Latest South Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
South Dakota Law Raises Questions About Future of Massive Midwest Pipeline
Mar 10 2025 // A new law in South Dakota prohibiting the use of eminent domain to acquire land for carbon capture pipelines raises questions about the viability of a proposed 2,500 mile (4,023-kilometer) project snaking through five...
Inszone Acquires South Dakota’s Kouri & Associates
Feb 26 2025 // Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Kouri & Associates Inc., a Sioux Falls-based agency with a legacy dating back to 1970. This latest acquisition strengthens Inszone’s footprint in the...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background: Part 5 – South Dakota through Wyoming
Feb 11 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Having a criminal charge or conviction in one’s background can make things more difficult for a licensed insurance producer. However, it doesn’t always have...
South Dakota Bill to Protect Farms From Spying Could Limit Access to Data
Jan 22 2025 // Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest...
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over Mine Sinkholes in South Dakota
Sep 27 2024 // A judge in South Dakota has thrown out a lawsuit brought by dozens of neighbors in a Rapid City-area subdivision whose homes were built above an old, underground mine linked to sinkholes in the neighborhood. Circuit Court...
South Dakota’s Hideaway Hills Neighborhood Faces Growing Sinkhole Threat
Sep 23 2024 // Stuart and Tonya Junker loved their quiet neighborhood near South Dakota’s Black Hills — until the earth began collapsing around them, leaving them wondering if their home could tumble into a gaping hole. They...
Two Workers Die in Accident at South Dakota Farm Silo
Sep 11 2024 // VOLGA, S.D. (AP) — Two people have died in an accident at a farm silo in South Dakota. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that the accident happened just before noon Saturday on a farm...
How a Small South Dakota College Became a Hub for Cyber Job Creation
Jul 31 2024 // MADISON, S.D. (AP) — A seed planted by South Dakota legislative and higher education leaders four decades ago has blossomed into one of the nation’s top high-tech universities located in a small city in the rural...
Property Code Enforcement a Sore Spot in Some South Dakota Communities
Jul 23 2024 // FAITH, S.D. (AP) — A few months ago, the city council in this ranching town in remote northwestern South Dakota decided to join dozens of other communities across the state and hire an outside contractor to enforce...
North Risk Partners Acquires South Dakota’s McKinneyOlson
Mar 7 2024 // North Risk Partners, one of the largest independent insurance brokers and risk advisory firms in the Midwest, has acquired McKinneyOlson Insurance in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, effective February 1. With this new...
Ice Storms and Blizzards Pummel the Central US
Dec 28 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – From an ice storm in North Dakota that sealed windows shut to blizzard conditions in Colorado causing hundreds of airport delays and cancellations, a winter storm pummeled much of the central United...
World Acquires South Dakota’s American Trust Insurance
Dec 5 2023 // World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of American Trust Insurance, LLC (“ATI”) of Huron, South Dakota on December 1, 2023. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ATI was...
EWG Report Finds Rapidly Rising Crop Payouts As Climate Change Hits U.S. Agriculture
Dec 4 2023 // Drought, heat, hail, rain and freezing temperatures – the five horsemen of crop insurance. A new report from EWG found that crop insurance payouts for the top five weather-related losses totaled over $118.7 billion...
EWG Report Finds Rapidly Rising Crop Payouts As Climate Change Hits U.S. Agriculture
Nov 15 2023 // Drought, heat, hail, rain and freezing temperatures – the five horsemen of crop insurance. A new report from EWG found that crop insurance payouts for the top five weather-related losses totaled over $118.7 billion...
Nearly 1M Chickens Will be Killed on a Minnesota Farm Due to Bird Flu
Nov 9 2023 // Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird flu after it was confirmed there, officials said Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Bird Flu Strikes Turkey Farms in South Dakota and Utah, Prompting Fears of More Cases
Oct 12 2023 // MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more...
No Injuries Reported in Train Derailment, Partial Rail Bridge Collapse in South Dakota
Sep 1 2023 // NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) – No injuries or hazardous spills have been reported in a train derailment in a southeastern South Dakota town that also saw a rail bridge partially collapse. The derailment happened shortly...
Two Killed After Car is Struck by Train in South Dakota
Aug 22 2023 // ELKTON, S.D. (AP) – Two people died when a car was struck by train in South Dakota, an accident that caused the train to derail and crash into a grain elevator. The South Dakota Highway Patrol said the accident that...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires South Dakota’s Hagan
Jul 25 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Hagan Insurance Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Hagan Insurance Group provides insurance member benefits and...
First MainStreet Enters South Dakota
Dec 19 2022 // First MainStreet Insurance L.C. (FMSI), an affiliate of TrueNorth Companies L.C., announced its expansion into the state of South Dakota as the firm partners with Revo Insurance Alliance. Revo Insurance Alliance is an...
