August 12, 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents is asking the governor to freeze tuition for in-state college students in the coming year. The regents voted Wednesday to ask Gov. Dennis Daugaard for $4.7 million to prevent the cost of higher education from further shifting onto students. Their hope is that they can […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents has approved a request from South Dakota State University to develop plans for an undergraduate agricultural degree that officials say isn’t offered anywhere else in the country. The regents gave SDSU the green light Tuesday to start developing plans for an undergraduate degree in precision […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An experienced Republican political operative is pushing a ballot measure to expand the rights of crime victims during court proceedings and enshrine those rights in the state Constitution. Jason Glodt is heading a political organization that’s pushing the measure patterned after “Marsy’s Law,” which California voters approved in 2008 after the […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Attorney General is reminding the public that state law prohibits gifts or promises in exchange for signing initiative petitions. So far, the Secretary of State’s office has approved five initiated ballot measures and three initiated constitutional amendments for circulation. Attorney General Marty Jackley says under South Dakota […]

SALEM, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley says a sheriff’s deputy who shot a drunken bar patron in southeastern South Dakota last month was justified in using lethal force. Jackley says the state Division of Criminal Investigation looked into whether McCook County sheriff’s deputy Randy Schwader was justified in shooting Cornelius Milk on July […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Investigations into sex trafficking at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally resulted in felony charges against men from four states. The investigation was handled by the state Division of Criminal Investigation and the South Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Authorities arrested a 44-year-old man from South Dakota, a 35-year-old man […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley has released an explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment dealing with elections. The amendment would establish nonpartisan elections in South Dakota. Candidates would not be identified by party affiliation on either the primary or general election ballot. It would not apply to elections for U.S. president. The […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota-based company has received permission to test for a potential wind farm between Mitchell and Mount Vernon in southeastern South Dakota’s Davison County. The Daily Republic reports ( ) that the county commission on Tuesday approved a permit for Juhl Energy Inc. to put up a 198-foot test tower. The […]

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Dakotas-based Sanford Health is considering expanding in Minot and possibly building a hospital there. Sanford acquired a clinic in Minot when it bought Bismarck-based Medcenter One in 2012. The health system based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Fargo, North Dakota, now is looking to offer more services in Minot, and […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Dozens of people are opposing Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s plan to change the look of Hilger’s Gulch park in South Dakota’s capital. Daugaard late last month announced the initiative to change the vegetation at the park that has a mile-long lighted walking trail, flower gardens and a scenic view of the Capitol […]