Rapid City—Land of Climatological Adventure! So says Nate Silver, who now that the election is over has time to crunch meteorological data to determine what parts of the United States have the most unpredictable weather. Silver and FiveThirtyEight.com colleague Reuben…
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But maybe Gordon and Lynne are right: maybe America is falling away from the faith, and God is punishing us by bombarding the prairie with rain and hail and tornadoes. Nah, I'm still putting my money on climate change and…
Following the big October blizzard, state veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven received reports from ranchers that about 23,000 cattle, sheep, horses, and bison had been lost in the storm. But the Rancher Relief Fund, which is soliciting donations to help West River…
Madison faces triple trouble today. Lake County is in a blizzard warning until this evening, with new snow getting whipped around in blinding 50- to 65-mile-per-hour gusts. The roof caved in on the city's clean-water well last night, leaving Madison…
Via Meade County Town Hall, I find this strong television from Angus TV. Hugh and Eleanor Ingalls of Centennial Angus, Faith, South Dakota, lost 189 head of cattle in the October blizzard. The video captures the pain of the loss,…
Former State Fire Chief Joe Lowe knows a thing or two about responding to fires, floods, and other major emergencies. He also happens to be running for Governor. That's why his critique of the state's apparent lack of readiness and…
South Dakota's Dairy Queen stores are once again doing good work raising money for their neighbors, and this time it has nothing to do with ice cream treats or jumping out of airplanes. It does, however, have something to do…