Author Archives: Jim Kallas

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that occurred Thursday morning following a vehicle pursuit in Rapid City. Authorities say the incident began when a Highway Patrol trooper atte...

The subject of a multi-agency manhunt made his first court appearance. A 37yearold Jeremy Taylor appeared Thursday morning in Pennington County Court alongside his attorney, who requested that he be r...

With the latest state sales tax figures exceeding projections, Gov. Larry Rhoden this says he is open to possibly re-visiting his proposed zero-percent increase in funding for schools, healthcare prov...

The South Dakota House Health & Human Services Committee voted 9-4 on Thursday to defer House Bill 1212 to the 41st day of the legislative session, effectively ending the bill's progress. The bill...

The South Dakota Supreme Court has barred a forensic psychiatrist from testifying in the upcoming murder trial of Timothy Huante, charged with killing Dallas Quick Bear at a Rapid City bar in 2022. Hu...

The South Dakota Legislature has approved House Bill 1077, which would ban the manufacture and sale of cultivatedprotein food products in the state. The Senate passed the measure 18-16 after extended ...

A bill that would have shielded providers from liability when prescribing ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine failed in the South Dakota House on Thursday. Rep. Bobbi Andera of Sioux Falls, the bill's sp...

The South Dakota House overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday urging Gov. Larry Rhoden's administration to seek a federal waiver that would ban the purchase of soft drinks with SNAP benefits. The me...

Black Hills National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burns this Saturday, Feb. 7, with operations possibly continuing into Sunday, Feb. 8, depending on weather and final approval. The burns aim to ...

A bill allowing South Dakota health care providers to refuse services based on moral, ethical or religious objections advanced Thursday after an 8-5 vote in the House Health and Human Services Committ...