State/Local

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A truck driver who had a workplace argument with a supervisor over a delivery was responsible for fatally shooting that man and injuring two other people at an industrial site before committing suicide, authorities confirmed Friday. Authorities said they used dental records to identify Jeffrey DeZeeuw of Sioux Falls as […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds has chosen the locations of his four offices in South Dakota and places were his staff will host regular meetings. The office in Pierre is on Capitol Avenue, in Sioux Falls on North Main Street, in Rapid City on West Main Street, and in Aberdeen on South […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota should exempt dairy and pork operations from its more than 80-year-old anti-corporate farming law to help those industries rebound after years of decline, a state senator told fellow lawmakers Friday. “We cannot afford to ignore and do nothing about this issue,” Sen. Terry Wanzek, R-Jamestown, told the Senate Agriculture […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota officials have selected the more than 50 programs under which technical school students will qualify for scholarships partially funded by a $25 million donation from philanthropist T. Denny Sanford. The programs fall under eight “high-need” industries, including automotive, building trades and construction, medical lab technicians and welding. The state […]

LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified the suspected gunman and victims in a workplace shooting in Lennox that killed one worker and injured two others. Authorities say 51-year-old truck driver Jeffrey DeZeeuw (dee-zee-OO’), of Sioux Falls, was found by a burned semitrailer south of Lennox following the Thursday afternoon shooting at a Sioux Steel […]

LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — Authorities are relying on dental records to positively identify the suspected gunman in a fatal workplace shooting in Lennox. Lincoln County Sheriff Dennis Johnson tells The Associated Press that an autopsy was being done Friday. A man killed one person and injured two others in the shooting Thursday at a Sioux […]

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A campground and event site that swells in size during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally wants to become a community all its own, but Sturgis officials are fighting the idea. Buffalo Chip Campground owner Rod Woodruff wants to turn the 600-acre site into a city that could attract businesses. If the […]

LENNOX, S.D. (AP) — A fatal workplace shooting in the town of Lennox has shaken residents who say the community is typically a quiet place. A man killed one person and injured two others in a shooting incident Thursday at a Sioux Steel Company location known as ProTec. The suspected gunman is believed to be […]

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Voters will not challenge the Vermillion School District’s proposal to continue an opt-out of property tax limits for another five years. The school board last month approved to raise the annual opt-out from $800,000 to $880,000 to avoid budget cuts. The Press & Dakotan reports ( ) that after the notice […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials in Sioux Falls are considering restrictions on where and when food trucks could operate downtown. Neighborhood development coordinator Adam Roach tells the Argus Leader ( ) that the city doesn’t have regulations for food trucks, which in recent years have become more popular. He says regulations would help protect […]