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6 members of white supremacist group appear in Idaho court, including a Sioux Falls man
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Six of the 31 members of a white supremacist group who were arrested near a northern Idaho pride event last month pleaded not guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges of conspiracy [Read More…]

Sanford plans to appeal over affidavits in child porn probe
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Billionaire banker and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford plans to ask the South Dakota Supreme Court to bar the release of affidavits used to issue search warrants into a child pornography investigation, his [Read More…]

South Dakota Gov. Noem: No special session on abortion
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Friday that she has reversed her initial plan to call a special legislative session this year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. [Read More…]

Life sentence for man who fatally struck grandfather
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man was been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for intentionally running down a North Dakota man who was picking up his granddaughter from practice at [Read More…]

South Dakota identifies first monkeypox case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Health officials said Thursday a man from the eastern part of the state has contracted the state’s first assumed case of monkeypox, a disease that has emerged in [Read More…]

A memorable stop in Mitchell
A family of five from Illinois is getting its first Rodeo experience compliments of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Committee and the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce. Sheriff Steve Harr executed a traffic stop on [Read More…]

Aerospace company’s test balloons prompt calls of concern
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Citizens who called the National Weather Service concerned about some “silvery objects” in the sky around Sioux Falls this week prompted the agency to tweet that the objects were not [Read More…]

Noem, Smith agree to September gubernatorial debate
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and state Rep. Jamie Smith, the Democratic lawmaker challenging her in the November election for governor, agreed Wednesday to a September debate in Rapid City. [Read More…]

Abortion ruling to speed process for clinics, patients
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A court ruling that struck down most of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion as unconstitutional will speed the process for clinics and patients, though providers are still studying all the implications of how the landscape [Read More…]

Minnesota man accused of falsely selling crops as organic
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota farmer is accused of making $46 million by passing off chemically treated corn and soybeans as organically grown. James Clayton Wolf was charged July 7 in federal court with felony [Read More…]

Three arrested after Sioux Falls police shoot at suspect
SIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) — Sioux Falls police fired numerous gunshots at a man who threatened officers with a shotgun, according to the city’s police chief. No one was hit by the gunshots fired Monday [Read More…]

City of Mitchell awarded $1 million for Lake Mitchell improvements
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced on Tuesday that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million grant to Mitchell for improvements and development at the Lake Mitchell marina [Read More…]

South Dakota Soybean Processors ready for $500 million processing plant in Mitchell
The South Dakota Soybean Processors were unanimously given a conditional use permit by the Davison County Commission on Tuesday for a soybean processing plant that will cost $500 million. Construction is planned for next summer [Read More…]

Judge strikes down most of Minnesota’s abortion restrictions
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge declared most of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion unconstitutional on Monday, including the state’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period and a requirement that both parents be notified before a minor [Read More…]

Medicaid expansion groups join for constitutional amendment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A pair of South Dakota campaigns trying to expand access to Medicaid through the November ballot announced Monday they will join efforts to focus on passing an amendment to the [Read More…]

Preliminary approval given for Black Hills drilling
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has given preliminary approval to a Minnesota company that wants to do some exploratory drilling for gold in South Dakota’s Black Hills. The land involved is [Read More…]

South Dakota Democrats pick their candidates at convention
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democrats picked their candidate in what they hope will be a winnable race for Secretary of State but opted not to name a challenger for state Attorney General. [Read More…]

South Dakota Democrats strategize on abortion, elections
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democrats are convening in Fort Pierre Friday as they look to reverse a slide that has dwindled their representation in the Statehouse to its lowest point in 60 [Read More…]

Democrat Smith announces fellow House member as running mate
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democratic lawmaker Jamie Smith, who is trying to unseat Gov. Kristi Noem in the November election, announced Thursday that he has selected fellow House member Jennifer Keintz for [Read More…]

Severe storms left thousands without power in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Xcel Energy says 55,000 customers lost service when a long line of severe thunderstorms rolled across South Dakota. By Wednesday morning, 90% of power lost on Tuesday has been restored [Read More…]
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