PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Thursday passed a $1.5 million funding boost for a private school scholarship program that is funded through tax credits. The bill’s proponents argued the program allows [Read More…]
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Tourism has record-breaking year in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota had a record number of visitors in 2021, making it the first state to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels, according the tourism officials. The state Department of Tourism says [Read More…]
Planned Parenthood sues to stop South Dakota abortion rule
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday by Planned Parenthood aims to prevent the state of South Dakota from implementing a new rule for medical abortions that would make the state one [Read More…]
Investigators say South Dakota AG was untruthful about crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Criminal investigators on Wednesday told South Dakota lawmakers that they didn’t believe the state’s attorney general when he told them he never saw the body of the man he fatally struck [Read More…]
Plan to add campsites at Custer State Park draws opposition
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A significant increase in the number of tourists in the Black Hills since the start of the coronavirus pandemic prompted Gov. Kristi Noem to push for spending nearly $10 million to [Read More…]
South Dakota AG impeachment probe questions investigators
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers weighing impeachment charges for the state’s attorney general on Tuesday drilled into the investigation of his fatal car crash in 2020, spending hours questioning the law enforcement officers [Read More…]
2nd South Dakota child under 10 dies after contracting COVID
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A second child younger than 10 years old has died after contracting the coronavirus in South Dakota, health officials reported Tuesday. The state Health Department said the child was from [Read More…]
Woman accused of faking kidnapping facing criminal charges
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls woman accused of faking her own kidnapping from a local pizza restaurant told detectives she wanted a break from her husband, according to court documents. The woman [Read More…]
Former Gettysburg Air Force base on market for $4.5 million
GETTYSBURG, S.D. (AP) — A former Air Force base in north central South Dakota is on the market for $4.5 million. While the 42-acre base is no longer active, the Federal Aviation Administration continues to [Read More…]
Man sentenced to life in prison in fatal 2019 shooting
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of opening fire on a group of people, killing one, has been sentenced to life in prison. The Argus Leader reports Ramon Deron Smith was sentenced Thursday in connection [Read More…]