October 2015
Dakotas Sunflower Harvest Well Ahead Of Last Year’s Pace
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota and North Dakota sunflower growers are well ahead of last year’s harvest pace, with the percentages coming in right around the five-year average. The National Sunflower Association says that 34 percent of the crop is harvested in South Dakota, well ahead of last year’s pace of 11 percent […]
South Dakota State Parks To Host Halloween-themed Events
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Several state parks in South Dakota will be hosting Halloween-themed events starting this weekend. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says Custer State Park will host one-mile guided night hikes on Friday and Saturday. The hikes will be along a path lit only by jack-o-lanterns. Good Earth State Park […]
Officials Accepting Hazard Mitigation Grant Applications
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota public safety officials say local governments and certain nonprofit organizations can now apply for $440,000 in federal hazard mitigation grants. The money is available as part of the presidential disaster declaration approved for a dozen counties and three tribes after June storms that are thought to have done $4 […]
Keystone XL Opponents Continue Push To Overturn Pipeline Law
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska landowners who oppose the Keystone XL pipeline are still trying to overturn a state law that allowed the governor to approve the project route, even though pipeline developer TransCanada is no longer relying on it. Pipeline opponents said Monday they’re concerned that companies could use the law in the future […]
Defendants Still Protesting Convictions In Wind Farm Fraud
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two defendants who pleaded guilty in 2013 of defrauding investors by promoting investment in nonexistent wind farms in Wyoming and South Dakota continue to seek to overturn their convictions. Lauren Elizabeth Scott, of Morgan, Utah, is serving a prison sentence of nearly five years on her guilty pleas to charges of […]
Graduate students evaluate animal shelter for student design competition
The word “ergonomical” is seen by many as a buzzword used to describe and advertise office furnishings and devices. But for those entering the 2015 Auburn Engineers Student Design Competition, including two USD teams of mostly graduate students, ergonomics is the study of the way in which humans do work and how to improve upon […]
SD Driver Dies After Losing Control Of SUV, Hitting Tree
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota driver is dead after he lost control of his sport utility vehicle and hit a tree Sunday night. The South Dakota Highway Patrol on Monday said the 33-year-old man was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban eastbound on Milwaukee Avenue in Aberdeen, when he lost control while negotiating a […]
Sex Trafficking Sting In Central South Dakota Nets 1 Arrest
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man is facing a sex trafficking charge after authorities accused him of attempting to solicit sex from a person he believed to be a minor. The office of South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says 34-year-old Joseph Raleigh, of Miller, has been charged with one count of attempted […]
Jackley Leads Delegation Of Attorneys General On Taiwan Trip
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A delegation of attorneys general from across the U.S. led by South Dakota’s top prosecutor recently traveled to Taiwan to discuss various criminal justice issues. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is the president of the National Association of Attorneys General. He says the U.S. and Taiwan face similar challenges in […]
Official: Federal Agency Approves Change To GEAR UP Grant
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state official says the federal government has approved South Dakota’s request to have the Board of Regents manage a college-readiness grant under scrutiny after an apparent murder-suicide. Tony Venhuizen is chief of staff to Gov. Dennis Daugaard. Venhuizen says the U.S. Department of Education has notified the state of the […]