Eighty-three years ago, Gov. Tom Berry appointed South Dakota?s first patrolmen to enforce traffic laws and provide assistance to the public.

National Work Zone Awareness Week for 2018 is April 9-13, and the South Dakota Department of Transportation is teaming up with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and state transportation departments across the country to remind motorists to drive safely through work zones.

MILLER, S.D. ? One person died Thursday afternoon in a vehicle- pedestrian collision in Miller.

Bridge painting work on the Interstate 90 bridges over I-29 at the I-29/I-90 interchange is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 10.

PIERRE, S.D. ? Twelve new recruits officially join South Dakota?s Highway Patrol at a graduation ceremony set for 10 a.m., Friday, April 13, in the State Capitol Rotunda in Pierre.

Gov. Dennis Daugaard will introduce European Union Ambassador David O?Sullivan at the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Breakfast at the Holiday Inn City Centre.

Celebrate the end of the snowy season and the beginning of spring at Family Fun Saturday on April 21 from 10-11:30 a.m. CDT at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre.

Work will begin the week of April 9 on an eight-mile project on Highway 212 in Belle Fourche.

PRESHO, S.D. ? One person died and two others were seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash that occurred Thursday morning west of Presho.

April 8-14 is National Library Week, a time to celebrate the ways libraries lead their communities through services, programs and expertise.

Leaders of public, private, and tribal colleges and universities, technical institutes, and state education and labor agencies will meet Tuesday in Oacoma to discuss strategies to advance South Dakota?s educational attainment.

The 2018 Legislative Session is one that will go down in history. Veterans Service Organizations, legislators, Sioux Falls community leaders, the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs (SDDVA), and the Governor came together to secure passage of legislation to authorize SDDVA to establish and maintain a state veteran?s cemetery in Sioux Falls. A dignified final-resting place to honor veterans and eligible dependents which will express the State?s gratitude for their service to this country.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) in Rapid City is hosting a special art exhibit in partnership with the Rapid City Arts council at the Dahl Arts Center.

South Dakota Wildland Fire Division, in conjunction with the Black Hills National Forest, Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands, and the Bureau of Land Management hosted a Wildland Fire Academy March 22-25, 2013 in Ft. Pierre, SD.

HILL CITY, S.D. ? A Hill City woman has been identified as the person who died early Saturday in a one-vehicle rollover near Hill City.

The Black Hills mountain lion hunting season officially closed on March 31, 2018.

South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is currently taking registration for HuntSAFE classes. Classes are held statewide throughout the year.

The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) and South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA) are providing a free webinar Wednesday, April 11, at 10 a.m. (CDT).

The South Dakota Department of Transportation says crews are scheduled to begin culvert repair work on highways in the western part of the state on Monday, April 16.

The South Dakota Department of Revenue will host a new home/vacation seminar in Rapid City on April 17.