August 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Democratic state Rep. Paula Hawks has announced she is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem in the 2016 elections for her spot in Congress. Hawks is a two-term state representative from Hartford. She announced her plans Monday. Hawks says South Dakota residents deserve better representation from someone who listens. She wants […]

The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology as the national survey to consult supply managers and business leaders. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss oversees the report. The overall index ranges between […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Terry Rymer makes no pretense about his newly expanded Black Hills Harley-Davidson dealership becoming its own mecca of motorcycling — not quite challenging Sturgis for the title, but certainly giving it a go. “It’s its own destination, its own ‘Rally at Exit 55’,” Rymer said. That ‘Rally at Exit 55’ […]

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — Participation far exceeded expectations for an event in Yankton trying to capitalize on the 75th anniversary of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in the western Black Hills. More than 200 motorcycle enthusiasts registered for the inaugural Rock ‘N’ Rumble event in Yankton on Saturday, held two days before the start of the […]

HUMBOLDT, S.D. (AP) — Nearly 2,500 chickens died in a weekend fire at a Minnehaha County farm. The cause of the early morning blaze on Sunday in a building at the Hanisch Farm near Humboldt wasn’t immediately determined. Owner Jared Hanisch told KELO-TV ( ) that he suspects either an electrical problem with a refrigerator […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A July survey suggests there will be slow to no economic growth over the next three to six months in nine Midwest and Plains states. A survey report issued Monday says the overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index slumped to 50.6 in July from 53.0 in June. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Law officers have been involved in recent crashes on both sides of South Dakota. Sioux Falls police say a patrol vehicle on Sunday night collided with a van that did stop at a flashing red light. The officer was treated for minor injuries. The 42-year-old woman driving the van was […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities are looking for an inmate from a minimum-security prison in Rapid City who failed to return from a work release job over the weekend. Thirty-one-year-old Raymond Freeman was placed on escape status Saturday. Freeman is serving five years in prison for drug convictions in Hughes County last summer.

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol says an Ohio man has died after a motorcycle crash south of Sturgis. The Highway Patrol says 65-year-old William Carter of Seville was driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle Saturday afternoon when it left the road while going through a curve. The agency says he died at […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Marilyn Simon had been searching over a year for a pair of dance instructors to work at her Rapid City studio when Michelle and Chris Small walked through her door. “I had trouble finding people who specialized in couples dancing, and then Michelle and Chris Small asked if I was […]