February 2015

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say a Sioux Falls man who allegedly tried to solicit sex with a 16-year-old girl called officers to report the girl had taken his money. Twenty-eight-year-old Nasir Ali was indicted Wednesday on charges of contributing to the abuse or neglect of a minor and procuring or promoting prostitution. The […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state House Committee has approved a proposal that would allow South Dakota’s minimum wage to decrease in the event of negative inflation. The House Commerce and Energy Committee on Friday voted to approve the measure. It erases a provision from the voter-approved language that bars the minimum wage from being […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Pepperidge Farm is recalling about 46,000 packages of bagels because they may contain peanuts or almonds that could set off a serious allergic reaction. The company said Friday that no illnesses have been reported. It was alerted to the problem by a bakery that makes the bagels. The recall includes plain, […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota Senate committee has approved a proposal that calls for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced federal budget. The Senate State Affairs committee voted 5 to 3 Friday to send the resolution to the full Senate. If it’s approved, South Dakota would join 24 […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state Senate panel has approved a roughly $50 million road and bridge funding package that’s based on Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s transportation proposal. The Senate Transportation Committee on Friday approved some changes to the governor’s plan, which raises transportation funding through a variety of increases in fuel taxes, fees and other […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Democrats are fighting back against Republican efforts to change the state’s so-called “Daschle law” that bars a presidential candidate from seeking another office on the same South Dakota ballot. The House State Affairs Committee on Friday voted 9-2 for a proposal that would strip away the prohibition. The original Republican-backed measure […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Michigan-based SpartanNash is planning to close its food-distribution warehouse in Rapid City on April 4. Company spokeswoman Meredith Gremel told the Rapid City Journal ( ) that most of the 49 workers there will lose their jobs. Operations at the western South Dakota warehouse will be consolidated in distribution centers […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The autobiography of prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder, which gives a grittier view of frontier living than her popular “Little House” series for children, is proving to be a blockbuster for the South Dakota Historical Society Press. “Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography,” was released in November by the small state-owned publishing […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The autobiography of Laura Ingalls Wilder is proving to be a blockbuster for the South Dakota Historical Society Press. The small state-owned publishing house released “Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography” in November. Wilder penned the popular children’s series of Little House on the Prairie books, but her autobiography was written for […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police are searching for a man who two teenage girls say tried to lure them into his vehicle. A 13-year-old and 14-year-old told police Wednesday evening the suspect tried to get them to enter his vehicle while they were walking near downtown Sioux Falls. According to a police […]