Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

The South Dakota House on Thursday rejected a student cellphone ban after debate on local control and youth mental health. Rep. Erik Muckey, a Democrat from Sioux Falls, said he was pulled in two dire...

South Dakota lawmakers are advancing a proposal that would require large data centers to pay the full cost of Public Utilities Commission contract reviews. House Bill 1038 shifts those expenses from r...

A bill to reimburse school meal costs for students on federally reducedprice plans was revived in the South Dakota Senate on Thursday after being previously tabled in Appropriations. Sen. Michael Rohl...

South Dakota's Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee will continue its work for at least another year after a Senate panel rejected a bill to repeal it. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee ...

The latest data from the US Drought monitor show a slight increase in areas reporting at least abnormally dry conditions across South Dakota. The March 3rd report shows no drought in the northern 3rd ...

Washington - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is out, and will be replaced by GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, President Trump announced on Truth Social Thursday. The announ...

Rapid City police say two suspects in Tuesday's North 7th Street shooting have been arrested, while two others remain at large and are considered armed and dangerous. Investigators worked overnight to...

Rapid City police say a 20yearold man accused of firing a gun near the Maplewood Townhomes complex is now in custody. Officers detained Tanner Standing Bear of Rapid City following an investigation in...

South Dakota lawmakers enter Day 33 of the 38day session Today, The Senate Judiciary committee hears two House bills: HB 1184 to define "man" and "woman" in state law, and HB 1187 to add coaches to th...

Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed 11 bills into law Wednesday: SB 21 modifies tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability; SB 25 updates provisions related to the permit applicatio...