
Numbers drawn for $360M Powerball jackpot
The winning numbers have been drawn for the $360 million Powerball jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night: 2, 11, 26, 34, 41 and a ...
Herseth Sandlin rules out run for SD Senate seat
Former South Dakota U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Monday she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson.

New satellite appears to be working flawlessly
A new satellite hovering nearly 450 miles above the Earth appears to working flawlessly as it embarks on a 10-year mission to document the planet's ...

SD tribe faces ultimatum on sale of massacre site
A small patch of prairie sits largely unnoticed off a desolate road in southwestern South Dakota, tucked amid gently rolling hills and surrounded by ...

Wife: American in Iraqi prison is on hunger strike
In Baghdad's maximum-security Karkh prison, Shawki Omar is triply damned, his supporters say. He's a Sunni prisoner in a Shiite-dominated jail.

Rivers crest across Midwest; more rain in forecast
Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous ...
Correction: Marathon Explosions-Contact story
In an April 15 story about the frantic efforts by family and friends to contact Boston marathon runners in the immediate aftermath of Monday's ...

USA Today founder Neuharth dies in Florida at 89
Critics dubbed USA Today "McPaper" when it debuted in 1982, and they accused its founder, Al Neuharth, of dumbing down American journalism with its ...

From Rockies to Rust Belt, storm brings extremes
A powerful spring storm system stretching from southern Texas to northern Michigan unleashed a wave of weather extremes on the Midwest on Thursday and ...

Spring storm socks Midwest, Deep South; 3 dead
A powerful spring storm unleashed tornadoes and winds strong enough to peel the roofs from homes in the Deep South and heaped snow and ice on the ...

Spring storm delivers snow, winds; delays travel
A large spring storm delivering heavy snow, strong wind and rain caused travel problems from Wyoming to Chicago on Tuesday, closing larges stretches ...

SD Sen. Johnson says he now supports gay marriage
South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson, who announced his retirement last month, has reversed his position on gay marriage, saying Monday that he supports the ...

Gene Simmons says music can save a child's life
Kiss frontman Gene Simmons made a surprise appearance at a Sioux Falls benefit concert Saturday, where he spoke of music's power to positively shape ...

Alice Cooper, Doors guitarist playing at academy
A pair of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members took the stage Thursday in South Dakota for the first show in a week of concerts benefiting a music ...

Lopez says late-night hosting days are behind him
Amid rumors of another "Tonight" show shake-up, comedian George Lopez says he has no desire to return to the late-night talk show scene. Lopez said ...

Comedian Anderson still hurting from diving mishap
Comedian Louie Anderson says he's been in pain all week from a recent diving mishap during a taping of the ABC celebrity diving show "Splash.

Michigan, others may regulate amateur MMA fights
Jerry "The Moose" Waterson fulfilled a dream last month by stepping into the ring for his first professional mixed martial arts fight, which he won.

SD Sen. Johnson to retire, cites health and age
Entering the auditorium on a motorized scooter and delivering remarks in halting speech, South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson announced Tuesday that he would ...
Administrators armed in W. Colo. school district
As lawmakers across the country debate arming teachers and administrators to prevent another deadly school shooting, one Colorado school district has ...

Robinson, Michigan beat South Dakota State 71-56
Trey Burke hit the ground with a thud, and a rough night suddenly turned downright painful. The Michigan star left the court for a bit but came back ...

Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and ...

SD college tests fingerprint purchasing technology
Futurists have long proclaimed the coming of a cashless society, where dollar bills and plastic cards are replaced by fingerprint and retina scanners ...

SD museum with rare instruments seeks $15M revamp
Grammy-winning fingerpicking guitarist Pat Donohue thinks a South Dakota college town of about 10,000 is an unlikely place for a wide-ranging ...