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Daily PierreMinneapolis flights to start April 6 Feb 4 2010 5:22AM
Delta Air Lines plans to begin nonstop daily
flights between Pierre and Minneapolis on April 6.
Mayor Laurie Gill says the flights will be twice a day, on
32-seat Saab turboprop planes.
There have been nonstop flights between Pierre and Min
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| GF&P writes pheasant management plan Feb 1 2010 5:15AM
The state Game, Fish and Parks Department
has drawn up a five-year management plan for pheasants that puts
special emphasis on protecting and developing habitat.
Other goals involve research, providing places to hunt, and
educating the public ab
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 31 2010 4:27PM
The South Dakota Legislature will take up a
bill that would create lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for
South Dakota residents.
The fees would vary based on the age of the person when they
apply, starting at $325 for a lifetime fishing lice
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| Mentored hunting proves popular Jan 31 2010 12:22PM
Figures from the state game department
show more than 1,900 youth in South Dakota have taken part in
big-game mentored hunting since it began two years ago.
The law allows 10-and 11-year-olds to hunt if they are
accompanied by a mentor who is at
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 6 2010 10:58AM
A winter storm blowing out of the Rockies
and into the Northern Plains brought snow to the Dakotas on
Wednesday, with bitter-cold temperatures on its heels.
Interstate 90 between Rapid City and Chamberlain in South Dakota
was closed Wednesday mo
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 6 2010 10:58AM
A winter storm blowing out of the Rockies
and into the Northern Plains brought snow to the Dakotas on
Wednesday, with bitter-cold temperatures on its heels.
Interstate 90 between Rapid City and Chamberlain in South Dakota
was closed Wednesday mo
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 6 2010 6:46AM
South Dakota's pheasants appear to have
weathered the Christmas storm with relatively few losses. But a
state wildlife biologist says all the deep snow left behind leaves
the birds vulnerable for other storms, like the one forecast for
much of the st
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| Pheasant losses minimal in big storm Jan 6 2010 5:22AM
South Dakota's pheasants appear to have
weathered the Christmas storm with relatively few losses. But a
state wildlife biologist says all the deep snow left behind leaves
the birds vulnerable for other storms, like the one forecast for
much of the st
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| Commission considers increase in pheasant limits Dec 3 2009 5:36AM
The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission is
meeting Thursday to discuss whether to raise South Dakota's
three-bird daily pheasant limit to five roosters a day.
The commission will decide the issue during a two-day meeting in
Pierre. The proposa
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 30 2009 2:14AM
Proposed new oil production rules would
require North Dakota oil rig operators to notify surface landowners
of oil spills and other accidents on their land. State Mineral
Resources Director Lynn Helms says a new package of regulations is
intended to
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 30 2009 2:14AM
Proposed new oil production rules would
require North Dakota oil rig operators to notify surface landowners
of oil spills and other accidents on their land.
Bruce Hicks is an assistant director of the state Department of
Mineral Resources. He sa
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| ND hunter charged after shooting from road Nov 29 2009 4:34PM
A Drayton man has been charged with
hunting on posted land after shooting a pheasant from a road in
Grand Forks County.
In court documents, 44-year-old Stephen Kissee admits to
shooting the fowl, but says he thought it was on land open to
publi
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 26 2009 2:13AM
It was an early wake-up call today for
members of the Castlewood High School marching band.
The band was on the road at 3:30 a.m., bound for Chicago, where
they'll perform at the 76th annual McDonald's Thanksgiving Day
Parade.
Band Directo
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 26 2009 2:13AM
The Castlewood High School marching band
will perform today at the 76th annual McDonald's Thanksgiving Day
Parade in Chicago. The parade will be nationally televised on WGN
between 8 and 9 a.m.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) An Indiana man has pleaded
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| SD pheasant limits might increase Nov 25 2009 1:11PM
State wildlife officials are set to decide
next week whether to raise South Dakota's three-bird daily pheasant
bag limit to five cock pheasants daily.
The Game, Fish and Parks Commission will discuss the matter at
its meeting in Pierre Dec. 3-4.
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| Huey Lewis baits ducks, ends hunting near property Nov 25 2009 10:16AM
Rock musician Huey Lewis and several of
his Stevensville-area neighbors are feeding ducks along a slough
that runs through their property, effectively closing the area to
duck hunting.
It's the latest twist in the story of the slough, which the
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| Pheasants losing cover as more crops harvested Nov 25 2009 5:15AM
As crops continue to be harvested, South
Dakota's pheasants are finding fewer places to hide.
This year's late harvest has offered plenty of shelter until
recently.
State Game, Fish and Parks Secretary Jeff Vonk says pheasant
populations i
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 23 2009 11:05AM
The state [[kxtopic:nd-game-and-fish-department:t[Game and Fish Department]:t]] says
some national wildlife refuges in North Dakota are now open to
late-season upland game bird hunting.
Arrowwood, Audubon, Des Lacs, J. Clark Salyer, Lake Alice, L
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| Some ND refuges open to bird hunting Nov 23 2009 9:13AM
The state Game and Fish Department says
some national wildlife refuges in North Dakota are now open to
late-season upland game bird hunting.
Arrowwood, Audubon, Des Lacs, J. Clark Salyer, Lake Alice, Lake
Zahl, Long Lake, Lostwood, Tewaukon and
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 6 2009 4:13PM
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says she will
oppose the health care reform bill expected to be considered this
weekend in the House.
The South Dakota Democrat says the plan falls short of her goals
for health care reform and could threaten exist
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| Former VP hunts pheasants in SD Nov 6 2009 9:34AM
This time as a private citizen, former Vice
President Dick Cheney hunted pheasants in the Pierre area this
week.
In past years, Air Force II would touch down at the Pierre
airport when Cheney arrived.
Officials say Cheney, a longtime visit
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Hunting the Refuge Nov 5 2009 7:22PM
Are you chomping at the bit to get into the field and harvest your deer this year, but don't have a spot to hunt on yet?
Your answer may be the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge.
Once again this year, hunting is open on about 5000 acres of refuge land
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| Investigation under way in woman's hunting death Oct 27 2009 5:02PM
The Gregory County Sheriff's office is
investigating a hunting-related death that officials are calling an
accidental shooting.
A 26-year-old woman died Saturday.
Sheriff's officials say she was a passenger in a vehicle. Her
friend was get
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 23 2009 6:46AM
This weekend, [[kxtopic:pheasant:t[pheasant]:t]] hunters gather in the
Pierre area for the annual Governor's Hunt, which state officials
use to promote South Dakota's economic development climate. Gov.
Mike Rounds says 700-800 people are expected fo
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| Governor's pheasant hunt this weekend Oct 23 2009 5:36AM
This is the weekend that invited pheasant
hunters gather in central South Dakota for the annual Governor's
Hunt, an event officials use to promote the state's economic
development climate.
Several property owners are opening their land for the e
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 22 2009 2:13AM
South Dakota's state climatologist, Dennis
Todey, says he agrees with Midwest forecasts from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that predict a
warmer-than-average winter for much of the western and central U.S.
Todey says factor
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| Pierre mayor seeks airport business Oct 21 2009 11:33AM
Pierre's mayor says it's a busy time at the
city's airport with the start of hunting season, but the airport
has seen fewer passengers overall this year.
Mayor Laurie Gill says the city continues to hold discussions
with Delta Airlines, which co
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| Standing crops hurt hunter success Oct 19 2009 11:54AM
State Game, Fish and Parks officials
say two weeks of precipitation before the opening weekend of South
Dakota's pheasant season helped limit the places where hunters
could chase their wily prey.
The weather cleared up Saturday and Sunday, but g
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 17 2009 2:14AM
Gov. Mike Rounds says there are signs of
optimism in the business community but that the recovery from the
recession remains slow.
After meeting with business people in eastern South Dakota this
week, Rounds said South Dakotans are cautious abou
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 16 2009 4:13PM
A state health official says South Dakota
should have about 160,000 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine by the first
week of November. But he says seasonal flu vaccine is delayed and
people should be patient. South Dakota is one of 37 states where
H1N1 is cons
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| Tourism offering pheasant hunt with Vikings star Oct 16 2009 3:52PM
While South Dakota cities welcome
hunters from around the nation for Saturday's opening day of the
79-day pheasant hunting season, a crew from the state Department of
Tourism will be at the Minnesota Vikings football game in
Minneapolis on Sunday to
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 16 2009 11:12AM
State Sen. Ben Nesselhuf of Vermillion
has filed paperwork to seek the Democratic nomination for secretary
of state next year.
The office is now held by Republican Chris Nelson, who is
prevented by term limits from seeking re-election.
Nes
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| Hunters to get welcome in SD Oct 16 2009 9:06AM
Pheasant hunters flying into South
Dakota are getting warm welcomes.
Officials with the convention and visitors bureaus in Sioux
Falls and Pierre are holding welcoming events at local airports
Friday.
The events provide hunters with refres
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| Good weather for pheasant opener Oct 16 2009 5:22AM
Crops still in the field could add to the
difficulty for hunters in the start of South Dakota's pheasant
season, which opens at noon Saturday and runs through Jan. 3.
Last year the season drew just over 176,000 hunters.
A summer brood surve
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| Hunters to get welcome in Sioux Falls Oct 16 2009 5:15AM
Pheasant hunters flying into Sioux
Falls are getting a warm welcome.
Officials with the Convention and Visitors Bureau and local
businesses are holding a welcoming event at the Sioux Falls airport
Friday.
It's the 16th year for the event,
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| Hunter shoots charging grizzly bear near Choteau Oct 14 2009 10:16AM
The Teton County sheriff's office says
a pheasant hunter shot and killed a charging female grizzly bear
about 10 miles northwest of Choteau.
Undersheriff Denny Blauer says the grizzly, which had three
cubs, charged the man in heavy brush Monday
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 14 2009 4:05AM
Authorities are looking for a small
airplane that took off from Wyoming but did not land at its final
destination in southern Montana.
Montana Disaster and Emergency Services duty officer Monique Lay
says the Cessna aircraft left Sheridan, Wyo.,
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Tree Colors Oct 12 2009 7:08PM
It's only the beginning of October and the snow is already flying.
Many plants aren't sure how to respond.
As you look around you have to ask"Where are all the fall colors and will they ever arrive?
Ag. Reporter Sarah Gustin went out to find an answer.
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 12 2009 11:12AM
The North Dakota Game and Fish
Department says rising water in Devils Lake has helped produce the
largest natural walleye hatch that fisheries crews have ever
documented.
Randy Hiltner, the northeastern district fisheries supervisor,
says the a
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 12 2009 11:12AM
Authorities say a reporter for the Aberdeen
American News was killed in the collision of a semitrailer and a
car on U.S. Highway 12 near Mina.
The Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Russell Keen died in the
crash that happened shortly before 7:30 p
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| Hunters disappointed by lack of pheasants Oct 12 2009 7:35AM
Many South Dakota hunters who took to
the fields in search of pheasant over the weekend returned home
empty-handed and frustrated.
They say standing crops that farmers haven't been able to
harvest because of poor weather made it difficult to fin
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Pheasant Hunting Oct 11 2009 11:55PM
Thousand of people braved the cold weather this weekend as they headed out for the opening of pheasant hunting season.
According to North Dakota-based outfitters, the rough national economy hasn't impacted their bottom line as much as it has for colleagu
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Hunting Economy in North Dakota Oct 10 2009 11:27PM
Despite today's conditions... thousands of people will make their way to North Dakota this hunting season. The North Dakota Game and Fish officials expect around 100-thousand hunters.
Last year, North Dakota saw their highest numbers. 107-t
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Pheasant Season Opens Oct 10 2009 11:27PM
Pheasant season opens today across the state of North Dakota....
Many hunters brave the cold weather as they head out for the first time this hunting season.
Reporter Kate Schell travels to Braddock to find out how the bird population and wea
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Pheasant Economic Impact Oct 10 2009 8:56PM
Despite today's conditions, thousands of people will make their way to North Dakota this hunting season. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department expects around 100-thousand hunters.
Last year, North Dakota saw their highest numbers. One-hun
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Pheasant Open Oct 10 2009 8:56PM
Pheasant season opens today across the state of North Dakota.
Many hunters braved the cold weather as they head out for the first time this hunting season.
Reporter Kate Schell travels to Braddock to find out how the bird population and wea
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Pheasant Economic Impact Oct 10 2009 7:23PM
Despite today's conditions, thousands of people will make their way to North Dakota this hunting season. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department expects around 100-thousand hunters.
Last year, North Dakota saw their highest numbers. One-hun
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Pheasant Open Oct 10 2009 7:23PM
Pheasant season opens today across the state of North Dakota.
Many hunters braved the cold weather as they head out for the first time this hunting season.
Reporter Kate Schell travels to Braddock to find out how the bird population and wea
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 10 2009 4:13PM
Rescuers used a cell phone signal to
locate a Belvidere man who was severely hurt in a horse-riding
accident.
The 54-year-old man was rounding up cattle on Thursday morning
in a remote part of Jackson County when his horse stepped in a hole
and
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 10 2009 4:13PM
A Bismarck man has been charged with abuse
or neglect of a child after his 3-month-old son suffered head
injuries that may have left him brain dead.
Aarin Paul Cratty appeared Thursday in South Central District
Court. The 20-year-old's bond was
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 10 2009 2:42PM
Defense lawyers for a Marion man
charged with killing a Turner County deputy sheriff want to know if
prosecutors plan to pursue the death penalty. Attorneys for Ethan
Johns are asking for an answer by the end of the month so they can
prepare a defens
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| Hunters hit the fields for pheasants Oct 10 2009 5:50AM
North Dakota hunters are taking to the
fields with forecasts of fewer pheasants this season, after a long,
hard winter.
But that's not stopping all of them.
Dennis Taylor of Buford, Ga., says the forecast won't stop him
from driving to sou
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| Residentonly pheasant season at hand Oct 10 2009 5:15AM
South Dakota hunters get an early shot
at pheasants this weekend.
A hunting season for state residents only is Saturday through
Monday. Hunting is allowed only on public land from noon to sunset.
There's a daily limit of three roosters.
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Pheasant Hunting in ND Oct 9 2009 11:06PM
Pheasant hunting season opens across the state tomorrow morning.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department expects roughly 100-thousand people to be hunting at some point this year.
Reporter Kate Schell travels to Regent to find out how thos
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Hunting Apprentice Program Oct 9 2009 7:36PM
It's an exciting weekend for upland game hunters, as the first shots of the 2009 pheasant hunting season are fired.
Veteran sportsmen and women will be walking the fields in search of birds, but this season also offers a unique opportunity for first-time
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Hunting Apprentice Program Oct 9 2009 1:26PM
It's an exciting weekend for upland game hunters, as the first shots of the 2009 pheasant hunting season are fired.
Veteran sportsmen and women will be walking the fields in search of birds, but this season also offers a unique opportunity for first-time
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| Strip club planned in small town Oct 8 2009 5:15AM
Some residents of Mansfield don't like
the idea of a Main Street juice bar opening up that will offer nude
female dancers.
Venus Donley says she and her husband are addressing concerns
that people have about their business and believe it will at
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Youth Pheasant Hunt Oct 3 2009 7:15PM
This morning's soggy weather didn't stop a few groups in our area from heading outdoors...especially for those celebrating one of the biggest weekends of the year in North Dakota- the opening of pheasant hunting season.
And even though most hunters won
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Sep 26 2009 5:02PM
Authorities are searching for a man who
robbed a Sioux Falls casino at knifepoint.
Sioux Falls police say the man was wearing sunglasses and a dark
bandanna over his face when he entered VIP Casino about 1:40 a.m.
Saturday. He displayed a larg
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Sep 26 2009 2:42PM
Authorities are searching for a man who
robbed a Sioux Falls casino at knifepoint. Sioux Falls police say
the man fled VIP Casino early this morning with an undetermined
amount of money. No injuries were reported.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Th
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| Wildlife officials worry about loss of CRP acres Sep 26 2009 11:54AM
State wildlife officials say the
Conservation Reserve Program plays a big role in boosting South
Dakota's pheasant population, and they're concerned that fewer
acres could mean fewer pheasants.
The agriculture program pays farmers to set aside l
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| SD pheasant plan available for review Sep 24 2009 5:36AM
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks
Department says people can review the agency's five-year draft
management plan for pheasants.
The 84-page report covers how the department proposes to manage
the state bird through 2014. It's open for review
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| Pierre chef shines at Texas gathering Sep 18 2009 5:22AM
A culinary concoction by Pierre chef Carl
Hawkinson won the best in show and people's choice awards at a
gathering in Dallas last week.
Hawkinson's black mission pheasant over wild rice with organic
cherries and pecans won out over dishes by 14
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| Outdoors fund helps buy Pipestone County tract Sep 16 2009 5:15AM
Pheasants Forever has closed on a
233-acre parcel in Pipestone County using funds from the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Fund.
The land purchased last week connects to the existing 310-acre
Winter Wildlife Management Area in southwestern Minneso
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 10 2009 4:13PM
The Minnesota Twins failed today to keep the
pressure on Detroit in the American League Central division,
falling to Toronto 3-2. Brett Cecil got the win for the Blue Jays
and Jose Bautista homered. Minnesota was one-for-nine with runners
in scoring
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 10 2009 4:13PM
The Minnesota Twins failed today to keep the
pressure on Detroit in the American League Central division,
falling to Toronto 3-2. Brett Cecil got the win for the Blue Jays
and Jose Bautista homered. Minnesota was one-for-nine with runners
in scoring
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| Here is the latest Minnesota sports from The AP Sep 10 2009 4:13PM
The Minnesota Twins failed today to keep the
pressure on Detroit in the American League Central division,
falling to Toronto 3-2. Brett Cecil got the win for the Blue Jays
and Jose Bautista homered. Minnesota was one-for-nine with runners
in scoring
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| Survey finds ND pheasant numbers down Sep 10 2009 12:15PM
The state Game and Fish Department says
roadside surveys show North Dakota's pheasant numbers are the
lowest in more than five years.
The department says pheasant numbers are down 50 percent from
last year, and brood observations are down 31 per
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| Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Sep 10 2009 7:14AM
Governor Tim Pawlenty and South Dakota
Governor Mike Rounds are holding an "exclusive" health care
briefing by phone. The teleconference tonight requires participants
to sign up in advance. Pawlenty has criticized President Barack
Obama's health care
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| Minnesota pheasant hunting prospects decline Sep 10 2009 6:25AM
Minnesota pheasant hunters are expected
to shoot fewer birds this fall.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says its pheasant
index is down 27 percent from last year and 27 percent below the
10-year average. The index had been above av
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| Deer, pheasant numbers down slightly Aug 31 2009 5:50AM
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department
says hunters might have to work harder to find deer and pheasants
this year.
Biologists say pheasant and deer numbers are down slightly due
to a harsh winter.
Big game biologist Bill Jensen says No
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 29 2009 2:14AM
A Dallas company looking to build a $10
billion oil refinery in southeastern South Dakota says it will
renew options on more than 6,300 acres in Union County while
releasing another 6,000 acres.
Preston Phillips, project executive for Hyperion R
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 28 2009 4:13PM
The Texas company wanting to build an oil
refinery in South Dakota will renew options on more than 6,300
acres in Union County while releasing another 6,000 acres. Hyperion
Refining is notifying landowners letting them know whether their
property wil
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| Survey shows fewer pheasants per mile Aug 28 2009 3:24PM
This year's summer pheasant survey
shows fewer birds per mile than last year. Still, game officials
say the 6.3 pheasants per mile is the fourth highest statewide
count in 45 years.
The Game, Fish and Parks Department has conducted the summer
b
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 26 2009 11:40AM
Gov. Brian Schweitzer is touting hunting
opportunities in the state as he readies for the big game and bird
seasons.
Schweitzer bought his tags for deer, elk and upland birds on
Tuesday and talked with Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Joe Mau
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| Governor touts hunting season Aug 26 2009 6:39AM
Gov. Brian Schweitzer is touting hunting
opportunities in the state as he readies for the big game and bird
seasons.
Schweitzer bought his tags for deer, elk and upland birds on
Tuesday and talked with Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Joe Mau
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Hunters Can Expect Good Year Aug 17 2009 11:06PM
Did the crisp morning have you thinking of a little time in the outdoors?
If you are a hunter this morning's cool temps may have had you feeling like putting on the blaze orange for a little time in North Dakota's wide open spaces.
And while most sea
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 17 2009 11:12AM
An inmate who escaped from a
minimum-security prison in Rapid City and was captured the next day
is accused of stealing three vehicles.
Stanley County Sheriff Brad Rathbun says 20-year-old Matthew
Long Fox allegedly stole one vehicle in Rapid Ci
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| Panel OKs shooting more pheasants at preserves Aug 17 2009 7:42AM
The Game, Fish and Parks Commission has
voted to increase the daily bag limit from 15 roosters to 20 for
part of the year at commercial pheasant preserves.
The privately run preserves release pen-raised pheasants and
allow hunting from Sept. 1 t
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| Latest Minnesota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 17 2009 1:59AM
Sen. Amy Klobuchar will host a
round-table discussion on Monday for those who care for the
elderly.
Klobuchar is pushing legislation in Congress aimed at supporting
family caregivers and protecting consumers from abuses in long-term
care insura
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