April 2015

MOUNT VERNON, S.D. (AP) — The wife of a Davison County sheriff’s deputy was injured in an incident involving his gun. Attorney General’s Office spokeswoman Sara Rabern says the woman was cleaning house Tuesday night when she moved the gun and it went off. The bullet hit the woman but she did not suffer life-threatening […]

WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Crews are starting work on a new American Legion hall in Wessington Springs to replace the building destroyed by last summer’s tornado. Mayor Melissa Mebius says this week’s groundbreaking shows how strong the town is, and the new community center will be one more step toward the return of normalcy.buy […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Pierre man convicted of two firearm felonies has been sentenced to almost four years in prison. Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler says 40-year-old Clyde Aquallo was sentenced to 46 months in custody this week. Aquallo was convicted in January for possession of an unregistered firearm and prohibited person in possession […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra expects more than 100 flutists are coming to Sioux Falls to audition for its open principal flute spot. The symphony orchestra said Wednesday that flute hopefuls are coming to South Dakota from across the United States to audition. They will vie for the opening on […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 09-17-20-23-34 (nine, seventeen, twenty, twenty-three, thirty-four)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The state Department of Transportation and Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad are moving forward with millions of dollars in rail upgrades to the state-owned Britton Line in northeastern South Dakota as part of improvements coming with a new roughly $32 million grain terminal near Britton. The Transportation Department said […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The driver of a cement truck is at a hospital after the vehicle rolled over on Interstate 29 in Sioux Falls. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver lost control and the vehicle entered the ditch and rolled. The incident happened in the northbound lane just south of Highway […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Federal health officials say South Dakota hospitals were among a small number of facilities across the nation that received high ratings in patient satisfaction surveys collected over one year. The Argus Leader ( ) reports that 14 South Dakota hospitals received at least one five-star rating from patients in one […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Several South Dakota cities hit new low temperatures overnight, and more records could fall Wednesday night or Thursday morning. KGFX-AM reports ( ) the National Weather Service says Aberdeen dropped to 15 degrees, which broke the old record of 20 degrees set in 1956, and Pierre’s temperature of 19 degrees edged […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A golden eagle struck by two vehicles near Rapid City more than a month ago has survived and likely soon will be a free bird. The nearly 8-pound bird was struck on state Highway 79 on March 3. It was treated at the All Creatures Animal Hospital and Oahe Wildlife […]