State/Local
Attorney Asks SD Judge To Allow Gay Marriages Immediately
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A lawyer representing six South Dakota couples challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage has asked a judge to let her ruling take effect immediately and allow weddings in the state. U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier declared the ban unconstitutional last month but also put legal same-sex marriages on hold. […]
Bill Legalizing Consumer-direct Wine Shipping Going To Gov
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakotans looking to get their favorite out-of-state vintages shipped to their door are one step closer. The full Senate approved the bill Friday that would legalize consumer-direct wine shipping for South Dakotans. Under the bill, South Dakotans could buy up to 12 cases of wine per year directly from wineries. […]
Measure To Allow Minimum Wage To Decrease Fails In House
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A proposal that would allow South Dakota’s minimum wage to decrease in the event of negative inflation has failed in the state House. The full House on Tuesday voted not to approve the measure. The bill would have erased a provision from the voter-approved language that bars the minimum wage from […]
Daredevil To Go For Record Knievel Fell Short Of At Sturgis
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — For Doug Senecal, finishing what his idol, the legendary Evel Knievel, and one other motorcycle daredevil failed to do isn’t just about setting a record. It will be personal, an ultimate bucket-list item, if you will, when Senecal, who goes by the stage name Doug Danger, climbs aboard one of Knievel’s […]
House Approves Plan To Allow Concealed Carry Without Permit
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The state House has approved a proposal that would allow people in South Dakota to carry a concealed pistol without a permit. The full House chamber on Tuesday voted to pass the measure that would remove the requirement for a concealed pistol permit from state law. Openly carrying a firearm in […]
Group Tries To Save Spearfish Land For Sale From Development
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — When Spearfish was settled in the late 1800s it quickly became the bread basket for the area, with farmers and ranchers providing vegetables, fruits, beef and milk for local settlers and miners of local gold camps. Robert Evans, one of Spearfish’s earliest settlers, journeyed to the Black Hills in hopes of […]
Elvis Guitar Donor Blames Attorney For Not Answering Lawsuit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A man who donated to a South Dakota museum a guitar played by Elvis Presley blames his attorney for not responding to a federal lawsuit addressing a custody dispute over the instrument. Robert A. Johnson portrayed himself as the guitar’s owner when he gave it to the National Music Museum […]
STD rise plagues S.D., provides research opportunity at USD
The amount of sexually transmitted diseases has risen in South Dakota, but local professors and students are trying to get a better understanding of how these diseases work. The South Dakota Department of Health’s December 2014 Health and Disease Summary reported a 25 percent increase in chlamydia, a 41 percent increase in gonorrhea, a 7 percent […]
Mitchell School Marketing Naming Rights For Fine Arts Center
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The Mitchell School District is considering selling naming rights to various parts of a proposed $13.5 million fine arts center. The Daily Republic newspaper reports ( ) naming rights for the building will go for $3 million. The school also might sell naming rights to the auditorium for $1 million, to […]
Man Gets 15 Years In Sturgis Underage Sex Trafficking Sting
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Belle Fourche man convicted of trying to pay for sex with underage girls at the 2013 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Thirty-two-year-old Jerry Golliher was among nine men federally indicted for commercial sex trafficking after responding to online ads offering sex with young […]