Minot School Bus Driver Requests Plea Change
(Minot, ND) – The Minot school bus driver accused of transporting children while intoxicated is asking to change his plea. Police arrested 66-year-old Tomas Podolski on August 20 on Minot Air Force Base after being stopped by
Space Force Plans Grand Forks Operations Center
Grand Forks, ND) — The U.S. Space Force wants to build a 250-million-dollar space operations center at Grand Forks Air Force Base. The project is part of President Trump’s 2027 defense budget request and would support classified
North Dakota Environmental Quality Director To Retire
(Bismarck, ND) — North Dakota Environmental Quality Director Dave Glatt will retire at the end of July after 43 years of state service. Glatt became the agency’s first director when it became standalone in 2019. State officials
North Dakota Senators Back Homeland Security Funding
(Washington, DC) — North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer voted yes on a budget resolution tied to Department of Homeland Security funding. The measure passed the Senate 50 to 48 after a late-night vote that
Three Weapons Sentences Handed Down In Rapid City
(Rapid City, SD) — Three people facing federal weapons charges related to separate Rapid City incidents know their fate after sentencing yesterday. Twenty-three-year-old Avalon Gayton, of Rapid City, was sentenced to four years in prison after being
Data Centers Dominate Discussion At Sioux Falls Conference
(Sioux Falls, SD) — The future of South Dakota data centers may not be so bright. That was the center of the discussion at the annual Dakota Conference in Sioux Falls yesterday. Experts were asked to comment
Early Voting Underway After Brief Delay
(Sioux Falls, SD) — Early and absentee voting is underway after some South Dakota counties were delayed. Yesterday, voters in Minnehaha County and Lincoln County filed into their local administration buildings, filling out their ballots. There was
Beef Cow Numbers Declining In South Dakota
(Pierre, SD) — It’s the tale of two cows in South Dakota. State agriculture reports show the number of beef cows in the state continues to decline, but the dairy cow population is on the rise. The
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of South Dakota “Prepper” Property Owner
(Edgemont, SD) — The dispute over whether or not a survivalist igloo complex outside Edgemont is illegal or not will continue despite the South Dakota High Court’s ruling yesterday. The State Supreme Court said the Vivos xPoint
Residents Evacuated By Wildfire Able To Return Home
(Rapid City, SD) — Residents who were evacuated due to a wildfire in Pennington County are back home. South Dakota Wildland Fire said the Murphy Fire was first reported around midnight Wednesday into Thursday morning at about