SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Recreational marijuana legalization will be back on the South Dakota ballot in November. Voters in 2020 approved a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis but it was nullified by a legal challenge. Whether the politically red state will pass it twice is uncertain. It’s facing strong opposition from conservative groups and […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the owners of a hotel and bar in Rapid City, South Dakota, accusing them of violating the civil rights of Native Americans by refusing their requests to book a room at the Grand Gateway Hotel. Federal prosecutors say Connie Uhre and her son […]

HURON, S.D. (AP) — Harvey Wollman, the last Democratic governor of South Dakota, has died 45 years after serving as the state’s leader. He was 87. Wollman’s son, Mike, told The Associated Press that his father died of natural causes Tuesday at a hospital in Huron. Harvey Wollman had a short stint as governor. He […]

Black Hills Pioneer (Wendi Pitlick-10/19/22)-When Jim Kallas auditioned for broadcasting school at the start of his career in the early 1980s, the instructors told him he wasn’t cut out for the field. Now, after 40 years of serving as the voice of the Northern Black Hills, Kallas was named the S.D. Public Broadcasting Association’s Broadcaster […]

LITTLE ROCK, AR (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon thousands of people convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law could give a boost to Election Day ballot proposals in five states that would legalize the drug. Voters in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota will take up proposals to […]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Many political watchers expected Gov. Kristi Noem to cruise to reelection this year in Republican-dominated South Dakota against a Democratic challenger without statewide experience. But Noem’s frequent out-of-state travels on behalf of GOP candidates, as well as recent ethics stumbles, have given Democrats license to dream of an upset. Or perhaps […]

RAPID CITY, SD – As the November election nears, there has been an increase of claims of voter fraud in South Dakota. The South Dakota Freedom Caucus claims that several county auditors and the secretary of state have been actively suppressing the release of public information related to the public contracts and purchase agreements for […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Three suspects are pleading not guilty in connection with a Rapid City double murder. Chase Quick Bear, Benita Cisneros, and Erin Provancial entered the pleas yesterday to two counts of aiding and abetting first degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit first degree murder. The pleas are related to […]

HILL CITY, S.D. (AP) —Kevin Locke, an acclaimed Native American flute player, hoop dancer, recording artist, cultural ambassador and educator, has died in South Dakota at age 68. A member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Locke died Friday night after returning to his hotel room in Hill City, his son Ohiyesá Locke said Monday. […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says that if re-elected she will uphold the state’s abortion ban that provides no exceptions for rape or incest. Her remarks came Friday during her reelection campaign’s lone debate with her Democratic challenger, state lawmaker Jamie Smith, The Republican governor explained her position simply as […]