PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Wild Card 2 ticket sold in Pierre is worth $6,004 in the latest drawing. The ticket matched all five white ball numbers but missed the Wild Card in the Wednesday drawing to win the game’s second prize, at odds of 1 in about 127,000. The ticket won an additional $4 […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Wild Card 2 ticket sold in Box Elder is worth $6,004 in the latest drawing. The ticket matched all five white ball numbers but missed the Wild Card in the Wednesday drawing to win the game’s second prize, at odds of 1 in about 127,000. The ticket won an additional […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Hundreds of residents in the Aberdeen region are seeking changes in the operation of the city’s contracted animal shelter. The American News reports ( ) that resident Talese Nelson this week presented the City Council with a petition bearing 402 signatures. The petition seeks several changes, including more information on how […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City woman has entered a not guilty plea in the stabbing death of her boyfriend. The Rapid City Journal ( ) reports 43-year-old Corinne Vermillion pleaded not guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder and an alternative count of first-degree manslaughter. She’s accused of fatally stabbing 37-year-old Donny Ladeaux last […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem is expected to address the South Dakota Legislature at the state Capitol building in Pierre. Noem is scheduled to speak to state lawmakers on Thursday afternoon. South Dakota’s lone U.S. representative has hosted a town hall event in Sioux Falls this week to give an update […]

MOBRIDGE, S.D. (AP) — The police department in Mobridge has been awarded nearly $5,000 by the state to buy an in-car video recording system. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the recording system is meant to be used during drug investigations. The award comes from the state’s Drug Control Fund, which is funded with […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Another seven South Dakota properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The South Dakota State Historical Society says they include: the Anderson-Ridley Ranch in the St. Onge vicinity; the Concrete Interstate Tipis of South Dakota located at rest areas along Interstates 29 and 90; the Drake Claim […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota college students plan to lobby lawmakers ahead of a potential state House vote on a measure that would allow people 21 years or older to carry a concealed weapon on the six public university’s campuses. South Dakota Student Federation Executive Director Jess Peterson said a group of students plans […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A resentencing hearing for a man who was 14 when he was charged with killing a taxi cab driver in Pierre almost 20 years ago has been rescheduled. KFGX-AM reports ( ) that Paul Dean Jensen Jr. was originally scheduled for a resentencing hearing in January. Jensen was convicted in […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative committee has approved a proposal to overhaul conflict-of-interest laws for South Dakota public employees in response to the investment-for-visa scandal that dominated last year’s U.S. Senate race. The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the measure, which broadens state law to prohibit state employees from directly benefiting from contracts […]