Latest South Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Markets
Mar 24 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Contractors Nuts & Bolts: Lemac &...
It Figures
Mar 10 2008 // 100,000,000 A $100 million lawsuit claiming that NBC Universal Inc. prompted the suicide of a former Texas prosecutor who was a pedophile suspect is moving ahead after ruling by a U.S. federal judge. U.S. District Judge...
S.D. Schools Have 26,000 Pounds of Beef Recalled by Government
Feb 22 2008 // Officials say South Dakota schools may have up to 26,000 pounds of ground beef that has been recalled by the government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of beef from a California...
S. D. Attorney General Urges 24/7 DUI Monitoring Program
Jan 22 2008 // South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long says the 24/7 program he started in 2004 has resulted in more than 800,000 Breathalyzer tests. The program, which monitors people convicted of drunk driving by checking their breath...
Fraud Roundup
Nov 4 2007 // Neb. man sentenced for charging insurers for bogus auto glass repairs The Nebraska Department of Insurance announced in October that James Almond III, dba Viking Glass, was sentenced by District Court Judge Thomas Otepka...
S.D. Court Says Insurance Does Not Cover Lawsuit on Wife Stealing
Oct 30 2007 // South Dakota’s public policy prevents insurance from covering damages in lawsuits against those accused of stealing another’s spouse, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The high court’s unanimous...
Federal Disaster Dollars Available for Parts of S.D. Damaged by Flooding
May 24 2007 // Federal disaster dollars will be available for parts of South Dakota damaged by flooding earlier this month, the White House said earlier this week. The declaration will make federal funds available to supplement state and...
S. D. State Disaster Funds Replenished with $1.5 Million
Mar 13 2007 // A state account that is used to pay for the cost of responding to natural disasters in South Dakota has been replenished by the Legislature to the tune of $1.5 million dollars. The money will be spent to handle remaining...
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‘J.A.I.L. for Judges’ amendment soundly defeated in S.D.
Nov 20 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said that common sense triumphed in South Dakota with the sound defeat of Amendment E, the so-called...
S.D. Announces New Online Enhancements for Insurers, Agents
Nov 15 2006 // Insurance carriers, agencies, and producers will be able to connect with the South Dakota Department of Revenue and Regulation, Division of Insurance 24 hours a day, thanks to an agreement signed recently with a national...
S. D. J.A.I.L. for Judges Amendment Soundly Defeated
Nov 8 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said today that common sense triumphed in South Dakota with the sound defeat of Amendment E, the so-called...
S.D. Amendment Allowing Judges to be Sued Opposed by Insurer Trades
Jul 14 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said today that South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long’s official explanation of a proposed constitutional...
S.D. State Fatality Rate High
Jun 20 2006 // The death rate on South Dakota roads last year improved slightly. At 2.2 fatalities for every 100 million miles driven, the death rate fell 4 percent. But it was significantly higher than the national average of 1.5...
S.D. Surpreme Court Rules Couple Can Collect from Two Insurance Policies
Jun 12 2006 // A couple injured in a crash caused by an uninsured driver can collect from two insurance policies, both their own and the one that covered the vehicle they were riding in, the South Dakota Supreme Court said its...
Allstate report ranks South Dakota drivers as safest
Jun 5 2006 // Residents of Sioux Falls, S.D., are the safest drivers in the United States, according to the second-annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.” The largest city in South Dakota moves up from the...
Allstate report ranks South Dakota drivers as safest
Jun 5 2006 // Residents of Sioux Falls, S.D., are the safest drivers in the United States, according to the second-annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.” The largest city in South Dakota moves up from the...
S.D. Supreme Court Asked to Reinstate Lawsuit on Hospital Pricing
May 26 2006 // The South Dakota Supreme Court was asked earlier this week to reinstate two class-action lawsuits that allege two hospital systems charge unreasonable prices to patients who are not covered by health insurance or...
Insurance Settlement Reached To Save S.D. Tribal School
May 4 2006 // The future of the Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota has been assured because a settlement has been reached with an insurance company for the fire that destroyed the student dormitory a year ago, officials said. Gov....
S.D. Tribal School Waits for Insurance Settlement from St. Paul Travelers
Apr 24 2006 // The South Dakota Crow Creek Tribal School is in danger of closing because an insurance company has not settled the school’s claims from a fire that destroyed the student dormitory at the campus in Stephan a year ago,...
