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South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen sent a letter to members of the South Dakota bar today (Thursday) outlining upcoming and possible changes in legal education and bar admissions. Jensen said that [Read More…]

A member of leadership in the South Dakota State Senate is temporarily taking leave from the legislative session following a health emergency suffered during the first week.   Sen. Michael Diedrich, the Assistant Majority Leader, [Read More…]

In a unanimous vote of 13 to 0, the South Dakota House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee approved SB54, a bill addressing the state’s qualifications for hunting, fishing, or trapping licenses. Proponents say the legislation [Read More…]

The South Dakota House voted 57 to 9 Monday to place a 10 percent tax on lithium by categorizing it as a precious metal. The bill is a product of at least two years of [Read More…]

A federal court jury has convicted a 57 year old man from Oglala of Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet and Commercial Sex Trafficking. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Gordon Weston was indicted by [Read More…]

District 20 Senator Josh Klumb of Mitchell has added another committee assignment to his current workload……     He says one of his first duties on the committee is to break a tie vote on [Read More…]

An investigation is underway as to what caused a fire in a business on North Main Street Friday afternoon. Mitchell Fire Marshal Shannon Sandoval says a customer alerted the fire department around 12:30….   He [Read More…]

An updated guide explaining South Dakota’s Open Meeting Laws has been released by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota NewsMedia Association (SDNA). The guide, released for the first time since 2017, [Read More…]

The South Dakota House passed a bill Wednesday that would make xylazine, an animal sedative that is being mixed with fentanyl and then used by some people, a controlled substance. The measure, which passed unanimously [Read More…]

The bill’s quick march through the South Dakota House to make last year’s 0.3% sales tax cut permanent stumbled in a Senate committee Thursday. The Senate Appropriations Committee tabled HB1001 on a 7-2 vote. The [Read More…]

The 2024 South Dakota Legislature continues to tinker with the citizen-passed medical cannabis law. On Wednesday, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed three bills that add requirements or modify the medical marijuana program. [Read More…]

Week two of the 2024 South Dakota Legislative session is underway. The legislature’s joint appropriations committee is in the process of reviewing 37 agency budgets. State Representative Lance Koth of Mitchell is a committee member. [Read More…]