RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Young South Dakota artists can show off their talents and help raise awareness about wildfire dangers. South Dakota Wildland Fire is sponsoring a poster coloring contest as part of Wildfire Awareness Month. This year’s entries have to reflect the theme “Tame the Flame” and must be postmarked by April 24. […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature has passed a $4.3 billion budget that gives extra state funding increases to education, state employees and health care providers despite having less money available to spend than previously expected. The House voted 55-9 to approve the budget put together earlier in the day by the Legislature’s […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature has passed a proposal to hike road and bridge funding, a plan that would immediately raise the state’s fuel taxes by 6 cents per gallon. The House voted 55-11 to approve the bill immediately after it passed the Senate on Friday afternoon. The scope of the fuel […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate has passed a proposal to hike road and bridge funding, a plan that would immediately raise the state’s fuel taxes by 6 cents per gallon. The Senate voted 25-9 to approve the deal after negotiators from both chambers finalized it Friday morning. The scope of the fuel […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature has approved a bill that would continue funding a program aimed at keeping teachers in key fields in the state. The House passed the bill Friday that would allocate $150,000 to the Critical Teaching Needs Scholarship. Recipients must agree to remain in the state and work in […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The license of a South Dakota in-home day care has been suspended after police found methamphetamine at the facility. Sioux Falls officials suspended the license after the drug was discovered Thursday. A 33-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man were arrested after a tip led an area task force to the […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bill that would create a collection center to recover debts owed to the state is headed to the governor’s desk. The measure that passed the Senate by a 19-15 vote on Friday would create the Obligation Recovery Center. The bill has been contentious throughout the session. Proponents of creating the […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers are wrapping up the main run of this year’s legislative session and are poised to pass a spending plan Friday for the fiscal year that begins in July. The Joint Appropriations Committee plans to finish work on the approximately $1.4 billion state budget Friday so the House and […]
Emergency snow routes are the first priority for snow removal. The next streets to be plowed are those found on steep grades or hills, and residential streets are the last to be plowed.
