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PIERRE, S.D. – The Senate has passed a measure that would let voters decide whether to allow sports betting in South Dakota. If the measure passes the House, voters will be asked in November whether to OK sports betting in Deadwood. A similar proposal died last year in the House. Gov. Kristi Noem also opposed […]
UNDATED – Here is your Tuesday Night, February 11, High School Basketball Scoreboard: BOYS BASKETBALL Beresford 59, Garretson 54 Burke 54, Bon Homme 36 Canistota 63, Menno 23 Dakota Valley 51, Vermillion 48 DeSmet 61, Flandreau 29 Dell Rapids 85, Mt. Vernon/Plankinton 56 Douglas 62, Hot Springs 31 Elkton-Lake Benton 64, Great Plains Lutheran 54 […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police say a man has been arrested and charged with abusing and seriously injuring a 3-year-old boy. Authorities say 34-year-old Nathan Saunders is charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse, causing “major injuries.” The abuse reportedly occurred over two days, Friday and Saturday. Police went to a home […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Three children escaped serious injury when their school bus was rear ended by a passenger car. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says at approximately 3:28 Tuesday afternoon, deputies responded to an injury accident on Nemo Road involving a passenger vehicle that had rear-ended a Rapid City Area School bus. There were […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday passed HB 1008, the ‘hemp bill’ on a vote of 54 aye, 12 nay, and 4 excused. Passage of the bill required a two-thirds majority vote due to the emergency clause attached to the bill. House Majority Leader Lee Qualm spoke for only three […]
STURGIS, SD – Matea Gordon, sophomore at Sturgis Brown High School, has been selected by the South Dakota section of the Society for Range Management (SRM) to participate in the High School Youth Forum (HSYF). This year’s 73rd annual meeting is to be held in Denver, Colo., Feb. 16-20 with the theme “A New Look, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In the continued battle over the mandated use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in livestock identification, the lead oranization that sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), say the agency’s removing the mandate from official ebsites and posting a statement indicating the RFID […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A bill to allow the State Brand Board to hire four certified law enforcement officers passed out of committee Tuesday morning in Pierre. HB 1112 was supported by both the South Dakota Stockgrowers and the South Dakota Cattleman Associations, a rare co-endorsement from the two groups. The bill was amended to declare […]
BILLINGS, Mont. – U.S. officials say oil production from federally-managed lands and waters topped a record 1 billion barrels last year. That’s up more than 13 percent from 2018 as shorter permitting times and technological advances drive development in new areas. The Associated Press obtained the figures in advance of a planned Tuesday announcement by […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]