PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Thune and U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem, both up for re-election in 2016, have substantial cash reserves more than a year-and-a-half ahead of Election Day. Recently released 2014 year-end Federal Election Commission campaign finance reports show Thune sitting on $9.7 million and Noem had roughly $800,000, her strongest start […]

MARION, S.D. (AP) — The man who authorities are crediting for preventing more injuries during a shooting at an industrial site in Lennox says he did all he could to take the weapon away from the gunman. The 45-year-old Brian Roesler tells the Argus Leader ( ) that he stood up from his cubicle when […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The high-profile campaign of freshman U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds has ended 2014 with about $80,000 in the bank and $136,000 in debt. Recently released 2014 year-end campaign finance reports show Rounds ultimately raised nearly $5.2 million through the end of 2014 and spent just over $5 million. Rob Skjonsberg, campaign manager […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem has ended 2014 with about $800,000 in the bank. Recently released 2014 year-end campaign finance reports show Noem raised nearly $2.4 million through the end of 2014 and spent more than $1.6 million. Noem’s campaign consultant Justin Brasell says it’s her strongest start to an […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — A 20-year-old man has been arrested after spitting, cursing and striking police officers who were looking into a trespassing report. Sgt. Joel Reinesch tells The Mitchell Republic ( ) that Joshua Eagle was “highly intoxicated” when officers found him leaning against a fence in Mitchell. Reinesch says Horned Eagle was reported […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota should exempt dairy and pork operations from its more than 80-year-old anti-corporate farming law to help those industries rebound after years of decline, a state senator told fellow lawmakers Friday. “We cannot afford to ignore and do nothing about this issue,” Sen. Terry Wanzek, R-Jamestown, told the Senate Agriculture […]

DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — When the Grizzly Gulch fire of June and July 2002 charred 11,589 acres of forest around Lead and Deadwood, it created ideal habitat for bighorn sheep. On Thursday, officials with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department took advantage of the burn area and released 26 bighorn sheep they captured […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A truck driver who had a workplace argument with a supervisor over a delivery was responsible for fatally shooting that man and injuring two other people at an industrial site before committing suicide, authorities confirmed Friday. Authorities said they used dental records to identify Jeffrey DeZeeuw of Sioux Falls as […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds has chosen the locations of his four offices in South Dakota and places were his staff will host regular meetings. The office in Pierre is on Capitol Avenue, in Sioux Falls on North Main Street, in Rapid City on West Main Street, and in Aberdeen on South […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota officials have selected the more than 50 programs under which technical school students will qualify for scholarships partially funded by a $25 million donation from philanthropist T. Denny Sanford. The programs fall under eight “high-need” industries, including automotive, building trades and construction, medical lab technicians and welding. The state […]