Latest South Dakota Headlines
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South Dakota Governor Seeks Disaster Declaration for May Storm
Jun 13 2022 // South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last week requested a presidential disaster declaration as the result of damage from a May 12 storm system that included tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding. The request is meant to...
Storms, Tornadoes Damage Buildings in Minnesota, South Dakota
Jun 1 2022 // Thousands of people in Minnesota and South Dakota were without electrical power Tuesday as the region recovered from storms and tornadoes that left damaged buildings, trees and roadways. The National Weather Service said...
Recreational Marijuana Validated for Ballot in South Dakota
May 27 2022 // South Dakota voters are set to vote again on whether they want recreational marijuana legalized for adults after the secretary of state on Wednesday validated the initiated measure for the November ballot. Secretary of...
NTSB: Pilot Didn’t Clear Ice in South Dakota Crash That Killed 9
May 10 2022 // 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...
Most of South Dakota in Moderate to Severe Drought
Apr 6 2022 // Some South Dakota ranchers and farmers are dealing with a third straight year of drought conditions. This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of the state is in a moderate to severe drought. Grass stockpiles...
South Dakota Hires Firm to Track Cannabis From Seed to Sales
Mar 30 2022 // The South Dakota Department of Health has hired a New York-based software company to help monitor the flow of marijuana in the state’s legal medical marijuana market. The Argus Leader reports the contract with Metrc...
South Dakota Officials Euthanize 85,000 Birds Amid Avian Flu Outbreak
Mar 24 2022 // State officials have euthanized 85,000 birds in hopes of containing an avian flu outbreak at two factory farms. South Dakota Public Broadcasting reported Saturday that the outbreaks occurred at farms in Charles Minx County...
South Dakota Gov. Signs Medical Pot Bills, Placing a Limit on Homegrown
Mar 22 2022 // South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem last week signed five bills to make changes to the state’s medical marijuana laws, including putting a cap on the number of cannabis plants that medical marijuana patients can grow in...
South Dakota Bill Provides Campground Owners Immunity From Acts of Nature
Mar 11 2022 // A bill that provides immunity for campground owners whose guests encounter the inherent risks of outdoor camping is headed for the governor’s desk. Both chambers of the South Dakota Legislature have approved the bill...
Federal Inspectors Confirm Bird Flu Presence Among Mixed Species Flock in South Dakota
Mar 10 2022 // Federal inspectors have confirmed the presence of bird flu in a commercial mixed species flock in southeastern South Dakota. Samples from the flock in Charles Mix County, which borders Nebraska, were tested at a national...
Explosion, Fire at Yankton, South Dakota Propane Business Injures 1
Feb 11 2022 // An explosion and fire at a Yankton propane company has injured one person and left the business in ruins. Strong winds fueled the fire at Long’s Propane Feb. 8 and ignited a tanker truck parked next to the...
South Dakota Lawmakers Consider Recreational Marijuana Legalization
Jan 11 2022 // South Dakota lawmakers spent the last year figuring out what to do with two voter-approved measures to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana. While a medical program has been implemented, recreational pot...
South Dakota Begins Medical Marijuana Permitting Process
Dec 6 2021 // The South Dakota Department of Health is beginning to issue medical marijuana cards, but officials say it could be months before dispensaries will have anything to sell. Municipalities across the state are also receiving...
Smithfield to Pay $13,494 Over Coronavirus Hazards at South Dakota Facility
Nov 17 2021 // Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. – the country’s largest pork processor – has agreed to assemble a team of company and third-party experts to develop an infectious disease preparedness plan that the company will...
Jury Awards $42 million to South Dakota Woman Injured at Work
Nov 16 2021 // A Pennington County jury has awarded $42 million to a Rapid City woman after she was denied medical benefits from her previous employer and the employer’s insurance company. United Parcel Service and Liberty Mutual...
Mechanical Failure Touched Off Large South Dakota Fire, Officials Say
Oct 8 2021 // A mechanical failure caused the fire that has burned about 1.5 square miles northwest of Rapid City, according to state and local officials. South Dakota Wildland Fire and the Rapid City Fire and Police departments tweeted...
South Dakota Fire Threatens 500 Homes; FEMA OKs Firefighting Funds
Oct 5 2021 // FEMA on Oct. 4 authorized the use of federal funds to help with the cost of fighting the Auburn Fire in Pennington county, on the north side of Rapid City, South Dakota, that is threatening 500 homes. Around 1,000 people...
South Dakota AG, Widow of Man Struck in Fatal Crash Ink Settlement
Oct 1 2021 // The widow of a man who died last year after being struck by a car driven by South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has reached an out-of-court settlement after threatening a lawsuit, the two sides...
South Dakota Homeowners Sue County Over Sinkhole Risks
Sep 30 2021 // More than 150 homeowners in a development outside Rapid City, South Dakota, are suing Meade County over risks to their properties after a sinkhole exposed an abandoned gypsum mine. The federal complaint filed Sept. 27 by...
South Dakota Court Rules Pierre Not Liable for Injuries Caused by Trainee
Sep 24 2021 // The South Dakota Supreme Court, in an opinion released Sept. 23, agreed with a lower court ruling that two people on a motorcycle who were severely injured in a crash with a volunteer firefighting trainee cannot collect...
