June 2015
Woman Pleads Not Guilty In Post Office Petition Case
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A 68-year-old Black Hawk woman arrested after attempting to collect petition signatures at a Rapid City post office has pleaded not guilty. Sixty-eight-year-old Roberta Helmerick is charged in federal court with soliciting signatures on postal property and disorderly conduct. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) her trial is July […]
Sioux Falls Council, Mayor Clash Over Free Youth Bus Rides
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether is clashing with the City Council over free city bus rides for youth this summer. The City Council last week unanimously approved the pilot program to waive bus ridership fees for people 18 and under through the summer, but Huether has refused to sign off. […]
South Dakota Moves To Remove Eagles From Threatened List
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Biologists with South Dakota’s Game, Fish and Parks Department say the bald eagle has soared above the threshold for removing the bird from the state’s list of threatened species. The bald eagle has been de-listed at the federal level, and Wildlife Diversity Coordinator Eileen Dowd Stuckel says the same should be […]
Crow Creek BIA Superintendent Who Was Stabbed Back At Work
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Bureau of Indian Affairs superintendent on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation has returned to work, about two months after being stabbed in the back. BIA spokeswoman Nedra Darling this week confirmed to the Capital Journal that Patrick Duffy had returned to his duties. Meanwhile, the attorney for suspect Brian Iron […]
Washington State Man Dies In South Dakota Motorcycle Crash
LEAD, S.D. (AP) — A man from Washington state has died in a motorcycle crash in western South Dakota. The Highway Patrol says 69-year-old Donald Restad, of Kennewick, Washington, was traveling on U.S. Highway 85 south of Lead (leed) on Thursday morning when he failed to negotiate a turn. His motorcycle went into the ditch, […]
SDSU Extension Hosting Classes For Garden Educators
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota teachers and other youth educators interested in learning about garden education programs can attend a couple of workshops this summer. The South Dakota State University Extension is hosting garden educator classes in Sioux Falls and Rapid City in the upcoming weeks. The training will provide teachers nutrition resources for […]
Roche delivers thought-provoking speech
By Jordann Krouse Thursday, June 4, Michael Roche, a University of South Dakota criminal justice professor, spoke to delegates about the importance of life and finding meaning within oneself. He told anecdotes from personal experiences to further embellish his arguments. One of the main stories Roche discussed was the time he heard Mother Teresa speak. […]
Morning runners switch things up with volleyball game
By Elyse Helkenn Every morning at 6 a.m., Girls State had a run led by Jordan Bremer of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, for anyone willing to come. As Thursday’s group of only nine girls discovered today, it doesn’t always have to be a mile run in 20 minutes. As the girls stretched and anticipated […]
Delegates learn about drug dogs through demonstration
By Kate Finley The drug dog demonstration proved to be a real treat for the Girls State delegates in attendance Thursday. The South Dakota Highway Patrol brought in a drug-detecting dog to present the facts behind the drug-detecting process.buy furosemide online https://www.bodybuildingestore.com/wp-content/languages/new/engl/furosemide.html no prescription Officer Trent Heuertz has been a Highway Patrolman for fourteen years […]
Encouragement comes from women leaders
By Mikaela Neubauer During yesterday’s morning general assembly, Girls State delegates were honored to hear two powerful female speakers; coincidentally they were both named “Kim.” Kim Olson, director for Senator Mike Rounds, and Kim Malsam-Rysdon, South Dakota Secretary of Health, focused their speeches on mentorship, women in the professional world and the opportunities found in […]