March 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota “Right of Publicity” bill designed to protect the legacy of the late Native American activist Russell Means needs a Senate vote in the final week of the legislative session if it is to become law. The measure, backed by Republican Rep. Elizabeth May, of Kyle, would prohibit the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bill that would establish a “Right of Publicity” in the state needs to be heard this week if it’s to become South Dakota law. Rep. Elizabeth May is pushing the measure that would prohibit the unauthorized commercial use of a personality’s right of publicity. South Dakota Public Broadcasting reports ( […]

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A handful of farmers have found creative ways to defraud federal farm programs in recent years. There was the North Carolina couple who faked hail damage to their crops by telling workers to throw ice cubes and scatter mothballs onto a tomato field; the South Dakota couple who fleeced the government […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A bill that would allocate millions in bonds to renovate the Chemistry Building at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is headed to the governor’s desk. The Rapid City Journal reports the measure would appropriate $6 million in bonds to renovate labs, classrooms and other parts of the […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Impaired driving and drug arrests have increased for the fifth year straight in Rapid City. The department released its crime analysis for 2014 on Friday. The data show there were more than 1,300 drug arrests in 2014, a nearly 75 percent increase over the five-year average and a 19 percent […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say they arrested a Sioux Falls man accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint following a brief standoff with police and SWAT teams Friday night. Forty-five-year-old Rickey Starks is facing charges of first-degree robbery and three counts of aggravated assault. Police say Starks entered the Dacotah Bank on East […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers will pass a state budget this week to largely wrap up their work for the 2015 legislative session. Lawmakers will hear updated state revenue estimates on Monday, which will shape budget decisions. Senate Majority Leader Tim Rave said the state’s surplus revenue appears smaller than anticipated. A proposal […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Friday:

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Bison man has claimed more than $53,000 in a Dakota Cash drawing. Lottery officials say Merle Hulm purchased the winning ticket at the Bison Bar, which will receive more than $2,600 as a bonus for the sale. In addition to paying bills, Hulm says he plans to buy a car […]

HOUSTON (AP) — A coalition of states suing to stop President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration alleges the government misled a judge about not implementing part of the plan before the judge temporarily halted it. The allegation comes after the Justice Department said in court documents this week that federal officials had given 100,000 […]