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PIERRE, S.D. – A Pierre man charged in the death of a Rapid City woman last November has pleaded not guilty to those charges. David Shangreaux, Jr. entered not guilty pleas to a charge of First Degree Murder; Second Degree Murder and Aggravated Assault. Murder Investigation Underway In Pierre 〉 Shangreaux is charged in connecting […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A bill beginning its journey through the Legislature would create more private school scholarships funded by insurance companies in exchange for tax relief. The legislation would raise the annual tax-credit cap for insurance companies from $3.5 million to $5 million. The companies get state tax credits in exchange for donations to a private-school scholarship […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The 2024 South Dakota Legislature continues to tinker with the citizen-passed medical cannabis law. This morning (Wednesday), the Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed three bills that add requirements or modify the medical marijuana program. SB10, which passed 5 to 0, requires that a patient’s primary care physician is notified […]
UNDATED – Here is your Tuesday, January 15, South Dakota Prep Basketball Scoreboard: GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Andes Central-Dakota Christian 50, Corsica/Stickney 45 Beresford 45, Madison 23 Canistota 50, Freeman Academy-Marion 23 Castlewood 58, Dell Rapids St. Mary 49 Centerville 73, Freeman 32 Estelline-Hendricks 52, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 46 Ethan 75, Menno 17 Faulkton 58, Aberdeen Christian 43 […]
UNDATED – With around 20% of new businesses failing within one year and inflation making entrepreneurship even more difficult, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2024’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business to showcase the most fertile grounds for planting and growing new ventures. WalletHub compared the 50 U.S. states […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council on Tuesday night got the November 2023 sales tax report from the city’s Finance Officer. Sales in the month of November 2023 were 1.04% higher than November of 2022. Sales for the first 11 months of 2023 were 4.873% higher than the same time period in 2023. But […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Spearfish Fire Department quickly knocked down a vehicle fire Tuesday afternoon on Christensen Drive. Multiple calls reporting a vehicle on fire came in around 12:25 p.m., and once on scene, firefighters found a 1995 Chevrolet K1500 fully engulfed. It had reportedly been started, after which the cabin began to fill with […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem set the tone for the 2024 South Dakota Legislature not with her session-opening State of the State Address but with her budget message in December. The second-term Republican touted a doctrine of financial discipline and austerity, embracing a tradition of South Dakota governors relishing not the breadth of executive achievements but […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council met for their second meeting in January Tuesday night and began with another work session that discussed the city’s transit ordinances. Discussion topics included pedicabs, Uber, Lyft and taxis. A pedicab is a nonmotorized three-wheel bicycle used to carry passengers for hire or similar vehicle with an electric […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Mines researchers have discovered microbes that they say mineralize CO2 from the air into solid rock. Carbon capture and sequestration has been a hot topic in the state for the past year. Two carbon pipeline companies requested permits to construct carbon pipelines in the state and both permits were denied by […]
James (Jim) Edward Johnson passed on May 1, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born to James […]
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