February 2015
Love should be expressed every day
Love — it is one of the most beautiful, positive feelings we will ever experience in our lives. It is uplifting, comforting and something for us to believe in. One holiday which celebrates love above all else is, of course, Valentine’s Day. It is twenty-four hours of mushy, sappy, yet sweet love posts clogging up my […]
Panel Approves Measure To Make Oglala Lakota County Official
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative panel has passed a resolution to change the name of Shannon County to Oglala Lakota County after voters overwhelmingly approved the new name in the November election. The House State Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday to send the resolution to the chamber’s floor. Democratic Rep. Kevin Killer of Pine […]
South Dakota Lawmakers Reject Repeal Of Death Penalty
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Opponents that include two former state attorneys general have been unsuccessful in swaying South Dakota lawmakers to repeal the state’s death penalty. The Senate State Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted down two measures to repeal or limit the practice. One proposal would have replaced capital punishment with a life prison sentence […]
Federal Court Affirms Utah Man’s Wind Farm Fraud Convictions
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of a Utah man who defrauded investors nationwide of more than $4.4 million by promoting investment in nonexistent wind farms in Wyoming and South Dakota. A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected arguments from defendant Robert Arthur […]
Excerpts From Recent South Dakota Editorials
Editors: Please note that The Associated Press welcomes editorial contributions from members for the weekly Editorial Roundup. Three editorials are selected every week. Contributions can be made by email at [email protected]. ___ Argus Leader, Pierre, Feb. 8, 2015 Public should see food stamp totals This government program has everything it needs to attract widespread public […]
Discarded Ashes Listed As Cause Of South Dakota Wildfire
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — State fire officials say discarded ashes from a stove or fireplace caused a wildfire in southwestern South Dakota last weekend. The South Dakota Wildland Fire agency says the Aero Road Fire near Rockerville consumed slightly more than 16 acres. That’s less than a square mile. Crews began battling the fire […]
Proposal Allowing Objection To Death Penalty Defeated
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative Committee has scuttled a proposal that would have allowed South Dakota residents getting a driver’s license to register an objection to the death penalty if they are killed in a violent crime. The House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted 10-2 to dismiss the measure, which supporters likened to […]