Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

Flu activity remains moderate across South Dakota according to the latest Department of Health report. 498 total cases have been reported in the past week, 16 requiring hospitalization. For the season...

A California man has been sentenced to federal prison for lying about his residency in order to illegally purchase firearms in South Dakota. Jacob Barba, 39, of Playa del Rey, was sentenced to 15 mont...

The South Dakota House Education Committee on Wednesday unanimously advanced a bill aimed at giving schools more tools to address increasingly aggressive and violent student behavior. A separate bill ...

The Grey Rocks Fire south of Custer is now 100% contained, according to local fire officials. The wildfire started Sunday afternoon near the Custer County Airport and burned 58 acres of grass and timb...

South Dakota lawmakers have approved raising the state's livestockownership inspection fee for the first time in 18 years. The Senate on Tuesday passed the increase 26-7, moving the fee from $1 per he...

The South Dakota Supreme Court today issued an advisory opinion in the matter of the interpretation of the South Dakota Constitution and state law regarding the Lieutenant Governor's power to vote on ...

The South Dakota Senate deadlocked Tuesday on whether to make the state's 4.2% salesanduse tax rate permanent. Senators split 17-17 on removing the clause that restores the rate to 4.5% on July 1, 202...

A bill aimed at covering the cost of reducedprice school meals has been delayed in the South Dakota Legislature. The House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday requested a fiscal note for House Bill 10...

Two childsupport bills were defeated Tuesday, but a third measure dealing with child custody will move forward. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to kill SB 162 and SB 163, both aimed at changing h...

Two nicotineregulation bills moved forward Tuesday at the South Dakota Capitol. The House Health and Human Services Committee voted 11-2 to advance House Bill 1220, which would require wholesalers and...