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Severe storms blamed for 3 deaths in South Dakota, Minnesota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Strong winds and a tornado caused widespread damage in parts of the Midwest, where officials said another round of severe weather during a stormy week left three more people dead. In Minnesota, a grain bin fell onto a car Thursday and killed a passenger...
Appeals court hears allegations of special needs abuse
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Some Aberdeen School District employees have made their case before the 8th District appeals court that a lawsuit by parents of five special education student should not proceed to trial. The appeals court heard the case Wednesday. The parents allege a...
Crew safe after fighter jet slides off South Dakota runway
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The crew of a South Dakota Air National Guard F-16 fighter jet that slid off the runway while landing at a Sioux Falls airport Wednesday afternoon is safe, authorities said. The jet from the 114th Fighter Wing overshot the runway at Joe Foss Field about...
Editorial Roundup: South Dakota
Yankton Press & Dakotan. May 9, 2022. Editorial: Childhood Hepatitis Cases Raise Concerns Some health news from three different states may have flown under the general radar last week, but they have not gone unnoticed by health officials. The South...
Rural home sales in South Dakota heat up
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Real estate agents says the hot housing market in South Dakota's larger cities has spilled over to the state's more rural areas. While the competition is the highest in Sioux Falls and Rapid City where prices have increased about 20% over last year, the...
South Dakotans join panel on Native American missing, slain
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A pair of South Dakota law enforcement officials have been named to a federal commission tasked with helping improve how the government addresses a decades-long crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Rapid City Police Chief Don...
Noem's appeal of abortion pills order put on hold
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered that a case between Planned Parenthood and the state of South Dakota be put on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a decision in a separate case that could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion...
Candidate entry suggests South Dakota AG won't seek 2nd term
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A top aide to Republican South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced Tuesday he is seeking the GOP nomination for state attorney general, suggesting that Ravnsborg won’t seek another term as he faces an impeachment trial in the death of a pedestrian. ...
Man facing possible life sentence is a lottery winner in SD
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A man facing a possible life sentence on federal drug and money laundering charges has won the lottery in South Dakota. Canbie Thompson, 45, was featured on the state lottery's website for winning $40,000 on a scratch-off ticket, KELO-TV reported. ...
NTSB: Pilot didn't clear ice before 2019 crash that killed 9
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Federal investigators confirmed that the buildup of ice on the wings and other parts of the plane was a key factor in a 2019 crash that killed nine of 12 members of an Idaho family on board an overloaded small plane. The National Transportation Safety Board...
