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BLACK HAWK, S.D. – Students at Black Hawk Elementary School had a substitute teacher Wednesday. Not usually a big deal, but for this particular day, their substitute teacher was also a South Dakota Congressman. Dusty Johnson spent the entire school day Wednesday filling in for a first-grade teacher to highlight the workforce shortage. And, the […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate is passing a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana. Republicans reasoned they should jump ahead of a campaign to legalize it on the November ballot. The bill passed by a single vote in the Republican-controlled Senate. It shows just how divided lawmakers are on pot legalization. The proposal […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House is pushing to reduce the state’s sales tax by half a percentage point. Republicans passed the proposal despite objections from Republican Gov. Kristi Noem. The proposal was spearheaded by a group of right-wing Republicans who have sparred with the governor over the state budget this year. It […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Two elderly hunters from the Sioux Falls area were rescued Tuesday evening, February 22, 2022, in the Black Hills. The men had been hunting when their 1968 Ford pickup became stuck in six to eight inches of snow. They reported being stuck in the snow on Six Mile Road, located off […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A Senate committee on Wednesday killed a proposal that would have reduced taxes for some ranchers. The bill would have allowed ranchers, particularly those West River, to change the tax classification of land above 1,950 feet in elevation that’s remained grassland for 20 years. Over a decade ago, lawmakers shifted ag taxes […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Two South Dakota teachers have permanently lost their licenses to teach in the state after inappropriate behavior with students. Emily Ayres resigned from her job of six years, as a vocal music teacher, last spring in Beresford, after facing charges of violating beverage laws in her home and giving alcohol to […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider an appeal of a lawsuit over the Dakota Access Pipeline, meaning that an ongoing environmental review of the pipeline will continue. Dakota Access, which is controlled by Texas-based Energy Transfer, appealed a lower court ruling that affirmed the need for a more […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The prosecutors who decided against more serious charges against South Dakota’s attorney general in a fatal crash are set to testify at a hearing on whether he should face impeachment. The South Dakota House Select Committee on Investigation reconvenes Thursday to hear testimony on whether Republican Jason Ravnsborg should face impeachment […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The state health department reported 427 new cases of COVID-19 in their Wednesday report, which does include numbers from the three day weekend. Active cases have dropped to 6,083 and the number of people hospitalized fell to 171. Five new deaths were reported, sending the state’s death toll to 2,784. Across the […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council Tuesday night approved second and final reading of updates to the city’s animal ordinance. The biggest change in the ordinance will allow residents to keep up to six female chickens on their property. The parcels, or tracts of land, cannot have a multifamily residence, such as a townhome […]
Percy Leroy Hansen, 92, of Piedmont, SD, passed peacefully on May 2, 2024, at Aspen Grove Assisted Living […]
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