August 19, 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will receive nearly $739,000 from a multistate settlement with drugmaker Amgen Inc. Under a settlement announced this week, the company will pay $71 million to settle an investigation into illegal marketing of its drugs Aranesp and Enbrel, ending an investigation by 48 states and […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Family members of a Crow Creek Sioux Tribe woman who has spoken out against South Dakota’s handling of Native American children in foster care are questioning whether her arrest on a 13-year-old charge was politically motivated. But Sara Rabern, spokeswoman for the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office, said Wednesday that […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The percentage of farms with access to computers is slightly higher in the Dakotas than in the nation as a whole. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday said 78 percent of North Dakota farms and 75 percent of South Dakota farms have computer access, higher than the national average […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Wildlife officials in South Dakota have confirmed that a chinook salmon caught on Lake Oahe last week is a state record. The state’s Game, Fish and Parks Department says Highmore angler Gordon Sampson boated the salmon that weighed 24 pounds, 8 ounces. Sampson caught the salmon only after five minutes of […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Family members of a Crow Creek Sioux Tribe woman who’s been outspoken about the state’s handling of Native American children in foster care are questioning whether her arrest on a 13-year-old charge was politically motivated. But a spokeswoman with the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office says the arrest of 54-year-old […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Four people are in custody after law enforcement authorities carried out an investigation against a suspected prostitution operation. The Sioux Falls Police Department says undercover investigators answered a prostitution-related online advertisement Tuesday and arranged to meet with two women.buy acyclovir online https://gilbertroaddental.com/wp-content/languages/new/generic/acyclovir.html no prescription Officers then detained the women and […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Editors: Please note that The Associated Press welcomes editorial contributions from members for the weekly Editorial Roundup. Three editorials are selected every week. Contributions can be made by email at [email protected]. ___ Watertown Public Opinion, Watertown, Aug. 19, 2015 Why is Trump leading the GOP field? You can call Donald […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Sioux Falls man was mentally ill when he set a vacant house on fire in January 2014. Twenty-three-year-old Jeremy Larsen pleaded guilty earlier this year to reckless burning, but the plea was vacated amid questions about his mental health. The Argus Leader reports ( […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A $20 million expansion of a senior living community in Sioux Falls can move forward after the Sioux Falls City Council overrode the disapproval of historic preservation groups. Touchmark at All Saints has a former 130-year-old boarding school as its main feature. It plans a 110,000-square-foot addition to include 31 […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Pennington County Commission will support placing a South Dakota site sacred to the Great Sioux Nation into a federal trust. In 2012, Sioux tribes raised $9 million with the help of celebrities including P. Diddy and Bette Midler to buy a 3-quare-mile tract in the Black Hills known as […]