March 2015

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a measure to change the state’s so-called “Daschle law” that bars a presidential candidate from seeking another office on the same South Dakota ballot. Daugaard’s office on Thursday announced that he approved a proposal to remove the prohibition. The original Republican-backed measure in 2002 faced criticism […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Some business owners and residents in Sturgis are upset that the city plans to allow vendors and motorcycle shows in Sturgis City Park during this year’s rally. Businessmen Bob Davis and Rod Bradley told the Rapid City Journal ( ) that the decision was made without any opportunity for residents to […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — More maps are available online showing the location of pollution, recycling sites and other information related to South Dakota’s environment. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources added four new interactive database maps to its site at under “One-Stop Shops” in the upper-left corner. They provide data for more than 13,250 […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers say there likely won’t be funding this year for a tuition freeze for in-state college students because of a recent reduced revenue projections for the state. A joint legislative committee killed a bill Thursday that would have frozen tuition at four-year and technical schools in the state. An […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Legislative negotiations on a proposal to hike road and bridge funding in South Dakota stalled on Thursday over the longevity of gas-tax increases included in the plan. House and Senate lawmakers couldn’t come together on the plan and opted to revisit the proposal on Friday, the last day of the legislative […]