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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A resolution to finalize the name change of Shannon County to Oglala Lakota County, which voters overwhelmingly approved in November, is sailing through the Legislature. The Senate State Affairs Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to send the resolution to the chamber floor. Rep. Kevin Killer, a Democrat from Pine Ridge, said […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Parents of children with autism have successfully broadened a bill that would help ensure insurance coverage for a key type of Autism Spectrum Disorder treatment. The House State Affairs Committee unanimously voted on Wednesday to approve the measure, which only applies to certain insurance plans. But lawmakers warned the broader provisions […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative panel 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 State Affairs Committee voted 6-2 Wednesday for a proposal to strip away the prohibition. The original Republican-backed measure that passed […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative panel 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 Senate State Affairs Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to send the resolution to the chamber’s floor. Democratic Rep. Kevin Killer of […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state House committee has approved a measure aimed at making child sexual abuse reporting clearer but has defeated a plan to authorize more time to study how to address the issue in South Dakota. The House State Affairs Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a plan that would require […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Voters in Meade County have overwhelmingly rejected a highway bypass around the motorcycle mecca of Sturgis. More than 3,300 people voted in Tuesday’s election, and unofficial results show 75 percent of them were against the proposed 6-mile “Fort Meade Way.buy cipro online https://www.bodybuildingestore.com/wp-content/languages/new/engl/cipro.html no prescription “ Bypass proponents said it could […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Black Hills State University is laying off 15 employees as it works to address a $1.5 million budget deficit. Spokeswoman Corrine Hansen tells the Black Hills Pioneer ( ) that some of the staff members were cut immediately and others will be let go in June, the start of the new […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Two large agriculture cooperatives in the Dakotas plan to merge. The South Dakota Wheat Growers and North Central Farmers Elevator say they plan to join and create a newly named co-op. Officials will work to finalize details of the deal over the next several weeks before a vote of each co-op’s […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Voters in Meade County have overwhelmingly rejected setting up a tax increment financing district to pay for a proposed highway bypass around the motorcycle mecca of Sturgis. More than 3,300 people voted in Tuesday’s election, and unofficial results show 75 percent of them were against the financing plan for the proposed […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A golden eagle struck by two vehicles near Rapid City is being taken to a U.buy clomiphene online https://mannadew.co.uk/wp-content/languages/new/uk/clomiphene.html no prescription S. Fish and Wildlife Service veterinarian in Pierre for further examination. The nearly 8-pound bird survived being struck on Tuesday afternoon on state Highway 79. A truck driver took […]