Prairie Repertory Theatre kicks off its 41st season
Prairie Repertory Theatre has been putting on shows in Eastern South Dakota for over 40 years. This year’s 39-member company dedicates its performances to family-friendly theater. PRT kicks off its 41st season with Church Basement Ladies, a musical comedy focusing on four devoted Lutheran church volunteers. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, [...]
Levees going up to protect South Dakota cities
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Crews raced approaching floodwaters Tuesday to complete emergency levees aimed at protecting South Dakota’s capital city and two other towns as the swollen Missouri River rolled downstream from the Northern Plains. Meanwhile, the mayor of Minot, N.D., ordered a quarter of the city’s residents to evacuate areas along the flooding Souris [...]
South Dakota’s Sturgis prevails in trademark lawsuit
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Kentucky motorcycle event will have to change its name as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought by Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Inc. A federal judge in Rapid City signed a consent judgment and permanent injunction that bars a Sturgis, Ky., group that billed itself as the “Little Sturgis [...]
South Dakota wine industry growing
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Agriculture Department expects continued growth in South Dakota’s wine industry. It says production has grown from 230 gallons in 1997 to more than 78,000 gallons last year. The department said wine production is expected to double in the next three years. The state has 19 active farm wineries. Most [...]
Gov. Daugaard says other towns should prepare for flood
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to release even more water from Missouri River dams will not only cause additional problems for the central South Dakota communities of Pierre and Fort Pierre, but also for the downstream cities of Yankton and Dakota Dunes in the state’s southeastern corner, Gov. Dennis [...]
Planned Parenthood sues South Dakota over abortion law
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in federal court Friday seeking to block a South Dakota law that would require women seeking abortions to face the nation’s longest waiting period — three days — and undergo counseling at pregnancy help centers that discourage abortion. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to suspend [...]
Brookings officials consider a government center
BROOKINGS, SD – It’s a $9 million project, but Brookings City and County leaders say a government center for their offices is needed. This week county commissioners and city council members looked at bids for the second phase of the project as work on the first phase continues. Right now, most Brookings County offices are [...]
Three things I hate about Internet classes
Summer classes are right around the corner for some, including me. At SDSU, many summer courses are offered online. Online classes have their advantages, like being able to work at your own pace (which, for me, involves doing a week’s worth of work in a long and stressful afternoon). However, there are things that happen [...]
Jacks anticipate quality tournament showing
In advance of the Summit League Baseball Championships this weekend in Sioux Falls, The Collegian caught up with third-year head coach Ritchie Price. He talked about the importance of his seniors, the uniqueness of a double-elimination tournament, and the keys to clinching a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. Q. How would [...]
SDSU football to open 2014 season at Missouri
BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State will open the 2014 football season with a matchup against the Missouri Tigers, athletics officials announced Monday. The game is scheduled to be played Aug. 30, 2014, at Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. It will mark the first meeting between SDSU and Missouri [...]
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