BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — Scientists say that three fish larvae captured from the Missouri River last year have been confirmed as those of the endangered pallid sturgeon. A U.S. Geological Survey news release issued Thursday says the 1- to 3-day-old larvae were among hundreds of larval shovelnose sturgeon and paddlefish collected near Bellevue on May […]

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of murdering his uncle in Yankton last year has been sentenced to serve 50 years in prison. Joshua Hudson was accused of using a hammer to kill 46-year-old Todd Hudson in March 2014. He pleaded guilty earlier this month to manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors. The Daily […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man serving life in prison for killing a woman in Sioux Falls 45 years ago has died. Corrections officials say 69-year-old Dale Aschmeller died Thursday morning at a Sioux Falls hospital, following a lengthy illness. Aschmeller was given a life prison term in 1971 for killing Stella Van Broeke […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Citibank will not be able to reclaim $30 million in overpaid bank taxes to the state because it didn’t request a refund until after the three-year legal window had passed, the South Dakota Supreme Court said in an opinion released on Thursday. The high court upheld lower rulings and rejected Citibank’s […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined counterparts and other officials in 30 other states in asking the Environmental Protection Agency to delay implementing a new federal water rule. Jackley signed a letter that was sent to the EPA and the Corps of Engineers. In June, several states including South […]

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The former U.S. attorney in North Dakota decided to take on his former employer by filing a motion Thursday to lift an 11-year-old federal injunction that prevents a man from growing industrial hemp on a South Dakota reservation. Timothy Purdon, who now works for a Minneapolis-based law firm, contacted the U.S. […]

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Former U.S. attorney from North Dakota Timothy Purdon is taking on his previous boss. Purdon filed a motion in federal court Thursday asking a judge to lift an 11-year-old injunction that prevents Alex White Plume from producing industrial hemp on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Purdon contacted the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court says Citibank won’t be able to reclaim $30 million in overpaid bank taxes to the state. The high court said in a ruling released Thursday that the bank didn’t request a refund until after the three-year legal window passed.buy lasix generic gaetzpharmacy.com/lasix.html no prescription Citibank didn’t […]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — “Perseverance” means the steady persistence in a course of action, especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles or discouragement. “Perseverance” is also the name of Tim Martin’s Harley-Davidson Road Glide. After successfully completing the motorcycle safety course, which he had been eagerly anticipating, the instructor looked him in the eye and said, […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls teenager has garnered national attention by quitting her job when told by a manager that her shorts were too short. Seventeen-year-old Sylvia Stoel quit her job as a J.C. Penney sales clerk last Friday rather than change her shorts, which she had bought from the store’s career […]