South Dakota News

Iowans and South Dakotans Charged in Arson Schemes

Federal grand jurors have indicted two Sioux Falls men on charges of burning down their car stereo installation business to collect the insurance money. One of them, Chad Michael Blair, 31, earlier was charged with an unrelated scheme to set …

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Iowans and South Dakotans Charged in Arson Scams

Federal grand jurors have indicted two Sioux Falls men on charges of burning down their car stereo installation business to collect the insurance money. One of them, Chad Michael Blair, 31, earlier was charged with an unrelated scheme to set …

S. D. Attorney General Urges 24/7 DUI Monitoring Program

South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long says the 24/7 program he started in 2004 has resulted in more than 800,000 Breathalyzer tests. The program, which monitors people convicted of drunk driving by checking their breath daily, has had participation from …

Two Midwest Offices of Engle Martin & Associates Relocate

The Minneapolis and Chicago offices of Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., a national independent insurance adjusting and claims administration firm, have moved to expanded facilities, the company recently announced. The Minneapolis office, whose service area includes the core states of …

S.D. Legislature Rejects Revision of Workers’ Compensation Law

Rejected in the Legislature Friday was an attempt to revise state workers’ compensation law so injured employees who drink or use illegal drugs on the job must prove that those things were not substantial factors in causing their injuries. Opponents …

Declarations

Big Brother? “These cameras are another important tool that motorists can use when deciding if they should head out on the road.” —Darin Bergquiest, South Dakota Transportation secretary comments on how new cameras might save lives or prevent injuries. Motorists …

Fraud Roundup

S.D. agent sent to prison for 20 years for insurance fraud A former Sioux Falls, S.D. insurance agent convicted of embezzling money from two clients in nursing homes has been sent to prison for 20 years. Paul Wentzlaff, 46, pleaded …

Midwest States Fall Below National Average for Homeowners Premiums

A new National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) report shows Ohio homeowners and most Midwestern states pay some of the lowest homeowners’ insurance rates in the nation. The Ohio Department of Insurance announced that new figures from the NAIC show …

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