SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A lack of forensic training for nurses across much of South Dakota is prolonging the distance rape victims need to travel in search of justice. Certified sexual assault nurse examiners receive a week of training every three years and a test on how to counsel victims, collect DNA evidence, and […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol wants to hire more women, but women apparently are unaware or aren’t interested. The patrol has been hosting recruiting seminars for women throughout the state but has gotten off to a slow start: No one showed up to an event it hosted in Aberdeen this week. […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man accused of abusing American Indian children with racial slurs and spraying them with beer at a minor league hockey game is headed to trial. The bench trial of 41-year-old Trace O’Connell on a disorderly conduct charge starts Wednesday in Rapid City. The incident spurred protests in […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down near Grenville in Day County last week. KWAT radio reports the storm on Friday night damaged shelterbelts, crops and one residence in northeastern South Dakota. The weather service says the damage was consistent with an EF Zero tornado, the weakest […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol is trying to recruit more women but no one showed up at a seminar this week. A spokesman tells the Aberdeen American News reports ( ) that there are only six female troopers in the state, compared with 168 men. Trooper Cortney Paul was on hand […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Aberdeen police are investigating stabbings in the southwest part of town that injured two men. The Aberdeen American News reports ( ) the incident was reported Tuesday afternoon. Police say the men were taken to separate hospitals in town. Their conditions were not reported and no arrests were made, pending the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A group is asking people to sign a pledge of support to allow residents of South Dakota’s capital city to keep chickens on their property. KCCR radio reports the Greater Oahe Action League is holding a public meeting on Aug. 27 in Pierre to get comments on the issue of urban […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison after he admitted to pimping a woman in southeast South Dakota. U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier has also ordered the 23-year-old Jaquon Duckworth to follow his prison time with two years of supervised release. Duckworth pleaded guilty to a […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The first lady of South Dakota is holding her third annual book walk for children at the governor’s mansion this week. Children and adults will join First Lady Linda Daugaard on Wednesday evening to read portions of “One Duck Stuck” and “The Little Engine That Could.” Children in junior kindergarten through […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Tuesday: