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Brookings

Fair
Temperature: 17.6 °F

Humidity: 79 %
Wind Speed: 11 mph S
Pressure: 29.76 "

Dew Point: 12 °F
Gusts: 30 mph N
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Brookings to seek state loan for Innovation Campus
  

  Supervisors said they were also concerned about the concentration of hog facilities in the area, where more than a dozen confinements operate.

• Sioux Valley Energy plans rate increase
  

  Sioux Valley Energy customers should prepare for a rate increase on their electricity bills early next year of up to 10 percent.

• Kranz: mayor bids for state's top spot
  

  Brookings Mayor Scott Muensterman is stepping up efforts to explore a bid for governor in 2010.

• Flandreau School Board president takes leave
  

  BROOKINGS, S.D. - The president of the Flandreau School Board, Dave Ahlers, has taken a leave of absence from the post after being indicted by a grand jury, Flandreau Superintendent Rick Weber says.

• Brookings holds Saturday Parade of Lights
  

  The 13th Annual Parade of Lights in Brookings will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday on Main Avenue.

• Subsidized air service to return to Brookings
  

  BROOKINGS, S.D. - Subsidized air service is expected to return to Brookings in spring with flights likely going to Minneapolis and back, according to Brookings Regional Airport Manager Mike Wilson.

• Man arrested, accused of passing phony money
  

  BROOKINGS, S.D. Police in Brookings say the9 have arrested a 2-year-old Elkton man and have accused him of trying to pass counterfei4 $100 bills a4 the Brookings Wal-Mart. Authorities also sa9 two counterfei4 ...

• Officials Halfway To Goal On Economic Growth Near Freeway
  

  Officials from nearly a dozen towns along Interstate 29 are more than halfway toward meeting a fundraising goal for a study on how to drive economic growth along the freeway.

• Brookings mayor launches Web site aimed at governor's race
  

  Brookings Mayor Scott Munsterman has started a Web site to explore a possible run for governor.

• Smithson guilty of first-degree murder
  

  In a standing room only courtroom, William Smithson was convicted of first-degree murder of a 23-year-old Mid-western intern.

• Brookings woman heads state UFO group
  

  BROOKINGS, S.D. - A South Dakota director has been named for MUFON - the Mutual Unidentified Flying Object Network.

• Homestake lab director makes eastern SD swing
  

  Research at the Sanford Underground Lab at Homestake will focus on neutrinos and dark matter but will lead to practical applications beyond the world of science, Director Jose Alonso said Tuesday.

• Broadway stars to visit Brookings
  

  Stars from Broadway and London's West End will perform at South Dakota State University Nov.

• Brookings Couple Claims $698,933 Wild Card 2 Jackpot
  

  Curtis Ness and his wife Cheryl Herrig-Ness of Brookings today claimed the 10th largest lotto jackpot ever won in South Dakota .

• Management conference planned for Brookings
  

  A management conference is set for today and Tuesday in Brookings. The event takes place at the Brookings Days Inn Convention Center and features experts on developing strong work forces in agricultural and ...

• $698,933 Wild Card 2 Jackpot Won in South Dakota
  

  A lottery ticket sold in Brookings is worth $698,933. The lucky ticket is the single jackpot winner in the multi-state Wild Card 2 lotto game.

• More wind energy planned
  

  A 306-megawatt wind farm proposed for 77 acres in Brookings and Deuel counties would nearly triple the state's total production of wind energy.

• Lab director to discuss mission
  

  The director of Sanford Underground Laboratory at Homestake in Lead will give several talks next week on the lab's mission.

• Brookings man, daughter found dead
  

  BROOKINGS, S.D. - Authorities in Brookings think a missing vent pipe was to blame in the apparent carbon monoxide poisoning deaths of a man and his daughter found in their home early Sunday.

City Description

Brookings is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. Brookings is the fifth largest city in South Dakota, with a population of 18,504 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Brookings County, and home to South Dakota State University, the largest institution of higher education in the state. The mayor is Scott Munsterman. The town is named for Wilmot Wood Brookings who was part of the Western Town Company, and oversaw construction of a road running from the Minnesota border, through present-day Brookings County, to the shores of the Missouri River. Medary, the first substantive settlement constructed in the area, was organized in 1857. The location was among the first three non-in Dakota Territory. The City of Brookings formed just over four miles north of the Medary settlement when the railroad bypassed the existing townships (Medary, Oakwood, and Fountain), favoring a path between them as a compromise. Major employers include (estimated employment): The unemployment rate in Brookings is 3.1 percent, with a projected ten-year job growth of 20.6 percent. Brookings is located at 44°18′23″N, 96°47′17″W (44.306253, -96.788105). According to the United States

City Contained By:

• Brookings County
• South Dakota

City Contains:

• South Dakota State University
• Frost Arena
• Coughlin Campanile

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 31.079857324 km squared

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