The following students graduated after the summer and fall 2025 semesters at South Dakota State University. More than 1,000 students completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program.

Gregory youth wrestlers have been hard at work in recent weeks preparing for the post season. Districts were held Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Chamberlain, SD, with the top 8 moving on to regions.

About a week ago, I went to sleep on Friday night as a peacetime Governor, then woke up Saturday morning as Governor at a time of war. While we slept, President Donald J.

The first battle between the United States troops and the Indians to occur on what is now Dakota soil took place on the 10th of August, 1823, near the mouth of the Grand River which empties into the Missouri River Wakpala and near the North Dakota border. The United States troops engaged were a detachment of riflemen and infantry commanded by Lieut. Col. Henry Leavenworth, of the Fifty United States Infantry.

Funeral services to be held for Julia Watts, 37 Funeral services Julia (Songer) Watts, age 37, of Vermillion, SD, will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at the Winner/Ideal Community Hall, in Winner, SD. Burial in the Winner Cemetery. The wake services will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the Winner/Ideal Community Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings.

On Monday, March 2, 2026, former State Senator Erin Tobin announced she has officially qualified for the Republican Primary ballot in the District 21 Senate race after submitting the required number of petition signatures. Those signatures have now been certified by the Secretary of State.