RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rick’s Body Shop in Rapid City offers an example of the attitude South Dakota officials and business executives are trying to establish in hiring people who are disabled. When he took a job two years ago in a California auto-body shop, Aaron Ready, an accomplished collision repairman despite his visual […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A proposal to allow nonresidents to hunt mountain lions in South Dakota is drawing opposition. The Game, Fish and Parks Commission plan would allow nonresidents to go after lions for $121, the same fee as a nonresident pheasant license. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) the South Dakota Wildlife Federation […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls residents opposed to changing the name of a stretch of state Highway 11 are hoping to bring the matter to a public vote. The City Council in July voted to change the name from Powder House Road to Veterans Parkway, to honor military veterans. The decision irked history […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man was hospitalized after suffering burns and smoke inhalation in a house fire. Authorities tell KEVN-TV ( ) that the elderly man was listed in serious condition. They did not immediately identify him. The cause of the Thursday night fire was not immediately determined. Authorities say the […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The discovery of a body on Interstate 90 in Minnehaha County prompted a brief shutdown of the highway. The sheriff’s office says the body was found about 10:45 p.m. Thursday. Authorities say it appears the person had been struck by a semitrailer that left the scene. The sheriff’s office is […]

HARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) — Members of the Harrisburg community came together in prayer as they deal with emotions stemming from a school shooting. Several Harrisburg faith leaders set up a Thursday night prayer service at Harrisburg High School to give residents an opportunity to heal together. People prayed, lit candles and wrote messages on large […]

MADISON, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have charged a Madison man in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy. Police say 21-year-old Jacob Meinders faces two counts of aggravated assault on a child, along with alternate child abuse counts. He could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted. It wasn’t immediately clear if […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has opened the Whitlock Bay Salmon Spawning Station for the 2015 season. GF&P fisheries biologist Robert Hanten, says the state is still in the rebuilding stages of the salmon population following the 2011 flood. Juvenile salmon stocked in the years following the flood […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota State Historical Society museum director has received an award from the Mountain Plains Museums Association for his service. The historical society says Jay Smith received the President’s Award earlier this week. The association performs services to museums in a 10-state area. The President’s Award is granted for substantial […]

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