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Red Orbit Meteorologist Joshua Kelly Big Story news from March 26, 2012: The severe weather was not as active on Monday. There was a few severe thunderstorms that did move through the Northern Plains overnight. Heavy mountain snows found their way through the Northern Sierra Nevada’s and also the Southern portion of the Cascades as the next frontal system began to push onshore. Other big news of the day was the record heat that continues to push its way northward. Big Story news...
KEYSTONE, S.D., March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, multimedia and Internet access, Verizon Wireless has expanded its local network in Keystone, S.D., by activating a new cell site. The cell site, located near U.S. Highway 40 and U.S Highway 16A, improves coverage in the Keystone area as follows: North on U.S. Highway 16A 1.5 miles; South on U.S. Highway 16A two miles; and East on State Highway 40 two miles The new...
State Leaders Urged to Support Tobacco Prevention Initiatives WASHINGTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kids in South Dakota will take center stage in the fight against tobacco on March 21 as they join thousands of young people nationwide for the 17th annual Kick Butts Day. More than 1,100 events are planned across the nation (for a list of local events see below). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080918/CFTFKLOGO) Organized by the Campaign for...
Ask for Leadership on Farm Bill to Keep Dairy Growing in S.D. WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A group of South Dakota dairy manufacturers have voiced to Senator John Thune (R-SD) their opposition to a proposed milk supply management program expected to be included in the draft Farm Bill. Pointing to the growing dairy industry in South Dakota, the presidents and CEOs of four large dairy companies - Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.; Lake Norden Food Ingredient...
The Lakota People's Law Project is sponsoring the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Forum which is being organized by Janice Howe to help other Lakota/Dakota/Nakota relatives understand their rights under the Indian Child Welfare Act. Many Indian family members are wanting to get their children back from South Dakota foster care facilities. Featured in an NPR story on October 25, 2011, Ms. Howe lost her granddaughters to the Department of Social Services suddenly. She was denied any...
PIERRE, S.D., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* invested nearly $50 million in its South Dakota wireless and wireline networks from 2009 through 2011 with a focus on improving the company's mobile broadband coverage and overall performance of its networks. During 2011, AT&T made more than 300 wireless network upgrades in three key categories in South Dakota. These enhancements include: Activating more than 15 new cell sites or towers to improve network coverage. Adding...
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fuel Up to Play 60's first "report card" since launching in 2009 shows schools are making progress in promoting healthier eating habits and increasing physical activity among students, helping to create a healthier school environment. Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program launched by National Dairy Council (NDC) and the National Football League (NFL), with additional partnership support from...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) reported financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011. Consolidated net income was $92.6 million, or $2.53 per fully diluted share, for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011, compared with consolidated net income of $77.4 million, or $2.14 per fully diluted share, for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010. The improvement in net income was due primarily to lower income tax expenses. "We...
RAPID CITY, S.D., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Feb. 16, more Verizon Wireless customers across the greater Rapid City area can take advantage of Verizon Wireless' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the nation's fastest 4G network. New coverage extends from Rapid City including the following cities and towns: East on Interstate 90 to Belvidere including Wasta, Wall and Kadoka as well as east on State Highway 14 to Philip; West on I-90 to Spearfish including Piedmont,...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless announced today it invested $40 million in 2011 to enhance its network in South Dakota, including the expansion of its groundbreaking 4G LTE network to Sioux Falls and Rapid City, giving more South Dakotans access to the most advanced 4G LTE network in the world. The company's continuing investment to support South Dakota's infrastructure required for economic development and robust business growth included:...
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Wind Cave National Park is located in South Dakota in the United States, only ten miles away from the town of Hot Springs. The park holds 33,847 acres of cave system, and was the first national park of its kind. European explorers and Native Americans that traveled through the area knew that the cave was there, but there has been no existence of habitation found within the cave. Although the Lakota people spoke of a scared cave that produced wind, the first recorded discovery of the cave...
Badlands national Park is located in the southwest region of South Dakota. It holds 242,756 acres of land, with 64,144 acres comprising a protected wilderness area. The park was designated as a national monument in 1929 and established in 1939, but attained national park status in 1978. The Stronghold Unit area of the park is managed by the National Park Service and the Oglala Lakota tribe and holds many sights including those used for Ghost Dances in the 1890’s, a bomb and gunnery range...
Tyrannosaurus, meaning “tyrant lizard,” was a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period (68 to 65 million years ago). It was among the last non-avian dinosaurs to exist prior to the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event. Perhaps the most famous Tyrannosaurus species, T. rex, was named in 1905 by Henry Fairfield Osborn, president of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Teeth belonging to Tyrannosaurus were first discovered in 1874 by A. Lakes near Golden...
The Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) is a seabird from the tern family, Sternidae. This bird has a number of geographical races that mainly differ in bill color and minor plumage details. S. d. dougallii breeds on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America, and winters south to the Caribbean and West Africa. Both the European and North American populations have been in long term decline, though active conservation measures have reversed the decline in the last few years at some...
