg, S.D. → Read More