Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

Rapid City's Legal and Finance Committee voted to advance more than $44 million in Vision Fund support for a major expansion at Rapid City Regional Airport. The funding would help back bonds for the a...

Sequitor Edge plans to build a 30,000squarefoot modular data center in the Black Hills Industrial Center near Highway 79, with land closing expected in March and construction set to begin by late summ...

Trial opened Wednesday for Dillon Wilson, Erin Provancial, and Montell Olivera, the final three defendants charged in the Aug. 20, 2022 shooting deaths of Joseph Standing Bear and Petan Milk in north ...

Governor Larry Rhoden signed three bills aimed at enhancing South Dakota's outdoor recreation, conservation efforts, and state fairgrounds. HB 1047 - Provides funding for construction improvements at ...

Governor Larry Rhoden on Wednesday signed SB 12, legislation that allows eligible veterans and surviving spouses to receive refunds on property taxes paid in previous years. The bill was signed during...

The South Dakota House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday adding school coaches to the list of mandatory child abuse reporters, but only after an emotional debate over how far the protection should e...

The state House Commerce and Energy Committee advanced a bill to help financial institutions protect seniors from financial exploitation. District 7 state Rep. Mellissa Heermann, R-Brookings is the pr...

The state House Education Committee advanced a bill to restrict schools from providing resources that support teachers' unions. District 13 state Rep. John Hughes, R-Sioux Falls is the sponsor of Hous...

South Dakota legislators were updated on revenues for the coming budget year. Governor Rhoden is already considering changes in his proposed budget to reflect a stronger than expected month in January...

A New York federal judge has dismissed Mayday Health's counterlawsuit against South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, ruling the dispute belongs in state court, where Jackley has already filed su...