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A Senate panel has supported an amended bill that changes how low-income people can get help paying for food.More>>

With South Dakota's year-old abortion law tied up in a court challenge, a state Senate committee has endorsed a bill that would change some of the counseling requirements for women seeking an abortion.More>>

A South Dakota House committee has approved Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to use unexpected extra state revenue to give one-time payments to school districts and facilities that provide medical care to low-income people.More>>

Leaders of an American Indian tribe in South Dakota who are suing beer makers, distributors and retailers are now asking a judge to limit alcohol sales in a tiny Nebraska town that borders their reservation.More>>

Leaders of an American Indian tribe in South Dakota who are suing beer makers, distributors and retailers are now asking a judge to limit alcohol sales in a tiny Nebraska town that borders their reservation.More>>

The death of a South Dakota woman whose body was found in a North Sioux City townhouse has been ruled accidental.More>>

A Pierre man has drowned after falling through the ice on the Missouri River while apparently trying to rescue his dog. The 66-year-old man was pronounced dead yesterday evening at a local hospital. Pierre Deputy Fire Chief...More>>

A farmer cooperative in the James River Valley in North Dakota and South Dakota has bought a precision agronomy company based in the South Dakota city of Watertown.More>>

Members of a House panel have approved a bill that strengthens South Dakota's enforced reporting of child abuse and neglect.More>>

A Minnesota man has changed his plea and acknowledged driving drunk and killing a South Dakota teenager.More>>

A bill that says South Dakota public schools can charge for childcare or driver's education has passed the full Senate.More>>

The South Dakota Legislature has given final approval to a measure aimed at preventing death-row inmates from filing repeated appeals in an effort to delay their executions.More>>

Crews are cleaning up diesel fuel after a pipeline leak north of Aberdeen.More>>

South Dakota State Sen. Jim Hundstad is to undergo triple-bypass heart surgery in Sioux Falls on Wednesday and will miss the rest of this year's legislative session.More>>

A legislative panel has approved the South Dakota university system's plan to spend more than $200 million in the next decade to construct new buildings, renovate some existing buildings and upgrade utilities.More>>

South Dakota farmers are welcoming the rain and snow that fell in some parts of the state on Presidents Day.More>>

Sen. Tim Johnson is meeting with public transportation and planning officials in Sioux Falls to discuss transportation in the state.More>>

A South Dakota Senate committee is looking at a bill that would end a faltering tax refund program for poor people so the money can instead be given to a nonprofit organization that provides food to low-income families...More>>

Officials in central Montana have released the name of a South Dakota woman who died in a weekend crash.More>>

Rotting barns with peeling paint and missing boards lean precariously throughout the rural landscape.More>>

The lack of snow in the Upper Midwest is causing some concern among winter wheat farmers.More>>

A group of engineering students at South Dakota State University is traveling to Bolivia next month as part of a five-year commitment to improve drinking water safety and sanitation in one village.More>>

Brown County officials are considering dissolving the county drainage board.More>>

The manager of the South Dakota State Fair says he expects the annual event to be able to boost some budget areas this year, particularly in entertainment, marketing and equipment rental.More>>

Sioux Falls' past and present are on display at the city's main library.More>>

Authorities are looking for help to find a 25-year-old Rapid City woman who has been missing for more than a week.More>>

A South Dakota man says a $5 fee charged to reserve a Native American sweat lodge is a violation of religious freedom.More>>

South Dakota officials say campers should plan ahead before driving to their favorite parks with gear in tow.More>>

A South Dakota native is being honored for his Navy recruitment efforts.More>>

An exceptionally dry winter in Minnesota and other Upper Midwest states has some officials worrying about the potential effects on agriculture.More>>

Concerns that absentee voting needs regulating are leading South Dakota lawmakers to push a bill through the House that enforces a uniform system of casting ballots.More>>

A South Dakota Army National Guard unit has been notified that it likely will be called to duty in Kuwait.More>>

A South Dakota man accused of growing 500 marijuana plants has pleaded not guilty to nine felony counts.More>>

A handful of dilapidated structures on Yankton's east side entryway have been demolished to make way for a Nebraska tree care company.More>>

A monthly survey of bankers in 10 Midwest and Great Plains states shows the rural economy slowing down, but reflects strong gains in hiring and farmland prices.More>>

Higher market prices led to a big jump in the value of South Dakota's corn crop production in 2011.More>>

South Dakota state senators want to hike the per-mile compensation for their first and lasts trip to and from the legislative session in Pierre.More>>

The Marine Corps has released the identities of three Marines killed in a car crash near Camp Pendleton, Calif.More>>

State Sen. Jim Hundstad says he likely will miss the rest of this year's legislative session with heart health issues.More>>

Sioux Falls police are investigating a shooting that sent a person to the hospital.More>>

Residents who live close to where a new assisted living community is planned say they are worried about increased noise and traffic.More>>

A federal grand jury has indicted a man for first-degree murder in the killing of a woman in Todd County.More>>

The South Dakota Legislature has given final approval to a bill that seeks to ban so-called synthetic marijuana and bath salt drugs.More>>

A bill that would open up former governors and lieutenant governors' records has passed a Senate panel.More>>

A South Dakota House committee has endorsed a plan to prevent death-row inmates from using repeated appeals to delay their executions.More>>

Officials in western South Dakota's Meade County believe federal census counters missed more than 3,000 people.More>>

Traffic planners are looking into whether speed bumps could make Rapid City's traffic less rapid.More>>

Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill says neighborhood opposition cannot block a nonprofit group's plans to open a home for alcoholics and drug abusers.More>>

A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper who was hit by a vehicle is expected to be back at work in a few weeks.More>>

A Highmore woman is scheduled to be honored at the White House on Wednesday for creating jobs and developing projects to improve America's infrastructure.More>>

The South Dakota House has approved a plan to scrap a tax refund program for poor people and instead give the money to a nonprofit organization that provides food to low-income families.More>>

The South Dakota House has approved a proposal to set up a long-term planning committee that would study education, and other key issues.More>>

The Lake County state's attorney says a grand jury has indicted a 73-year-old Watertown man for first-degree murder in the Jan. 31 killing of a retired Madison High School teacher and track coach.More>>

A federal judge has ordered two men who solicited money for a sham computer software company to repay $1.8 million to the investors they conned.More>>

Police in Sioux Falls are reminding residents to close their garage doors after a string of burglaries last month.More>>

Two South Dakota high school basketball players have been nominated to play in this year's McDonald's All-American Games.More>>

The South Dakota House has approved a measure that would change some provisions of a year-old abortion law that requires women seeking abortions to first get counseling at pregnancy help centers that discourage abortions.More>>

The South Dakota House has approved a modified version of Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to give bonuses to the state's top teachers.More>>

A Rapid City woman accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy has been released on bond.More>>

Falling fuel demand, an ethanol oversupply and high corn costs could lead some Midwest biorefineries to cut back or idle production until profit margins improve.More>>

The buffalo-meat-and-cranberry Tanka Bar is becoming a mainstream product.More>>

A state Senate panel supports repealing a South Dakota law that allows someone whose spouse has been "seduced or stolen" to file a lawsuit against the seducer.More>>

A Custer store sold a Mega Millions lottery ticket that's worth $10,000.More>>

A Sioux Falls shopping mall has started charging a fee to nonprofit groups who hold events there, and some aren't happy about it.More>>

The South Dakota legislative committee that puts together the state budget will soon get an update on how much revenue state government might collect next year.More>>

Organizers of this year's Black Hills Stock Show don't have much time to bask in the fact that a record number of people attended this year's event in Rapid City.More>>

A 20-year-old Fort Thompson man who authorities say was driving drunk when his vehicle struck a pedestrian will spend 18 months in federal custody.More>>

Sen. Tim Johnson is accepting applications for summer and fall internship positions in his Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen and Washington, D.C., offices.More>>

Gov. Dennis Daugaard has appointed two Fort Pierre men to the South Dakota Lottery Commission.More>>

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a Sioux Falls-based trooper is recovering from injuries sustained during a crash on Interstate 29.More>>

South Dakota lottery officials say strong Powerball ticket sales have boosted Saturday's jackpot up to $202.9 million cash.More>>

Employees at a trailer manufacturing plant in Mitchell were evacuated Friday after a fire in an outdoor dust collection and filtration unit.More>>

A bill on bonus pay for state employees will move to the Senate floor after a compromise added ceiling and floor caps.More>>

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a Sioux Falls man has died in a two-vehicle crash near Madison.More>>

A secretary at the Gregory school who forged insurance paperwork to make false insurance claims for her son was ordered to pay $8,000 in fines and restitution.More>>

A South Dakota water official says a slowdown in federal money could make a regional water supply project a "pipe to nowhere."More>>

The South Dakota House has agreed that counties could choose to cremate deceased poor people.More>>

Yankton's Mount Marty College is celebrating the inauguration of its ninth president on Friday.More>>

South Dakota's 13,000 state workers are up for a pay raise after three years without one, but a plan outlining an across-the-board $2,300 for all public employees won't move forward this legislative session.More>>

To clarify voting rights of felons, a South Dakota House committee passed a bill Thursday that strips any right to cast a ballot until sentences are completed.More>>

An American Indian tribe is suing some of the world's largest beer makers, claiming they knowingly contributed to alcohol-related problems on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.More>>

South Dakota's share of a $25 billion settlement between five mortgage lenders and 49 states is just under $8 million. The amount includes loan term modifications and other forms of assistance.More>>

An Aberdeen man accused of stealing from his employer has been sentenced to 60 days in jail and two years of probation and fined $800.More>>

A South Dakota Senate Committee has passed an amended bill encouraging school districts without a bullying policy to adopt one and telling districts with policies in place to review them.More>>

Water projects in the Dakotas are getting some of the $50 million in funding being doled out by the federal Interior Department for water infrastructure in the West.More>>

A Pierre man accused of shooting out the passenger-side window of an occupied vehicle has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.More>>

A South Dakota House committee is looking at a measure that would make it clear hydraulic fracturing is an acceptable production technique for oil and gas.More>>