October 7, 2015
SD Woman Gives Birth To Baby Boy In Car On Way To Hospital
ETHAN, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota woman has given birth to a baby boy in the family car on the way to the hospital. Phil and Amanda Johnson were making the 30-minute drive from Emery to the Parkston hospital early Tuesday when she began to deliver the baby. Phil Johnson stopped at a stop […]
SD Woman Gives Birth To Baby Boy In Car En Route To Hospital
ETHAN, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota woman has given birth to a baby boy in the family car on the way to the hospital. Phil and Amanda Johnson were making the 30-minute drive from Emory to the Parkston hospital early Tuesday, when she began to deliver the baby. Phil Johnson stopped at a stop […]
The Volante’s design refresh
[quote_box_center author=”Steve Jobs”]Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.[/quote_box_center] The Volante has been the student’s voice since 1887 at the University of South Dakota. Now in our 128th year of operation, we are still changing. Every day. I was just chatting with Mary Jo Hotzler, a former […]
Tease for That’s My Bad
This is a new vlog where we will be discussing random topics, testing out products, sharing our favorite tweets of the week, and taking Buzzfeed quizzes. Producer: Krystal Schoenbauer Anchors: Elizabeth Landy & Krystal Schoenbauer Videographer: Sydney Mook
Coalition Created By Daugaard Meets On Medicaid Expansion
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A coalition established by Gov. Dennis Daugaard to explore the possibility of expanding Medicaid in South Dakota has met for the first time. The Health Care Solutions Coalition gathered Wednesday in Pierre. Daugaard recently met with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell to detail a proposal to expand Medicaid, which […]
SD To Receive About $25K From Settlement With Pharmacy
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will receive about $25,000 from a multistate settlement with a nursing home pharmacy accused of soliciting and receiving kickbacks from a manufacturer. Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that the $9.25 million settlement with Kentucky-based PharMerica Corp. resolves claims that it received kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories […]
Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help In Probe Into Body Found On I-90
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in southeast South Dakota are renewing their efforts to find anyone with information related to the death of a 16-year-old boy whose body was found on Interstate 90 last week. The circumstances surrounding the death of Jay Gary Lavender are still under investigation, but the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office […]
Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Contaminated Soil Farm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether Fall River County properly approved a site near Edgemont to clean oil-contaminated soil. The County Commission approved the soil farm in March 2014 but later sought to rescind its decision because residents were not given proper notice. In June of […]
State’s High Court Deciding On Issue Of Law Officer Records
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court is considering whether criminal defendants should be able to see the disciplinary records of law enforcement officers who arrested them. The Argus Leader reports ( ) that justices heard arguments this week in a case involving Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office personnel records. Emily Lou Smith […]
South Dakota State Fair Attendance Up Slightly Over 2014
HURON, S.D. (AP) — Attendance at this year’s South Dakota State Fair was up slightly from 2014, pleasing organizers. The state Agriculture Department says the five-day fair in Huron last month drew 210,893 people, about 400 more than last year. Attendance in 2014 was up 15 percent from the previous year. Fair Director Peggy Besch […]