February 5, 2015
Former Head Of Oglala Sioux Forms Group To Combat Racism
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The former president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe has formed a group to confront racism in Rapid City in response to reports that some Native American children were subjected to racial slurs and sprayed with beer at a local hockey game. Former President Bryan Brewer tells KCSR-AM his yet-to-named group […]
State Senate Approves New Games For Deadwood
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Senate has passed a measure that would authorize three new voter-approved games in Deadwood. The chamber on Thursday voted 27-7 to approve the proposal to allow keno, craps and roulette in the historic mining town. It is now expected to be heard in a House committee. Supporters have pushed […]
Society paints beauty in an unrealistic light
The emphasis on beauty and fashion for women has reached outrageous proportions over the past few years and has gotten a bit out of hand. Companies have been called out on editing photos of women and molding them into something they think is more aesthetically pleasing to produce a better profit, erasing the physical imperfections of the […]
Same-sex marriage ban denies humans their basic rights
On Jan. 12, U.S. District Judge Karen Schreider declared the same-sex marriage ban in South Dakota to be unconstitutional after six couples filed a lawsuit in May 2014 in Sioux Falls. The lawsuit challenges a 1996 state law and a voter-approved 2006 constitutional amendment that banned gay marriage. “The plaintiffs have a fundamental right to […]
Committee Rejects Bill To Require Paid Employee Sick Leave
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative panel has defeated a measure to require South Dakota businesses to offer workers paid sick leave. The state Senate Commerce and Energy Committee on Thursday voted to kill the proposal after significant pushback from business groups. It would have allowed employees to accrue an hour of paid sick leave […]
DOT Grants Pierre More Time To Study Air Service Options
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The federal Transportation Department has granted city officials in Pierre more time to study air service options. Pierre officials in November recommended Aerodynamics Inc. to provide flights through the Essential Air Service federal subsidy program. Federal officials in January said they planned to deny the company’s application because of legal and […]
Rounds Team Moves Into State Headquarters Office In Pierre
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s newest U.S. Senator is setting up his main field office in Pierre. KCCR-AM ( ) reports that Sen. Mike Rounds and his staff are moving into the Hyde Building in South Dakota’s capital city. Among other tenants in the Hyde Building is the federal public defender’s office. Since being […]
Carbon Monoxide Leak Prompts Evacuation Of Apartments
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A carbon monoxide leak has prompted the evacuation of a Sioux Falls apartment building. Firefighters found dangerously high levels of the potentially deadly gas Thursday morning after an alarm went off at Meadowbrook apartments. KELO-TV reports that firefighters traced the lake to a furnace, and shut it down. Residents will […]
Man Convicted In Deaths Of Researchers In South Dakota
A man accused of driving drunk and killing two federal wildlife researchers while they talked in a South Dakota motel parking lot was convicted Thursday of vehicular homicide, but not the more serious charge of manslaughter. Ronald Fischer Jr., 30, of Lake Andes, could face more than 30 years in prison when sentenced March 23. […]
Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold In Clear Lake Worth $10,000
CLEAR LAKE, S.D. (AP) — A Powerball ticket sold in Clear Lake is worth $10,000 in the latest drawing. South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Powerball in Wednesday’s drawing to win the game’s third prize. The odds of winning it are 1 in about 649,000. […]