May 2015

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Voters in Vermillion next month will decide whether private, in-home day cares need to be certified by the city. They also will decide whether the city can charge more for beer at facilities it manages such as the golf course, to help pay for a park pool project. The Yankton Daily […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Jury members at the election violation law trial of former South Dakota US. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth are set to hear instructions and closing arguments. Bosworth’s trial is scheduled to resume Wednesday afternoon after a break for the long weekend. The Sioux Falls physician is accused of election law violations that […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Rain over the past week in South Dakota boosted soil moisture but hampered the planting of crops. The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop progress report that topsoil moisture supplies statewide are rated 76 percent adequate to surplus, and subsoil moisture is 64 percent in those categories.buy xenical online […]

LAKE NORDEN, S.D. (AP) — A one-vehicle crash west of Lake Norden killed a 10-year-old boy from Bryant. The Highway Patrol says Colton Beld was a passenger in a car driven by his 14-year-old brother, Dillon Beld. The car went off state Highway 28 and rolled about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Colton Beld was killed and […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in the Rapid City area are warning of high creek levels and fast-moving currents as releases from Pactola Reservoir increase. A joint press release from officials says the Bureau of Reclamation and the Corps of Engineers are bumping up the water release Wednesday morning to 450 cubic feet per […]

WALL, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified an Oklahoma man killed in a one-vehicle crash in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Richard Vasquez of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, was killed in the crash Saturday afternoon. According to the Highway Patrol, the pickup driven by Vasquez went off state Highway […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City woman has claimed a $30,000 Powerball prize. South Dakota lottery officials say Mary Watson won the money in the May 20 drawing. Watson 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 […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The trial of former South Dakota US. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth is set to begin again for jury instructions and closing arguments. Bosworth’s trial is scheduled to resume Wednesday afternoon after a break for the long weekend. The Sioux Falls physician is accused of election law violations that include being out […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Tuesday:

DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — Parts of Delmont will be closed to vehicle and foot traffic for two days this week as crews use heavy equipment and trailers to haul debris from the tornado that hit the town earlier this month. State public safety officials have scheduled the closure for Wednesday and Thursday. The volunteer reception […]