April 2015

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s history of electing Democrats to Congress and the state’s “independent streak” will ensure there are competitive congressional races in the 2016 elections, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Saturday. South Dakota Democrats gathered in Sioux Falls for McGovern Day 2015, the party’s large annual gathering, where […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee says South Dakota’s history of electing Democrats to Congress and the state’s “independent streak” will ensure competitive races in the 2016 elections. Debby Wasserman Schultz spoke Saturday in Sioux Falls at McGovern Day 2015, a large gathering for South Dakota Democrats. Wasserman Schultz, […]

WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — Officials in Watertown are working quickly to prepare the eastern South Dakota city for President Barack Obama’s commencement speech next month in the only state he has not visited. The city is repainting streets, running their street sweepers 16 hours — instead of eight — a day and synchronizing all of […]

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — The name of a Racine County sheriff’s deputy is being added to the Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington D.C. — 95 years after his death. According to the Racine County sheriff’s department, 34-year-old Deputy Arthur Herman was struck by a street car while on a motorcycle attempting to apprehend an escaped […]

HURON, S.D. (AP) — Police in Huron say they have arrested four juveniles they believe are responsible for vandalizing more than 100 vehicles in less than a week. The Huron Police Department arrested the four male juveniles early Saturday morning following a traffic stop. KELO-TV reports ( ) the boys were in the car with […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Liberal comedian Bill Maher’s first visit to South Dakota will be a part of a fundraiser for the state’s Democratic Party in Sioux Falls in September. Party interim Executive Director Zach Nistler said Saturday that Maher will appear at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls on Sept. 13. He says […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Liberal comedian Bill Maher’s first visit to South Dakota will be a part of a fundraiser for the state’s Democratic Party in Sioux Falls in September. Party interim Executive Director Zach Nistler said Saturday that Maher will appear at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls on Sept. 13. He says […]

PARKSTON, S.D. (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recognized a nurse in southeastern South Dakota for her work helping to immunize children in Hutterite communities. The CDC has honored Kerri Lutjens as a 2015 Childhood Immunization Champion. Lutjens works as a visiting nurse for Avera St. Benedict Hospital in Parkston and […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Democratic Party has formally joined the fight to send two laws to the voters for their review. The party’s central committee voted Saturday to push back against a proposal that carves out a $7.50 youth minimum wage and to fight against a bundle of election law changes. […]