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PIERRE — Two measures intended to help address drainage and flooding issues in South Dakota cleared their first tests Tuesday in the Legislature. A proposal to establish a voluntary mediation service for drainage disputes received unanimous endorsement from the Senate Agriculture...

A series of scattered but sometimes severe thunderstorms moved through the region over the weekend, bringing heavy rains that led to a flash flood watch in much of eastern South Dakota. The National Weather Service says nearly an inch of rain fell on Saturday in Mitchell, which put...

Last weekend as Nancy and I walked on a bike trail that meanders along the Missouri River shore here in Pierre, I idly noted the gray-white markings on the trunks of trees in the parks where we strolled. The markings, of course, are left from the great flood of 2011. Hard to imagine...

Last week was a difficult one for South Dakota. On that Monday night, the Sioux Falls area received record rainfalls. The National Weather Service predicted that the Big Sioux River would reach an all-time high and cause major flooding in Union County. Canton received nearly 9 inches...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers plans to lower the levels of Missouri River reservoirs in the Dakotas before the start of the 2015 spring runoff season. Jody Farhat says the agency's plan is to lower Lake Oahe by more than 3 feet and Lake Sakakawea by about...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., called for the destruction of the terrorist group known as ISIS — the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria — on the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. "These forces continue to carry out horrific atrocities," Thune told reporters...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The South Dakota congressional delegation is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop a new flood map for Sioux Falls as soon as possible. The request comes after the U.S.

YANKTON (AP) — Wildlife officials have used poison to kill all the fish in Lake Yankton in southeastern South Dakota to remove undesirable species such as carp. Flooding in 2011 caused Missouri River water to backfill into the lake just west of Yankton and led to an increasing...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Runoff continues to be above normal in the upper Missouri River basin, but it isn't leading to any flooding concerns. The Army Corps of Engineers says runoff above Sioux City, Iowa, in July was 33 percent above normal. Water management chief Jody Farhat says...

May 19 The Troy Township Board of Supervisors in Day County published legal notice stating that a petition had been received seeking to vacate 15 segments of public roadways covering more than 15 miles in the township. The adjoining landowners were Darwin Peckham, Donald Grode,...

Farmers with flooded lands are using their elected township boards to legally shut down many miles of public roads in Day County this summer. The 66-feet wide strips are returned to the adjoining landowners to become private property. The strategy is to reduce or prevent people's...

PIERRE — Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced Monday that 12 South Dakota counties, including the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, will receive federal financial help to recover from a series of June storms that produced damaging tornadoes and flooding. The public assistance is...

PIERRE – Gov. Dennis Daugaard has requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration to help South Dakota recover from tornadoes and flooding produced by severe storms during the period June 13-20. The request is for public assistance in 12 counties and the portion of the Standing...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Officials in Lincoln County estimate recent flood damage to roads and bridges at more than $2 million, and they're hoping for federal aid. "The damage is massive," County Emergency Manager Harold Timmerman told the Argus Leader newspaper. Road repairs...