SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In a story Feb. 2 about a fatal Sioux Falls shooting, The Associated Press erroneously reported that one of the teenagers arrested in the shooting is named Bryon Hanson. The arrested teenager is called Connor Byron Hanson. A corrected version of the story is below: Man who was shot in […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s attorney general has followed through and appealed a federal judge’s ruling over the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier declared the state’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional last month but put legal same-sex marriages on hold. Attorney General Marty Jackley has filed an appeal and […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed to take up South Dakota’s ban on gay marriage. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request to consider the case at an expedited pace and take oral arguments the week of May 11 in Omaha, Nebraska. South Dakota Attorney General Marty […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former Sioux Falls city fire official won’t serve jail time for unlawfully accessing the fire chief’s email account. KELO-TV reports ( ) a judge on Monday sentenced Patrick Warren to three years of supervised probation and 100 hours of community service. He pleaded guilty in December to unlawful use […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — A fire destroyed a mobile home in Mitchell. Assistant Fire Chief Paul Morris says firefighters were called to the home in the southeast part of the city around 6 p.m. Monday. Firefighters say it apparently started because the homeowner used spray foam insulation too close to the gas water heater and […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The number of sheep and lambs in South Dakota is down from a year ago. A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that the state’s sheep and lamb inventory on Jan. 1 totaled 255,000 animals, down 15,000 from the previous year. The breeding herd was down 10,000 […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Some farmers along the Dakota Southern Railway are being asked to plant their crops a bit farther from the railroad tracks. The Daily Republic in Mitchell reports ( ) that state and local officials and members of the Mitchell-Rapid City Regional Railroad Authority discussed the issue during a conference call. Dakota […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Four clerks have been cited in central South Dakota after they sold alcohol to underage individuals during a compliance check. Pierre Police Capt. Elton Blemaster says the clerks didn’t check the identifications of the two underage people working with authorities. Each clerk has been cited for furnishing alcohol to someone over […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune’s campaign says he has nearly $10 million cash-on-hand as he starts an election cycle in which he’s expected to run for a third term. The Republican from South Dakota drew no opponent in 2010 after beating then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle in 2004 in a race […]

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The University of South Dakota is set to host the 2015 Southeast South Dakota Regional Spelling Bee. The school in Vermillion will host more than two dozen students representing 10 schools Saturday. The competition will begin with a written and vocabulary test followed by the oral bee. Other regional competitions will […]