South Dakota will not set up its own health insurance exchange, instead deferring to the federal government to operate and pay for a key component required by the federal health care overhaul, Gov. Dennis Daugaard said. President Barack Obama’s health …
A Massachusetts architectural firm has sued a competitor in South Dakota, accusing it of using the firm’s copyrighted designs in a planned upgrade to the University of South Dakota’s student center. Charles Rose Architects of Somerville, Mass., contends that RSA …
A Watertown, S.D., insurance company has been placed into liquidation by state insurance regulators. A liquidation order issued by the South Dakota Division of Insurance for Northern Plains Insurance Co. was approved on Sept. 18 by Sixth Circuit Court Judge …
South Dakota’s biggest city has banned texting while driving. The Sioux Falls City Council voted to make sending and receiving electronic messages while operating a vehicle a crime within city limits. The ordinance will take effect on Sept. 28 and …
A 21-year-old man accused of fatally injuring a motorcyclist while he was speeding and texting has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges. Brent O’Neal was indicted by a grand jury on the traffic violations and on alternate counts of first- …
A man accused of fatally injuring a motorcyclist while he was speeding and texting is facing manslaughter charges in a case that could fuel efforts to ban texting while driving in South Dakota’s largest city. Authorities say 21-year-old Brent O’Neal …
Police say a Sioux Falls, S.D., man was texting and driving too fast when he hit a motorcycle, three other vehicles and a light pole, and then ran from the accident scene. Brent O’Neal faces charges of felony hit and …
South Dakota has been awarded a $5.9 million federal grant to continue research into the possibility of a state-run health insurance exchange. But Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the state will continue to wait for the outcome of the lawsuit challenging …
Madison residents continue to clean up a week after a storm dropped six inches of rain that caused flash flooding, and some want to ensure it never happens again. They plan to ask city leaders to consider building a water …
Federal safety regulators have labeled a southeast South Dakota company a “severe violator” after a worker died and two others were seriously injured. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $210,000 in penalties against Canton-based Adams Thermal Systems Inc., …
