South Dakota feedlot inventory down 4% from this time last year

April 21, 2025: South Dakota feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 240,000 cattle on feed on April 1, 2025, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 4% from last year. Placements during …

South Dakota Unified Judicial System begins use of redesigned website hoping to enhance access and usability

The website address remains the same, https://ujs.sd.gov, but the South Dakota Unified Judicial System has a newly-redesigned website. Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen said the upgraded platform is part of UJS’ ongoing commitment to …

Forecast shows chances for rain throughout the week, into the weekend in central South Dakota

South Dakota small grains planting pass halfway

News South Dakota small grains planting pass halfway South Dakota farmers are making progress on planting amid very dry conditions. The USDA says seven percent of the corn is planted, ahead of this time last year and the five-year average. Oats are 59 …

S Dakota St. transfer Mark Gronowski gives Iowa's offense hope. He was among top FCS QBs for 3 years

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Mark Gronowski was on the losing side of what he jokingly calls “the greatest offensive game of all time.” Gronowski was South Dakota State’s quarterback when the Jackrabbits lost 7-3 at Iowa in the 2022 season opener, when the Hawkeyes’ …

South Carolina up, UCLA down: How the transfer portal impacts the women's Way-Too-Early Top 25

Even without any games played, so much has changed in women's college basketball rosters over the past two weeks. The transfer portal will do that. The top three players in the portal chose new programs, and ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings …

Dakota County Attorney reviewing case where 3-year-old ingested meth

Pam Bakken, owner of a home day care center and South St. Paul City Council member, took to Facebook and gave her side of the story, for the first time, regarding an investigation into a 3-year-old boy who ingested methamphetamine in December. That boy’s …

South Dakota libraries evolve and thrive despite threats of funding cuts

REDFIELD, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) – On five occasions this year, librarian Sarah Jones-Lutter has left the quiet, comfortable confines of the historic Redfield Carnegie Library and made her voice heard in the uncertain world of politics. Jones- …

Huron’s Braden Curnow sets pace among 22 South Dakota runners at 129th Boston Marathon

BOSTON — Twenty-two runners from the state of South Dakota competed in the 129th Boston Marathon on Monday. A total of 31 runners from S.D. qualified for the race, which featured more than 30,000 participants. Huron resident Braden Curnow was the state’s …

NFL Draft Preview: Grey Zabel could go in first round, but will any other South Dakotans get the call?

GREEN BAY — When Pierre's Grey Zabel hears his name called in this weekend's NFL Draft, it will mark the ninth consecutive year in which someone from South Dakota or a South Dakota college football program has been taken. If the projections out …