PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Two Pierre home developers have donated 16 acres of land to the city for an event center. Mark and Glennis Zarecky are making the contribution in honor of their parents. Based on pasture values, the land is worth between $11,000 and $16,000. Pierre officials for years have been discussing how to […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota-based manufacturer has bought a facility in western South Dakota that once made motorcycle trikes and plans to create up to 80 jobs in Spearfish. Polaris Industries Inc. has bought the 51,000-square-foot facility and paint equipment formerly used by Lehman Trikes. Polaris employees in Spearfish will paint Indian and Victory […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The man believed to be the longest-serving police chief in South Dakota history is calling it a career. Sturgis Chief Jim Bush says he’s retiring in January. He’ll be succeeded by Assistant Chief Geody VanDewater.buy Tretinoin online https://onlineandnewblo.com no prescription Bush joined the Sturgis force in 1978 and became the chief […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing his roommate is on trial in Rapid City. A jury was seated Tuesday in the trial of 21-year-old Samuel Tyburec, who’s accused of killing 25-year-old roommate Matthew Wassenaar in May by stabbing him in the back five times. Tyburec has said he feared Wassenaar […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Fallen law enforcement officers are being honored in Sioux Falls as part of an event held nationwide every fall. The city’s sixth annual Blue Light Ceremony will take place Thursday evening at the Empire Mall. Color guards with the South Dakota State Penitentiary and the Sioux Falls Police Department are […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota State 4-H Youth Council has selected the state’s chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation as the recipient of its annual community service project. Audrey Rider with the South Dakota State University Extension says youth in counties across South Dakota will be collecting cash donations throughout 2016 with the goal […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Bureau of Finance and Management has overhauled the state’s government transparency website to help people access financial information more easily. The governor’s office says the bureau expects the update to make it easier to add more functionality in the future. The office says the website is friendly for mobile devices. […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Tuesday: 06-25-35-38-52, Mega Ball: 4, Megaplier: 5 (six, twenty-five, thirty-five, thirty-eight, fifty-two; Mega Ball: four; Megaplier: five) Estimated jackpot: $90 million

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Health insurer DakotaCare won’t offer individual polices through the federal marketplace this year. DakotaCare CEO Kirk Zimmer tells The Argus Leader ( ) the insurer cannot afford to offer the policies. He says “it’s not sustainable to a point that we wouldn’t want to endanger other policies.” The federal marketplace […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department will not be sending a bill to the owner of the Full Throttle Saloon that was destroyed by a blaze last month. The Rapid City Journal ( ) reports the bill for the fire department’s response to blaze added up to over $6,000. But the department […]