Sisseton News

A paddle dips into the water, breaks the surface tension and with a swirl propels a battered red canoe forward on Enemy Swim Lake.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 CONTACT: Wanda Goodman, 773-3301, wanda.goodman@state.sd.us PIERRE , S.D. The Northern Divide, separate from the Great Divide, runs through the northeast corner of , near Sisseton.

A Sisseton man convicted of stabbing to death a man who allegedly stole his marijuana has filed a federal appeal.

Pro-wrestling announcer "Mean Gene" Okerlund, who has business interests in Sioux Falls, is among the celebrities who have made recent stage appearances in the city.

Police have charged a Spirit Lake man with attempted murder after the vehicle he was driving nearly hit a truck.

Office of the Governor 500 E. Capitol Ave. Pierre , SD 57501 773-3212 www.state.sd.us MEDIA ADVISORY: Friday, May 29, 2009 CONTACT: Joe Kafka or Roxy Everson at 605-773-3212 News Tips for the week of June 1, 2009 Monday, June 1, Sisseton, - The Department of Labor veterans outreach representative will be available at the Sisseton Local Office, ...

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. State education officials are considering changing the test given to high school students under the federal law called No Child Left Behind.

Five men are going to be ordained as priests and transitional deacons Thursday and Friday in Sioux Falls.

The Wedding of Your Dreams... on a Budget Push for Safe Boating May is Beef Month, a chance to check out the producers and the product.

More than $70 million is being made available in South Dakota from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up toxic sites.

When Myron Lee started a Sioux Falls rock band in 1958, he was still a student at Washington High School.

SISSETON - A former orphanage and boarding school tainted with toxins near here could be transformed into a recreation area with ballparks and green space, paid for with a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The first inductions in the recently formed South Dakota Rock and Roll Music Association hall of fame are scheduled for Sunday.

The South Dakota Department of Health is encouraging residents to take a walk on a state virtual trail.

SD1st NewsMinute,0184 Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. A Day County shooting death is being investigated by the FBI.

If you want to see an unusual bird, April and May are two ideal months to observe them, as resolute feathered migrants sometimes flock through the area in numbers and varieties so great it is almost beyond comprehension.

A customer service training session is set for May 27-28 at Fort Sisseton Historic State Park near Lake City.

Richard Bissonette was shot by a Tribal Police Officer near Enemy Swim Lake on Friday night.

An investigation into a shooting involving a Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate police officer that left one person dead is now being headed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Department of Game, Fish & Parks encourages families to spend the weekend outside during the Parks' Open House and Free Fishing Weekend May 15-17. During the annual three-day event, anglers can fish without a license anywhere in the state, and entrance fees are waived for all visitors to South Dakota's state parks and recreation areas.