South Dakota
South Dakotans making Hurricane Helene relief efforts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Communities are still reeling from Hurricane Helene.
Some remain isolated as thousands are without power while deaths continue to rise, tragically passing 200 deaths this week.
FEMA and government officials are on the ground in some of the hardest hit areas helping to coordinate relief efforts.
The agency said that more than $45 million in funding is being made available to storm survivors, but with widespread damage, many feel more help will be needed.
People helping people is not something too uncommon in the upper Midwest, even to the point of helping others across the country.
Sanaa Abourezk is cooking for a cause this weekend. On what is usually her busiest day, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., all of the proceeds from her lunch benefit will go to supporting areas impacted by Helene.
“When we do fundraising, it’s busier which is great because we want to raise as much money as we can. As you see, it’s devastating what’s happening in the South. For me, when people are coming for the fundraiser, I don’t want to make any profit,” Abourezk explained. “They’re coming from the goodness of their heart to help other human beings. The last thing I want to do is take a percentage. Come hungry, but be very generous.”
This isn’t the first time she has used her restaurant to raise funds. Sanaa has been working through World Central Kitchen and in the local community since the early days of her restaurant.
“You know, Katrina happened and we did fundraising. It was very successful. People were more than generous and since then we do, unfortunately, we do almost a couple times a year with all the hurricanes and disasters we’re having,” Abourezk said.
World Central Kitchen sends volunteer cooks to bring hot meals to people in need and the money they receive goes towards buying ingredients from local farmers. The money from Sanaa’s fundraiser will be sent out on Monday.
Elsewhere in the state, Bubba Startz is using his connections and platform from his podcast work to start bringing supplies to the front lines. He held a supply drive on Thursday and he and a few others are making their way down south.
“I’ve always been an organizer of people. We are now just taking that one step further and activating these people to do what they are best at. It’s important that we go take care of these people. We can’t sit out here and expect someone else to do it,” Startz explained.
Startz and his Podcast group, The Scene Projects, had previously taken water bottles to Sturgis during the 2024 rally and the idea to bring supplies and listen to impacted residents came out of that recent experience.
“That kind of led me to, ‘Well if we can do that, we’re capable of so much more than that.’ On my drive back home from the Black Hills I got the idea, obviously seeing the utter devastation taking place in Tennessee and North Carolina, it was on my heart to get down there and to help,” Startz said.
Some of the supplies being taken down to Tennessee are non-perishable food, water, etc. They hope to be in communication with those in need so that they can make sure they’re only bringing what’s necessary and not an excess of what is not needed.
“We’re not building this just for one trip. This was a three-to-six-month operation from the start,” Startz said.
Bubba and Sanaa are just two of many examples of South Dakotans doing what they can to help others in their time of need.
If you ask them, it’s not about themselves, but doing the work and helping others like they have been helped in their own times of need.
“South Dakotans, it seems like we live through a nasty blizzard or flooding season or severe drought or something every year and I say hard times make hard people and hard people make strong communities,” Startz said.
“If we don’t take care of each other as a human being, we are doomed to be gone. I believe in passing forward. Someone was very kind to me when I came to America and now I’m trying to help my fellow American,” Abourezk said.
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Nebraska volleyball to play regular-season match in South Dakota
Nebraska volleyball will play South Dakota State in a regular-season match in Brookings, S.D. The Huskers will face the Jackrabbits on September 2 at First Bank & Trust Arena.
Nebraska finished 2025 with a 33-1 overall record and was ranked No. 3 in the final AVCA poll of the season. South Dakota State was 23-5 and was the Summit League regular-season champions.
These two programs have faced each other before. They played a spring exhibition match in May 2025. The Huskers were victorious by a 4-0 sweep (25-18, 25-19, 25-17, 25-19).
Harper Murray led the Huskers in kills with 12, while also earning seven digs, five blocks and two aces. Andi Jackson delivered a double-double on the day, finishing with 11 kills and 10 blocks.
Nebraska is scheduled to play two exhibition games this spring. The Huskers will face Iowa State in Sioux Falls, S.D. on April 11 and Creighton in Omaha on April 17.
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SD Lottery Powerball, Lotto America winning numbers for March 2, 2026
The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at March 2, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from March 2 drawing
02-17-18-38-62, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 2
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lotto America numbers from March 2 drawing
03-08-17-24-34, Star Ball: 06, ASB: 02
Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from March 2 drawing
28-41-42-50-55, Bonus: 02
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
- Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
- Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.
When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a South Dakota editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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How South Dakota officials have reacted to ‘massive’ US attack on Iran
Hegseth on Iran: ‘This is not Iraq. This is not endless.’
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said operations on Iran won’t be “endless” like Iraq.
South Dakota’s Congressional leaders are praising President Donald Trump for his action of joining Israel for a missile-launched attack this weekend in Iran, with the intent to target and dismantle Iran’s nuclear capabilities and demand regime change.
“Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people,” Trump said Saturday, Feb. 28, calling the strikes, “a massive and ongoing operation.”
Trump has since faced scrutiny for a lack of clarity about the timeline and overall goals of the war, and acting without the direct approval of Congress, which has the power to officially declare war for the U.S. Lawmakers are also in heated debate about whether the Trump’s decision may violate the Constitution, with Democrats calling for a war powers resolution vote to stop the effort, according to multiple military outlets.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, was directly targeted, a Middle Eastern official told USA TODAY. Khamenei was killed in the attacks on Feb. 28, according to Israeli sources who told USA TODAY, CNN and Reuters. He was 86 and had led Iran since 1989.
Iran retaliated with drone and missile strikes, hitting American and Israeli targets, including a U.S. Naval base in Bahrain. Iran said its enemies would be “decisively defeated.”
At least four Americans and an estimated 200 other individuals have been killed, and an estimated 700 injured as of March 2.
President Trump said he expects more to come.
Here’s what South Dakota Congressional leaders, along with former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who now sits at the helm of the Department of Homeland Security as secretary, have to say about what has been named by the administration as Operation Epic Fury.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune
“For years, Iran’s relentless nuclear ambitions, its expanded ballistic missile inventory and its unwavering support for terror groups in the region have posed a clear and unacceptable threat to U.S. servicemembers, citizens in the region, and many of our allies,” said Thune, a Republican, the morning of Feb. 28 in a comment from his office.
“Despite the dogged efforts of the president and his administration, the Iranian regime has refused the diplomatic off-ramps that would peacefully resolve these national security concerns. I commend President Trump for taking action to thwart these threats,” Thune said, thanking Secretary Rubio for providing updates on these issues throughout the week.
“I look forward to administration officials briefing all senators about these military operations,” he said. “I commend the bravery of the servicemembers carrying out these operations and pray for the safety of those in harm’s way.”
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds
Rounds, a Republican, said Trump took “the right course of action” when handling the strike.
Rounds later congratulated the United States military and Trump on the death of the Iranian leader, stating the moment “offers a path for a more peaceful Middle East.”
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson
Johnson, a Republican and the lone U.S. representative for South Dakota, stated the Iranian regime “is full of theocratic thugs and is the world’s largest state sponsor of terror.” He said Trump had given multiple opportunities to change direction.
“I’m praying for the safety of America’s servicemembers, and our allies involved in Operation Epic Fury,” Johnson stated on social media.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Noem, who left her governorship after she was appointed secretary at the beginning of Trump’s current term, took to social media as well, stating she was actively monitoring any potential threats against America.
“I am in direct coordination with our federal intelligence and law enforcement partners,” she said.
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