Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

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...

A multiday manhunt concluded Wednesday afternoon with the arrest of 37yearold Jeremy Taylor, a fugitive wanted in two states who was considered armed and dangerous by authorities. According to law enf...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released the 2025 Public Integrity Report, showing the Public Integrity Unit reviewed 47 misconduct reports, initiated 14 criminal investigations, and f...

The South Dakota Department of Health is alerting the public to possible measles exposures in both Milbank and Brookings. Health officials report that an adult resident of Grant County, who has a conf...

A measure to appropriate 2.5 million dollars for an educator retention initiative was considered Wednesday. Representative Erik Muckey is the bill's sponsor... HB 1213 asks for a two-point-five-millio...