State/Local
New Enrollment Period For Artists Hoping To Teach In Schools
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Arts Council says it has created a new enrollment period for artists interested in working at schools and with nonprofits. The Council says artists wanting to apply for the Artists in Schools and Communities program now have until April 15 in the spring to apply. The program previously […]
House Committee Set To Take Up Youth Minimum Wage Measure
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A state House committee is expected to take up a proposal to exempt youth from the minimum wage hike to $8.50 that voters approved in November. The House Commerce and Energy Committee on Wednesday is scheduled to review the plan, which would carve out a $7.50 youth minimum wage. Republican Sen. […]
Daugaard Signs Companion Bill To Balanced Budget Resolution
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed into law a measure that would limit the authority of a constitutional convention delegate from the state. Daugaard signed the bill on Tuesday that serves as a companion measure to a proposal that calls for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced […]
Law School sends support to Native American children targeted in Rapid City
The Native American Law Students Association at the University of South Dakota gathered in the School of Law courtroom last week to send cards of encouragement to a group of Native American elementary students from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, following an incident last month in which the students were racially discriminated against by fans at a Rapid […]
Fire Destroys Tea Business In Which It Started; No Injuries
TEA, S.D. (AP) — A fire in Tea has destroyed the industrial building in which it started Tuesday morning. Officials say the fire began around 9:30 a.m. at the Huck Finn Painting Company, located in an industrial area of the town. The fire is now out but burned for several hours and filled the sky […]
Deadwood Archivists Work To Understand Chinese Artifacts
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — It is likely the most unique and definitely the most diverse archaeological collection in the state. Soon, Deadwood Historic Preservation officials will be able to fill in one more piece of the Chinatown puzzle, as the office’s Chinese transcription project seeks to date and document specific objects within the collection to […]
SD Delegation Criticizes Obama’s Veto On Keystone XL Pipline
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Republican congressional delegation is criticizing the president’s veto of a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Sen. John Thune, South Dakota’s senior senator, says President Barack Obama’s veto is disappointing but not surprising. The pipeline proposed by TransCanada Corp. would transport Canadian oil through […]
Yankton Bridge Over River Becomes Hot Spot For Pedestrians
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — For decades, about the closest look you could get of Yankton’s Meridian Bridge was through the window of your vehicle as you crossed over the Missouri River. Much of the admiring of the unique double-decker design and criss-crossed beams had to be done from afar. But after it was closed in […]
Deadwood Archivists Work To Understand Chinese Artifacts
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — It is likely the most unique and definitely the most diverse archaeological collection in the state. Soon, Deadwood Historic Preservation officials will be able to fill in one more piece of the Chinatown puzzle, as the office’s Chinese transcription project seeks to date and document specific objects within the collection to […]