Institution-wide partnership with BoodleBox introduces AI-powered learning solutions to enhance educational experiences and prepare students for the future As AI adoption accelerates across university campuses, Dakota Wesleyan University is investing in and prioritizing responsible AI use by providing more than 1,000 students, faculty members and staff with access to BoodleBox, a collaborative AI platform specifically built for higher education as a tool that’s private, safe and secure. This institutionwide implementation strengthens DWU’s position at the forefront of educational innovation and enables the transparent, ethical use of AI in teaching, learning and research.

At the regular meeting of the Gregory City Council, held at 6 p.m., Monday, June 15, 2026, Councilwoman Laura Petersen asked if the city is responsible for imposing fines for violations at the recycling trailer and making the signs once it reopens. City Finance Director Trudy Waterman said the signs are already in the works after consulting with Police Chief Ryan Cook and City Attorney Rachelle Norberg. Fines will be assessed according to existing statutes up to $1,000.

Two bills to fund studies on proposed Missouri River drinking water pipelines for South Dakota are headed to the U.S. Senate after a Wednesday vote by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

In a ceremony to honor veterans aged 90 and older, Leland Straight and Milo Jelinek received a certificate and VA Secretary Doug Collins’ personal coin in a framed presentation. The presentation was held at Silver Threads, where Straight is a resident, on May 27, 2026.

Roy Robert Cadwallader, a 71-year-old male from Stuart, Nebraska, died of fatal injuries sustained in a single vehicle crash at mile marker 296 on US Highway 18, 10 miles east of Burke on the evening of Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

Legendary cowboy and former state Senator Billie Sutton is back in the saddle again, but this time riding an adaptive golf cart on the area golf courses instead of a saddle bronc. After a tragic 2007 rodeo injury which robbed Sutton of his ability to compete physically in sports, he had been searching for a way to get back out competing again.