July 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A severe storm that hit Pierre late last month caused about $1 million in damage to municipal structures. City Administrator Leon Schochenmaier (SHAHK’-ehn-my-ur) says the winds measured at more than 90 mph and about 2.5 inches of rain damaged trees and roads in the city on June 22. The Capital Journal […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A four-mile stretch of state Highway 11 will be renamed “Veterans Parkway” despite pleas from Sioux Falls-area history buffs to keep it called Powder House Road. The Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday night voted 7-1 to make the change to honor military veterans. Opponents say the move will erode […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A mobile home fire in Aberdeen has left one person dead. Firefighters responded to the home about 10 p.m. Tuesday and found a body. Authorities did not immediately identify the victim. The cause of death and the cause of the fire were not immediately determined. The state fire marshal is helping […]

PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say four men have died in a head-on crash on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. The Rapid City Journal ( ) reports a vehicle and a pickup collided north of the community of Pine Ridge around 9 p.m. Saturday. The FBI says brothers Cody and […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The city of Pierre says drop sites for debris that were set up after last month’s storm are now closed. The city reminded residents on Tuesday that city crews aren’t picking up debris from curbs anymore. Property owners need to dispose of the remaining detritus properly and trim or remove damaged […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Cadets with the Civil Air Patrol will be getting a taste of military life during a weeklong training camp that begins Friday in South Dakota. Cadets with the Patrol’s South Dakota and North Dakota Wings will participate in the training camp that will take place at South Dakota Army National […]

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

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge is allowing the operator of a proposed oil pipeline to survey the properties of nearly 20 residents who oppose the project. Judge Mark Salter on Tuesday granted Dakota Access LLC the right to Explore GPR surveying services to check on properties that are along the project’s […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A utility company is proposing a 21 percent electricity rate increase for residents and businesses in dozens of eastern Montana communities, and state regulators said Tuesday they’ll carefully review the case to make sure customers don’t get gouged. The proposal from Montana-Dakota Utilities would increase residential electricity bills on average by […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man will spend six months in jail for his eighth DWI conviction. Circuit Court Judge Joni Cutler on Tuesday sentenced 42-year-old David Wells to 180 days in jail with work release and suspended a five-year prison term. Wells was ordered to spend five years on probation and […]