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 […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has made a campaign promise to repeal the state’s tax on groceries. Wednesday’s announcement is a change after she did not publicly support a bipartisan proposal to cut the tax in March. The Republican governor made the announcement two days ahead of a Friday debate […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man accused of killing his sister by strangulation is being held on $100,000 cash bond. Twenty-eight-year-old Nicklaus Houchin is charged with first-degree manslaughter in Thursday’s death of 31-year-old Danielle Houchin of Rapid City. Police say the brother and sister were in a vehicle with several others when […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man has been placed under arrest for First Degree Manslaughter following a physical altercation on Thursday evening. Shortly after 8:00 p.m. on September 22nd, police were dispatched to the parking lot at 1415 Eglin Street for a report of an unresponsive female. On arrival, police located the female […]

STURGIS, S.D. – For the second year in a row, a young lemonade stand entrepreneur has raised some big bucks for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Wyatt Dennis of Piedmont runs a lemonade stand during the annual motorcycle rally, and while he offers up free lemonade to the thirsty bikers, they in turn, leave lots of […]

STURGIS, S.D.— A Sturgis man who was driving drunk and crashed a car injuring his 4-year-old son has been sentenced and is headed to prison. Douglas Richard Daniels, Jr., 29, of Sturgis was indicted by a Lawrence County grand jury June 22, 2022 and charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (Driving Under The […]

RAPID CITY, S.D.—Two individuals in Rapid City have been arrested following a shooting incident Saturday, September 24, 2022. The Rapid City Police Department reports that police were dispatched to the 600 block of North First Street for a report of gunfire just before 7 a.m. Two individuals, 32-year-old Olivia Bruner and 38-year-old Shaun Yellowboy, were […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is under investigation for using a state-owned airplane to fly to political events and bring family members with her on trips. But the decision on whether to prosecute the Republican governor likely hinges on how a county prosecutor interprets an untested law that was passed […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing a lawsuit after her office refused to release expense records on five out-of-state trips this year to a liberal watchdog group. American Oversight is an organization that files open records requests and litigation against Republican officials. It filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Noem. […]

BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) — A Louisiana State Police lieutenant has been put on administrative leave after being arrested in South Dakota for allegedly paying a prostitute. State police said in a news release that the 20-year department veteran was in Rapid City for a work-related conference when he was arrested about 3 a.m. Tuesday […]