MILLER, S.D. (AP) — Officials say students have been evacuated from a high school in Miller following an explosion and fire in the shop area. School board chairwoman Natalie Bertsch says no injuries have been [Read More…]
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20 years behind bars for Sioux Falls teen who killed father
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls teen has been sentenced to spend 20 years in prison for fatally shooting his father and injuring his father’s girlfriend. Minnehaha County Judge Susan Sabers on Monday [Read More…]
Democratic state Rep. Jamie Smith running for SD governor
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota state lawmaker Rep. Jamie Smith, who leads the House Democratic caucus, said Tuesday he is running for governor. Smith’s announcement comes after a monthslong search by Democrats for a [Read More…]
US Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota to seek 3rd term
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota announced Monday he is seeking reelection to a third term. The 45-year-old Republican announced his run for the state’s lone House seat in a [Read More…]
Judge halts South Dakota Gov. Noem’s abortion pill rule
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily halted a South Dakota rule from taking effect that would have made the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills. U.S. District Judge [Read More…]
Supreme Court sides with trailer court in pit bull attack
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled a Yankton trailer court owner isn’t liable for injuries to a child who was attacked by a tenant’s dog. Teresa Burgi appealed a case [Read More…]
SD Speaker: Telemarketers trying to sway AG impeachment
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers weighing impeachment charges against the state’s attorney general said Thursday that they have been pressured by a telemarketing campaign to impeach him. House Speaker Spencer Gosch, a Republican [Read More…]
House bill on medical pot edibles fails to pass
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bill to bar the sale of sweetened medical marijuana products and gummies failed to pass the South Dakota House on Thursday. The bill would have banned the sale of cannabis [Read More…]
19 year old accused of having loaded gun at basketball game
BOX ELDER, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in southwestern South Dakota say a 19 year old was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly brought a loaded weapon to a high school basketball game. Box Elder police said [Read More…]
Dakota State announces $90M cybersecurity expansion, lab
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Dakota State University on Wednesday announced plans for a $90 million expansion of its cybersecurity program, including the construction of a lab in Sioux Falls. At an event to announce [Read More…]