March 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Lawmakers are scheduled to meet to hash out differences between the South Dakota House and Senate on a proposal to hike road and bridge funding. Legislators are expected to meet to negotiate on Thursday about the proposal, which House lawmakers changed before passing it. The proposal the House took up is […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Dry grass, high winds and warmer temperatures mean the fire danger across much of South Dakota will likely stay higher until the grass turns green. Meteorologist Scott Rudge with the National Weather Service in Rapid City says this is the so-called shoulder season after the dry winter months and before […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A group of lawmakers from the state House and Senate are scheduled to meet to work out a compromise on a bill that would help ensure coverage of a costly but effective treatment for children with autism. The conference committee on the measure that would mandate certain insurance plans to cover […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 01-06-08-14-16 (one, six, eight, fourteen, sixteen)

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline appealed to Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday in their latest effort to overturn the state law that allowed former Gov. Dave Heineman to approve a route through the state. About 60 landowners and activists rallied at the state Capitol in Lincoln as pipeline developer TransCanada Corp. […]

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bill Badger was a hero even before he helped save people’s lives during the Jan. 8, 2011, shooting in a grocery store parking lot that killed six people and injured 13, including former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords. The Army veteran died Wednesday morning of pneumonia, according to his wife, Sallie Badger. […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South-Dakota based Raven Industries Inc., which makes products from high-tech farming equipment to balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, is citing a weak agricultural market as it lays off 115 employees. The move Tuesday is part of a plan to save the company $13 million a year following months […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House and Senate are trying to figure out whether current college students should receive increases in the amount of their Opportunity Scholarships. The House voted Wednesday to not sign off on an altered version of a measure that would increase the per-student amounts of the scholarship only for […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s new acting U.S. attorney says he’s going to apply for the permanent job. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler (SY’-ler) takes over leadership of the office on Wednesday from Brendan Johnson, who stepped down for a job in private practice. Seiler will be in charge of the office until […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A man fishing on Bitter Lake has caught the largest yellow perch ever recorded in South Dakota. Aurora resident Chase Jensen iced the monster perch on Saturday. The fish weighed 2 pounds 13 ounces, that’s two ounces heavier than the previous yellow perch record. State wildlife officials say yellow perch is […]