Author Archives: Jim Kallas

A Riverside, California woman has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for laundering money tied to a South Dakotaconnected drug trafficking organization. U.S. District Judge Karen S...

Governor Larry Rhoden signed three appropriations bills into law Tuesday: SB 20 makes an appropriation for tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability and declares an emergency; SB 5...

South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Kyle Knievel has been named one of four finalists for the International Association of Chiefs of Police/Motorola Solutions Trooper of the Year Award. The winner wil...

The South Dakota Department of Health has opened a new round of Requests for Proposals under the state's Rural Health Transformation (RHT) initiative, aimed at strengthening rural, tribal, and frontie...

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources is now accepting applications for its latest round of community forestry grants, with a deadline of March 31, 2026. The program is desi...

The South Dakota Senate passed a bill requiring public schools to show students a short video on prenatal development. Sen. Greg Blanc, a Republican from Rapid City says it a science-based curriculum ...

The South Dakota Senate has defeated a bill that would have authorized $87 million in federal spending authority for broadband expansion grants. House Bill 1048 needed a two-thirds majority because it...

The Sturgis City Council took additional public comment Monday on proposed changes to the city's camping ordinance, following strong pushback at its Feb. 17 meeting. Mayor Kevin Forrester, who has bee...

South Dakota lawmakers defeated a measure that would have asked voters to allow sports betting in the state and use tax revenue from it to fund property tax relief. Representative Greg Jamison is a Si...

The Rapid City Common Council opened a formal review of its lease with OneHeart on Monday, voting to issue a notice of nonrenewal that begins months of discussion but does not end the agreement. The l...