VALLEY CITY, N.D. — When June storms demolished three grain bins that Dean Bjornson had planned to use to store much of this year’s crop, his reaction was to bag it instead. He ordered 14 grain storage bags — long plastic tubes that have become more common on North Dakota farms in recent years — to replace the lost storage.

Nineteen inmates died in the recently concluded 2025 fiscal year, which is the highest number since 2018, which is the earliest that records are available.

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — There’s a surge in tick bites in South Dakota and across the Midwest this summer. Emergency departments say it’s one of the busiest peak seasons for tick bites in recent years, according to a report by Northern Plains news. Health experts say the pattern matches a broaders national trend.

A grant provided $400 to 35 child care centers for supplies and equipment to grow fruits and vegetables. The garden at Jasmin Child Care and Preschool in Fargo is teaching and feeding students.

For now, the few thousand acres of hemp grown in South Dakota pale in comparison to about 6 million acres of corn and 5 million acres of soybeans. But advocates believe that could change rapidly if hemp processors and manufacturers move in, and the U.S. government backs the vision.

South Dakota is teaming up with federal immigration officials to crack down on violent criminals and drug dealers. Attorney General Marty Jackly says ICE has agreed to partner with the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation.

Newly single Dakota Johnson is so busy mingling on a girls’ trip aboard a yacht in the Mediterranean with Kate Hudson and a few hot guys — including Tom Brady — that she’s completely ignoring her ex Chris Martin’s pleas to take him back.

The Ward County Sheriff’s Office has provided some numbers on calls and arrests as the first weekend of the fair wrapped up.

Ranchers across North Dakota are increasingly looking to add value to the cattle they raise. Some do that through marketing their beef as grass-finished, or minimizin