March 16, 2015
Democrats Press For Education, Teacher Pay As Priorities
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democrats are urging Republican lawmakers and Gov. Dennis Daugaard to take on education funding and teacher pay as a key focus for the next legislative session. Assistant House Minority Leader Julie Bartling pressed her colleagues on Friday to recognize the issues as necessities like the road and bridge funding […]
SD Education Board Approves Slight Increase In Tuition Rates
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Education has approved a slight tuition increase that will go into effect in the next school year. Tuition and fees will go up by $8 per credit, to a $145 per credit. That includes a $2 increase in facility fees and $1 bump in maintenance and […]
Sioux Falls Prosecutor Named New Magistrate Court Judge
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has appointed a Sioux Falls prosecutor as the new magistrate judge for Lincoln and Minnehaha counties. Presiding Judge Lawrence Long says Crystal Johnson will fill the seat vacated by Judge Joni Cutler’s recent election to the Circuit Court. Johnson is a Viborg native who graduated […]
SD Board Of Regents Executive Director Announces Retirement
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The executive director and CEO of the South Dakota Board of Regents is retiring at the end of the year. Jack R. Warner is in his sixth year as head of the system. He’s leaving at a time when enrollment at the state’s public universities is at an all-time high. Warner […]
Sioux Falls Police Say Woman Assaulted While Checking Mail
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police say a woman was robbed and assaulted by two men after leaving her home to check her mail. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the incident happened Friday morning. The victim told police there were two suspects, including one who was carrying a machete. Clemens says the men […]
Correction: Foreign Language Drop Story
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — In a story March 8 about Dakota Wesleyan University’s decision to drop most of its foreign language curriculum, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the late Sen. George McGovern ran for vice president. He did not, but he was the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in 1972. A corrected version of the […]
Hot Weather On Sunday Shatters Records In The Dakotas
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Nearly a dozen major cities in the Dakotas set record-high temperatures for the date on Sunday. National Weather Service reports show that record highs were set in the North Dakota cities of Grand Forks, Fargo, Jamestown, Dickinson and Bismarck. In South Dakota, Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Watertown and Pierre all […]
State Prison Inmate Fails To Return From Funeral Furlough
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A state prison inmate at a minimum-security unit in Rapid City has been placed on “escape” status after failing to return from a funeral furlough. Authorities say Dace Lunderman was allowed to attend a funeral in Mission but did not return at the scheduled time on Saturday. The 30-year-old Lunderman […]
Rapid City Man Hospitalized After Being Shot Near Bar
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City police are investigating the shooting of a man near a bar. Officers responded to the Time Out Lounge area about midnight Saturday after a report of a gunshot. Police say a 29-year-old Rapid City man was taken from the scene to a hospital with serious injuries.buy zithromax online […]
Sioux Falls Stabbing Suspect Turns Himself In
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 33-year-old Sioux Falls man accused of stabbing his girlfriend’s male roommate has turned himself in. The Argus Leader ( ) reports John Sheffield surrendered to police Thursday morning after a $20,000 warrant for his arrest was issued Wednesday. He’s charged with aggravated assault in the March 7 […]