August 2015

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The number of traffic fatalities tied to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota has risen to nine. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says a two-motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 385 on Tuesday afternoon killed one person and injured another. They were not immediately identified. The Rapid City Journal reports […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man accused of killing a 6-month-old girl has pleaded not guilty. Twenty-six-year-old Kristopher Houchin faces a second-degree murder charge in the June 26 death of L’Naya White. Preliminary autopsy results indicated she died from brain bleeding as a result of blunt force trauma. Police say Houchin was […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Agriculture says the cutoff date is approaching to apply for a farm and ranch recognition program that celebrates families who have had operations for 100 or 125 successive years. The department said Tuesday that the deadline to apply is Aug. 13. The program offers honors to […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man says he will plead guilty to killing a woman on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Thirty-year-old Lance Summers, of Fort Yates, is charged with murder in the slaying of 38-year-old Natalie White Lightening of Cannon Ball. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Authorities say Fort […]

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The University of South Dakota has been awarded $200,000 to help it acquire a new campus supercomputer for scientific research. The Research and Development Innovation grant comes from the South Dakota Board of Regents. The university will use the award in addition to institutional and federal funds to acquire the new […]

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

ALTURAS, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says a firefighter whose body was found Friday in the Modoc National Forest died of carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation. The service announced the cause of death of Engine Captain David Ruhl on Tuesday. Ruhl, of Rapid City, South Dakota, had been on temporary assignment since […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Discount grocery store chain ALDI is expanding to Sioux Falls. ALDI Inc. has submitted plans to the city to open a location in a space being vacated by Big Lots, which is leaving the market. ALDI is known for its focus on bulk purchasing and own-brand products. The Argus Leader […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — State officials say eight people have died in traffic accidents in western South Dakota over the past week as bikers have flooded the state for the 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The state Department of Public Safety says four people have died in the city of Sturgis and four more have […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A 30-year-old Texas man has been indicted in South Dakota for allegedly violating the state’s deceptive trade practice laws. Ricky Fite has been indicted on two counts of failure to inform a buyer of their right to cancel and two counts of failure to furnish a cancellation form. Both are class […]