Author Archives: Jim Kallas

A Rapid City man has been sentenced to three years in prison for pulling a knife on a Yesway employee during a dispute over stolen burritos. Tad Montgomery was sentenced Monday in Pennington County Ci...

A Rapid City man was arrested after allegedly striking a police officer during a latenight disturbance at a hotel on North Elk Vale Road. Police responded around 11:40 p.m. Friday to reports of two in...

A proposal allowing counties to begin processing absentee ballots a day early advanced Monday, as the House State Affairs Committee endorsed three electionrelated bills. The committee voted 11-0 to ap...

A bill tightening South Dakota's marriage laws for minors advanced Monday, keeping the legal marriage age at 18 but making exceptions for younger teens more restrictive. The House State Affairs Commit...

A proposal requiring K12 students to receive instruction on prebirth development drew debate Monday in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. House Bill 1313 would mandate that schools show a...

A bill that bans candidates and political committees from accepting campaign contributions or loans from foreign nationals and establishes penalties garnered unanimous approval from the House State Af...

Governor Larry Rhoden signed four new bills into law Monday: SB 73 revises provisions relating to state financial practices; SB 116 makes an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor ...

South Dakota House Education lawmakers voted Monday to shelve Senate Bill 198, a proposal to restrict student cell phone use during the school day. Bill sponsor Republican Rep. Taylor Rehfedt from Sio...

A proposed constitutional amendment would change who presides over the South Dakota Senate. The House State Affairs Committee sent Senate Joint Resolution 508 to the House floor Monday on a 9-3 vote. ...

The South Dakota House voted down a parental-rights bill Monday after a debate focused on abuse safeguards and school transparency. The House rejected Senate Bill 190 on a 30 to 35 vote. Supporters in...