2015
South Dakota Company Taking On Projects In Kuwait
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Army National Guard’s 155th Engineer Company has assumed responsibility for construction projects in Kuwait. The 155th recently took over mission responsibilities from the California Army National Guard’s 315th Engineer Company to improve survivability, remodel and complete new construction of base infrastructure in the U.S. Army Central area […]
Game, Fish And Parks Taking Comment On Pheasant Plan Changes
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is seeking public comment on completed revisions to the state’s current pheasant management plan. Division of Wildlife director Tony Leif says the revised plan refines the department’s approach to managing the popular game bird and its habitats. The new plan will be in effect until […]
Winning Numbers Drawn In ‘Dakota Cash’ Game
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 03-15-19-21-34 (three, fifteen, nineteen, twenty-one, thirty-four)
South Dakota Medicaid Plan Would Boost Native American Care
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — In considering an expansion of Medicaid to make nearly 50,000 more state residents eligible for the program, South Dakota’s proposal also focuses on improving access to care and boosting the health of the state’s large Native American population. The Health Care Solutions Coalition met Wednesday in Pierre to discuss in part […]
SD Medicaid Proposal Would Also Boost Native American Care
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s early proposal to expand Medicaid also focuses on improving access to care for the state’s large Native American population. The Health Care Solutions Coalition met Wednesday in Pierre. The panel is discussing in part the proposal’s impact on Native Americans, who make up nearly 9 percent of the state’s […]
Veterans Affairs Regional Office Director To Retire
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The director of the Department of Veterans Affairs regional offices in Sioux Falls and Fargo, North Dakota, will retire later this month. The department says James Brubaker will retire on Oct. 30 after 28 years of service. Brubaker is responsible for administering compensation and vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits for […]
Trial Of Sturgis Trademark Dispute Continues In Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The trial for a four-year-old trademark dispute between Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Inc. and Rushmore Photo and Gifts and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is underway in Rapid City. Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Inc. is suing Rushmore Photo and Gifts and Wal-Mart over its Sturgis trademark. Attorneys made their opening statements on Tuesday, and […]
Halloween haters misunderstand true meaning of the holiday
Since I was a little girl, Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. It even got to a point where my friends had to tell me I was too old to trick-or-treat. Finally having to give that up though was OK because then I got to experience the excited look on a little Disney Princess’s face […]
Corporations should not be considered “people”
Corporate influence is poisoning society both figuratively and literally, and due to their “personhood,” drastic measures must be taken to stop them. The idea that corporations are people began with the Supreme Court case of Louisville, Cincinnati, and Charleston Railroad v. Letson in 1844. Since then, corporate personhood has expanded, and in turn, distorted the idea of what a […]
Sioux Falls Leader Won’t Propose Single-serve Booze Ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls City Councilman Dean Karsky is backing off on a suggestion to have the city restrict sales of single-serve alcohol products in stores. Karsky earlier broached the idea as a possible way to reduce the thousands of booze-related nuisance calls police get annually. He believes store sales of products […]