April 2015

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Fourteen students at the University of South Dakota are the first to receive scholarships to study abroad through a new international travel fund at the Vermillion instruction. The new International Opportunity Fund in USD’s College of Arts and Sciences was established by alumni Tom and Nancy Gallagher. The couple gave approximately […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A circuit court judge has put the execution of death row inmate Rodney Berget on hold. Attorney General Marty Jackley says Circuit Court Judge Douglas Hoffman issued a stay of the execution after Berget filed a habeas petition. Berget was sentenced to die the week of May 3 for his […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Senate GOP caucus is scheduled to meet in Pierre next month to fill the leadership void created when two top Senate Republicans resigned. Senate President Pro Tempore Corey Brown said Thursday caucus elections are scheduled for May 9. The Republican conference will at least vote to fill the roles […]

BISON, S.D. (AP) — A judge has set bond for a northwestern South Dakota accused of shooting a man in his home at $150,000. Twenty-two-year-old Brady Hooker appeared in court for the first time this week. KBJM-AM reports authorities say Hooker shot 32-year-old Leon Paulsen following an incident at Hooker’s home in Lemmon. More details […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials are moving to speed up their review of wind power projects across the Upper Great Plains in anticipation that the industry will continue growing, a situation that’s alarmed wildlife advocates who say many bird and bat species are being put at risk as wind turbines proliferate. The proposal would […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Rapid City School District says some students suffered minor injuries in a bus crash. District officials say about 55 middle school and elementary school students were on the bus when it crashed about 7:45 a.m. Thursday. A second bus was sent to the scene to bring the students to […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A company that hopes to mine for uranium in western South Dakota has been required by a Canadian regulatory agency to clarify some of its optimistic assessments of the prospects for the Dewey-Burdock mine near Edgemont. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) that the British Columbia Securities Commission ordered […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate has rejected a House bill meant to ensure that thousands of public employees receive the same health benefits when their insurance coverage switches to another company this summer. Sanford Health Plan, which is based in Fargo and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, will provide coverage for the North […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Keith Smith isn’t sure he believes the precipitation data for the Cottonwood area, which has registered an official 0.49 inch so far this calendar year. His ranch received 0.18 inch of rain last weekend, but before that, the area about 70 miles east of Rapid City had only sprinkles and […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether is drawing criticism for spotlighting himself on billboards and other advertisements for a new city-funded jobs website. City Council member Michelle Erpenbach voted in favor of funding the website but criticized the ads promoting it. She says they look like a campaign ad. Community Development […]