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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem is asking the South Dakota Athletic Commission to immediately rescind its requirement that sports participants provide proof they are vaccinated for COVID-19. In a letter to commission chairman Michael Kilmer, Noem wrote that requiring proof of a vaccination would eliminate South Dakotans’ ability to “make reasonable decisions on […]
PIERRE, SD (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that her top aide will change for the third time during her tenure as governor. Current chief of staff Tony Venhuizen will  join the South Dakota Board of Regents later this month, Noem’s office said. Venhuizen, a native of Armour, will succeed Kevin Schieffer […]
WASHINGTON, DC  – In his last full day of office Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued a long list of commutations and pardons. Those included  South Dakotans previously convicted of felonies. The pardons were supported by Gov. Kristi Noem and  Sen. Mike Rounds. In letters sent to the President in November, Governor Kristi Noem advocated for […]