South Dakota News

Governor Dennis Daugaard is appointing assistant attorney general Patricia DeVaney as a circuit judge in South Dakota's sixth judicial circuit.

PIERRE - A South Dakota House panel rejected a proposal Monday to change the state flag after opponents said they are not ready to abandon a design that's changed little in more than a century.

VERMILLION - The University of South Dakota's libraries are displaying a series of artistic exhibitions exploring skateboard designs, graphic novels and tapestries through May 4. Corroborations 2012, which pairs visual arts students with poetry majors, is in the I.D. Weeks Library second floor exhibition cases.

Unpaid child support owed by parents with children in South Dakota has jumped almost $20 million the past two years despite the state's reputation for being among the nation's best at collecting such payments.

Chuck Wiseman , president of Complete Contracting, will serve as the 2012 President of the Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire.

The oil boom in western North Dakota has been great news for the state, but also lent itself to inflation and higher crime.

While fewer students are enrolled in the Yankton School District now than there were 40 years ago, the number of certified teachers has risen by 15 percent.

Manufacturing is a big part of South Dakota's economy. And it could be even bigger, if employers could find the skilled workers they need to expand their businesses.

Streamflow gauges in South Dakota and elsewhere are being shed as budgets tighten, leaving some officials worried about the health of a crucial early warning system in times of extreme weather.

A Dell Rapids cheer coach is the new Mrs. South Dakota. Magen Richeal was crowned the winner late last month in Sioux Falls.

Kevin Culhane calls it a leap of faith. He and his wife, Margi, sold their two commercial radio stations in Yankton to start KSTJ 91.3-FM "The Lamb" Catholic radio.

North Dakota's oil boom brings with it tremendous wealth and enormous problems - and both are coming to South Dakota, industry experts say.

PIERRE - A South Dakota woman accused in the death of her newborn son has been sentenced to prison for manslaughter and desertion of a child.

Many South Dakota taxpayers like the idea that out-of-staters would help pay an extra penny during the busy summer tourist season.

South Dakota has a state bread, state soil, state sport and even state grass. Soon, it could also have a state mascot.

Attorney General Marty Jackley and Bennett County States Attorney Gay Tollifson announced today that Tera E. Gilger, 23, Martin, was sentenced to serve a total of 20 years in the State Penitentiary on one count of second degree manslaughter and one count of desertion of a child, both class 4 felonies, pursuant to a plea agreement reached with the ... (more)

Embedded Scribd iPaper - Requires Javascript and Flash Player $1.00 Number 5 Volume 107 February 2, 2012 House OKs plan to increase ag-tax values at a faster pace By Bob Mercer for Community News Service Assessed values of farm and ranch lands in many parts of South Dakota would be allowed to increase or decrease at a much faster rate for property ... (more)

For many years, South Dakotans turned to extension educators to answer questions on anything from canning fruits and vegetables to making a budget.

For more than a year now, we have been talking about the potential for an oil boom in the northwest corner of South Dakota.

Carl V. Ericsson, 73 of Watertown is escorted into Lake County Court, Thursday, Feb.