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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative panel has added nearly $2 million in new revenue to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s $50.9 million funding hike for roads and bridges. The House Transportation Committee on Tuesday approved changes to the governor’s plan, which raises transportation funding through a variety of increases in fuel taxes, fees and other assessments. […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two Sioux Falls teens charged with killing a man they were fighting with are in the Sioux Falls jail on $1 million bond each. Seventeen-year-old Connor Hanson and 19-year-old Robert Montes made their first court appearance Tuesday on first- and second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. They’re accused of firing shots […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The first ladies of the Dakotas are urging birthing hospitals in both states to help cut the number of early deliveries done for non-medical reasons. Linda Daugaard (DOO’-gard) of South Dakota and Betsy Dalrymple (DAHL’-rim-pahl) of North Dakota say many hospitals already have developed or are setting up policies to reduce […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man sentenced to die for his role in killing a South Dakota prison guard has asked for a delay in his execution that’s scheduled for May. KELO-TV reports ( ) Rodney Berget’s attorney, Jeff Larson, filed a motion for stay of execution on Tuesday. He says it should be […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 32-year-old Fargo man is facing several criminal charges after authorities say he assaulted his girlfriend at a Sioux Falls hotel and tried to evade arrest. According to Lt. Matt Burns, Cedrick Dean Hart assaulted the 19-year-old woman on Saturday night and attempted to stop her from calling for help […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The attorney general and a lawyer representing six couples challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage have followed through and appealed a federal judge’s ruling. South Dakota Public Broadcasting reports ( ) they’re asking for an expedited hearing on the case before the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota Army National Guard unit based in Rapid City is scheduled to deploy to Kuwait this summer. The 162 members of the Guard’s 155th Engineer Company received an alert that they’re scheduled for deployment in August. The unit is mobilizing in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, New Dawn […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative panel has approved a measure that would prohibit abortion providers in South Dakota from accepting payment until the day a procedure is scheduled to be performed. The House Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday passed the proposal sponsored by Republican Rep. Nancy Rasmussen. Rasmussen says providers shouldn’t allow […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In a story Feb. 2 about a fatal Sioux Falls shooting, The Associated Press erroneously reported that one of the teenagers arrested in the shooting is named Bryon Hanson. The arrested teenager is called Connor Byron Hanson. A corrected version of the story is below: Man who was shot in […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s attorney general has followed through and appealed a federal judge’s ruling over the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier declared the state’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional last month but put legal same-sex marriages on hold. Attorney General Marty Jackley has filed an appeal and […]