March 13, 2015
South Dakota Legislature Passes Transportation Funding Hikes
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature has passed a proposal to hike road and bridge funding, a plan that would immediately raise the state’s fuel taxes by 6 cents per gallon. The House voted 55-11 to approve the bill immediately after it passed the Senate on Friday afternoon. The scope of the fuel […]
Transportation Funding Hike Passes SD Senate, Goes To House
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate has passed a proposal to hike road and bridge funding, a plan that would immediately raise the state’s fuel taxes by 6 cents per gallon. The Senate voted 25-9 to approve the deal after negotiators from both chambers finalized it Friday morning. The scope of the fuel […]
Legislature Allocates $150,000 More For Teaching Scholarship
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature has approved a bill that would continue funding a program aimed at keeping teachers in key fields in the state. The House passed the bill Friday that would allocate $150,000 to the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship. Recipients must agree to remain in the state and work in […]
SD In-home Day Care License Suspended After Drug Arrests
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The license of a South Dakota in-home day care has been suspended after police found methamphetamine at the facility. Sioux Falls officials suspended the license after the drug was discovered Thursday. A 33-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man were arrested after a tip led an area task force to the […]
Legislature Passes Bill To Create Debt Collection Center
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bill that would create a collection center to recover debts owed to the state is headed to the governor’s desk. The measure that passed the Senate by a 19-15 vote on Friday would create the Obligation Recovery Center. The bill has been contentious throughout the session. Proponents of creating the […]
South Dakota Lawmakers Working To Finalize State Budget
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are wrapping up the main run of this year’s legislative session and are poised to pass a spending plan Friday for the fiscal year that begins in July. The Joint Appropriations Committee plans to finish work on the approximately $1.4 billion state budget Friday so the House and […]
INTERACTIVE: Vermillion snow removal routes
Emergency snow routes are the first priority for snow removal. The next streets to be plowed are those found on steep grades or hills, and residential streets are the last to be plowed.
Legislators Agree To 6-cent Gas Tax Hike In Road Deal
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — House and Senate lawmakers have reached a deal on a proposal to hike road and bridge funding that would in part raise South Dakota’s fuel taxes by 6 cents immediately. Negotiators from both bodies finalized the deal on Friday. It must be approved by both chambers. Negotiators outlined a proposed 6 […]
Southeast Technical Institute Rolling Out $500K Mobile Lab
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls is sending its newest nursing lab to towns across South Dakota in an effort to boost rural health care. The lab is a converted semitrailer that has mannequin-like robots, hospital beds and other amenities. It’s one of two mobile units the tech school will […]
The Eagles Schedule 2 Summer Concerts In The Dakotas
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Eagles will perform concerts in the Dakotas during their “History of the Eagles” tour. The legendary rock band is to perform Thursday, June 4, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, and Friday, June 5, at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. The Eagles have six No. […]