HELENA, Mont. (AP) — It took more than 10 years, several proposals and countless stories from young people who have suffered, but on Tuesday, Montana joined every other state in the nation with an anti-bullying law. Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock signed the Bully Free Montana Act at Jefferson Elementary School in Helena. Bill sponsor Rep. […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Fire departments in the Sioux Falls area have increasingly turned to each other for help as they confront mounting call volumes and budgetary pressures. The mutual-aid agreements, as they’re called, allow the departments to share equipment and manpower. But, officials say, the agreements are also masking the reality that some […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota law prohibits the state Department of Revenue from disclosing whether it will decide to pursue back taxes from a company set up to recruit wealthy foreign investors in an investment-for-visa program that became entangled in scandal, the department said Tuesday. Last month, the state’s Division of Banking issued […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — It was the mid-1960s in Rapid City, and Helen Barney spotted a problem. A Pennington County Special Extension agent, Barney realized that the community lacked opportunities for young girls. So she and a group of visionary Rapid City women, members of the local chapter of the American Association of University […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — In recent weeks, adult learners from Pierre and Fort Pierre have come out to a cottonwood tree and measured it — how big the buds are, how much they’ve grown in the past week, and so forth. These students then send their data on to NASA. That same tree is being […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — It was supposed to be just another happy Sunday afternoon when the Brookings family of Jerad Frericks and Terri Kuechenmeister brought their kids to the Days Inn water park. Instead, the family got a scary reminder about swimming safety and that accidents can happen at any time. And now, after she […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — People visiting one of New York City’s world-renowned museums can now catch a glimpse of an artifact that belongs to South Dakota’s Cultural Heritage Center. South Dakota’s Sioux Horse Effigy is being showcased at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of an exhibition of Plains Indians masterworks. “The Plains Indians: […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has finally joined every other state in the nation with the signing of an anti-bullying law. Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock signed the Bully Free Montana Act into law on Tuesday at Jefferson Elementary in Helena. Bill sponsor Rep. Kim Dudik of Missoula, Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau, students and […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The northwest Iowa chicken farm dealing with a bird flu virus has been quarantined and is working with state and federal officials to prevent the spread of the disease. Sunrise Farms near Harris in Osceola County says Tuesday it houses 3.8 million laying hens, a smaller number than the 5.3 […]

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 apsiouxfalls@ap.org. ___ Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, April 19, 2015 A word of thanks to volunteer firefighters Thank you, volunteer firefighters. Thank you for putting your […]