Author Archives: Jim Kallas

A bill banning entities from six foreignadversary nations from owning electrical infrastructure in South Dakota advanced Thursday after winning unanimous approval in the Senate Commerce and Energy Com...

The South Dakota House on Thursday narrowly rejected a proposal to give voters more time to force an election on school opt-out propertytax increases. SB 223 would have extended the referral petition ...

Rep. Dusty Johnson (RS.D.) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (ROkla.) have introduced two bills aimed at expanding firearm access for tribal citizens and easing federal restrictions on tribal law enforcement....

Governor Larry Rhoden on Thursday signed HB 1043, a measure aimed at strengthening rural health care recruitment across South Dakota. The bill provides funding to reimburse health care professionals w...

Governor Larry Rhoden has appointed Kevin Nyberg and Charles "Chuck" Spring to the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Commission. Rhoden said both men are "servant leaders and avid outdoorsmen" who w...

Investigators say the November fire at Reptile Gardens that killed nearly 100 alligators and several tortoises was electrical in origin, though the exact cause could not be determined due to the build...

A plan to give South Dakota homeowners onetime property tax rebates shrank from $120 million to just $202 on Wednesday after its sponsor, House Speaker Jon Hansen, dramatically amended the bill to kee...

The Joint Committee on Appropriations voted 10-6 on Wednesday to table HB 1147, which sought financial support for Feeding South Dakota. The bill originally requested $5 million, but sponsor Rep. Erik...

South Dakota senators passed House Bill 1056 on Wednesday which asks federal officials for permission to block SNAP beneficiaries from buying sweetened soft drinks with SNAP benefits. Supporters say S...

Hazmat crews were dispatched to reports of an "unknown leak" near Custer Wednesday afternoon. The leak was reported around 12:10 p.m. at the Stage Stop Trading Post, prompting the Custer Volunteer Fir...