Latest South Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texting While Driving Ban Goal of South Dakota Lawmaker
Jan 22 2014 // A South Dakota lawmaker plans to press “send” again and try to persuade his colleagues in the Legislature to join 41 other states and ban texting while driving. Similar measure have failed in recent legislative...
South Dakota Panel Endorses Insurance Bills Aimed at Consumer Protection
Jan 21 2014 // A South Dakota legislative panel has approved a package aimed at giving people better protection against unfair practices by insurance companies. The proposals were drafted at Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s request after...
Job Development, Worker Recruitment Initiative in South Dakota Falls Short
Dec 11 2013 // An initiative by South Dakota Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard that was intended to draw 1,000 workers to the state has come up far short. Daugaard announced the New South Dakotans initiative in January 2012 and predicted...
Workplace Fatalities Up in North Dakota, Stay the Same in South Dakota
Dec 4 2013 // Workplace fatalities in North Dakota last year totaled 64, up 20 over the year. In South Dakota, workplace fatalities last year totaled 31, unchanged from the previous year. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says...
South Dakota Supreme Court Says No to New Malpractice Trial
Nov 22 2013 // A woman who sued Sanford Medical Center for malpractice for a 2007 surgical procedure that was aborted should not be granted another trial, the South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled. Lisa Lewis sued Sanford after an...
Wyoming Event Raises $56,000 For Blizzard-Hit South Dakota Ranchers
Nov 14 2013 // An auction in Gillette, Wyo. raised $56,000 for ranchers in South Dakota who lost nearly 20,000 head of cattle in a blizzard last month. The Gillette News-Record reported nearly 500 people attended Saturday’s auction...
South Dakota Farmer Charged With Filing False Insurance Claims
Nov 11 2013 // A South Dakota farmer is charged in federal court with three counts of filing false crop insurance claims. Fifty-two-year-old Nicholas Berbos has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Trial is scheduled May 13 in...
President Signs South Dakota Blizzard Disaster Declaration
Nov 11 2013 // President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration allowing 14 South Dakota counties and two American Indian reservations to get federal financial help to recover from the early October blizzard that closed roads,...
Signatures Filed for South Dakota Out-of-Network Insurance Measure
Nov 5 2013 // Supporters of a South Dakota ballot measure that would prohibit insurance companies from restricting their customers’ choice of out-of-network health care providers have filed petition signatures seeking a public...
Lost Pheasants, Disappearing Grasslands: Is Crop Insurance to Blame?
Nov 1 2013 // The hunters tramp through neck-high prairie grass with a pair of golden retrievers named Moe and Buck, flushing out birds in a freezing autumn drizzle. When one flutters from the South Dakota grassland, Dick Schmith, 58,...
South Dakota Provides Guidance on Insurance Producer/Consultant Rules
Oct 21 2013 // The South Dakota Division of Insurance has provided guidelines on rebating, fees and commissions for licensed producers acting as consultants in the state. Prohibited for Producers Rebating. Negotiating commissions with...
South Dakota Ranchers Reeling From Cattle Losses
Oct 15 2013 // Western South Dakota ranchers are reeling from the loss of tens of thousands of cattle in the recent early blizzard, and many will be disposing of carcasses in pits that were set to open Oct. 14. Rancher Heath Ferguson...
Early Snow Kills Thousands of Cattle in South Dakota
Oct 9 2013 // A record-breaking storm that dumped 4 feet of snow in parts of western South Dakota left ranchers dealing with heavy losses, in some cases perhaps up to half their herds, as they assess how many of their cattle died during...
South Dakota Provides Guidance on Insurance Producer/Consultant Rules
Oct 8 2013 // Due to the passage of SB 61 in the 2013 Legislature, which allows licensed producers to act as consultants, the South Dakota Division of Insurance provided the following guidelines on rebating, fees and commissions. To act...
Insurance not an Easy Sell for Laptop Computers in South Dakota Schools
Sep 17 2013 // Fewer than a quarter of the parents of children in the Sioux Falls, S.D., school district who have received laptop computers have bought insurance, though officials say a change in the policy might prompt more to sign...
Manufacturer to Pay $1.3M in Penalties, Fines for Worker Death in South Dakota
Sep 10 2013 // Federal officials announced that Adams Thermal Systems Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.33 million to resolve criminal penalties and fines in a prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S....
South Dakota Hail Storms Were Some of the Worst in Years
Sep 5 2013 // Recent hail storms on both sides of South Dakota were some of the worst in years, according to meteorologists and insurance officials. A Saturday night storm caused heavy damage to trees, homes and cars in Sioux Falls, and...
South Dakota Ballot Measure Proposed on Health Insurance Restrictions
Sep 4 2013 // A proposed South Dakota ballot measure would prohibit insurance companies from restricting their customers’ choice of out-of-network health care providers. The proposed law, sponsored by three South Dakota doctors,...
Penalized Insurer Required by South Dakota to Show Fixes
Aug 13 2013 // A long-term care insurance company fined $325,000 by the state of South Dakota is being required to submit a timeline for fixing problems identified during an investigation. The state Division of Insurance examination of...
South Dakota Insurance Firm to Pay Penalty, Comply With Law
Aug 5 2013 // The state Insurance Division says a South Dakota-based insurance company has agreed to pay a penalty of $25,000 and comply with insurance laws and regulations. The division says it has completed an examination of ReliaMax...
