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Sioux Falls airport eyeing gate, cargo upgrades as parking ramp breaks ground

Two parking projects will add more than 1,000 much-needed spaces to the lot’s capacity, but airport officials say gate and cargo improvements are also in the works.

South Dakota

Secret shipments: 11 billion pounds of chemicals carried by rail in South Dakota each year

State and local officials often kept largely in the dark about what materials are being carried

March 23, 2023 07:00 AM

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Amid decline in Mitchell taxi services, transportation study exploring fixed route bus system

“Based on the responses, we had quite a few people who wanted to see – or at least look at the feasibility – of some sort of fixed route service,” project leader Jonathon Wiegand said.

March 22, 2023 11:35 AM

Business

The Fruit Truck delivers fruit by the freight

The Sioux Falls-based company picks up fruit at farms and orchards across the country and delivers it directly to communities in 16 states.

March 22, 2023 05:30 AM

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A traffic study was completed on Mitchell's roads. There's plenty of work ahead for improvement

Installing vehicle detection technology at Mitchell intersections currently lacking it was one recommendation for city leaders to improve traffic flow.

March 17, 2023 11:49 AM

By Sam Fosness

FILE PHOTO: A drone footage shows the freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

National

U.S. orders Norfolk Southern to clean polluted Ohio derailment site

EPA issued the order under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, which gives it the authority to force parties responsible for pollution to clean it up.

February 21, 2023 02:14 PM

By Valerie Volcovici and Brad Brooks / Reuters

The interior of a Tesla Model S is shown in autopilot mode in San Francisco, California, U.S., April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage/File Photo

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U.S. Justice Department seeks Tesla driver-assist documents

A 2016 video that Musk promoted on Twitter as evidence that “Tesla drives itself” was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light that the system did not have, according to testimony.

January 31, 2023 01:00 PM

By Akash Sriram and David Shepardson / Reuters

National

U.S. airports rumble back to life after FAA computer outage

A total of 3,704 U.S. flights were delayed as of 8:39 a.m. ET, flight tracking website FlightAware showed. Another 656 were canceled as of 8:39 a.m.

January 11, 2023 08:15 AM

By Jamie Freed, Rajesh Kumar Singh and David Shepardson / Reuters

South Dakota

Weeks of brutal winter weather provide South Dakota plows season's first real test

Compared to the past two more mild winters, the two weeks of snow and freeze was an earlier-than-usual challenge for Department of Transportation crews across the state.

December 30, 2022 03:18 PM

By Jason Harward

National

U.S. House set to approve bill to block rail strike

A rail strike could freeze almost 30% of cargo shipments, stoke inflation and cost the American economy as much as $2 billion per day.

November 30, 2022 11:15 AM

By David Shepardson / Reuters

Business

Red Wing Grain deals with low water levels and record barging rates

Red Wing Grain, which typically loads 400-600 barges in a year and handles about 25 million to 30 million bushels annually through its facility, is down 10% to 20% this fall, said Jim Larson, general manager

November 07, 2022 05:30 AM

By Noah Fish

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Palace Transit to add two part-time drivers to handle surge in ridership amid Mitchell's taxi woes

“We would be able to work longer into the 8 p.m. time frame versus right now we close at 6 p.m. We’re hoping to reopen on Sundays as well,” Jessica Pickett said of the increased hours of operation that could be provided if two part-time drivers come on board.

October 05, 2022 03:00 PM

By Sam Fosness

FILE PHOTO: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing in Washington

National

U.S. approves 50 states' EV charging plans

The November 2021 $1 trillion infrastructure bill provides $5 billion to help states install EV chargers along interstate highways over five years. States now have access to more than $1.5 billion to help build EV chargers, USDOT said. The White House announced earlier this month it had approved 35 of the 50 state plans.

September 27, 2022 09:43 AM

By David Shepardson / Reuters