06/13/11 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ While many South Dakota National Guard soldiers are helping with flood fighting in the state, others are keeping watch from afar.
06/11/11 A Clear Lake man was killed Friday in a work accident at a road construction site just west of Brandt. The state Department of Public Safety said 76-year-old Dale Hoftiezer died when an asphalt roller overturned on him as he was loading it onto
06/10/11 The federal bribery trial for Crow Creek Tribal Chairman Duane Big Eagle Sr. has been rescheduled from this week to August 1.
06/10/11 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ Seven American Indian students have been chosen for a scholarship program to help pay their postsecondary education in South Dakota.
06/09/11 Missouri River flooding is threatening several communities in South Dakota, but Governor Dennis Daugaard says recreation is largely unaffected.
06/09/11 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Not all residents in flood-threatened areas of southeast South Dakota are heeding the call of state officials to leave before it's too late.
06/09/11 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Missouri River flooding is threatening several communities in South Dakota, but officials say recreation is largely unaffected.
06/09/11 Crews in South Dakota have been working hard, preparing for possible floods and despite the fact that the levees have been protected, officials haven't eased up just yet.
06/08/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. Gov. Dennis Daugaard has provided state lawmakers with an update on Missouri River flooding in the Pierre-Fort Pierre and Dakota Dunes areas. Governor senior adviser Jason Glodt tells KCCR radio that about 20 state lawmakers were on a conference call Tuesday afternoon, including the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties. Glodt and ...
06/07/11 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ State officials estimate the flooding threat on the Missouri River in South Dakota has forced nearly 7,000 people to temporarily relocate.
06/07/11 The South Dakota National Guard now has over 1,200 soldiers working on flooding efforts in the state. At 8:00 Tuesday morning, the water level of 150 cubic feet per second started.
06/02/11 Flooding is a big problem in some parts of the state right now and evacuation deadlines are looming. Governor Dennis Daugaard's plea for people to leave flood-threatened areas affects about 3,000 residents in Pierre and Fort Pierre.
06/02/11 Authorities in South Dakota say efforts are underway to build levees as snow melt and Montana rains push the Missouri River to record levels.
06/02/11 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ South Dakota Transportation officials say bridges on the rising and fast-flowing Missouri River are structurally sound and in no danger from the high water.
06/02/11 DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota's governor is urging some residents to evacuate from three cities considered early trouble spots as officials brace for a prolonged period of Missouri River flooding.
06/01/11 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ Gov. Dennis Daugaard says four South Dakota counties dealing with Missouri River flooding will get direct federal aid.
06/01/11 Threatened by floodwaters, the Fort Pierre, SD will be evacuated and operations will move to the Pierre Post Office effective Wednesday, June 1 until further notice.
06/01/11 South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard says he's meeting with law enforcement agencies to make plans for possible evacuations in the three cities threatened by rising water due to increased releases from Missouri River dams.
05/31/11 Some South Dakota residents are being told to be ready to leave their homes by Thursday as the Missouri River rises downstream of communities that are already flooded by record-breaking rain and bracing for unusually heavy snowmelt
05/31/11 Residents in South Dakota's community of Dakota Dunes have been told to be ready to leave their homes by Thursday and be prepared to be gone for much of the summer, as the Missouri River rises downstream of communities already flooded by record-breaking rain and bracing for unusually heavy snowmelt. |