2015

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — City leaders in Spearfish are set to open a $5.8 million facility built to replace a city-owned call center that collapsed during a blizzard two years ago. The Atlas Building is tentatively set to open in early November, with Mass Markets as the main tenant. The City Council in October 2014 […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Sioux Falls City Council has rejected a ban on cellphone use while driving. Monday night’s vote was 5-3 against banning motorists in the city from using hand-held electronic devices including cellphones. Sioux Falls already bans texting while driving, but some believe that doesn’t go far enough. City Councilwoman Michelle […]

KIMBALL, S.D. (AP) — A Kimball man accused of aiding in the assault of a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper has died. Attorney general spokeswoman Sara Rabern tells The Daily Republic newspaper ( ) that charges against Michael London will be dismissed. The 67-year-old London died Friday at a hospice in Sioux Falls. The cause […]

MADISON, S.D. (AP) — A Madison man charged in the death of a 3-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter. Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Meinders was indicted by a grand jury last Thursday on several charges including second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. The Daily Leader reports ( ) that he entered his pleas on […]

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — Two teenagers who ran away from a youth correctional facility in western South Dakota are back in custody.buy azithromycin online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/us/azithromycin.html no prescription Corrections officials say authorities with the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office apprehended the 15- and 16-year-old boys Monday evening near Hill City. The boys went missing from the State […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Sioux Falls City Council has decided to increase rates at the city’s six outdoor pools and its new indoor aquatic center. Council members voted unanimously Monday to raise daily admission, establish seasonal rates and only offer free passes at the new facility during the summer months. Daily fees at […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]