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The fact that we don't have actual cars in our traffic jams, doesn't mean they don't exist. Here are ten of South Dakota's best traffic jams.

Pandemic-related closures and restrictions may be in place. Please check destinations' websites before making travel plans. In South Dakota's Black Hills, mica and quartz sparkle along trails and thick stands of pines decorate granite peaks and distinctive spires seen from scenic overlooks. It's an area that calls for outdoor exploration along trails or on lakes. Here are some of our favorite Black Hills and Badlands adventures: 1) Black Elk Peak A majestic four-state view unfurls from the highest point in South Dakota at 7,244 feet above sea level (formerly known as Harney Peak). Pack a l...

'Spenders' in style, as expenditure bills pile up in notoriously thrifty South Dakota Legislature An unprecedented $250 million in one-time funds, thanks largely to federal coronavirus payments, is up-for-grabs at the Statehouse in Pierre, S.D., and has enticed a range of spending proposals from lawmakers and the governor, from a $19 million beef barn to $6 million to pave a gravel road out west. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | × Legislative pages read new bills in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the statehouse in Pierre, S.D., on Thursday, Jan....

Woster: The Bibby bill battle was a half-century ago John Bibby, a legislator from Brookings, introduced a bill requiring engineering to be offered at South Dakota State. Written By: Terry Woster | × When I began covering the South Dakota Legislature more than half a century ago, the mere mention of “rural credits’’ made old-timers shake their heads and shiver as if they’d just been told a ghost story. That would be the reaction, too, whenever one of the newer members of the House or Senate would begin to talk about any program that might involve the sta...

KNBN NewsCenter1 January 25, 2021 photo credit: Sage Studios CUSTER, S.D. — Randy Niles has been named Associate Director of Black Hills Playhouse. Niles, a University of South Dakota graduate and Playhouse alum, now has a busy schedule ahead of him. His position holds the primary responsibility of business operations, physical plant improvements, and working with the Artistic Director, Dan Workman, to develop and carry out a full season of professional stock theater at Custer State Park. Additionally, Niles will work with Game, Fish and Parks on supervising repairs and maintenance, as well...