SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the second-ranking Republican leader in the Senate, announced Saturday he is seeking reelection to a fourth term in 2022. Thune, who turned 61 [Read More…]
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Agenda in Pierre: Marijuana, federal windfall, social issues
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s rapid-fire legislative session kicks off Tuesday with lawmakers prepared to debate legalizing marijuana, how to spend nearly $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief and what to do with [Read More…]
South Dakota AG charges former police officer with assault
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota attorney general on Thursday charged a former Sioux Falls police officer with assaulting a man he was arresting last year. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg said in a [Read More…]
Deadwood gambling revenue increases in latest fiscal year
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — Casinos aren’t the only entities that have profited from a strong year for Deadwood’s gambling industry in South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Tourism receives about $3 million in gambling [Read More…]
South Dakota makes it harder for women to get abortion meds
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Thursday approved Gov. Kristi Noem’s new rule for medical abortions that make the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills. [Read More…]
Trial set for in slaying of brother, pregnant sister-in-law
MILBANK, S.D. (AP) — A Milbank man will face trial this summer on charges of killing his brother and pregnant sister-in-law. Brent Hanson, 57, appeared court Tuesday where Third Judicial Circuit Judge Dawn Elshere set [Read More…]
Man points gun at pawn shop worker, then tries to sell it
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police in Sioux Falls have arrested a man after he allegedly pointed a gun at a pawn shop employee and then tried to sell the weapon. Two men walked into [Read More…]
South Dakota agency head resigns amid scrutiny of Gov. Noem
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The director of a South Dakota agency has resigned amid scrutiny over Gov. Kristi Noem’s hands-on role in the agency prior to his arrival and as it was evaluating her [Read More…]
Medicaid expansion proposal OK’d for November ballot
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A proposal to expand Medicaid eligibility in South Dakota will appear on the November ballot, the secretary of state’s office announced Monday. Constitutional Amendment D was validated after an estimated 38,244 [Read More…]
Marijuana debate on the table again in legislative session
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Debate on marijuana will be on the table again as state lawmakers gather for the 2022 legislative session in South Dakota this month. So far, more than two dozen of 38 [Read More…]