Northeast Radio SD News - Mitchell, SD - Twenty-five elementary and middle school students from across South Dakota have qualified to compete in the South Dakota State Spelling Bee on Feb. 7. The competition will take place at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, with the winner advancing to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington this May.

Five months after Operation: Prairie Thunder officially began, the South Dakota Highway Patrol's collaborative anti-crime and immigration enforcement effort will continue into the new year, the governor’s office has confirmed. The program was originally announced by Gov. Larry Rhoden to take place from July 28 through December.