Category Archives: News
Court Weighs Release Of Records In Sanford Child Porn Probe
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) - Attorneys took their fight over whether to unseal more documents in the 2019 child pornography investigation of billionaire banker and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford to the Sou...
Ryan R. Reider Mar 23, 2023
South Dakota Boosts Criminal Justice System Investments
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed legislation Monday that puts more than $390 million into the state's prison system, with most of that money going toward investments in new priso...
Ryan R. Reider Mar 21, 2023
Rule Allows More Hunting In Some South Dakota State Parks
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has approved a new rule that will allow hunting in parts of state parks where it was previously prohibited. The rule approved this ...
Ryan R. Reider Mar 19, 2023
2023 South Dakota Session Saw Tax Cut, Transgender Care Limits
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota lawmakers are taking a break in the legislative session until they return later in March to consider any bills Republican Gov. Kristi Noem vetoed. Republican legislati...
Ryan R. Reider Mar 16, 2023
SD Highway 34 Construction
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says crews will begin constructing passing lanes and turn lanes on S.D. Highway 34 between Belle Fourche and Whitewood on Tuesday, March 14, 2023....
Ryan R. Reider Mar 11, 2023
Sturgis Area Arts Council March Events
Thursday, March 9 Sturgis Area Arts Council Meeting Sturgis Public Library's Community Room, 7:00pm Friday, March 17 History at High Noon ~ program titled "Sturgis Downtown through the Years" Sturgis ...
Ryan R. Reider Feb 25, 2023
James Abourezk, 1st Arab American US Senator, Dies At 92
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - James Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat who grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, became the first Arab American U.S. senator and was known for his quick wit as he advoca...
Ryan R. Reider Feb 25, 2023
'Dances With Wolves' Actor Indicted In Nevada Sex Abuse Case
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Charges are mounting against a "Dances With Wolves" actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for decades. A grand jur...
Ryan R. Reider Feb 25, 2023
House Defeats Noem's Grocery Tax Cut
A legislative panel Tuesday (2/21/23) killed Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's plan to reduce the state sales tax on food from 4.5% to 0%. The House Appropriations Committee defeated the bill 8 to 1, send...
Ryan R. Reider Feb 21, 2023
Brace For Winter Storms Again
A monster winter storm is taking aim at the Upper Midwest, threatening to bring blizzard conditions, bitterly cold temperatures and 2 feet of snow in a three-day onslaught that could affect more than ...
Ryan R. Reider Feb 21, 2023




