February 2015
Bill Allowing Concealed Weapons At Colleges Moves To House
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Over the objections of some student representatives and South Dakota’s Board of Regents, a legislative panel approved Thursday and sent to the full state House a proposal to allow people 21 years or older to carry a concealed weapon on the six public university campuses. The House Local Government Committee voted […]
Company Suspends Efforts To Seize Nebraska Land For Keystone
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — TransCanada Corp. will temporarily suspend efforts to seize Nebraska land for its much-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline after landowners sued, in what is one obstacle the Canadian company still faces in the 1,179-mile project. A Holt County District judge issued a temporary injunction Thursday, keeping TransCanada from invoking eminent domain along […]
Authorities Investigating Shooting, Other Incident In Lennox
LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — Authorities are at two crime scenes about 20 miles southwest of Sioux Falls, including at an industrial business in Lennox where two people were shot. It happened Thursday afternoon at Sioux Steel. The condition of the people shot wasn’t immediately released. The attorney general’s office says officers are still looking for […]
Sioux Falls Officials Considering Restricting Food Trucks
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials in Sioux Falls are considering restrictions on where and when food trucks could operate downtown. Neighborhood development coordinator Adam Roach tells the Argus Leader ( ) that the city doesn’t have regulations for food trucks, which in recent years have become more popular. He says regulations would help protect […]
SD Senate Panel Approves Measure To Hike Legislator Salaries
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers could see their salaries nearly double as part of an effort to encourage more people to run for office. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted 6-2 to approve the plan to boost the $6,000 salary to $10,000 per regular legislative session. Sen. Craig Tieszen said his proposal […]
2 Dead, 2 Injured After Shooting SW Of Sioux Falls In Lennox
LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — The search for a gunman southwest of Sioux Falls in Lennox is over. Authorities say two people have died and two others are injured. Police say a gunman entered a Sioux Steel location called ProTech Thursday afternoon, shot two people and assaulted a third. One of the people shot was killed […]
Senate Panel Approves Measure To Hike Legislator Salaries
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative committee has approved a measure to increase lawmaker pay to $10,000 for each regular session as part of an effort to encourage more South Dakotans to run for office. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted 6-2 to approve the plan to boost the current $6,000 salary. Republican Sen. […]
Study Sees Even Bigger Longer Droughts For Much Of US West
SAN JOSE, California (AP) — As bad as recent droughts in California, the Southwest and the Midwest have been, scientists say far worse “megadroughts” are coming — and they’re bound to last for decades. “Unprecedented drought conditions” — the worst in more than 1,000 years — are likely to come to the Southwest and Central […]
Cellphone usage eliminating value of blue light phones
Since 2005, the University of South Dakota has had four blue light emergency phones installed around campus. However, in the past four years, Jef Rice, assistant director of the University Police Department, said the phones have only been used twice — one call for directions and the other, a prank. Rice attributes this low usage […]
Bird Watchers Invited To Help With Annual Count
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota bird watchers can join millions of others from around the world this weekend in the 17th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count. The event runs Friday through Monday and there’s no cost to take part. The reports create a picture of where different types of birds are located for use […]