WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds will be co-chairman of a congressional group called the Former Governors Caucus that also includes North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven. Rounds served as South Dakota’s governor from 2003-2011 and fellow Republican Hoeven was governor of North Dakota from 2000-2010. Rounds says the caucus is a coalition of […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Health has released new income guidelines for a federal nutrition program that assists mothers, infants and children. The department announced the new guidelines for the federal Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. The program aimed to offer education on health eating, nutrition and breastfeeding and to […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A performing arts center in Rapid City will be unveiling two paintings from renowned artist Oscar Howe later this month as part of its forthcoming project dedicated to Native American artists. The Performing Arts Center of Rapid City says it’s unveiling two Howe paintings that are worth an estimated $40,000. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Friday:

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A state prison inmate who walked away from a minimum-security prison in Rapid City last October is back in custody. The state Department of Corrections says Jay Dooley was arrested by federal authorities earlier this week. Dooley walked away from the Rapid City Minimum Unit on Oct. 22, 2014. He […]

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (AP) — A Dell Rapids family woke up to officers surrounding their house Friday morning after police received a false report that a man was threatening to kill his daughter. Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office deputies set up a perimeter around the home after authorities received a call just after 1 a.m. from […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakotans wanting to get copies of car crash reports can now find those records online. The state Department of Public safety says the new online system for state-reportable crash records went live this week. The new system allows users to search the state database for crash records. There is a […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Governor’s Mansion will begin its fifth season of free weekly tours next month. First lady Linda Daugaard says the governor’s mansion belongs to the people of South Dakota, and she and Gov. Dennis Daugaard are happy to again open the home on the shore of Capitol Lake to […]

The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology as the national survey to consult supply managers and business leaders. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss oversees the report. The overall index ranges between […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A health care industry consulting firm says about 9 percent of rural hospitals in South Dakota are vulnerable to closure. The estimate comes from iVantage Health Analytics, a Maine-based firm that compiles a hospital strength index based on data about financial stability, patients and quality indicators. Fifty hospitals in rural […]