Latest South Dakota Headlines
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South Dakota Rules for Medical Pot in Public Schools Approved
Jul 21 2021 // The South Dakota Department of Education succeeded on July 19 in its second attempt to get legislators to approve rules for allowing medical marijuana in public schools. The Board of Education struck language that would...
Autonomous Farming Vehicles Cropping Up in South Dakota
Jun 30 2021 // A John Deere tractor is pulling a grain cart. Dust swirls around the equipment as the tractor roars by. That’s a familiar sight in South Dakota. But there’s something different about this tractor. The cab is...
South Dakota Lawmakers, Cities Making Their Own Marijuana Plans
Jun 29 2021 // As South Dakota anticipates a state Supreme Court decision on whether recreational marijuana will become legal in July, state lawmakers and city governments are moving forward with their own pot plans. Officials across the...
South Dakota Records Second Earthquake This Month
Jun 18 2021 // Another earthquake has been recorded in South Dakota, the fifth since December. According to the United States Geological Survey, a 2.6 magnitude quake was recorded about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday with the epicenter about 60...
Earthquake Recorded in Southern South Dakota, No Damage Reported
Jun 7 2021 // Officials say an earthquake occurred in southern South Dakota, though no damage was reported. The United States Geological Survey said the 3.7 magnitude quake happened at 10:25 a.m. Friday just north of the South Dakota...
South Dakota Voters Passed Medical Pot, but Docs Hesitant
May 27 2021 // Medical marijuana advocates have convinced South Dakota voters that legalizing the drug for medical use is a good idea, but they are struggling to do the same with many of the state’s physicians. A split between the...
Judge Rejects State’s Argument in South Dakota Sinkhole Case
May 25 2021 // A judge has rejected the state of South Dakota’s argument that homeowners in a Black Hawk neighborhood lack legal standing to seek damages due to a sinkhole. The Rapid City Journal reports Judge Kevin Krull’s...
Debris Pile Apparent Source of South Dakota Fire that Caused 400 Evacuations
Apr 22 2021 // The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says no criminal charges are expected as a result of a large wildfire west of Rapid City. A debris pile is believed to be the source of a fire that burned about 3.5 square miles...
Deaths in Vehicle Crashes Up 38% in South Dakota in 2020
Apr 16 2021 // The number of traffic crash fatalities in South Dakota rose to 141 last year — an increase of 38% over the previous year. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety said in 2020, there were 132 crashes in which the...
Study of Area Where South Dakota Mine Collapsed to Begin in May
Apr 13 2021 // Experts from Montana Technological University will soon begin to analyze what lies underground in Black Hawk, S.D., neighborhood where homes have been evacuated because ground over an abandoned mine collapsed. A law firm...
‘Not Over Yet,’ But Crews Gaining Control of South Dakota Wildfires
Mar 31 2021 // Firefighters have begun to gain control of wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota that have forced the evacuation of more than 400 homes and closed the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Three separate wildfires were...
South Dakota Wildfires: 400 Homes Evacuated; Mount Rushmore Closed
Mar 30 2021 // Three separate wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota have forced evacuations of more than 400 homes northwest of Rapid City and shut down Mount Rushmore, authorities said. A fire that started near Schroeder Road in...
South Dakota AG Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Crash Charges
Mar 14 2021 // South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded not guilty in an initial court hearing for three misdemeanor charges he is facing for striking and killing a man with his car last summer. The Republican attorney...
South Dakota Senate Pushes Permissive Medical Pot Law, Defying Governor
Mar 12 2021 // South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s push to scale back a voter-approved measure to legalize medical marijuana was left clinging to life on March 10 after Republican senators defied her. The issue of implementing a...
South Dakota AG’s Cellphone Use Before Deadly Crash Questioned
Feb 25 2021 // Investigators questioning South Dakota’s attorney general after a fatal car crash pressed him on how he did not realize he had struck a man and whether he had been reading email and checking news sites on his phone...
South Dakota’s Noem Plans to Stall Legalization of Medical Pot
Feb 11 2021 // South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem promised she will honor the will of voters to legalize pot for medical use, just not this year. The Republican governor announced a plan to delay legalization of medical marijuana until July...
South Dakota Judge Rejects Amendment Legalizing Recreational Pot
Feb 9 2021 // A South Dakota judge on Feb. 8 struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana after Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration challenged it. Circuit Judge Christina Klinger ruled...
South Dakota Gov. Orders Legal Challenge to Recreational Pot Measure
Jan 11 2021 // South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order to officially direct a lawsuit challenging a voter-approved constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana. The order ensures that Highway Patrol...
South Dakota Bar Warns Attorneys About Counseling Pot Sellers
Jan 8 2021 // The South Dakota State Bar Association is advising attorneys against providing legal services to businesses seeking to produce or sell marijuana in the state. South Dakota voters approved legalizing both recreational and...
South Dakota Gun Shop Burglarized for 2nd Time in 2 Months
Dec 9 2020 // After operating without incident for five years, a Sturgis gun store has been burglarized for the second time in two months. Sturgis Guns was broken into at 4:21 a.m. on Dec. 6, according to a police news release....
