June 2015

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Spider lovers from around the world will descend on Mitchell next week for an annual conference on all things arachnid. Dakota Wesleyan University is hosting the 39th annual meeting of the American Arachnological Society. The meeting changes venues each year and four years ago Brian Patrick, an assistant professor of biology […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court has reprimanded an attorney over a dispute in a South Dakota tribal court. Bernice Delorme is based in Rapid City, South Dakota, and is also a member of the North Dakota bar. She was recently reprimanded by the Oglala Sioux Nation court for making a false […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has appointed Kim Vanneman of Ideal to the South Dakota Transportation Commission to replace previous commissioner Bob Benson. Department of Transportation Secretary Darin Bergquist announced the appointment on Friday. Benson’s term ran out it April 2015, and Vanneman’s appointment is immediately effective. Vanneman served in the state House […]

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

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has announced the remaining members of a taskforce that will address problems in South Dakota’s education system. The governor has appointed 13 teachers, administrators and school board members to serve on the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Teachers and Students along with the 13 public officials and state […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Federal authorities say a South Dakota man falsely claimed he lost more than a hundred cattle during the autumn blizzard of 2013 that left western South Dakota ranchers reeling with financial losses. Karl Knutson pleaded not guilty last month to felony counts of making a false claim and statement. Authorities say […]

REDFIELD, S.D. (AP) — Police in Spink County say a man who was taking aim at some gophers in his yard accidently shot a 20-year-old fisherman from Redfield.buy remdesivir online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/languages/new/usa/remdesivir.html no prescription Authorities say the 20-year-old man was fishing at Turtle Creek when he was struck by a stray round from a 22-caliber weapon. […]

HURON, S.D. (AP) — A Beadle County jury has found two Cavour men not guilty of felony animal cruelty charges. KOKK-AM reports that a jury needed just over an hour of deliberations Thursday to find 35-year-old Justin Murray and 67-year-old Dennis Kerney not guilty. The trial lasted two days. The men were accused of hitting […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is unveiling three more bronze statues of its former governors. KCCR-AM reports that statues of former Governors George S. Mickelson, Charles Herried, and Richard Kneip will be revealed Friday afternoon in the Capitol rotunda. The statues are the newest additions to the state’s Trail of Governors series. The statues […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police are investigating the robberies of a casino and taxi driver. Police say the robberies occurred early Friday morning though it’s not clear if the crimes are related. Police say three men armed with handguns robbed Deuces Casino shortly after 1 a.m. Police say two men robbed a […]