Latest South Dakota Headlines
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James River Still Above Flood Stage in Parts of South Dakota
Nov 30 2011 // South Dakota officials say some stretches of the James River remain well above flood stage heading into the winter freeze, setting the stage for more flooding next spring. The James, which has been out of its banks for...
Insurer Sues Manufacturer Over Collapsed Pool at South Dakota Aquatic Center
Nov 7 2011 // An insurance company is suing the maker of a portable pool to try to recoup money paid out as a result of a collapsed pool at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Mitchell, S.D. Nautilus Insurance Co. filed an amended lawsuit...
South Dakota Flood Insurance Holders Get Another Extension
Nov 2 2011 // South Dakota flood victims have been given more time to file flood insurance claims. Policyholders typically have 60 days to file a claim after suffering damage. Officials with the National Flood Insurance Program say...
Insurer Sues Manufacturer Over South Dakota Collapsed Pool Claims
Oct 31 2011 // An insurance company is suing the maker of a portable pool to try to recoup money paid out as a result of a collapsed pool at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Mitchell, S.D. The Mitchell Daily Republic reports Nautilus...
South Dakota Deputy, a Former Insurance Agent, Indicted on 4 Counts of Grand Theft
Oct 24 2011 // A Minnehaha County, South Dakota, grand jury has indicted a Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy on four counts of grand theft. Court documents say that while licensed as an insurance producer, 41-year-old Rob Hotchkiss...
South Dakota Court Upholds Damages for Injured Railroad Worker
Oct 14 2011 // The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s decision to award $300,000 in damages to a Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad employee who was injured on the job. Donald Jacobs fractured his elbow and hurt his...
Despite National Recession, South Dakota Sees Growth
Oct 3 2011 // Agriculture and manufacturing have spurred the South Dakota economy to moderate prosperity in the backwash of the national recession. Gains on the farm and in some factories have offset soft times in housing and the...
Flood Insurance Claim Deadlines Near in South Dakota
Sep 23 2011 // State and federal officials are cautioning South Dakota flood victims that time might be running out to file flood insurance claims. Normally, claims for flood damage under policies underwritten by the National Flood...
South Dakota Is Sixth State to Join Surplus Lines Coalition
Jul 18 2011 // South Dakota has joined the Non-Admitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (NIMA) coalition. Insurance Director Merle Scheiber signed the agreement on behalf of South Dakota, which collected nearly $29 million in excess and...
South Dakota Senator Seeks Clarification on Flood Insurance
Jun 30 2011 // South Dakota Sen. John Thune has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to clarify how the National Flood Insurance Program applies to the current flooding along the Missouri River. FEMA has determined that the...
Insurers Must Cover Flood Re-Located Property in South Dakota
Jun 20 2011 // Insurers must provide full coverage for personal property that’s been moved because of the threat of flooding on the Missouri River, South Dakota insurance regulators have determined. Insurance Director Merle...
South Dakota Senate Panel Rejects Bill Challenging Insurer Subrogation
Mar 7 2011 // A bill aimed at changing South Dakota’s insurance law to give some injured people a better chance of receiving full compensation for their losses has been rejected by a state Senate panel. However, one of the...
Judge Denies Class Action Status in South Dakota Med Mal Lawsuit
Mar 4 2011 // A federal judge has refused to expand a lawsuit beyond the seven people who are suing a South Dakota urology clinic and its owners. The plaintiffs sought to make it a class action suit representing more than 6,000...
South Dakota Senate Panel Rejects Subrogation Bill
Feb 27 2011 // A measure aimed at changing South Dakota’s insurance law to give some injured people a better chance of receiving full compensation for their losses has been rejected by a state Senate committee. However, one of the...
Accidents Shine Spotlight on Grain Elevators
Feb 9 2011 // Recent high-profile accident cases have put a regulatory spotlight on grain elevators. Speakers at the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association annual meeting in Fargo talked about a range of financial perils elevators must...
Agriculture, Energy Help Bolster Mid-America States Economy
Feb 2 2011 // The economy is gaining strength in nine Midwest and Plains states because global growth and continued low interest rates have provided a boost to agriculture and energy businesses, according to a new survey released Feb....
ND, SD Auto Insurance Premiums Among Lowest
Jan 6 2011 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says auto insurance premiums paid by drivers in the Dakotas remain among the lowest in the nation. Hamm cites a new report issued by the National Association of Insurance...
Group Says Canadian Firm Unprepared for Spill Response in Midwest
Dec 1 2010 // A lack of equipment and personnel has left TransCanada unprepared to deal with a major spill of crude oil on its Keystone pipeline system, according to a report by a nonprofit environmental group. The 60-page report from...
South Dakota Unemployment Rate Improving
Nov 23 2010 // The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports South Dakota’s preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October 2010 was 4.5 percent, a slight increase from the September 2010 rate of 4.4 percent. “The...
Fewer Properties Expected in Flood Plain With South Dakota Project
Sep 20 2010 // A flood-control project in the works for more than 20 years should be completed next year, removing 1,500 properties from Sioux Falls, S.D.’s flood plain, a city official said. Once the flood-control measures are in...
