State/Local
Senate Votes To Not Increase Opportunity Scholarship
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Senate has voted to continue funding the state Opportunity Scholarship without increasing the amount available per student. Senators voted to amend the bill Tuesday that would have allowed South Dakota students to receive up to $1,300 for their first three years of college and up to $2,600 for their fourth […]
Police: Man Tried To Trick SD Doctor Into Giving Him Drug
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a Louisiana man has been arrested after he tried to trick a South Dakota doctor into giving a specific prescription drug. Sioux Falls Police spokesman Sam Clemens says 60-year-old Jessie Mayeaux complained about chest pain at Avera Heart Hospital Monday night. Mayeaux then mentioned several medications that he […]
House Approves Plan To Audit Candidate Nominating Petitions
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state House has approved a measure allowing the Secretary of State’s office to audit a random sample of voter signatures from statewide candidates’ petitions to get on the ballot. The House voted 68-0 to send the measure to Gov. Dennis Daugaard. Republican Rep. Jim Bolin says the 2014 election cycle […]
SD House Votes To Send Juvenile Justice Overhaul To Governor
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state House has approved a proposal that attempts to shift juvenile offenders toward community-based services and significantly decrease the number committed to the care of the state Department of Corrections. The chamber voted 60-7 Tuesday to send the measure to Gov. Dennis Daugaard for his signature. House Majority Leader Brian […]
USD researchers strive to protect South Dakota wildlife
One team of University of South Dakota researchers is actively searching for a deadly plague on the prairies of South Dakota. Hugh Britten, a biology professor, and Erica Mize, a Ph.D. biology student, have been studying sylvatic plague, a disease that is decimating the prairie dog population of the state. “It’s the wildlife form of […]
Voters Deciding Fate Of $180M Rapid City Arena Expansion
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City residents are deciding the fate of a proposed $180 million expansion of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. The project would replace the facility’s 9,400-seat arena with one that could seat up to 19,000 people. The City Council approved the expansion in December, but a group that wanted the […]
Highway Patrol Trooper Involved In Crash In Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was involved in a crash that sent another person to the hospital. Rapid City police say Trooper Brock Olson was helping in the search for a vehicle involved in an unrelated call Monday when a car driven by 50-year-old Ranee Haglund of Rapid City […]
Bond Set At $25,000 For Sioux Falls Bank Robbery Suspect
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Bond has been set at $25,000 cash for a Sioux Falls man accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint. Forty-five-year-old Rickey Starks appeared in court on Monday. He did not enter pleas to robbery and aggravated assault charges. Police allege that Starks entered Dacotah Bank on Thursday morning with a […]
Police Searching For Suspect In Sioux Falls Stabbing
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities are seeking a 33-year-old man suspected of stabbing his girlfriend’s male roommate over the weekend in Sioux Falls. Police were called Saturday morning to Kings Casino, where a 34-year-old man had fled after being stabbed during an altercation in a nearby apartment building. The victim was taken to a […]
Panel Approves Transportation Package, Goes To Full House
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A proposal to hike funding for roads and bridges by more than $50 million in its first year is headed for a vote in the full state House of Representatives, but the bill will likely require further legislative negotiation before its finished. The House State Affairs Committee on Monday passed a […]