Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

Governor Larry Rhoden signed four new bills into law Monday: SB 73 revises provisions relating to state financial practices; SB 116 makes an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor ...

South Dakota House Education lawmakers voted Monday to shelve Senate Bill 198, a proposal to restrict student cell phone use during the school day. Bill sponsor Republican Rep. Taylor Rehfedt from Sio...

A proposed constitutional amendment would change who presides over the South Dakota Senate. The House State Affairs Committee sent Senate Joint Resolution 508 to the House floor Monday on a 9-3 vote. ...

The South Dakota House voted down a parental-rights bill Monday after a debate focused on abuse safeguards and school transparency. The House rejected Senate Bill 190 on a 30 to 35 vote. Supporters in...

Six publicsafety bills backed by Attorney General Marty Jackley cleared the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, advancing measures that target online predators, prison drug smuggling, and protections...

A 65yearold Spearfish man died Saturday evening in a singlevehicle crash near Exit 10 on Interstate 90, according to the South Dakota Highway Patrol. The crash happened around 8:05 p.m. on February 28...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is applauding Meta for introducing new safety measures on Instagram that will alert parents if their teen repeatedly searches for suicide or selfharmrelated...

A rockfall mitigation project is set to begin today, on S.D. Highway 44 across from the Cleghorn Springs State Fish Hatchery in Rapid City, according to the South Dakota Department of Transportation. ...

A time capsule buried in 1976 beneath a concrete slab outside the Milo Barber Transportation Center was opened Friday-exactly 50 years after it was sealed. The capsule, marked with the inscription "He...

Two men are facing fraud charges after Rapid City police say they falsely claimed to be raising money for a local high school athletic program while soliciting donations outside the Walmart on North L...