May 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota jury has convicted former U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth of election law violations. Jurors issued their verdict against the 43-year-old physician Wednesday. Bosworth was charged with six counts each of perjury and filing false documents stemming from the mishandling of her candidate petitions. Bosworth has acknowledged she was […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota jury convicts ex-US Senate candidate Annette Bosworth of election law violations.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Jurors have reached a verdict in the election law trial of former South Dakota U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth. The case went to the jury around 5 p.m. Wednesday after closing arguments, and a court official said around 7:30 p.m. that jurors had reached a verdict. Bosworth is accused of election […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Jurors have begun deliberating in the election law trial of former South Dakota U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth. Bosworth’s trial resumed Wednesday after a break for the weekend. The case went to the jury around 5 p.m. after closing arguments. The Sioux Falls physician is accused of election law violations that […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Closing arguments have started in the election law violation trial of former South Dakota US. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth. Bosworth’s trial resumed Wednesday afternoon after a break for the long weekend. The Sioux Falls physician is accused of election law violations that include being out of the country when her petitions […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota will receive nearly $185,000 as part of a multistate settlement with international florist FTD and the social networking company Classmates Inc. over alleged deceptive advertising and billing. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the settlement Wednesday. Both companies were subsidiaries of United Online Inc. at the time of […]

HURON, S.D. (AP) — The state’s 4-H participants will soon have a brand new home at the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron. State and local officials gathered Wednesday for a groundbreaking event for the Nordby Exhibit Hall for 4-H, Youth and Community. The 48,000-square-foot hall will feature multiple classrooms, a large kitchen for 4-H […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota driver has admitted to causing a car crash that injured five people and fleeing from the scene. The Argus Leader ( ) reports 33-year-old Mandy Lee Running on Wednesday pleaded guilty to one count of felony hit-and-run. Prosecutors agreed to drop a second count in exchange for […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Pennington County in western South Dakota has received a $150,000 grant to come up with a plan to reduce the number of people jailed while awaiting trial or serving short sentences. The grant is one of 20 awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to jurisdictions across […]

HERRICK, S.D. (AP) — A Herrick man is dead in a two-vehicle crash near the southeastern South Dakota town. The Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Steven Wheeler was driving a car that was struck by a pickup truck at a rural intersection shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday. Wheeler died at the scene. The driver of the […]