June 2015

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A stabbing in Sioux Falls has left a young man hospitalized. Fifty-year-old Dennis Ghost Bear is facing an aggravated assault charge for allegedly stabbing a 26-year-old man near a shelter house. Witnesses told police they saw Ghost Bear stab the younger man near the 800 block of East 10th Street. […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As the number of farmers markets in South Dakota continues to increase, a recently released manual from the South Dakota State University Extension aims at helping interested and existing vendors navigate regulations and become successful merchants. SDSU Extension community development field specialist Chris Zdorovtsov says the state has gone from […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune says his bill to reform a federal transportation oversight board would aid South Dakotans by allowing regulators early on to investigate shipping issues like last year’s grain backlog. The South Dakota senator’s bill to reform the federal Surface Transportation Board passed the Senate unanimously Thursday night. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley says a circuit judge has upheld his written explanation for a proposed 2016 ballot measure that would place restrictions on payday lenders. Opponents challenged the explanation and asked that it be rewritten, but Jackley says Judge Kathleen Trandahl has denied the request. The ballot initiative would cap […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has been elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General. The group held its annual meeting this week in California. Jackley issued a statement Friday saying he’s honored to serve, and that the leadership position will help him address important issues impacting South Dakota […]

WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Residents of Wessington Springs have celebrated their triumph over a tornado that struck the community a year ago. A Thursday night celebration included a variety of entertainment, along with a moment of silence and a balloon release, KOKK radio reported. “We wanted the community to come together, how we have […]

WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Residents of Wessington Springs have celebrated their triumph over a tornado that struck the community a year ago. KOKK radio reports that a Thursday night celebration included a variety of entertainment, along with a moment of silence and a balloon release. Mayor Melissa Mebius says the event was aimed at […]

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Fort Pierre and tribal officials are trying to find ways to maintain an unfinished tribal center in the city that is drawing complaints because of overgrown lawns and dilapidated structures. The Wakpa Sica (WAHK’-pah SEECH’-uh) Reconciliation Place was to be Sioux Nation cultural, educational and legal resource complex, but federal […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have charged an 18-year-old Rapid City man in a pair of armed robberies in the city. Sage Hardheart is accused of pointing a gun at clerks at two convenience stores and fleeing with cash this week. He faces two counts of first-degree robbery, a charge that carries a maximum […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Officials who unsuccessfully pushed for the merger of two large century-old agricultural cooperatives in the Dakotas say they will not try again, despite the idea being only narrowly defeated by co-op members. The South Dakota Wheat Growers and North Central Farmers Elevator had been planning to join and become CentraGro Cooperative. […]