March 2015

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — After months of debate, residents of Rapid City on Tuesday will decide the fate of a proposed $180 million expansion of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. The project would replace the facility’s 9,400-seat arena with one that could seat up to 19,000 people. Local sales tax money would be used […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — One person was taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation after a grease fire in an Aberdeen home. Authorities say an unattended pot of grease left on a hot stove led to smoke and heat damage throughout Cynthia Kiefer’s house Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were able to get Kiefer’s two […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Pennington County sheriff’s deputy used a bean bag shotgun to subdue a suspect who allegedly threatened officers with a knife. The sheriff’s office says deputies who responded to a disturbance call about 8 p.m. Saturday ordered the man to drop the knife, but he advanced on the officers instead […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls couple is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the return of their 3-month-old puppy. Tony Choularath discovered his dog, Karmelo, was stolen during a break-in at his home last Thursday night. The dog is a tricolored American bully with freckles on his chest and nose. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State economists predict South Dakota’s revenue collections next budget year will fall short of projections made when Gov. Dennis Daugaard proposed his state budget in December. Economists for the governor’s budget office and the Legislature said Monday that ongoing state revenue from taxes and other general revenue is likely to be […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Universities in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota are joining to establish a regional, highly secure research data center that will provide researchers access to restricted federal data. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln said in a news release Monday that the Central Plains Research Data Center will be based at the university’s Whittier […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — It was billed as an informational meeting. A chance for Black Hills residents to learn more about a controversial proposal to mine uranium near Edgemont. But when the meeting in Hot Springs ended on the night of Feb. 7, 2013, project opponents felt they had been snowballed with a sales […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Boaters and anglers in South Dakota have new rules to follow that are intended to slow the spread of invasive species in waterways. The Game Fish and Parks Commission finalized several changes that will soon take effect. They require the removal of vegetation and aquatic invasive species from boats and boat […]