Latest South Dakota Headlines
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South Dakota Motorist Hits Motorcycle, Vehicles While Texting
Jul 27 2012 // Police say a Sioux Falls, S.D., man was texting and driving too fast when he hit a motorcycle, three other vehicles and a light pole, and then ran from the accident scene. Brent O’Neal faces charges of felony hit and...
Despite Grant, South Dakota Will Wait on Health Insurance Exchange
May 18 2012 // South Dakota has been awarded a $5.9 million federal grant to continue research into the possibility of a state-run health insurance exchange. But Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the state will continue to wait for the outcome...
Madison, South Dakota, Residents Want Changes After Flooding
May 15 2012 // Madison residents continue to clean up a week after a storm dropped six inches of rain that caused flash flooding, and some want to ensure it never happens again. They plan to ask city leaders to consider building a water...
South Dakota Company in Trouble With OSHA
May 3 2012 // Federal safety regulators have labeled a southeast South Dakota company a “severe violator” after a worker died and two others were seriously injured. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is...
OSHA Investigating Death At South Dakota Steel Business
May 2 2012 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is looking into the death of a worker at a Rapid City, S.D. steel business. Twenty-six-year-old Adam Klynsma was killed at TrueNorth Steel on Friday. Pennington County...
Officials Want Day Care Centers in South Dakota Town to Be Insured
Apr 10 2012 // Health officials want the Sioux Falls City Council to require home day care centers to carry at least $1 million in liability insurance. It’s part of a package of rules the council are considering. It includes higher...
Former South Dakota Deputy, Insurance Agent Sentenced for Fraud
Mar 15 2012 // A South Dakota sheriff’s deputy and former insurance producer who pleaded guilty in an insurance fraud case has been sentenced to about 2 1/2 months in jail and 2 1/2 years of probation. Forty-two-year-old Rob...
Indiana, Nebraska and South Dakota Pass Contractor Fraud Bills
Mar 14 2012 // The Indiana and Nebraska legislatures recently passed much needed legislation that could help protect homeowners from contractor fraud and abuse, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
South Dakota Deputy Who Pleaded Guilty to Insurance Fraud Resigns
Jan 19 2012 // A South Dakota deputy sheriff who pleaded guilty in an insurance fraud case has resigned. The Press & Dakotan newspaper reports that Douglas County Deputy Rob Hotchkiss stepped down on Jan. 14, and county commissioners...
South Dakota Governor Says He Won’t Pursue Health Exchange
Jan 16 2012 // Gov. Dennis Daugaard has announced that his administration will not pursue legislation to establish a health insurance exchange during this year’s South Dakota’s legislative session. In a news release, Daugaard...
South Dakota Deputy Pleads Guilty to Theft in Insurance Fraud Case
Jan 13 2012 // A Douglas County, South Dakota sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft by deception for submitting fraudulent applications to an insurer. The Mitchell Daily Republic reports that Rob Hotchkiss...
South Dakota Jury Says County Not Covered for Dairy Lawsuit
Jan 9 2012 // A jury ruled Aurora County doesn’t have insurance coverage for a lawsuit filed by a South Dakota dairy farming family. Thompson Farms says the southeastern South Dakota county put them out of business by imposing a...
AIPSO Central Region Closing East Wacker Drive Office in Chicago
Dec 5 2011 // AIPSO, a management organization and service provider for various insurance industry groups responsible for administering the residual market, announced that the central region is closing its East Wacker Drive office in...
James River Still Above Flood Stage in Parts of South Dakota
Nov 30 2011 // South Dakota officials say some stretches of the James River remain well above flood stage heading into the winter freeze, setting the stage for more flooding next spring. The James, which has been out of its banks for...
Insurer Sues Manufacturer Over Collapsed Pool at South Dakota Aquatic Center
Nov 7 2011 // An insurance company is suing the maker of a portable pool to try to recoup money paid out as a result of a collapsed pool at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Mitchell, S.D. Nautilus Insurance Co. filed an amended lawsuit...
South Dakota Flood Insurance Holders Get Another Extension
Nov 2 2011 // South Dakota flood victims have been given more time to file flood insurance claims. Policyholders typically have 60 days to file a claim after suffering damage. Officials with the National Flood Insurance Program say...
Insurer Sues Manufacturer Over South Dakota Collapsed Pool Claims
Oct 31 2011 // An insurance company is suing the maker of a portable pool to try to recoup money paid out as a result of a collapsed pool at the Mitchell Aquatic Center in Mitchell, S.D. The Mitchell Daily Republic reports Nautilus...
South Dakota Deputy, a Former Insurance Agent, Indicted on 4 Counts of Grand Theft
Oct 24 2011 // A Minnehaha County, South Dakota, grand jury has indicted a Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy on four counts of grand theft. Court documents say that while licensed as an insurance producer, 41-year-old Rob Hotchkiss...
South Dakota Court Upholds Damages for Injured Railroad Worker
Oct 14 2011 // The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s decision to award $300,000 in damages to a Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad employee who was injured on the job. Donald Jacobs fractured his elbow and hurt his...
Despite National Recession, South Dakota Sees Growth
Oct 3 2011 // Agriculture and manufacturing have spurred the South Dakota economy to moderate prosperity in the backwash of the national recession. Gains on the farm and in some factories have offset soft times in housing and the...
