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Recent rains lift spirits of SD farmers, ranchers

Rusty Foster already sold some of his cows and may have to sell more because of the yearlong drought that hit much of the state, but recent rains have helped lift his spirits and those of his neighbors in northwestern South Dakota's Perkins County.Full story

SD part of national settlement with Ranbaxy

Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will get more than $1 million as its share of a national settlement with a pharmaceutical manufacturer that allegedly distributed substandard drugs. Full story

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 dilapidated structures and hundreds of gravesites — many belonging to Native Americans massacred more than a century earlier. Full story

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Warmer weather improves farm conditions in SD

South Dakota tries to change "Negro" and "squaw" place-names

SD housing authority to get settlement money

Body of South Dakota teen who died trying to save brother found

South Dakota governor signs extended abortion wait period law

South Dakota extends abortion wait period for weekends, holidays

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  Winter thaw leads to Dakota ice jams

Large ice formations have spotted in South Dakota's Sioux River. NBCNews.com's Alex Witt reports.

  Two go missing trying to save child in frigid water

A search is still underway for two missing rescuers who jumped into freezing water in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to save a six-year old boy. The boy is now safe at home.

  Paying by fingerprint undergoing testing

An experimental biometric payment system now being tested at South Dakota's School of Mines and Technology is winning raves for ease of use and convenience. KNBN's Thomas Patrick reports.

  Family of 4 dies in South Dakota crash

A family of four from Sioux Falls is killed when their SUV hits a guardrail and slides down an embankment along South Dakota's I-90. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Prankster mom: Teaching kids humor ‘is important’

When she grew tired of her son, Kenyon, using her iPad, South Dakota mom Paula Papen decided to play a prank on him, tricking him into thinking he purchased a $50,000 Ford Mustang on eBay. But did the prank go too far? Paula and Kenyon chat about the viral video and Paula discusses the criticism of

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A lone vehicle travels one of the many monotonous roads on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. REUTERS/ANDY CLARK

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Al Neuharth, founder of the USA Today and the Freedom Forum listens as Former Senator George McGovern talks about old times during the dedication of the Al Neuharth Media Center on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota, Thursday afternoon, September 25, 2003.

Michigan Wolverines head coach Beilein talks with his players during their second round NCAA tournament basketball game against South Dakota State in Auburn Hills
Michigan Wolverines head coach Beilein talks with his players during their second round NCAA tournament basketball game against South Dakota State in Auburn Hills

Michigan Wolverines head coach John Beilein talks with his players during a stop in game action in the second half of their second round NCAA tournament basketball game against South Dakota State in Auburn Hills, Michigan March 21, 2013. REUTERS/ Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBAL

Michigan head coach Beilein talks with guard Burke during a stop in game action during their second round NCAA tournament basketball game against South Dakota State in Auburn Hills
Michigan head coach Beilein talks with guard Burke during a stop in game action during their second round NCAA tournament basketball game against South Dakota State in Auburn Hills

Michigan Wolverines head coach John Beilein talks with guard Trey Burke during a stop in game action during the second half of their second round NCAA tournament basketball game against South Dakota State in Auburn Hills, Michigan March 21, 2013. REUTERS/ Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT