April 2015

MADISON, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota counselor who admitted defrauding the Medicaid program is now taking his case to trial after a judge rejected a plea deal. Shawn Nills pleaded guilty earlier to making false claims to Medicaid and other state grant programs, and was expected to repay more than $27,000. He was to […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Lead man has pleaded guilty to hitting a 15-month-old boy in the head. The Rapid City Journal ( ) reports 27-year-old Austin Ehnes pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of aggravated child abuse of a child under the age of 7. He was accused to striking the child with […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 03-06-14-15-20 (three, six, fourteen, fifteen, twenty)

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Supporters of renaming Harney Peak in the Black Hills dominated a state board meeting on Wednesday held to take public input on the proposed change. The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names met in Rapid City Wednesday night, and commenters made cases for and against replacing the name of the […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A woman who was the victim of a Jamaican lottery scam told a federal jury Wednesday that she received a postcard in June 2012 at her Madison, South Dakota, home from a company called American Cash Awards asking for $10 to enter a sweepstakes. She said she talked it over with […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — An organization in Mitchell that finds homes for animals left at the city pound needs volunteers in order to continue to operate. The Daily Republic ( ) reports that the future of Mitchell Animal Rescue is uncertain because of dwindling volunteer participation. The organization doesn’t have a facility to house the […]

TEA, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota-made mustard has been recognized at a competition that honors the most tasty mustards in the world. KSFY-TV ( ) reports that Matt’s Mom’s Mustard earned the second place in the exotic category of the National Mustard Museum’s World-Wide Mustard Competition. The South Dakota mustard is manufactured in Tea […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has deferred arguments and a decision on four same-sex marriage cases until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the issue. The court announced Wednesday that it’s holding off on “any further consideration” of the cases from South Dakota, Arkansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Arguments were […]

YORK, Neb. (AP) — A married couple is charged with bilking a Nebraska farmer out of about $40,000, and prosecutors say it’s not the only scam the two have pulled off. Karla Nelson, 46, and her husband, George Nelson, 47, on Monday were scheduled for a joint trial on July 20. Both have pleaded not […]