State/Local

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A House panel has voted down a measure to allow municipalities to temporarily collect up to an additional penny of sales tax for capital expenditures with local voters’ support. The House State Affairs Committee voted 7-6 to defeat the proposal, which advocates say would help city infrastructure and help communities thrive. […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge in Rapid City has delayed a ruling in an Indian child welfare case on whether a circuit judge must turn over his records of conversations with his fellow judges. The Rapid City Journal reports ( ) that Chief U.S. District Judge Jeff Viken will later decide on […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police say they’re looking for two men who robbed a gas station at gunpoint early Friday morning. Police say they were dispatched to a Holiday Gas Station on Sycamore Avenue around 4:20 a.m. in response to a robbery. They say two suspects entered the store and demanded money […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls residents pushing to move the city’s school start date back three weeks have begun their campaign. The group Voice in Local Control is encouraging people to vote no in an April election and allow the school year to begin after Labor Day. The Argus Leader reports the group […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The mayor of Rapid City says he is seeking a third term in office. Sam Kooiker (KWAY’-kur) announced this re-election campaign Thursday. The 40-year-old Kooiker says if re-elected he plans to improve race relations and resolve long-standing issues the city has faced in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act. […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota U.S. Sen. John Thune is scheduled to speak to a high government class and then take a tour of the Mitchell Technical Institute. Thune’s office says South Dakota’s senior U.S. senator will speak to the Mitchell Christian High School government class on Friday before touring the technical school. After […]

LEAD, S.D. (AP) — City Commissioners in Lead are revisiting whether to end municipal funding for the Handley Recreation Center. The Black Hills Pioneer reports ( ) they unanimously passed this week the first reading of a proposal to repeal an ordinance that would sever all city funding. Lead residents narrowly approved a measure in […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning businesses to beware of companies selling fake federal labor law posters. Jackley says scammers are trying to catch businesses off-guard and profit by forcefully selling fake versions of required labor law posters. He says companies often try to scare businesses with threats of potential […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state Legislature has passed a resolution to change the name of Shannon County to Oglala Lakota County after voters overwhelmingly approved the new name in the November election. The state Senate voted 32-2 on Thursday to approve the resolution. Democratic Sen. Jim Bradford of Pine Ridge says the new name […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Legislature has approved a measure to change the state’s so-called “Daschle law” that bars a presidential candidate from seeking another office on the same South Dakota ballot. The Senate voted 24-9 Thursday to send a proposal to remove the prohibition to the governor. The original Republican-backed measure in 2002 faced […]