South Dakota News
State of South Dakota won't appeal smoking ban ruling
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The state has decided not to appeal a judge's decision that allows South Dakota's new smoking ban law to be referred to a public vote in the 2010 election.
Nov 20, 2009 | 5:25 pm | Loading…
Student art on display at USD
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Three University of South Dakota students will present their bachelor of fine arts graduation exhibition "Enclosed & Exposed" Nov. 30 through Dec. 4 at the John A. Day Gallery in the Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts.…
Nov 20, 2009 | 9:20 am | Loading…
S.D. man with 10 DUIs sentenced to 5 years in prison
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Fort Pierre man with 10 lifetime arrests for driving under the influence has been sentenced to five years in prison for his latest one. Circuit Judge Lori Wilbur on Tuesday sentenced Devern Peck for his guilty plea to a fourth DUI. Court officials say …
Nov 20, 2009 | 8:30 am | Loading…
Victim positively ID'd in S.D. slaying
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have positively identified a Mitchell teenager as the victim in a slaying this month that involved a body found in the trunk of a burned car. Attorney General Marty Jackley says DNA testing at the South Dakota Forensic Laboratory led to the i…
Nov 20, 2009 | 7:15 am | Loading…
Dakotas deal with shortage of H1N1 vaccine
The uncertainty over weekly allotments of a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine has complicated efforts to organize immunization clinics and distribute it to hundreds of providers in North Dakota and South Dakota.
Nov 19, 2009 | 4:45 pm | Loading…
Herseth Sandlin getting briefed on Afghanistan
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- As President Barack Obama apparently is on the verge of a decision on the war in Afghanistan, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says she is meeting with administration officials to get a complete picture of the situation.
Nov 19, 2009 | 2:40 pm | Loading…
S.D. smoking ban to go to public vote
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The American Cancer Society says it will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote.
Nov 19, 2009 | 1:20 pm | Loading…
Herseth Sandlin defends health care vote
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin says she's not swayed by a liberal group's online attack ads calling her out for voting against a health care reform bill.
Nov 19, 2009 | 11:40 am | Loading…
Mount Marty to present Vespers
YANKTON, S.D. -- The Benedictine Sisters of Sacred Heart Monastery and
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:10 am | Loading…
Dakota Dunes construction accident victim identified
DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls man who died in a construction site accident in southeastern South Dakota has been identified as 27-year-old Gabe Koenigsfeld. Koenigsfeld was a sports standout at Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School in Iowa, and a former South Dako…
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:15 am | Loading…
Investment capital offered to S.D. students
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Organizers say the first South Dakota Student Ventures Competition will let students from across the region compete for a chance to receive up to $25,000 of investment capi…
Nov 18, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…
Sioux Falls officials look at event center plan
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Sioux Falls City Council is getting its first look at the final plan for a new event center that would be home to hockey, basketball and indoor football. Opponents want to know how the city plans to pay for it. Supporters of the new center say i…
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:45 am | Loading…
Corn fungus fears easing in Dakotas
A fungus problem with the potential to create widespread damage to corn crops in the Dakotas for perhaps the first time in memory might not be as ominous as first feared. Initial tests are showing that the corn ear molds that are showing up in North Dakota and South Dakota ar…
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:30 am | Loading…
South Dakota gets good financial ranking
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — According to a release from Gov. Mike Rounds, a new report by the Pew Center on the States shows that South Dakota's state government is tied for ninth best in the nation when it comes to balancing the budget. The state Constitution requires a balanced b…
Nov 18, 2009 | 7:10 am | Loading…
Job prospects drawing more students to ag schools
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Enrollment at the nation's largest agriculture schools is increasing, but most of the graduates seem focused more on science and environmental issues than harvesting crops. A survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows enrollment in bachelor's …
Nov 17, 2009 | 8:30 am | Loading…
Stock market improves S.D. trust fund payouts
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Stock market gains mean two trust funds likely will be able to contribute money to help support education and health care in next year's state budget, state Investment Officer Matt Clark said Monday. This year's state budget crunch was worsened because h…
Nov 17, 2009 | 8:30 am | Loading…
House fire leaves South Dakota couple dead
BELVIDERE, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a husband and wife as the victims of an early morning house fire in southwestern South Dakota. Jackson County Sheriff Ray Clements Jr. said 80-year-old Thomas Carrico and his 79-year-old wife, Helen, died in Monday's fire i…
Nov 17, 2009 | 7:20 am | Loading…
Changes proposed for S.D. turkey season
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has proposed some changes for the 2010 spring turkey season.
Nov 16, 2009 | 11:15 am | Loading…
State of South Dakota costs rise with poverty
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Politicians are getting financial headaches and doctors are facing tough choices as more South Dakotans are living in poverty.
Nov 16, 2009 | 10:30 am | Loading…
S.D. Supreme Court group studying interpreters
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - With judges seeing more people who speak little or no English, South Dakota's Supreme Court is looking at developing standards for courtroom interpreters.
Nov 16, 2009 | 10:15 am | Loading…
S.D. Supreme Court group studying interpreters
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- With judges seeing more people who speak little or no English, South Dakota's Supreme Court is looking at developing standards for courtroom interpreters.
Nov 16, 2009 | 9:35 am | Loading…
Sioux Falls to hear events center plan
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A group working on a new Sioux Falls events center is presenting its recommendations to the City Council.
Nov 16, 2009 | 8:30 am | Loading…
Drunk driver pulls gun in S.D., chases family
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A 27-year-old Rapid City man was arrested on five charges after allegedly pulling a gun on a family while driving drunk.
Nov 16, 2009 | 7:50 am | Loading…
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