May 2015

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Northern State University has named a director for its new Confucius Institute. Naomi Ludeman Smith comes from Peace Catalyst International in Denver, where she served as director of development and learning. Before that, she was on the faculty of Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, for 29 years. The Chinese language […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota will have a floral float cruising through Pasadena, California, on New Year’s Day during the annual Rose Parade. The float that South Dakota will have during the 2016 edition of the parade will feature the state’s world-famous Mount Rushmore. The parade plans to shine a light on the centennial […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Two books published by the South Dakota State Historical Society have won independent publishing awards.buy elavil online https://alvitacare.com/wp-content/languages/new/where/elavil.html no prescription State officials say two books published last year have won Independent Publisher Book Awards, or IPPY Awards. “Transformation and Continuity in Lakota Culture: The Collages of Arthur Amiotte, 1988-2014” won the […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw tuna that has sickened 53 people in nine states. The California Department of Public Health said Thursday that 31 of the cases are there. Other affected states include Arizona, Illinois, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Ten […]

DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — Damaged buildings and homes in the town of Delmont are being taken down as cleanup continues in the town hit earlier this month by a tornado. Officials say citizens and volunteers are clearing away debris caused by the May 10 tornado. Debris is still being to be hauled to a rubble […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking legislation that would require state and local election officials to work with American Indian tribes to locate at least one polling place on or near each tribe’s land. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the changes are needed because “significant and unnecessary barriers” exist for […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A group of people who pleaded guilty in South Dakota to identify theft and attempting to defraud the Internal Revenue Service have all have been sentenced. U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler says the last of the six defendants were sentenced this week. All six pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An attorney who worked with former South Dakota political candidate Annette Bosworth says he didn’t give her legal advice that led to her alleged election law violations. Sioux Falls attorney Joel Arends testified Thursday during Bosworth’s trial for the violations. Bosworth unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination in the 2014 U.S. Senate […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota residents who signed their names to get former political candidate Annette Bosworth on the ballot say they did so when she wasn’t present. A string of petition signers testified Thursday during Bosworth’s trial for election law violations. They included people from Hutterite colonies who say Bosworth wasn’t there when […]

DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — A Powerball ticket sold in Rapid City is worth $30,000 in the Wednesday drawing. State lottery officials say the ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Powerball to win the $10,000 third prize, and an option purchased for an additional dollar tripled the prize. The odds of hitting […]