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ST. PAUL — The first of 42 Minnesota Wild home games at Grand Casino Arena next season will be Saturday, Oct. 3, when the Boston Bruins make their lone visit to St. Paul. That much was revealed on Wednesday morning as the NHL began the rollout of its new 84-game regular-season slate for all 32 teams with the announcement of home openers. The partial schedule reveal also shows the Wild in Nashville on Oct. 1 for the Predators’ home opener and Minnesota visiting the Panthers on Oct.

Sioux Falls is relaunching its Neighborhood Connect platform following an announcement at a media briefing Wednesday morning. Neighborhood Connect is an online tool that allows users to receive customized alerts about development activity, property information and city projects in Sioux Falls. The city announced the relaunch this week after overhauling the platform, which was originally introduced in 2020.

It is Mid-July, the Sahara Desert of the summer sports calendar. If you've had a deep thirst to hear about football, Tuesday in the Sioux Falls Pentagon was the time and day to quench it. Behold, Missouri Valley Football Conference Media Day 2026. All nine teams sent one coach and two players to talk about... well, whatever the media asked them. The men were sent through a car wash of reporters and recorders around Heritage Court, station-to-station.

The South Dakota Legislature’s Rules Review Committee approved rules Tuesday allowing up to $30 million in loans from a state housing infrastructure fund to help finance airport expansion projects in Rapid City and Sioux Falls, despite opposition from the state speaker of the House and another lawmaker. The rules implement a law that Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden requested last year and signed in March after the Legislature approved it.

PIERRE — Flesh-eating pests spreading north into the United States have so far been kept at bay from South Dakota, but state animal industry leaders are keeping an eye on the threat. New World screwworm cases surfaced in Texas in early June. The name “screwworm” refers to the larvae, or maggots, that burrow into open wounds, feeding as they go “like a screw being driven into wood,” according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Davis Thompson started building auto steer units for tractors in his bedroom while a student at South Dakota State University in Brookings. That led to founding Starr Guidance, a company that provides low-cost alternative for farmers who want to upgrade their tractors to take advantage of precision agriculture. The technology saves money by precisely applying inputs on fields and makes farming easier. In a few short months, Thompson has sold units to farmers in 12 states.

PHILADELPHIA — While Byron Buxton was sitting in Citizens Bank Park with his family watching 11 American League pitchers — including teammate Joe Ryan and former teammate Louis Varland — combine to strike out 15 National League hitters in the AL’s 4-0 win in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, the Twins center fielder couldn’t help but think ahead.

HARRISBURG, S.D. — Ambient concern over a lack of safety regulations related to electric bicycles and scooters is prompting a new part of Harrisburg’s city code. The Harrisburg City Council last week advanced new city regulations governing electric bicycles, electric scooters and other transportation vehicles, set for a public hearing next week.

SEATTLE — For three months, Rainier Beach basketball star Tyran Stokes was a one-man rock band in Seattle. Actually sitting down to watch the nation's top recruit might require you to take in the freshman and JV games, too. The same was true of Michael Porter Jr. — also the No. 1 high-school prospect — when he played at Nathan Hale nine years earlier. All that was missing from the circus was the trapeze and the human cannonball.

HARTFORD, S.D. — Two people were hurt after a home caught fire in Hartford. Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, first responders in Minnehaha County were dispatched to a report of a house fire and related explosion in Hartford. According to the sheriff's office, two residents of the home suffered injuries related to the fire and were provided medical care. Authorities did not release any description of their injuries or provide further information related to their condition.