June 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s fraud findings against a bank that struck down more than $400,000 of an elderly couple’s mortgage debt. The high court in a ruling released Thursday also reinstated ,000 in damages.buy elavil online https://www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/prescription/elavil.html no prescription Lee Schoenbeck is an attorney for plaintiffs […]

MADISON, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents has given its highest honor to its retiring leader. Executive Director and CEO Jack Warner is retiring at the end of the month, after six years leading the system that oversees South Dakota’s six public universities and two special schools. The Regents have awarded the […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota hasn’t named an artist laureate in decades, so Dale Lamphere was understandably in disbelief when he got a call congratulating him on April Fools’ Day. “It was the introduction of other parties — the executive director of the South Dakota Arts Council, for example — that convinced me it […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A title loan company official is arguing in a court filing that Attorney General Marty Jackley’s explanation of a ballot measure to cap money lenders’ interest rates doesn’t adequately inform voters of the proposal’s consequences. Jackley tells the Argus Leader ( ) that he worked to create a fair description for […]

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — The family of a woman who died after a series of surgeries has named Lt. Gov. Matt Michels in his role as an attorney for Avera Health as a defendant in a federal lawsuit. Michels tells the Argus Leader ( ) that attorney-client privilege prevents him from discussing the lawsuit. Frances […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The federal Agriculture Department is forecasting much smaller winter wheat crops in the Dakotas this year. The report pegs South Dakota’s production at 45.1 million bushels, down 24 percent from last year, and North Dakota’s crop at 10.8 million bushels, down 60 percent. Wider swings in production are common in […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — People who live on High Street in Rapid City don’t find the constant theft of street signs to be a laughing matter. Resident Linda Larive tells the Rapid City Journal ( ) some people might think it’s funny or cool to steal the signs that for some might have a […]

DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — Some residents of tornado-ravaged Delmont don’t plan to return. About 200 people live in the town, and Mayor Mae Gunnare tells KELO-TV that as many as half will leave. She says that will reduce local tax revenue, and the community will be looking for ways to bring in new residents. The […]

MADISON, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents has approved a program at South Dakota State University to prepare future natural resources law enforcement officers. The board approved the new bachelor of science degree Wednesday at a meeting at Dakota State University in Madison. The degree program will train students for work as […]

HURON, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $144,000 to farmers, ranchers and small business owners in South Dakota to help them be more energy efficient. The funding for the 14 projects in South Dakota was announced alongside a total of $7.6 million for 544 projects nationwide. Many groups in South Dakota […]