Catholic High School Opening In Sioux Falls Next Year

(Sioux Falls, SD) — Sioux Falls is getting a new catholic high school next year. St. Joseph Classical will have its inaugural ninth-grade class of students next fall. The school will be South Dakota’s first Catholic Classical
Rapid City Airport Undergoing Construction

(Rapid City, SD) — The Rapid City Regional Airport is under construction until March next year. The airport will be getting upgrades such as five new gates, a new TSA checkpoint and an additional concession. Executive Director
Inmate Receives Additional Ten Years For Aggravated Domestic Assault

(Sioux Falls, SD) — An inmate serving time in the State Penitentiary gets another ten years added to his sentence. The Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office says Matthew Hade assaulted his girlfriend while on probation for a
Sioux Falls Police Warning Public Of Potential Scam

(Sioux Falls, SD) — Sioux Falls Police are warning the public of a potential scam. Police say a man was scammed out of 181 thousand dollars by people claiming to be with the Pakistani consulate who accused
Recent Polling For South Dakota Governor Race Released

(Pierre, SD) — It appears that it will be a tight race to win the Republican nomination for South Dakota governor. Based on a poll of registered GOP voters co-sponsored by South Dakota News Watch shows U.S.
State of Steak

Consumer demand for beef remains strong despite high beef prices. Kansas State University’s Monthly Choice Beef Retail Demand Index for July was 102.26, one of the higher monthly readings since the index began in 1988. Consumers’ willingness
Rabobank: Food Inflation Outpacing Overall Inflation
Rabobank says food inflation continues to outpace overall inflation, and restaurants feel the pressure of nine straight quarters of declining traffic, but some chains are bucking the trend and growing in visits and spending. U.S. retail beef
AEI: Farm Machinery Interest Expense at All-Time High

Using the Kansas City Federal Reserve’s farm loan summary data, the economists at Agricultural Economic Insights measured how much it costs to borrow $1,000 for farm machinery. For the first half of 2025, the cost was $154