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Four moms will discuss anything and everything about raising kids and keeping sane, and readers are encouraged to join in.

Empowering electric customers to save money through conservation is the government's great hope for smart metering, but not everyone buys into the technology.

PIERRE – Gov. Mike Rounds says the health reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would break South Dakota’s state budget.

Palin will be at Barnes & Noble on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m. to sign copies of “Going Rogue: An American Life.” The book is about her journey from ordinary citizen to becoming the governor of Alaska and a vice presidential candidate in 2008. ...

Jones, a 1996 Roosevelt High School grad, is hosting this week’s episode with musical guest Black Eyed Peas. It’s her first appearance on “SNL,” which airs at 10:30 p.m. Saturday on KDLT.

Austin Schoppert will turn 3 years old on Sunday. He is a high-energy, hazel-eyed redhead who until a few days ago loved to ride his tricycle and mix it up with friends on the playground outside his home in Tea. ...

"He read the paper every day, and The New York Times cover to cover," Epstein's son, Henry, said Sunday. "When the World Series was recently on, he knew everybody's averages, what was happening.

Howard Wood Field is the preferred parking site for a new events center, but a huge hole in funding for its potential replacement could end up sparing the 50-year-old stadium.

Retailers are hungrier for the beginning of the holiday season than last year, according to reports from the malls and shopping centers in Sioux Falls.