State/Local

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Five former mayors of Rapid City are opposing a proposed $180 million expansion of the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. Group spokesman Richard Wahlstrom says every mayor between 1987 and 2011 has concluded that the proposal is not the best thing for the city. Former mayors Keith Carlyle, Ed McLaughlin, Jim […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s congressional delegation is urging Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald to withdraw plans to reconfigure the VA Black Hills Health Care System from President Barack Obama’s budget proposal. Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds and Rep. Kristi Noem say the administration’s budget request proposes measures to close the Hot […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Freezing rain coated roads in some parts of the Dakotas, making for a slippery commute. The National Weather Service early Tuesday issued freezing rain advisories for south central North Dakota and for a large portion of eastern South Dakota. Forecasters said ice accumulations up to a tenth of an inch were […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A 32-year-old man convicted of trying to pay for sex with underage girls has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Jerry Lane Golliher of Rapid City was among nine men arrested and federally indicted for commercial sex trafficking after responding to online ads offering sex with young girls. The […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakotans who hunt mountain lions outside of the Black Hills Fire Protection District can start using dogs next month. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission last month adopted a rule change to allow it, and the changes have been filed with the Secretary of State’s office and take […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House 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 full House voted 50-17 for a proposal that would strip away the prohibition. The original Republican-backed measure that passed in […]

MARION, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lottery officials say a Powerball ticket sold in Marion is worth $10,000 in the Saturday drawing. The ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Powerball to win the game’s third prize, at odds of 1 in about 649,000. The winner has about six months to claim […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The average retail price of a gallon of gasoline in the Dakotas has crept back above the $2 mark. GasBuddy.com reports that the average price in North Dakota has risen nearly 11 cents per gallon in the past week, to $2.08. In South Dakota, the average price has risen about the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A legislative panel has approved a proposal that would allow people in South Dakota to carry a concealed pistol without a permit. The House State Affairs Committee on Monday narrowly voted to pass the measure, which removes the requirement for a concealed pistol permit from state law. Openly carrying a firearm […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Radioshack has announced that it will be closing nine retail locations in South Dakota. The struggling consumer electronics chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. The company announced on Monday that it will close nearly 1,800 stores by March 31. KELO-TV reports ( ) that the locations statewide to […]