February 6, 2020

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man accused of hit and run resulting in the death of a child made a court appearance Thursday. George Matousek, 37, was arrested late last year in Washington state and was extradited back to South Dakota. He is accused of driving a car that struck another vehicle in October 2018. […]

BILLINGS, Mont. – Civil liberties advocates are taking Montana officials to court to force the public release of documents detailing the government’s planned response to anticipated protests against the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The ACLU of Montana filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging state officials are involved in a coordinated effort to crack down on protesters […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota House on Thursday passed a bill that would criminalize agents who facilitate commercial surrogate pregnancies in the state. The proposal would make acting as a surrogacy agent a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. The bill exempts “altruistic” surrogate pregnancies and allows for the surrogate and […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A South Dakota rancher has pleaded guilty to federal charges in the deaths of six protected bald eagles who were poisoned by some misapplied pesticide on his property. Prosecutors say David Meyer, 58, supervised the misapplication of 39,000 pounds of the pesticide Rozol on 5,400 acres of land on the Standing […]

WASHINGTON – Senator Mike Rounds announced he is seeking reelection after a period of uncertainty as his wife underwent cancer treatment in recent months. The first-term Republican from South Dakota made the announcement the day after voting to acquit President Donald Trump of impeachment charges. He will face a state representative in the Republican primary. […]

PIERRE, S.D. – A bill to allow the concealed carry of pistols while riding motorcycles and All Terrain Vehicles passed out of the House Ag and Natural Resources Committee this morning in Pierre. HB1059 cleans up language in existing state statues to be consistent with operation of most other vehicles in the state. Last year […]

PIERRE, S.D. – A bill to legalized the growth and transportation of hemp in South Dakota cleared the House Ag and Natural Resources committee this morning in Pierre. HB1008B was heavily amended by the Governor’s Office but ultimately passed on an 11 yes, 2 excused vote sending the bill to the full House for debate. […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office and Seventh Circuit Court are the recipient of a $1.2 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to continue building on efforts to advance local criminal justice system reform and safely reduce Pennington County’s jail population. This brings the Foundation’s total investment […]