07/19/11 NEW YORK (CNN) -- Sioux City, Iowa, had a recent concert with Elton John and Cee Lo Green.
07/18/11 Participants on a weeklong 90-mile trail ride in South Dakota are taking extra precautions because of the heat wave hitting the central U.S. The Historic Bad River Trail Scotty Philip Memorial Ride began Sunday at the town of Philip, with about 250 people taking part.
07/15/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press WILLOW LAKE, S.D. The 2011 Missouri River flood in South Dakota is the subject of a new display at the state Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. State Historical Society officials say the flooding might not have happened a century ago, but it's certainly historical. Items on display include everything from a shovel used to fill sandbags to T-shirts made ...
07/15/11 WILLOW LAKE, S.D. (AP) _ The 2011 Missouri River flood in South Dakota is the subject of a new display at the state Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre.
07/12/11 An argument between two brothers Tuesday afternoon left one Fort Pierre man hospitalized the other under arrest.
07/10/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. Residents of some private developments near Yankton are wondering why government agencies helped some upscale South Dakota communities build levees to protect against rising water from the Missouri River, but their neighborhoods got little or no help. Gov. Dennis Daugaard says allegations that only rich neighborhoods got levees are false. He ...
07/10/11 Governor Daugaard says that flooding in Pierre and Fort Pierre will have an effect on the South Dakota economy. He says he thinks flooding already has negatively affected some campgrounds in the central part of the state.
07/08/11 The South Dakota Army National Guard has sent a 187-member unit to Afghanistan. The 200th Engineer Company left the base at Fort McCoy, Wis. Thursday for a 1-year deployment.
07/05/11 A South Dakota National Guard unit is scheduled to leave for Afghanistan Tuesday for a one-year overseas deployment.
07/05/11 A South Dakota National Guard unit is scheduled to leave for Afghanistan Tuesday for a one-year overseas deployment.
07/05/11 A South Dakota National Guard unit is scheduled to leave for Afghanistan Tuesday for a one-year overseas deployment. 187 members of the 200th Engineer Company have been training since early may at Fort McCoy.
07/02/11 YANKTON, South Dakota (Reuters) - The Missouri River is causing misery for many Midwest homeowners and motorists this summer.
07/02/11 We headed to Tyler, Minnesota Saturday where business owners are cleaning up the mess mother nature left behind.
07/01/11 What was supposed to be a weekend of rest and relaxation for many South Dakotans will now be occupied with clean-up for an afternoon of severe weather.
06/29/11 U.S. Sen. John Thune says officials are beginning to discuss the possibility of building permanent levees or other structures to protect South Dakota communities that have been hit by this year's flooding along the Missouri River.
06/26/11 A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official told South Dakota lawmakers recently that the Missouri River reservoirs were in good shape to handle spring runoff until record rains fell upstream in may.
06/23/11 First National Bank, with offices in Pierre and Fort Pierre, established the "Farrar Family First National Bank Flood Relief & Recovery Fund" and is donating $100,000 to the fund to be used for recovery in the communities of Pierre and Fort Pierre.
06/23/11 Gov. Dennis Daugaard has approved $5 million flood loans to Fort Pierre and Dakota Dunes.
06/22/11 Officials in Pierre estimate $13.2 million in costs and damage from the rising Missouri River. City Administrator Leon Schochenmaier (SHAHK'-en-my-ur) says many of the costs are only estimates because much of the damaged property is still underwater.
06/16/11 South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says the state's rainy day fund will cover flood prevention costs, so no spending cut or tax increase will be needed. |