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

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Bison man has claimed more than $53,000 in a Dakota Cash drawing. Lottery officials say Merle Hulm purchased the winning ticket at the Bison Bar, which will receive more than $2,600 as a bonus for the sale. In addition to paying bills, Hulm says he plans to buy a car […]

HOUSTON (AP) — A coalition of states suing to stop President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration alleges the government misled a judge about not implementing part of the plan before the judge temporarily halted it. The allegation comes after the Justice Department said in court documents this week that federal officials had given 100,000 […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he hasn’t decided whether to veto a measure to exempt South Dakota’s youngest workers from the $8.50 minimum wage voters approved in November. The Legislature has approved the measure. Daugaard said Friday he wants to consider arguments around the plan, which would carve out a .buy flagyl […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he will sign a measure to change the state’s so-called “Daschle law” that bars a presidential candidate from seeking another office on the same South Dakota ballot. Daugaard said on Friday he will approve a proposal to remove the prohibition. The original Republican-backed measure in 2002 faced […]

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Now that John Graham is in prison for life for murdering Annie Mae Aquash in December 1975 on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, perhaps other cold cases related to the Wounded Knee incidents four decades ago can be solved, Attorney General Marty Jackley said during a presentation. Jackley prosecuted Graham […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A House panel has voted down a measure to allow municipalities to temporarily collect up to an additional penny of sales tax for capital expenditures with local voters’ support. The House State Affairs Committee voted 7-6 to defeat the proposal, which advocates say would help city infrastructure and help communities thrive. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Game, Fish and Parks Commission is proposing to allow more hunters to take elk in the Black Hills this season. The commission met in Pierre this week for its March meeting. Commissioners proposed increasing the number of firearm elk licenses to 930, up from 2014’s 630, for the Black […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Lawmakers and others fighting child sexual abuse in South Dakota have secured help from Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s administration to continue studying how to address the issue after a proposal to authorize the work faced a surprise defeat in the Legislature. Daugaard and members of Jolene’s Law Task Force said on Friday […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The mayor of Rapid City says he is seeking a third term in office. Sam Kooiker (KWAY’-kur) announced this re-election campaign Thursday. The 40-year-old Kooiker says if re-elected he plans to improve race relations and resolve long-standing issues the city has faced in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. […]