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PIERRE – A food sales tax cut that passed a House panel Thursday morning has raised concerns for South Dakota’s nine tribal governments. An official with the Bureau of Finance and Management estimated that the tribes would lose about $2 million in funding for tribal government operations if the food tax is eliminated, but admitted […]
CUSTER, S.D. – Two South Dakota chefs have been announced as semifinalist nominees for the 2023 James Beard Awards. The James Beard Awards are considered one of the highest honors in the culinary industry and  recognizes the best and the brightest of the nation’s dining scene. These prestigious accolades honor not only chefs and restaurants […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Senate took the unusual step of not just voting to investigate a legislator but to suspend during the investigation. Senators voted 27 to 6 this afternoon (Thursday) to suspend and investigate Republican Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller (Mule-er), a business owner from Rapid City. Wednesday, Senate President Pro Tem Lee Schoenbeck, a […]
PIERRE, S.D. – An $18 million reduction in unemployment taxes has won final approval from South Dakota lawmakers. The Senate voted 30-3 on Wednesday for HB-1011. The House of Representatives previously passed it 70-0. The legislation now goes to Governor Kristi Noem, who is expected to sign it into law. Employers would see the lower rates in their 2024 […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – Black Hills State men’s basketball was on from start to finish in a well-rounded, 80-51 victory over Colorado Christian Thursday night. The Yellow Jackets (18-1, 12-1 RMAC) never trailed as the team shot at a 50.8 percent clip from the field and drained 11 threes while holding the Cougars to 33.3 percent […]
UNDATEDÂ – Here is your Thursday, January 26, South Dakota Prep Basketball Scoreboard: BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Aberdeen Roncalli 53, Britton-Hecla 19 Beresford 61, Flandreau 50 Brandon Valley 58, Yankton 54 Canton 87, Sioux Falls Lutheran 35 Crazy Horse 76, Wakpala 69 Crow Creek 77, Stanley County 72 Dakota Valley 73, Sioux Falls Christian 57 DeSmet […]
RAPID CITY, S.D.- A Pennington County jury has found a Bronx, New York man guilty of murder. Arnson Absolu was charged with the August 2020 killings in Rapid City. Prosecutors maintained Absolu killed Charles Red Willow over a drug-related issue and that the other victims, Ashley Nagy and Dakota Zaiser were killed as a way […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]