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Larson to be School and Public Lands commissioner

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:09:44 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he will appoint Vern Larson of Vivian as South Dakota's commissioner of school and public lands.

South Dakota has 2 $10,000 Powerball winners

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:45 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Powerball tickets sold in Sioux Falls and Yankton each won $10,000 in the latest Powerball drawing.

2 SD students gets Gates Millennium Scholarships

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:01:15 -0400

PINE RIDGE, South Dakota - Two students at a school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have been awarded the Gates Millennium Scholarship to use at the college or university of their choice.

Shares of Raven Industries fall on 1Q profit drop

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:05 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Shares of Raven Industries Inc. tumbled Monday after the industrial products maker said its fiscal first-quarter net income fell 26 percent, as sluggish economic conditions hurt sales at all of its businesses.

NorthWestern peaking plant operating at Aberdeen

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:04:23 -0400

ABERDEEN, South Dakota - NorthWestern Energy has started operating a natured-gas fired plant in Aberdeen to help meet electricity needs during times of peak demand.

FEMA coordinating disaster response in SD

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:48 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Federal officials have been meeting with state and local officials in South Dakota to coordinate the dispersal of emergency funding to help affected areas recover from a three-day snowstorm last month that caused millions of dollars in damage.

Tribe revokes lease for only grocery on Pine Ridge

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:44:27 -0400

PINE RIDGE, South Dakota - The Oglala Sioux Tribe has revoked the building lease for the only grocery store on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota because of continued complaints about spoiled food.

Honor song group protests exclusion in SD town

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:35:11 -0400

CHAMBERLAIN, South Dakota - Members of the Crow Creek and Lower Brule tribes gathered outside the National Guard Armory in Chamberlain to play an American Indian honor song for high school graduates as they filed out of the building.

State's Attorneys Association honors 2 prosecutors

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:28:06 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - The South Dakota State's Attorneys Association has named Lawrence County State's Attorney John Fitzgerald as prosecutor of the year.

City of Sioux Falls investing in bike trails

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:23:06 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - The city of Sioux Falls has invested nearly $2 million in bicycle trail and lane improvements over the past five years to make it easier for cyclists to get around the city.

South Dakota walk fights stigma of mental illness

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:43:05 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Supporters of the National Alliance of Mental Illness have gathered in Sioux Falls to help in the fight to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental illness.

SD school sharing plan moving slower than hoped

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:47:25 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - A plan for several rural South Dakota school districts to share staff and hold more classes online will proceed more slowly than some had hoped.

No hazardous material in letters to SD lawmakers

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:28:48 -0400

ABERDEEN, South Dakota - There weren't any hazardous materials in suspicious envelopes sent to the Aberdeen offices of South Dakota's congressional delegation, according to police.

Former lands commissioner hired by contractors

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:29:04 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Former state School and Public Lands Commissioner Bryce Healy is becoming the executive director of an organization that represents South Dakota building contractors.

Athletic training program joins regional exchange

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:23:07 -0400

BROOKINGS, South Dakota - South Dakota State University's master's-level athletic training program is joining a regional exchange.

Tribal nonprofit names new program director

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:20:45 -0400

EAGLE BUTTE, South Dakota - A nonprofit organization for children on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation has named a new director for youth programs.

Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:53:18 -0400

ATLANTA - Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Sioux Falls-area course on track for summer 2014

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:33:10 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Developers say a new Sioux Falls-area golf course designed by accomplished course architect Rees Jones should ready for play by late next summer.

Fledgling SD events center already booking shows

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:19:34 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - Officials have started to book shows at an events center that's taking shape in South Dakota's largest city.

Prosecutors won't seek death penalty in SD killing

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:09:02 -0400

CHAMBERLAIN, South Dakota - Prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty if a man accused of killing a Mitchell woman is convicted.

Former Texas congressman to speak at SD Ag Summit

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:29:08 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm of Texas will be the keynote speaker next month at South Dakota's annual Governor's Ag Development Summit.

Huron water park set to open next Friday

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:23:05 -0400

HURON, South Dakota - Huron's $12.5 million Splash Central Water Park is set to open next Friday, but the opening of the 50-meter competition pool will have to wait.

Chamber hosting Armed Forces Day ceremony

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:20:15 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Armed Forces Day on Saturday with a program that the public is invited to.

SD man pleads guilty in synthetic drug conspiracy

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:17:05 -0400

SIOXU FALLS, South Dakota - A South Dakota man pleaded guilty Friday to selling synthetic drugs in a case that began with an investigation of a Sioux Falls tobacco shop.

USA Today founder honored at memorial service

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:37:37 -0400

VERMILLION, South Dakota - Colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder Al Neuharth on Friday remembered him not as a driven media giant but as a loyal native South Dakotan who never forgot his roots.