State/Local

MOBRIDGE, S.D. (AP) — The police department in Mobridge has been awarded nearly $5,000 by the state to buy an in-car video recording system. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the recording system is meant to be used during drug investigations. The award comes from the state’s Drug Control Fund, which is funded with […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Another seven South Dakota properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The South Dakota State Historical Society says they include: the Anderson-Ridley Ranch in the St. Onge vicinity; the Concrete Interstate Tipis of South Dakota located at rest areas along Interstates 29 and 90; the Drake Claim […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota college students plan to lobby lawmakers ahead of a potential state House vote on a measure that would allow people 21 years or older to carry a concealed weapon on the six public university’s campuses. South Dakota Student Federation Executive Director Jess Peterson said a group of students plans […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A resentencing hearing for a man who was 14 when he was charged with killing a taxi cab driver in Pierre almost 20 years ago has been rescheduled. KFGX-AM reports ( ) that Paul Dean Jensen Jr. was originally scheduled for a resentencing hearing in January. Jensen was convicted in […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Federal officials say more than 21,000 South Dakotans have chosen health plans through the federal insurance marketplace during the latest enrollment period. The second enrollment period for President Barack Obama’s signature health care law began Nov. 15. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday said that said […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative committee has approved a proposal to overhaul conflict-of-interest laws for South Dakota public employees in response to the investment-for-visa scandal that dominated last year’s U.S. Senate race. The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the measure, which broadens state law to prohibit state employees from directly benefiting from contracts […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man with two decades of experience as a federal prosecutor will serve as acting U.S. attorney in South Dakota starting in March. First Assistant United States Attorney Randy Seiler (SY’-ler) will take over the leadership of the U.S. attorney’s office upon the departure of Brendan Johnson. Johnson on Wednesday […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s top federal prosecutor is joining his North Dakota counterpart in leaving those posts and opening local offices for a large national law firm that’s expanding to the Dakotas and looking to tap their expertise in the area. Brendan Johnson, who has been U.S. attorney for South Dakota since […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Members of the oil and gas industry are contesting the size and longevity of tax increases included in a roughly $50 million proposal to fund roads and bridges. The House State Affairs Committee on Wednesday reviewed a measure similar to Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s plan, which raises transportation funding through increases in […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City and Pennington County are forming a team to respond to emergencies such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks. The All-Hazard Incident Management Team will involve nearly 40 agencies. There will be team members on call at all hours, able to form a disaster response within hours. Rapid City […]