October 2015
Suspect In Shooting Of Trooper Couldn’t Attend Dad’s Funeral
KIMBALL, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of shooting a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper had to watch his father’s funeral on a live video stream, after being denied the opportunity to attend in person. The Daily Republic reports ( ) that a Brule County judge this week denied a furlough request for Donald London […]
Sioux Falls Water Tower That Stores 1.5M Gallons Back Online
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls water tower that stores 1.5 million gallons of water for the southeastern South Dakota city is back online. The Menlo Water Tower has been offline while a contractor sandblasted and painted the interior and exterior and cleaned and disinfected the interior. The tower built in 1999 has […]
‘American Horror Story’ finally making sense
Warning: Spoilers ahead about season five of “American Horror Story: Hotel” In season five of “American Horror Story: Hotel,” the third episode finally seems to pull together the guests of the Hotel Cortez. The episode, entitled “Mommy,” clarifies the motivations of most of the characters. Some character’s motivations are still a little murky, but at least […]
Rounds: Feds Right In Exercising Oversight Of EB-5 In SD
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds says the U.S. government is right in exercising its oversight over an investment-for-visa program pioneered in South Dakota when he was governor. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has notified the state it intends to terminate South Dakota’s participation in the EB-5 visa program for recruiting […]
Excerpts From Recent South Dakota Editorials
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]. ___ Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan, Yankton, Oct. 20, 2015 A change north of the border While U.S. politics is gearing up for what […]
That’s My Bad- Episode 3
In today’s episode we bring in a guest host to talk about our Netflix addictions. Producer: Krystal Schoenbauer Anchors: Abbey Schieffer, Liz Landy, Krystal Schoenbauer
Fort Pierre-area Rancher Tapped To Lead Beef Council
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Fort Pierre-area beef rancher has been named executive director of the South Dakota Beef Industry Council. Suzanne Geppert most recently served as resource development director of the South Dakota 4-H Foundation. She’ll take on the new position Nov. 2, replacing Ron Frederick who resigned as executive director effective Sept. 30. […]
Campground Owner Pledges $1M, Land For Controversial Bypass
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — The owner of the Buffalo Chip Campground has pledged up to $1 million to help pay for a proposed highway bypass to reroute drivers around the motorcycle mecca of Sturgis. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) that Rod Woodruff told Meade County commissioners he also will donate 10 acres of […]
Alaska Man Searching For Long-lost National Park Art
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — He calls himself the “Ranger of the Lost Art.” Like Indiana Jones, the adventurous archaeologist who partially inspired the moniker, 69-year-old Doug Leen, of Kupreanof, Alaska, has an all-consuming passion for recovering lost history for the public. For the next 14 months the veteran national park ranger, dentist, and amateur historian […]
Black Hills Gets OK For $100M Southern Colorado Wind Farm
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — Black Hills Energy has won permission to build a $100 million wind farm complex in southern Colorado under a deal which should keep customers in Pueblo from having to pay for the project for a decade. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved the project in Huerfano and Las Animas counties on […]