Philippines

On this day in 1899, reports were received that two members of the First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry Company B were "wounded in action" while serving in the Philippines. News a day later also reported that one soldier died from disease and another was "killed in action."

When you're drafted into the military, you have a chance of being on the front lines. When you're on the front lines, there's a greater chance you're…

In the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, a U.S. Geological Survey Center in South Dakota is doing its part to provide disaster…