Latest South Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Report Recommends Changes at South Dakota Division of Insurance
Jun 30 2013 // A department secretary’s report on the South Dakota Division of Insurance is recommending increased oversight from supervisors and the secretary, better staff communication and a new informal settlement process,...
Nebraska Couple Convicted of Burning Their South Dakota Eatery
Jun 25 2013 // A Nebraska couple accused of burning down a restaurant they owned in South Dakota to collect insurance money has been convicted of felony arson and reckless burning after a weeklong trial. Attorney General Marty Jackley...
South Dakota Gov. Questions Complaint Probes Against Insurers
Jun 6 2013 // Gov. Dennis Daugaard has asked South Dakota Labor Secretary Pam Roberts to review her agency’s procedures for investigating consumer complaints against insurance companies. The move comes after the Argus Leader...
Court: No Insurance Coverage in South Dakota Crash That Hurt 4 Boys
May 6 2013 // An insurance company does not have to cover a Rapid City woman for a crash because her auto policy expired 12 hours before she hit four boys on their bicycles, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled. Tamara Bradford pleaded...
South Dakota Court Asked for Class Action in Mortgage Insurance Lawsuit
Apr 25 2013 // A lawsuit alleging a Rapid City credit union and an insurance company improperly raised the rates for insurance that makes loan payments if borrowers become disabled should be handled as a class action, a lawyer for those...
Court: No Insurance Coverage in South Dakota Crash That Hurt 4 Boys
Apr 22 2013 // An insurance company does not have to cover a Rapid City woman for a crash because her policy expired 12 hours before she hit four boys on their bicycles, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled. Tamara Bradford pleaded...
South Dakota Firm Barred From Insurance Price-Negotiating
Apr 11 2013 // A company run by a South Dakota state lawmaker that negotiates contracts between chiropractors and insurance companies has agreed to discontinue that portion of its business after federal regulators said it violated...
South Dakota State Fair to Restrict Use of Golf Carts
Apr 5 2013 // South Dakota officials will restrict the use of golf carts on the state fairgrounds to improve safety during this year’s State Fair. State Fair manager Jerome Hertel says an average of 30,000 people a day attend the...
South Dakota Ranks 12th in Nation for Personal Income
Mar 18 2013 // South Dakota’s growth in personal income from 2000 to 2011 surpassed the growth rate for both the region and the nation, the South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation announced. South Dakota’s personal...
Panel Kills South Dakota Plan to Ban Texting While Driving
Mar 1 2013 // A South Dakota legislative committee has killed a bill that would have banned texting while driving statewide, despite sometimes-tearful testimony from people whose loved ones have been killed in texting-related...
South Dakota Panel Endorses Cellphone Ban for Young Drivers
Feb 28 2013 // A measure that prohibits beginning drivers from using cellphones or other electronic devices until they get unrestricted licenses at age 16 passed through a South Dakota House committee. But the Transportation Committee...
Traffic Fatalities Up in South Dakota in 2012, Down From Average
Feb 27 2013 // South Dakota officials say the number of traffic fatalities in the state were up in 2012, but below the average for the last 10 years. State Department of Transportation figures show there were 134 people killed on the...
South Dakota Senate Passes Ban on Texting While Driving
Feb 21 2013 // A measure that would ban texting while driving was approved by the state Senate after supporters said South Dakota needs to join the 39 other states that prohibit the dangerous practice. Senators voted 24-9 to approve the...
South Dakota: Notice of No UM Coverage a Must in Personal Umbrella Policies
Feb 20 2013 // It has come to the attention of the South Dakota Division of Insurance that uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage is not always included in personal umbrella policies, the department...
South Dakota Lawmakers Endorse Teen Driving Safety Measures
Feb 6 2013 // A package of recommendations that would ban beginning drivers from using cellphones behind the wheel and make other changes aimed at reducing teen traffic fatalities and serious injuries is progressing through the South...
South Dakota Must Shift Some Federal Money for Roads
Feb 6 2013 // South Dakota will divert some federal highway money to safety issues because the state falls short of national standards when it comes to drunken driving laws. The state expects to receive $240 million in federal money...
South Dakota House Passes Bill on Arming Teachers
Feb 1 2013 // A bill that would allow school districts to arm teachers and other personnel with guns was approved by the South Dakota House after supporters said it could make would-be attackers think twice about entering a school...
Study Says South Dakota Agriculture Has $21B Impact
Jan 25 2013 // An associate professor at South Dakota State University says agriculture and related industries had a $21.4 billion impact on South Dakota’s economy in 2010. Gary Taylor, an associate professor of economics, says the...
South Dakota Tree Farms Agree to Pay $170K in Insurance Fraud Case
Jan 14 2013 // The owners of two South Dakota tree farms linked to a Federal Crop Insurance Program fraud case have agreed to pay the federal government $170,000 to settle the case. The payment settled allegations Black Hills Tree Farm...
South Dakota Cheese Company Settles Discrimination Charge
Dec 21 2012 // A South Dakota cheese making company has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle a sex discrimination charge. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Milbank-based Valley Queen Cheese Factory has agreed to pay the...
