PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Senate on Tuesday passed a spate of bills to put lawmakers’ mark on the state’s new voter-passed medical marijuana law. Several of the bills approved by the Senate would [Read More…]
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Plea deal reached in fatal Sioux Falls shooting in 2020
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls man accused in a 2020 shooting death has taken a plea deal in the case instead of going to trial. Rashaun Guest, 25, has pleaded guilty to [Read More…]
Noem pressures House to release AG fatal crash investigation
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday pressured House lawmakers weighing impeachment charges against the state attorney general to release investigative files on his 2020 fatal car crash. The Republican governor [Read More…]
House committee approves bill requiring teacher salary boost
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee on Monday approved a proposal to prod school districts to use most of their boost in state funding for teachers’ salaries. The Republican-dominated committee approved the [Read More…]
SD House wants oversight of settlements after Noem probe
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican-controlled House on Monday signaled its lawmakers want more power to look into settlement agreements after parts of a legislative probe last year were hampered as it examined Gov. [Read More…]
Spearfish man charged in shooting death of his wife
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A Spearfish man is accused in the shooting death of his wife early Saturday morning, authorities said. Dreau Rogers, 33, has been arrested and charged with first degree murder in the [Read More…]
Man arrested for DUI after crashing vehicle into police car
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man was arrested for DUI after his vehicle struck a Sioux Falls Police car. The Argus Leader reports it happened about 1:20 a.m. Friday. Police say an officer saw a vehicle [Read More…]
Noem’s school ‘prayer’ bill rejected by House Republicans
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Republican-dominated South Dakota House committee on Friday rejected Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposal to require public schools to have a moment of silence to start the day. The Republican governor first [Read More…]
South Dakota Health Department Begins Statewide Distribution of One Million Free COVID-19 Tests
The South Dakota Department of Health has begun operations to promptly and efficiently distribute one million Flowflex® COVID-19 Antigen home tests to sites across the state. The first batch of 187,500 FDA-authorized tests kits arrived [Read More…]
Felony for brokering unlicensed grain buyers clears Senate
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a proposal to make it a felony for anyone who brokers a grain purchase with an unlicensed buyer. The state requires grain buyers [Read More…]