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SD team takes 3rd place at Army National Small Arms Competition
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CAMP ROBINSON, AR. (KOTA) – Four South Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers and one South Dakota Air National Guard Airman participated in the 52nd Winston P. Wilson (WPW) National Small Arms Championship, hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center, on Camp Robinson, AR, April 30 through May 5.
South Dakota team members included the following: 1st Sgt. Clint Sandness, Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Heier, Staff Sgt. Thomas Carpenter, Tech Sgt. Trevor Dietrich and Sgt 1st Class Grant Serna. This team earned third place in the all-state championship.
“This was probably the toughest shooting environment I’ve competed in yet,” said Heier, “20 MPH winds and gusts, combined with the hot weather and new matches that we’ve never done before made the conditions difficult.”
The National Guard Marksmanship Training Center hosts the WPW annually to promote marksmanship training and test weaponry systems. Building trust is crucial when coaching professional shooters.
“We’ve all grown together to become the top marksman in S.D. and being able to compete on the Alpha team allowed us to show how the program really works in developing marksmen and how everyone fills their roles within the team,” said Heier.
The team achieved first place at the MAC VI Regional Marksmanship Competition, earning them the opportunity to participate in the All Army Matches with active, reserve, and guard components, competing against each other in a single arena. The SDNG represented S.D. after a decade and secured a respectable 10th position out of 56 teams in the All-Army Match competition held at Ft. Benning, G.A.
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WASHINGTON – A water main break in northeast D.C. is causing delays to the morning commute Thursday morning.
The break was reported in the 4700 block of South Dakota Avenue around 7 a.m.
South Dakota Avenue, between Crittenden Street and Sargent Road, is closed to traffic while emergency crews work to fix the damage.
Drivers are urged to seek alternative routes.
Delays along South Dakota Avenue in DC after water main break
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The share of fatal crashes involving teen drivers is higher in South Dakota than most other states
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The share of fatal crashes involving a teen driver is higher in South Dakota than in almost any other state.
The state has the ninth-highest percentage of deadly crashes involving a teen driver at 16.4%, according to a recent analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data by Bumper, a vehicle history report website.
The analysis found that, nationwide, the number of people who died in crashes involving teen drivers has increased by 25% since 2013. In 2023, a total of 5,588 people died in crashes involving a teen driver, including passengers, cyclists, pedestrians and other drivers.
It also determined that while teen drivers account for only 5.1% of all licensed drivers in the country, they represent 8.9% of drivers in fatal crashes.
South Dakota had a total of 146 traffic crash fatalities in 2024, up from 140 in 2023 and 137 in 2022, according to the state Department of Public Safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 39,345 people died in traffic crashes nationwide in 2024, about a 4% decrease from 2023.
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What states had the highest teen involvement in fatal crashes?
These states had the highest percentage of crash deaths involving a teen driver.
- Kansas, 18.9%
- Utah, 17.9%
- Idaho, 17.5%
- Montana, 17.3%
- Wisconsin, 17%
- Missouri, 16.9%
- Indiana, 16.8%
- Colorado, 16.5%
- South Dakota, 16.4%
- New Mexico, 15.8%
What states had the lowest teen involvement in fatal crashes?
These states had the lowest percentage of crash deaths involving a teen driver.
- District of Columbia, 4.5%
- New Hampshire, 6.2%
- Hawaii, 6.5%
- Wyoming, 8.3%
- North Dakota, 8.5%
- Vermont, 8.7%
- Connecticut, 10.10%
- Oregon, 10.4%
- Maine, 10.4%
- Maryland, 10.5%
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