June 2015

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gay South Dakotans exulted Friday as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples in America have the constitutional right to marry and county officials across the state began issuing marriage licenses to all. Though the nation’s high court set a three-week window for the losers to challenge its ruling, […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A wild bat found on a sidewalk of a southeast South Dakota zoo has tested positive for rabies. KELO-TV ( ) reports the state’s Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory tested the bat after a zookeeper at the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls found it on Wednesday. Officials believe […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials in Rapid City issued a marriage license to two South Dakota women Friday just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples in America have the constitutional right to marry. Though the high court set a three-week window for the losers to challenge its ruling, South Dakota […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Sioux Falls metro area has grown by thousands of working commuters since 2005, but residents haven’t seen a huge uptick in the average time it takes them to get to their jobs. The Associated Press analyzed decades of travel and population data and found many regions across the U.S. […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — An Aberdeen neighborhood has a stinky problem. Between five and six baby skunks have taken up residency in a two-block area in southeast Aberdeen. The American News ( ) reports onlookers haven’t noticed any adult skunks. Resident Ray Howell says the skunks are the size of a kitten, while neighbor Susie […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The latest South Dakota reaction over Supreme Court ruling that says gay couples nationwide may marry: 12:36 p.m. County officials in western South Dakota have issued a marriage license to two women following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country. Pennington County Register of Deeds […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota says it’s updated marriage licenses to accommodate same-sex marriage.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota county issues same-sex marriage license in wake of Supreme Court ruling.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Sioux Falls metro area has grown by thousands of working commuters since 2005, but residents haven’t seen a huge uptick in the average time it takes to get to their jobs. The Associated Press analyzed travel and population data and found many regions across the U.S. struggling with traffic […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court opinion that declared same-sex marriage legal nationwide is effective in South Dakota immediately and it’s up to each county in the state to begin issuing marriage licenses, the state attorney general said Friday. Attorney General Marty Jackley said counties can begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex […]