Fans of the Mount Rushmore State will love this: a list of awesome ideas for things to do in South Dakota in 2025.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said the No. 1 threat to the U.S. is immigration at the southern border with Mexico.

The Illinois football team reached into the transfer portal for a pair of players from two of the top FCS football programs in the nation.

The seventh “Hockey Day South Dakota” celebrated hockey in the state on Saturday and featured four games in the Denny Sanford. Click on the video viewer to watch highlights of one of those games featuring: -Sioux Falls West Flyers boys defeating the Mitchell Marlins 5-1.

Eric Eidsness and Dan Jackson took jobs at Northern Illinois. Jason Eck was named head coach of Idaho. Brian Bergstrom became head coach of Winona State, Rob Erickson at Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Northwestern scooped up young offensive coordinator Zach Lujan and defensive line coach Christian Smith.

South Dakota State football coach Dan Jackson announced ... the Jackrabbit running backs after serving in a similar role at Idaho during the 2024 season. The trio of hires marks the first for ...

WSU’s wide receivers coach is Jake Menage, who coached the Jackrabbits’ WRs each of the previous two years. The Cougars’ safeties coach is Menage’s cousin, Pete Menage, who worked the same job at SDSU the past two seasons.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

Boise St. at Colorado St., 8:30 p.m. Duquesne at La Salle, 11 a.m. Holy Cross at Army, 11 a.m. Marquette at Providence, 11 a.m. Navy at Boston U., 11:30 a.m.

Colgate at Lafayette, 1 p.m. Maine at UMBC, 1 p.m. Mercyhurst at Wagner, 1 p.m. Albany (NY) at Binghamton, 2 p.m. Canisius at Fairfield, 2 p.m. Cornell at Penn, 2 p.m.

Products were recalled because of concerns over salmonella and listeria contamination and undeclared allergens.

North Dakota State Bison (12-6, 4-1 Summit) at South Dakota Coyotes (9-10, 3-2 Summit) Vermillion, South Dakota; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Grace Larkins and South Dakota host Avery Koenen and North Dakota State in Summit action.