Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

A Rapid City man received a 15year suspended sentence and eight years of probation after firing a gun toward a woman and missing. Deshawn Charging, 21, was sentenced Thursday before Judge Heidi Linngr...

The South Dakota Senate approved a bill Thursday that would require people to prove U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. The measure, Senate Bill 175, passed 28-6 and now heads to the House. Pri...

South Dakota lawmakers have approved a measure doubling the annual registration fee for electric passenger vehicles. House Bill 1227 raises the fee from $50 to $100, with the Senate passing it 24-10 -...

Legislation that would allow charter schools in South Dakota failed in the Senate on Thursday after a 17-17 tie vote. Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen, who could have broken the tie, declined to vote, declarin...

A bill aimed at restricting child marriage in South Dakota advanced Thursday after lawmakers added a new requirement limiting the age gap between minors and their partners to no more than four years. ...

The South Dakota House will soon decide whether to add new campaignfinance limits for statewide officeholders. The House State Affairs Committee advanced HB 1278 on an 8-4 vote Wednesday. The bill, sp...

A South Dakota House committee has advanced a bill that would require mobile app stores to verify users' ages and obtain parental approval before minors can download apps. The House State Affairs Comm...

A South Dakota House committee has killed a bill that would have ended the death penalty in the state. The House Judiciary Committee sent house to the 41st day Wednesday - defeated on a 10-to-1 vote. ...

The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday again rejected Sen. Chris Karr's plan to make the temporary 4.2% sales tax permanent. After a 17-17 tie on Tuesday, the bill failed 16-17 on reconsideration. The d...

The Rapid City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved $44 million in Vision Fund money to expand the Rapid City Regional Airport terminal. The project will add five gates to ease crowding during peak...