BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Forecasters say drought conditions are likely for much of eastern South Dakota this spring. That assessment from a seasonal drought outlook by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center mirrors the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. It showed an expansion of moderate drought in the northeastern counties of Brown, Day, Clark, Codington and Deuel. […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A man who locked himself at an Aberdeen hotel room for more than 14 hours has been taken to the state penitentiary on a parole detainer. The Aberdeen American News reports that 37-year-old Gregory Two Hearts is now at the corrections facility in Sioux Falls. He was arrested Wednesday night after […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police in Sioux Falls say a 45-year-old man has reported that up to 30 teens severely damaged his car while trying to attack him. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the man reported that the incident happened after he caught his son and two friends smoking pot in his basement. The […]

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal judge who has blocked President Barack Obama’s immigration executive action suggested on Thursday that he could order sanctions (just like in obtaining a work visa) against the Justice Department if he rules it mislead him about when exactly the administration began implementing one of the measures. During a sometimes […]

WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — Hadley Gjerde is not your typical political activist. To start with, she’s extremely shy. When she speaks, she looks down at her lap, grins nervously, and plays with her fingers, her soft little voice barely audible. But sometimes she makes her point as clearly and concisely as old Abe Lincoln, himself. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The plastic red hotel will still ruin you, but instead of advancing to Boardwalk to face your demise, you’ll take a long walk off a short Pierre … or rather pier. Pierre, the tiny South Dakota capital pronounced “peer” by its roughly 14,000 residents, will hold the top spot in a […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Division of Motor Vehicles says people who register or renew vehicles on or before March 31 will pay the current fee, not a higher fee that goes into effect April 1. The agency clarified its stance after county treasurers said they were told to charge the higher fee if […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The brother of an imprisoned leader of a polygamous sect wants to double the amount of water available to the group’s compound in South Dakota, prompting concern by neighbors and law enforcement about a possible influx of members being displaced from an enclave on the Utah-Arizona border. Seth Jeffs, the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a bill that would mandate that certain insurance plans cover a costly but effective treatment for children with autism. Daugaard signed the measure on Thursday. The Legislature last week passed the compromise measure that would require certain insurance plans to pay for applied behavior […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a $4.3 billion budget that gives extra state funding increases to education, state employees and health care providers despite having less money available to spend than previously expected. Daugaard signed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Thursday. The Legislature voted last week to pass […]