The state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources intends to dredge 20,000 cubic yards of muck from the bed of McCook ...

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources intends to dredge 20,000 cubic yards of muck from the bed of McCook Lake this spring, a little less than a year after a devastating ...

The project’s goal is to remove 20,000 cubic yards of debris to help restore the lake for recreational use, beginning next month and running throughout August 2025. Public comment on the proposal is ...

It’s been ten months since a devastating flood swept through McCook Lake, wiping out houses and upending lives. Drive through ...

MCCOOK LAKE, S.D. (KELO) – It’s been ten months since a devastating flood swept through McCook Lake, wiping out houses and upending lives. Drive through the southeast South Dakota neighborhood ...

In December, voters approved changing the form of government in the southeast South Dakota city ... response to historic flooding last June, which ravaged the McCook Lake neighborhood.

A damaged house at McCook Lake sits alongside now empty lots on March 27, 2025. In December, North Sioux City demolished 20 homes damaged by the June 2024 Big Sioux River flood. (Makenzie Huber/South ...

For decades, it’s been a summer hub for recreational fun. Ten months ago, that all changed in an instant when flood waters ...

A South Dakota Mines student sued the Department of Homeland Security after her visa was revoked, jeopardizing her graduation. Dakota State University students expressed fear over potential visa ...

The South Dakota State LIbrary closed public access to its Pierre headquarters Tuesday after President Trump ordered a federal grantmaking and research agency to downsize. The Institute of Museums ...