March 2015
Inmate At SD County Jail Dies After Found Hanging In Cell
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in southeast South Dakota say an inmate at a county jail died at a hospital Wednesday after he was found hanging in his cell. Minnehaha County Chief Deputy Sheriff Michelle Boyd says inmate Phillip Sean Bland was found hanging from his bedsheets shortly after midnight. Boyd says Bland still […]
Brendan Johnson Plans To Work With Tribes In Law Firm Job
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s U.S. attorney leaves the job Wednesday for private practice. Brendan Johnson is opening a Sioux Falls office for the Minneapolis-based law firm Robins Kaplan LLP. He says he’ll spend about 40 percent of his time in South Dakota and the rest in Minneapolis and elsewhere nationwide where the […]
Raven Lays Off 115 Employees; Reports Decreasing Earnings
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Raven Industries Inc. is citing a weak agricultural market as its reason to lay off 115 employees. The Argus Leader ( ) reports the employees were let go Tuesday. The cuts are part of a plan intended to save the company $13 million a year. The net income of the […]
SD Legislative Budget Committee Adopts Revenue Estimates
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Legislature’s budget-writing committee has adopted revenue estimates for the upcoming budget cycle that are short of projections made when Gov. Dennis Daugaard proposed his state budget in December. The Joint Appropriations Committee voted 13-4 along party lines to adopt recommendations from a sub-panel. That means lawmakers are looking at about […]
New fund available for students looking to travel abroad
Thanks to Tom and Nancy Gallagher, the College of Arts & Sciences will be able to help students study abroad with a new $40,000 fund. The Gallaghers are the current co-chairs of the University of South Dakota Foundation’s Onward campaign. They decided to donate after learning fewer than five percent of USD students travel abroad. […]
Product Review: PedEgg Power gives poor pedicure
I’m one of those people who love to watch infomercials. While they’re a little corny, they’re also entertaining to watch. However, I’ve never called in to order one of those products — mostly because I’m poor and don’t believe the products work as good as they’re advertised. Nevertheless, I found myself making a trip to Walmart to peruse […]
Strategically maximize your time and relax
Are you stressed? Fatigued? Curled up under your desk in the fetal position without a clue as to how you’re going to make it through the rest of the semester? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or you generally feel like your productivity needs a boost, I’ve got a golden nugget of […]
Rutland School Board Approves Opt-out To Boost Teacher Pay
RUTLAND, S.D. (AP) — The Rutland School Board has approved a $450,000, five-year opt-out of the state-imposed property tax freeze to boost teacher salaries. Board President Billie Hoekman tells the Daily Leader ( ) that the additional money is needed to give teachers needed pay raises. Data from the state Department of Education show that […]
Titan Machinery Laying Off Workers And Closing Stores
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota-based Titan Machinery is reducing its workforce by 14 percent and closing some stores after a drop in revenue. The West Fargo-based dealer of agricultural and construction equipment projects its revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 at $491 million, a drop of about 31 percent from the […]
Weather Breaking Records, Sparking Fire Fears In Dakotas
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Unseasonably warm and dry weather is breaking temperature records and sparking fears of wildfires in the Dakotas. In North Dakota, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown and Williston all have tied or broken temperature records this week. National Weather Service reports show high temperatures in those cities approaching 60 degrees, tying or breaking […]