PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A delegation of attorneys general from across the U.S. led by South Dakota’s top prosecutor recently traveled to Taiwan to discuss various criminal justice issues. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is the president of the National Association of Attorneys General. He says the U.S. and Taiwan face similar challenges in […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state official says the federal government has approved South Dakota’s request to have the Board of Regents manage a college-readiness grant under scrutiny after an apparent murder-suicide. Tony Venhuizen is chief of staff to Gov. Dennis Daugaard. Venhuizen says the U.S. Department of Education has notified the state of the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The federal government intends to terminate South Dakota’s participation in a program designed to recruit wealthy foreign investors for projects because of administrative problems. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has determined that South Dakota’s regional center for the so-called EB-5 program isn’t promoting economic growth. The wealthy participants are promised […]

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will help farmers in six states improve food sources for honeybees on private lands as populations continue to fall. The Missoulian reports ( ) that the USDA announced last week that it has made $4 million in financial assistance available for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners […]

BLACK HAWK, S.D. (AP) — A Powerball ticket sold in Black Hawk is worth $150,000. South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Powerball in Saturday’s drawing to win the game’s $50,000 third prize, and an option purchased for an additional dollar tripled the amount. Winning numbers […]

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The family of a man who died in a Vermillion group home is seeking money damages for wrongful death. The Argus Leader reports ( ) trial is being held this week in the case of Darelle “Bill” Red Bear, who died in January 2009 when he choked on his own vomit. […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A private organization that gets taxpayer money to support Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota is facing questions about its relevance and its fiscal transparency. Former Rapid City Mayor Sam Kooiker (KWAY’-kur) earlier this year asked the Ellsworth Task Force to share more financial details, and he withheld funding […]

MOBRIDGE, S.D. (AP) — A ranch in the Dakotas that has been a source of frustration for area ranchers failed to sell at auction over the weekend. The Bismarck Tribune reports the Saturday auction of the 20,000-acre ranch owned by Florida real estate tycoon Maurice Wilder drew a total of about $17 million in bids […]

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Wednesday in the fraud and conspiracy trial of TierOne Bank’s former CEO and chairman. The Lincoln Journal Star reports ( ) that 74-year-old Gilbert “Gil” Lundstrom and other bank officers hid million-dollar losses from regulators and shareholders. Regulators took over Lincoln-based TierOne in 2010, saying […]

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — Authorities are searching for two teenagers who ran away from a youth correctional facility in western South Dakota. Corrections officials say the 15- and 16-year-old boys went missing from the State Treatment and Rehabilitation Academy near Custer early Sunday. Authorities are asking anyone who knows of the boys’ whereabouts to contact […]