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South Dakota is prone to weather disasters

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2 years ago

October 7, 2022

South Dakota is prone to weather disasters

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – From floods to wildfires, and blizzards to hail, South Dakota sees its fair proportion of pure disasters yearly, rating twelfth within the county, not removed from hurricane-ravaged Florida.

WalletHub in contrast 50 states throughout two key metrics to rank the states for the way susceptible they’re to climate disasters. These metrics are the variety of local weather disasters inflicting no less than $1 billion in injury since 1980, and the loss quantity per capita of these disasters. South Dakota ranks twelfth for the variety of disasters between 1980 to 2022. The state is tied at primary for loss per capita.

That loss contains all the pieces from crops being destroyed or automobiles broken throughout hailstorms to livestock misplaced throughout blizzards. It even contains lack of houses throughout wildfires.

Over the past a number of years, South Dakota has seen some historic climate occasions comparable to a three-day blizzard in October 2013, the June sixth derecho which had wind experiences of greater than 100 mph. and the thunderstorms that produced grapefruit sized hail on June 12.

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USD alum Emily Grove finishes tied for ninth place in pole vault on final day of US Olympic Track & Field Trials

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7 hours ago

July 1, 2024

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USD alum Emily Grove finishes tied for ninth place in pole vault on final day of US Olympic Track & Field Trials

EUGENE, OR (Dakota News Now) – South Dakota alumna Emily Grove ’15, ’17 tied for ninth in the women’s pole vault at the U.S. Olympic Trials on Sunday evening at Hayward Field.

Grove cleared 14-6 ¼ (4.43m) on her first attempt to tie for ninth in the finals. This marked her fourth U.S. Olympic Trials appearance, first qualifying as a college freshman in 2012. She had won Pre’s Classic at Hayward Field last month with a season’s best height of 15-2 ¼ (4.63m). The top three finishers in the competition all cleared the Olympic standard height of 15-6 ¼ (4.73m) to make Team USA.

Grove was a six-time All-American for the Coyotes and graduated as USD’s indoor and outdoor school record holder. Her outdoor record of 15-1 still stands. Grove owns a personal best of 15-7 (4.75m) from the 2022 outdoor season. A native of Pontiac, Illinois, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree from South Dakota in 2015 and went on to compete her master’s in 2017.

South Dakota alumnus Chris Nilsen made Team USA last weekend in the men’s pole vault. He will represent his country and alma mater at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris this August.

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Sioux City and McCook Lake clean-up underway

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14 hours ago

June 30, 2024

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Sioux City and McCook Lake clean-up underway

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (KELO) — We have an update in North Sioux City.

In a news release from the city, power has been restored to Suncoast Drive and temporary roads have been completed. No access order remains in effect on Northshore Drive and Penrose Drive.

Power is also being worked on so people can light their homes in the McCook Lake area, while the lake itself is to remain closed as per GFP regulation.

Temporary gas services are expected to light residents by the end of June 30.

Penrose Drive is working on temporary sewage replacements.

To read the full press release, click here.

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Eight students receive Hagen-Harvey Scholarships

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21 hours ago

June 30, 2024

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Eight students receive Hagen-Harvey Scholarships

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Department of Education announced that Eight students have received Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial Scholarships.

The scholarships provide up to $6,000 over four years to members of American Indian Tribes to pursue a college education at an accredited institution in South Dakota.

The scholarship program is funded by the estate of Minerva Harvey, in memory of Richard Hagen, who was a state legislator from Pine Ridge.

Scholarship recipients for the 2024-25 school year include: