Latest South Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vandal Causes $400K in Damage at South Dakota Construction Site
May 3 2016 // Police in Sioux Falls, S.D., are looking for the vandal who damaged construction equipment to the tune of $400,000. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the vandal was able to turn on a backhoe and tipped over a pickup truck,...
Flood Mapping Tools to Help Residents in South Dakota’s Big Sioux River Basin
Apr 24 2016 // The state of South Dakota is working on new online flood mapping tools for the Big Sioux River Basin. The Google maps-style program should allow cities, counties, developers and emergency managers to test the flooding...
New Trial Granted for South Dakota Woman in Arson-for-Insurance Case
Apr 22 2016 // A woman convicted of setting fire to a bar and grill she co-owned in the South Dakota town of Herreid to get insurance money has been granted a new trial. A jury in February found 42-year-old Lori Brandner guilty of arson,...
Company to Pay $10.3M for Cleanup of South Dakota Mine
Apr 18 2016 // A Colorado mining company will pay $10.3 million to the state of South Dakota and the federal government to cover part of environmental cleanup costs at an abandoned gold and silver mine in the northern Black Hills, a...
Oil Spill in South Dakota Forces Shut Down of Keystone Pipeline
Apr 7 2016 // The Keystone pipeline will likely remain shut down for the rest of the week while officials investigate an apparent oil spill in southeastern South Dakota. Oil covered a 300-square-foot area in a farm field ditch 4 miles...
Declarations
Apr 4 2016 // Delaware Bulletin “All Delawareans should have access to quality health care, regardless of their gender identity.” — Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart on prohibiting health insurers from...
South Dakota Bill Allowing Insurance Tax Credits for Scholarships Signed
Mar 28 2016 // South Dakota insurance companies would get tax credits for donating to private school scholarships under a measure Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law, providing the financial backing for a school choice program that...
South Dakota Opens the Door to Ridesharing
Mar 23 2016 // South Dakota has become the 29th state to implement statewide rules governing the operation of transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft, with news that Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed the ridesharing measure...
Rideshare Insurance Bill Signed by South Dakota Governor
Mar 23 2016 // Legislation addressing insurance gaps for commercial rideshare drivers has been signed by South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) reported. House Bill 1091 was...
ATF Investigating $5M Fire at South Dakota Mink-Processing Business
Mar 16 2016 // Federal authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a mink-processing business in Arlington. A team from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Saturday started investigating the...
South Dakota Bill Allows Insurer Tax Credits for Private School Scholarships
Mar 10 2016 // A bill that would give insurance companies tax credits for contributions to help lower-income students in South Dakota attend private schools is headed to Gov. Dennis Daugaard after passing through the state...
South Dakota Woman Convicted of Torching Her Bar for Insurance
Feb 8 2016 // A South Dakota woman accused of setting fire to her own bar to get more than $300,000 in insurance money has been convicted of arson. Attorney General Marty Jackley says a jury found Road House Bar and Grill owner Lori...
Bill Would Clarify South Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Law
Feb 8 2016 // A bill introduced in the South Dakota House would clarify state law on when part-time employees injured on the job should also receive workers’ compensation benefits for their other part-time positions. The proposed...
Bill Would Clarify South Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Law
Jan 28 2016 // A bill introduced in the South Dakota House would clarify state law on when part-time employees injured on the job should also receive workers’ compensation benefits for their other part-time positions. The proposed...
South Dakota Official Blames Highway Elevation Change for Car Accidents
Jan 11 2016 // A county official says an elevation change on a highway in South Dakota’s Day County is partly responsible for the high accident rate along that stretch. Day County Emergency Management director Wes Williams calls...
Forecasters Warn of Big Snowfall in Southeast South Dakota
Dec 29 2015 // A major winter storm impacting the central U.S. is not expected to cause major problems in the Dakotas, but it’s likely to add to what already has been a busy year for snow removal in South Dakota’s largest...
South Dakota Rancher Pleads Guilty to False Cattle Loss Claims
Nov 23 2015 // A South Dakota rancher has pleaded guilty in federal court to falsely claiming he lost more than a hundred cattle during the autumn blizzard of 2013 that left ranchers in the state reeling with financial losses. Karl...
Avera Health Buying Health Insurer, DAKOTACARE
Nov 20 2015 // Regional health system Avera Health is buying the DAKOTACARE health insurance company, creating what it says will be the second-largest health insurer in South Dakota. The two Sioux Falls-based companies announced their...
South Dakota City to Open $5.8M Facility Rebuilt with Insurance Funds
Oct 21 2015 // City leaders in Spearfish, S.D., are set to open a $5.8 million facility built to replace a city-owned call center that collapsed during a blizzard two years ago. The Atlas Building, funded by insurance money, is...
South Dakota Agent Wins National Alliance 2015 Matt Wells Scholarship
Oct 5 2015 // Michael K. Tveidt is the recipient of The Matt Wells Scholarship for The National Alliance Producer School on October 4-16 in Grapevine, Texas. Tveidt is with Fischer Rounds & Associates, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Selected...
