CHESTER, S.D. (AP) — A Mega Millions ticket sold in Chester is worth $25,000 in Wednesday’s drawing. South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Mega Ball to win the game’s $5,000 third prize. An option purchased for an additional dollar multiplied the prize fivefold. The odds […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate and House are going to work out differences in a bill that would help ensure insurance coverage for a key treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Senators moved Wednesday to go to conference committee to iron out the differences in the measure that would mandate to certain insurance […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Unseasonably warm weather in the Dakotas is giving a boost to cattle ranchers in the midst of spring calving. Southern North Dakota rancher Doug Bichler tells KXMB-TV that the warmth is a blessing for the 100 calves on his ranch that were born in bitter cold a few weeks ago. He […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A board that can decide whether doctors practice medicine in South Dakota has adopted conflict-of-interest rules. If the Legislature’s Rules Review Committee agrees, members of the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners will be required to recuse themselves in cases involving relatives or personal financial interests. Members also […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A couple who delayed getting a child medical treatment must serve time in federal prison and pay more than $32,000 in restitution. Court documents show that 41-year-old Terri Covey, of Rapid City, and 43-year-old Gilbert Young, who lives in Nebraska, lived together on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in 2013 when […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Attorneys for an Aberdeen man accused of murder are being allowed to hire law students to help with the case. The American News reports ( ) that Judge Scott Myren capped pay for the assistants at $3,000 and told defense attorneys for John Hemminger that they can ask to raise the […]

LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — The State Fire Marshal is investigating an explosion that injured two workers changing a gas line outside of a Lennox utility company. Police Chief Orville Jorgensen says a leak occurred as the Farm Gas Co-op workers were working on the business’ gas line Monday afternoon. The Argus Leader ( ) reports […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Lawmakers are scheduled to meet to hash out differences between the South Dakota House and Senate on a proposal to hike road and bridge funding. Legislators are expected to meet to negotiate on Thursday about the proposal, which House lawmakers changed before passing it. The proposal the House took up is […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Dry grass, high winds and warmer temperatures mean the fire danger across much of South Dakota will likely stay higher until the grass turns green. Meteorologist Scott Rudge with the National Weather Service in Rapid City says this is the so-called shoulder season after the dry winter months and before […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A group of lawmakers from the state House and Senate are scheduled to meet to work out a compromise on a bill that would help ensure coverage of a costly but effective treatment for children with autism. The conference committee on the measure that would mandate certain insurance plans to cover […]