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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The commander of Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota has been selected for a position at the Pentagon. Col. Kevin Kennedy with the 28th Bomb Wing will be director of warfighter systems and cyberspace integration for the secretary of the Air Force in Washington, D.C. Kennedy has been commander […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls School District officials have selected six finalists in their search for a new superintendent. The Argus Leader ( ) reports the candidates in the running to replace current schools chief Pam Homan will be interviewed by school board members this week. Homan is scheduled to retire at the […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem wants South Dakota high school students to know they have a chance to have their artwork hung in the U.S. Capitol. Noem says any high school student in the state is welcome to enter the 2015 Congressional Art Competition. The selected artwork from South Dakota will […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some South Dakota schoolchildren are joining others nationwide Wednesday in an anti-tobacco effort called Kick Butts Day. The program sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids encourages kids to stay tobacco-free, call on tobacco companies to stop marketing products to them and urge elected officials to do more to reduce youth tobacco […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — On-the-go Job seekers in South Dakota can now access a mobile-friendly version of the state’s largest jobs database. The state Department of Labor and Regulation announced on Tuesday the new SDWORKS site, which the department says offers faster speeds and easier portability. Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman says the new […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s acting U.S. attorney has named a new tribal liaison to work with the state’s nine Indian tribes. Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler says Troy Morley will serve as the conduit between his office and the reservations in the state.buy lexapro online https://blackmenheal.org/wp-content/languages/new/us/lexapro.html no prescription Morley joined the U.S. Attorney’s […]

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

BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota board is seeking the public’s input on the proposed name change to Harney Peak in Pennington County. The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names says the new suggested name for the geographic feature is Black Elk Peak. The peak is located in the Black Hills […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed a measure that increases funding for road and bridge projects, while also hiking the state’s fuel taxes by 6 cents per gallon. Daugaard signed the proposal into law Tuesday. The measure is expected to raise tens of millions of dollars in road and bridge […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The number of animal rabies cases has dropped in South Dakota for the second consecutive year. Health officials say 21 cases were reported in 2014, that’s down from 28 in 2013. The two-year decline comes after the state experienced a spike in cases. State epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger says rabies is a […]