M With the rains, come the weeds. This time of summer is exciting because flowers are blooming and plants are bearing fruit.

Burke Bombers 6 Wessington Springs Owls 5 The Burke Bombers defeated the Wessington Springs Owls 6-5 on Saturday, July 26, 2025, in the first round of the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association’s District 3 tournament in Colome. The Bombers were down 5-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning when Aaron Sundquist homered to center field, scoring two runs.

Gregory 19 - Chamberlain 4 Gregory Legion Post 6 won big over Chamberlain, 19-4, in the first round of the Region 7 Legion Baseball Tournament, held in Gregory, July 22-24, 2025. Gregory got on the board in the top of the first inning after an error scored one run, another error scored two runs, Lincoln Juracek drew a walk, scoring one run, Jackson Bolander singled, scoring two runs, and yet another error scored one run.

Gregory Jr. Teeners 11 Chamberlain 9 Despite trailing by as many as four runs, Gregory Jr.

South Dakota’s pretty darn special. What other state has the lowest unemployment rate in America, the 2nd best overall tax system, the 2nd least regulations, no income tax, a AAA credit rating, a fully-funded pension, and 136 consecutive years of balanced budgets? Very few states can boast even one such accolade – and no other state can boast all of them together.

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Dakota United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced July 22, 2025, that Richard Alan Kucera, age 67, of Winner, South Dakota, was found guilty of two counts of Sex Trafficking of a Child and two counts of Production of Child Pornography following a four-day federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota. The verdict was returned on July 18, 2025.