Associated Press

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — A Brookings Fire Chief Darrell Hartmann remembers when the fire department had a long list of volunteer applicants who would wait up to two years to get an interview. But “modern lifestyle,” Hartmann says, has left him with low staffing levels and a recruiting challenge. He is now searching for one […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Federal transportation regulators have ordered a South Dakota trucking company and its owner to stop all commercial operations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has deemed commercial driver Lonnie Roth and his namesake company imminent public safety hazards. The agency says inspectors found the company repeatedly violated federal regulations. Authorities say […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Department of Agriculture is taking nominations for the 2015 South Dakota Governor’s Ag Ambassador Award. The person chosen is expected to provide leadership to the state’s agricultural industry to help it grow, supports responsible stewardship of livestock and land, highlights the significance of South Dakota agriculture to the global […]

WHITE RIVER, S.D. (AP) — A 49-year-old woman on the Rosebud Indian Reservation has died following an attack from a pack of wild dogs. Mellette County Sheriff Mike Blom tells KELO-TV ( ) he found 49-year-old Julie Charging Whirlwind surrounded by dogs around 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning. He says he shot and killed two of […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Three people are hospitalized and one dog is dead following a fire that broke out at a Sioux Falls duplex late Friday night. Authorities say heavy smoke and flames were coming out of the duplex when firefighters arrived just before 11:30 p.m. Three of the building’s residents were treated and […]

MARTIN, S.D. (AP) — A Martin man who pleaded no contest to charges that he bludgeoned a man to death as a teenager has been sentenced to prison. Twenty-year-old Matthew Libby pleaded no contest in January to charges of second-degree murder in the death of 48-year-old Albert Apple. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man who police subdued with a bean bag shotgun after he allegedly threatened officers with a knife has been arrested. Police say they arrested 26-year-old T.J. Looking Horse after he was released from Rapid City Regional Hospital on Friday. Police say Looking Horse advanced on officers last […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A mistake on a certificate given to a Canton veteran along his prestigious medal for service has finally been rectified. Dennis Lundstrom received his first Distinguished Flying Cross 44 years ago for his service in Vietnam with the 173rd Aviation Company. But he says the certificate that came with his […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — One person in Mitchell is dead following an early morning pursuit that police say ended in a deadly crash. The Mitchell Police Division tells the Daily Republic ( ) that authorities attempted to make a traffic stop shortly after 2 a.m. Police say the driver refused to stop and led authorities […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Before 2009, all government records in South Dakota were considered confidential except for documents that agencies were required to keep. With the Legislature’s nearly six-year-old law that opened most records to public inspection, progress has come with a price — literally — that some consider reasonable and others think is […]