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UNDATED – Here is your Thursday Night, December 19, High School Basketball Scoreboard: BOYS BASKETBALL Bridgewater-Emery 67, Menno 32 Canistota-Freeman 92, Freeman 29 Centerville 54, Avon 50 Colman-Egan 50, Garretson 41 Ethan 68, James Valley Christian 40 Faith 74, Bison 26 Faulkton 58, Herreid/Selby Area 51 Flandreau 46, Beresford 37 Gregory 62, Colome 21 Groton […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett says the petition submitted for an initiated measure on legalizing medical marijuana in South Dakota has been validated by his office. That means Initiated Measure 26 will appear on the 2020 general election ballot on November 3, 2020. An initiated measure needs 16,961 valid signatures […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem says the On Meth campaign is doing more than just getting people talking about meth. It’s also led to people seeking addiction treatment. The Republican governor says 87 people have reached out to meth addiction hotlines and 15 have been referred for treatment. The state drew national attention and […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a drug conviction after determining the defendant was stopped illegally in Deadwood. In a decision issued Wednesday, the court wrote an officer stopped the man’s vehicle because his brake light was emitting a white light. Curtis Tenold was convicted of possessing and ingesting methamphetamine after […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – First round scores from the Lakota Nation Invitational Thursday: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Lakota Nation Tournament First Round Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 84, Lower Brule 55 Crow Creek 67, Oelrichs 42 Omaha Nation, Neb. 83, Little Wound 70 Pine Ridge 82, St. Francis Indian 64 Red Cloud 68, Crazy Horse 20 Tiospa Zina […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota State Railroad Board (Board) acted today on proposals received by the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) on Nov. 21, 2019, for possible acquisition of state-owned railroad assets. Nine operating proposals from seven proposers were received during the invitation for proposal. During their special board meeting on Dec. 4, […]
POLO. S.D. – At a meeting held yesterday, R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard told Polo, South Dakota area cattle producers that both Congress and the President are failing America’s ranchers by supporting the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which he said is certain to accelerate the destruction of the American cattle industry as we know it […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A South Dakota legislative committee set aside plans to discuss a new proposal to punish so-called “riot boosting” after a representative for Gov. Kristi Noem didn’t attend the meeting. Several lawmakers and tribal leaders were rankled by the absence. The Republican governor has indicated that she will push to pass laws […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Native American advocacy coalition is asking South Dakota legislators to allow a network of Native American-focused charter schools in the state. The group offered a proposed bill to the State-Tribal Relations Committee in Rapid City on Wednesday. The legislation would create charter schools that teach Oceti Sakowin language and culture. […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Department is closing a Butte County lake. “As a result of the high water this spring, the outlet structure at Newell Lake was severely damaged and no longer able to function properly,” said GFP regional fisheries supervisor Jake Davis. “In an effort to […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]