Latest South Dakota Headlines
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Fire Erupts after Ethanol Tankers Derail in South Dakota
Sep 21 2015 // Seven ethanol tanker cars derailed and at least one caught fire Saturday in southeastern South Dakota, according to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. The company said no one was hurt. The 98-car train carrying ethanol...
ISO Upgrades Sioux Falls, South Dakota Fire Protection Rating
Aug 12 2015 // Homeowners in South Dakota’s largest city might soon get a break on their insurance bills. The Insurance Services Office that scores about 48,000 fire departments nationwide is upgrading Sioux Falls’ public...
Winter Wheat Crop Insurance Offered to All South Dakota Farmers
Aug 3 2015 // Ag producers across South Dakota will now be able to insure their winter wheat crop for 2016. State Agriculture Secretary Lucas Lentsch says the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently decided to expand crop insurance...
Damage to Homes May Lead to Required Soil Tests in South Dakota
Aug 3 2015 // Rapid City, S.D., officials are considering requiring homebuilders to test soil conditions at building sites after homeowners complained of severe damage caused by expansive soils. The Rapid City Journal reports the...
Damage to Homes May Lead to Required Soil Tests in South Dakota
Jul 27 2015 // Rapid City, S.D., officials are considering requiring homebuilders to test soil conditions at building sites after homeowners complained of severe damage caused by expansive soils. The Rapid City Journal reports the...
Tornado-Torn South Dakota Town Getting Advice on Insurance, Resources
Jul 20 2015 // South Dakota organizations aiming to aid residents of the tornado-ravaged town of Delmont are encouraging those affected to utilize all the resources available to them. Scott Swier of the Swier Law Firm in Avon and Jesse...
Residents, South Dakota City Settle Suit Over Sewer Backups
Jul 15 2015 // Spearfish, S.D., residents who sued the city over sewer backups have settled out of court for an undisclosed amount of money. Members of eight households in a five-block area in late 2013 filed a lawsuit that was scheduled...
Workplace Incident in South Dakota Kills North Dakota Man
Jul 8 2015 // A North Dakota man was killed while working at an asphalt production plant in central South Dakota. Sully County Sherriff Bill Stahl told KCCR radio that 66-year-old Jerold Walth of Wishek, North Dakota, was performing...
No Proof of Insurance Threatens South Dakota 4-H Rodeo
Jul 2 2015 // A rodeo for 4-H members scheduled for this weekend in northeastern South Dakota is in jeopardy because organizers have not submitted proof of insurance to local officials. The Aberdeen American News reports Brown County...
South Dakota Rancher Indicted for False Cattle Death Claims
Jun 15 2015 // The indictment of a South Dakota man for falsely claiming he lost more than a hundred cattle during the autumn blizzard of 2013 could be the first such case from the storm, which devastated ranchers in the western part of...
South Dakota Lt. Governor a Defendant in Medical Lawsuit
Jun 12 2015 // The family of a woman who died after a series of surgeries has named Lt. Gov. Matt Michels in his role as an attorney for Avera Health as a defendant in a federal lawsuit. Michels tells the Argus Leader that...
South Dakota Prankster Entitled to Workers’ Comp: Court
Jun 9 2015 // The South Dakota Supreme Court says a man who broke his ankle running away from a co-worker on whom he had played a prank at a construction site is entitled to workers’ compensation. In Jason Petrik v. JJ Concrete,...
Farmers and Foremost to Pay South Dakota $750K after Probe
Jun 5 2015 // South Dakota insurance regulators and two insurance groups have reached a settlement that will result in a $750,000 total penalty against the companies. The state’s Division of Insurance announced the settlement with...
Economic Report Suggests Slower Growth in Midwest
Jun 2 2015 // Slower economic growth is likely through the end of the third quarter this year for nine Midwestern and Plains states, according to a report issued on June 1. The survey report says the overall Mid-America Business...
South Dakota Requests Disaster Declaration for Delmont Tornado
May 29 2015 // Gov. Dennis Daugaard has requested a presidential disaster declaration to help South Dakotans whose homes and businesses were damaged by the severe storm and tornado May 10 in Douglas and Charles Mix counties. The tornado...
Homeowners in a South Dakota County Won’t See Flood Insurance Surcharge
May 22 2015 // More than 400 homeowners whose property lies along the Missouri River in southeast South Dakota are no longer facing a potential surcharge on their flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency had threated to...
South Dakota Officials Assess Delmont-Area Tornado Damage
May 21 2015 // South Dakota and federal officials this week were assessing tornado damage to homes and businesses in Charles Mix and Douglas counties, including the town of Delmont. Officials say the preliminary assessment is the first...
South Dakota Egg-Laying Chicken Farm Hit with Bird Flu
May 19 2015 // An eastern South Dakota farm with 1.3 million egg-laying chickens is the first in the chicken-production business in the state to be infected with a deadly flu virus despite efforts to prevent it, state and farm officials...
South Dakota Tornado Damaged 84 Structures
May 14 2015 // Officials have confirmed damage to 84 structures from the tornado that ripped through the southeastern South Dakota town of Delmont on May 10. State Public Safety spokesman Tony Mangan says six of the structures were in...
Iowa, South Dakota Towns Assessing Tornado Damage
May 12 2015 // Residents of the tornado-ravaged Iowa and South Dakota towns are beginning to assess property damage after twisters hit on Sunday. In South Dakota, the Tripp-Delmont School District called off classes on May 11 because...
