MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The Davison County Sheriff’s Office plans to spend $6,000 to buy body cameras for its deputies. Chief Deputy Steve Harr tells The Daily Republic in Mitchell ( ) that the cameras that will be purchased can be attached to a deputy’s hat or head. Harr says the county chose those cameras […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota State Historical Society’s annual history conference May 29-30 in Pierre will focus on the state’s environment. The moderator will be David Wolff, dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Black Hills State University in Spearfish. His research focuses on natural resources and Black Hills history. Speakers on […]

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is out with its second round of “Promise Zones,” singling out eight economically struggling communities for special attention from the government. The six cities, one rural area and one tribal community are: —Camden, New Jersey —Hartford, Connecticut —Indianapolis —Minneapolis —Sacramento, California —St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri —Pine […]

MADISON, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota counselor who admitted defrauding the Medicaid program of thousands of dollars is set to be sentenced Wednesday. The Argus Leader ( ) reports 39-year-old Shawn Nills has pleaded guilty to making false claims to Medicaid and other state grant programs, based on over $9,200 of fraudulent billings. The […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota state judge and other defendants have filed motions requesting a federal judge reconsider his ruling in which he found state officials in Rapid City set policies that violate the federal Indian Child Act Welfare Act. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Viken issued the opinion on a lawsuit last […]

PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) — The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is among eight communities that the Obama administration has designated as a Promise Zone under a program that seeks to revitalize high-poverty areas. U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the reservation’s designation Tuesday. The reservation in southwestern South Dakota is home to about […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The federal Bureau of Land Management is proposing a trails system at the Fort Meade Recreation Area in western South Dakota. The BLM recently released an environmental assessment for the proposed 15-mile trail system on the recreation area near Sturgis, and plans a hearing Thursday at the Alkali Creek Campground […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune has introduced a bill that would require collaboration between federal and local officials before a prescribed burn on federal lands when fire danger is high. A prescribed burn recently grew out of control and scorched 10 square miles at Wind Cave National Park. In April 2013, […]

PRINGLE, S.D. (AP) — A hearing to address concerns over a religious group’s request to double the amount of water it can use at its remote Black Hills compound will not happen next month. The state Water Management Board was expected to discuss the request from the United Order of South Dakota at its May […]