The South Dakota Supreme Court has declared a judicial emergency in South Dakota in connection with the recent technical issue that has impacted the State of South Dakota network.

South Dakota state government telephone systems and websites went down across several departments Tuesday, limiting systems and services. One woman filling out driver’s licensing paperwork at the Sioux Falls One Stop Tuesday afternoon yelled in exasperation over the news.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A statewide technical issue disrupted several essential services that rely on South Dakota state network access. The problem began Tuesday when a power outage at the state data center caused core networking and storage systems to go offline, disrupting internet access, wireless services, phone systems and the state radio.

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In an elimination game that went to extra innings at the Little League World Series, the team representing the Southeast region from Irmo, S.C. gave up five runs in the top of the seventh inning to their opponent out of the Midwest region from Sioux Falls, S.D.

As all eyes are on Hurricane Erin, one woman from Louisiana is looking back at her time in the south and is thankful for her new community in South Dakota.

A dozen newspapers in Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again after buyers stepped in to keep the communities from becoming news deserts where little or no local media remains.

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Facing elimination at the Little League World Series on Wednesday night, South Carolina appeared to be done. But the team from the Columbia suburb of Irmo didn't quit after giving up five runs to South Dakota in the top of the extra seventh inning to dig a 6-1 deficit.