Springfield News

With photographs of her seven grandchildren hanging in the background, Pat Thuringer, 75, looks forward to retiring from the Spencer Family YMCA's child care center she's greeted youth at over the last 35 years.

Crews are searching the Missouri River west of Yankton for a boater who was last seen on Friday.

It is sad that the first time the Joplin Business Journal actually wrote anything other than a business fluff piece was in its pubilsher's letter to subscribers, which was included with its final issue.

There's an Easter Egg Hunt at the Sioux Falls Martial Arts Academy from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM today.

It's confirmed, an EF1 tornado tore through one farm last night. The National Weather Service now reports that an EF1 tornado is to blame for ripping apart a machine shed.

Strong thunderstorm winds destroyed a garage four miles southwest of Springfield.

Storm damage in southeast South Dakota Monday afternoon was caused by a tornado.

A South Dakota woman who survived a kidnapping attempt by serial killer Robert Leroy Anderson and his accomplice Glen Walker is breaking her 14 year silence tonight to Action News.

Relatives of two Crow tribal members who died on the reservation have filed a lawsuit against federal officials, alleging the deaths were not properly investigated and prosecuted because the victims were Native ...

HISSES to South Dakotaa s growing prison population. The Associated Press last week reported that the number of inmates held in state prisons was nearly flat for three years, but is showing signs of growth.

South Dakota's prison population, nearly flat for three years, is beginning to grow again.

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A Springfield man died last night in a crash in Bon Homme County. 61 year old Michael C. Papiernik lost control of the Ford Tempo he was driving, entered the ditch, and rolled.

Closing the South Dakota School for the Deaf is like telling me to erase my dad's memories.

One of two foster daughters raped by a former South Dakota lawmaker in a scheme over reproductive eggs has settled her federal lawsuit against him and his wife.

Three friends are traveling to 16 places named Springfield to raise awareness for a rare form of cancer.

I am a native-born South Dakotan and recently have moved back to Springfield. A major reason was the USDA and Nebraska policy for meat inspection.

Submitted by: Dave Krull The Andes Central National Honor Society and the Lake Andes Fire Department teamed up to collect toys for children in Lake Andes and the surrounding communities.

The South Dakota Cattlemen's Association has elected Todd Mortenson of Hayes as its president for 2009.

Donna Wynia of Springfield today claimed the $79,497 jackpot she won in the Wednesday, December 10th drawing.