Category Archives: News
The Eagle And KDSJ's Operation Graduation 2025 Registration Now Open
Riverfront Broadcasting salutes The Class of 2025! Fill out the form BY CLICKING HERE on myeaglecountry.com, then listen to our sister station Eagle Country 95.9/96.3 and us, of course, on Black Hills...
Apr 29, 2025
Trump ESA Rollback Threatens SD's Endangered Species
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) The Trump administration wants to change how the Endangered Species Act protects wildlife in South Dakota and across the country. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servi...
Apr 28, 2025
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Faces New Threat As Federal Funding For Public Broadcasting Targeted
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota Public Broadcasting is facing a new funding challenge. The Trump administration plans to ask Congress to cut all funding for the Corporation for Publ...
Apr 25, 2025
South Dakota Sees No Measles Cases In 2025--So Far
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota has not reported any new measles cases in 2025, even as outbreaks grow in nearby states and across the country, according to the South Dakota Departm...
Apr 25, 2025
Noem's "State First" Disaster Policy Reshapes FEMA Response In South Dakota, Arkansas, And Mississippi
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Denials and delays of federal disaster aid in Arkansas, Mississippi, and South Dakota mark a dramatic shift in U.S. emergency response. President Donald Trump and...
Apr 25, 2025
Climate Change Brings New Challenges To South Dakota's Outdoors
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Climate change is starting to affect outdoor activities in South Dakota. According to the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks, the U.S. Geological Su...
Apr 22, 2025
South Dakota Unemployment Falls To 1.8 Percent In March
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota's unemployment rate dropped to 1.8 percent in March, down one-tenth of a point from February and among the lowest in the nation. The state's labor fo...
Apr 22, 2025
Home Insurance Costs In South Dakota Are Rising Faster Than Most Regional States
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Homeowners in South Dakota are paying sharply higher insurance premiums, with rates rising faster than in most neighboring states due to severe weather and the in...
Apr 21, 2025
Sturgis Area Arts Council May 2025 Events
Thursday, May 1 Armchair Travelers Book Club will be discussing the works of Willa Cather and Ivan Doig Sturgis Public Library's Lushbough Room, 12:00 pm Auditions for "My Fair Lady" Sunday, May 4 fro...
Apr 20, 2025
South Dakota Rural And Urban Areas Split In Economic Success
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Your wallet, your job, and your community are all feeling the pinch of South Dakota's economic stagnation, even as some cities boom. It's a tale of two economies ...
Apr 17, 2025
Ryan's Worst Of The Week Jokes Daily Montages (As They Were Aired)
They either make you laugh, chuckle, or you roll your eyes, shake your head, and say…WOW!…
