Researchers stunned as 'living dinosaur' makes remarkable return to popular lake: 'That was the first time'

This return is a major win for conservation efforts. by Lindy WhitehouseOctober 5, 2025 Researchers are witnessing the remarkable return of a 'living dinosaur' in a lake in Minnesota. The amazing return of the state's largest fish has left...

Science The Brighter Side of News New computer model predicts volcano collapses and tsunamis

When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing. Such a collapse is just as devastating as an explosive...

South Dakota farmer hosts international buyers on NSM crop tour

Jeff Thompson talks with one of the buyers in his field near Colton, S.D. For Jeff Thompson, opening the gates of his Colton farm to international soybean buyers is second nature. After nearly a decade of hosting visitors from around the world,...

Pioneer PBS returns to Dish Network in Minnesota and in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

GRANITE FALLS — Pioneer PBS on Thursday announced that its channel is once again available on Dish Network out of the Twin Cities, reaching viewers across Minnesota and adding to its uninterrupted coverage on Dish in South Dakota. According to a...

Hives for Heroes wraps up another year in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Hives for Heroes - a program linking veteran health and beekeeping - wrapped up its third year in Rapid City. Through program bee colonies located near the Parks building on Canyon Lake Drive, veterans and their mentors took in...

Rapid City Stevens Graduate Earns Prestigious National Honor

A Rapid City Stevens graduate is one of two students who have been recognized as U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for high school students. Announced in September by the U.S. Department of Education, the...

SDSU Days in Sioux Falls teaches students about STEM opportunities

Hundreds of students in Sioux Falls had the opportunity to learn about STEM education and meet with South Dakota State University professors and students at the Washington Pavilion this weekend. A couple SDSU students show a middle schooler a...

Free training on accessing South Dakota courts Oct. 10

South Dakota journalists, students and members of the public can learn more about the state’s justice system at a free training session on Friday, Oct. 10, online and in person at Sioux Falls and Rapid City. South Dakota Unified Judicial System...

South Dakota Board of Regents Holds First Reading of Post-Tenure Review Policy

The South Dakota Board of Regents held the first reading of a proposed policy establishing a process for post-tenure review of faculty across the state’s public university system. The new policy is the result of extensive efforts that began this...

Gestring: USD Seeing Progress At Both Vermillion, Sioux Falls Campuses

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series. The University of South Dakota is investing in its academic and research facilities in Vermillion “to ensure that undergraduate research only grows from here,” said USD President Sheila...

Child abuse prevention conference educates Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Hundreds of professionals and advocates came together in Sioux Falls this week for the 25th annual Community Response to Child Abuse Conference. The two-day event, held at the Sioux Falls Convention Center,...

‘Doghouse for a Day': Humane Society of the Black Hills' event raises money in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. — “Thirty people, five kennels, and five memberships to freedom”. That’s the playful premise behind the Humane Society of the Black Hills’ newest fundraiser, ‘Doghouse for a Day.’ The event kicks off Friday, October 3rd, at 11...

DRG Agriculture In-depth podcast: South Dakota farmer discusses current struggles of row crop producers

Sept. 23, 2025: South Dakota farmer discusses current struggles of row crop producers Trent Kubik farms near Hamill, SD. In mid-September 2025, he was part of a roundtable discussion organized by South Dakota U.S. Senator Mike Rounds, that also...

Students who graduated from Rapid City Stevens, Brookings high schools named U.S. Presidential Scholars

Two students from South Dakota have been named as 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Bryn Marietta, a graduate of Rapid City Stevens High School, is currently in the honors program at the University of South Dakota, majoring in Physiology, Cell and...

Two South Dakota students named U.S. Presidential Scholars

PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Two graduates from South Dakota area high schools were named as U.S. Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education. The recipients were Bryn Marietta, who graduated from Rapid City Stevens High School...

Lalley: Electric wave outrunning Sioux Falls laws

They’re everywhere. Stand-up scooters that can hold 35 mph in traffic. Contraptions roughly resembling a 1970s mini-bike whipping corners like a MotoGP racer at LeMans. Bicycles with riders who don’t pedal. Youngsters riding wheelies through the...

How much house does $500,000 buy you in Rapid City?

Back in 2014, spending $500,000 on a house was generally reserved for high earners. The typical U.S. home sold for $159,000, while starter homes averaged just $101,000. Fast-forward to today, and prices have more than doubled: A standard home now...

Planes, Concrete and Automobiles: CEAT professor's research fixes runways and icy roads

Friday, October 3, 2025 Media Contact: Kristi Wheeler | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-5831 | kristi.wheeler@okstate.edu Dr. Tyler Ley is a self-described concrete freak. His passion for the finer concrete technologies in life has earned him...

Harvest Tales From South Dakota’s Contrasting Lands

Growing up on a farm in central South Dakota, just outside Kennebec, I learned early that harvest was more than just work—it was a way of life. Now, after living in Sioux Falls for the past 30 years, I can tell you harvest looks a little different...

Dirt turned on Rapid City's first Ronald McDonald House

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Providing families a welcoming place to stay during one of the most trying times - when a child is receiving medical care. For the past several years the groundwork has been taking place for the first Ronald McDonald House in...