Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) announced that the distribution of November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will hinge on decisions made by Congress late...

Several transmission pipelines serving Black Hills Energy facilities in Rapid City are under investigation by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). PUC inspectors filed a formal complain...

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), in partnership with the South Dakota Soybean Checkoff, has launched a statewide initiative to collect and safely dispose of fir...

The South Dakota Board of Regents has appointed Dr. Alan D. LaFave as the next president of Northern State University (NSU) in Aberdeen, effective January. LaFave returns to NSU, his alma mater, after...

Governor Larry Rhoden announced that he has officially joined the Governors' Coalition for Energy Security-a bipartisan alliance committed to advancing practical energy solutions across North America....

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined his counterparts from Iowa and Nebraska in calling on four federal agencies to investigate whether large oil refiners are evading their obligatio...

At a recent Board of Education Standards meeting in Sioux Falls, educators voiced strong opposition to proposed changes to South Dakota's math standards, calling them overly simplified and lacking cla...

South Dakota Wildland Fire is reminding residents that free burn permits are now available for those planning to dispose of slash piles. Officials recommend building piles no larger than six feet wide...

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission convened November 7-8 at the GFP Outdoor Campus in Rapid City, finalizing key updates to bison hunting licenses in Custer State Park. The Commiss...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is conducting an investigation into the death of an inmate at the South Dakota ...