MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Mitchell City Council members say they feel no need to review police protocol for pursuits in the wake of two recent chases that resulted in crashes, injuries and a fatality. Mayor Ken Tracy says based on the information he has, he thinks police acted appropriately. City Council members also tell The […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s state-owned publishing house is printing more copies of the memoir by prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder. “Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography,” edited by Pamela Smith Hill, was released in November. It’s proved to be a blockbuster for the South Dakota Historical Society Press. It’s in its fourth week […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A woman will spend at least six more months in jail for her involvement in a mobile meth lab that exploded in a vehicle as it drove along a Sioux Falls street. Kristy Jeanee Wilker pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance. She was sentenced to five years of […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota State’s president and the Brookings County sheriff are among those who plan to walk in high heels for a fundraiser. The Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter is sponsoring the May 1 Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, which raises money and awareness toward stopping physical and sexual violence against women.buy […]

BRANDON, S.D. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners have turned out to honor a South Dakota firefighter killed in the line of duty. A funeral for Steven Ackerman was held Sunday in Brandon. Ackerman died April 12 while fighting a house fire that also killed homeowner David Smith. Ackerman was a 14-year volunteer with nearby Valley […]

NEWELL, S.D. (AP) — A western South Dakota man who got his start as a master of leather crafts selling chaps behind the chutes at rodeos now sells hundreds of pairs around the world. Jack Gully and his wife, Kelly, have owned and operated K Bar J Leather Co. in Newell for more than a […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Volunteer members of the South Dakota National Guard are holding a food drive across the state. The volunteers will be accepting non-perishable food donations from the public through June 8 at any Army National Guard armory in the state and at the Air National Guard base in Sioux Falls. The […]

MADISON, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has started a church catering to Madison’s growing Hispanic population. The Madison Daily Leader reports that Francisco Vargas has started the church Cristo Viene. Vargas has experience as a pastor and has been doing radio ministry for 13 years. The new church is currently hosting its services […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Government officials in Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County say they need more office space to provide basic public services to a growing metropolitan area and want a new building. The Argus Leader reports that city council members and county commissioners are planning to build a new government building in central […]

LETCHER, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota shop has built a scaled-down stagecoach that will soon be used by children visiting a safari park in Japan. Craftsmen at Hansen Wheel and Wagon Shop in Letcher spent about a year building the stagecoach for the Fuji Safari Park. Shop owner Doug Hansen tells The Daily Republic […]