Latest South Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
South Dakota Bill Allowing Insurance Tax Credits for Scholarships Signed
Mar 28 2016 // South Dakota insurance companies would get tax credits for donating to private school scholarships under a measure Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law, providing the financial backing for a school choice program that...
South Dakota Opens the Door to Ridesharing
Mar 23 2016 // South Dakota has become the 29th state to implement statewide rules governing the operation of transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft, with news that Gov. Dennis Daugaard has signed the ridesharing measure...
Rideshare Insurance Bill Signed by South Dakota Governor
Mar 23 2016 // Legislation addressing insurance gaps for commercial rideshare drivers has been signed by South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) reported. House Bill 1091 was...
ATF Investigating $5M Fire at South Dakota Mink-Processing Business
Mar 16 2016 // Federal authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a mink-processing business in Arlington. A team from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Saturday started investigating the...
South Dakota Bill Allows Insurer Tax Credits for Private School Scholarships
Mar 10 2016 // A bill that would give insurance companies tax credits for contributions to help lower-income students in South Dakota attend private schools is headed to Gov. Dennis Daugaard after passing through the state...
South Dakota Woman Convicted of Torching Her Bar for Insurance
Feb 8 2016 // A South Dakota woman accused of setting fire to her own bar to get more than $300,000 in insurance money has been convicted of arson. Attorney General Marty Jackley says a jury found Road House Bar and Grill owner Lori...
Bill Would Clarify South Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Law
Feb 8 2016 // A bill introduced in the South Dakota House would clarify state law on when part-time employees injured on the job should also receive workers’ compensation benefits for their other part-time positions. The proposed...
Bill Would Clarify South Dakota’s Workers’ Comp Law
Jan 28 2016 // A bill introduced in the South Dakota House would clarify state law on when part-time employees injured on the job should also receive workers’ compensation benefits for their other part-time positions. The proposed...
South Dakota Official Blames Highway Elevation Change for Car Accidents
Jan 11 2016 // A county official says an elevation change on a highway in South Dakota’s Day County is partly responsible for the high accident rate along that stretch. Day County Emergency Management director Wes Williams calls...
Forecasters Warn of Big Snowfall in Southeast South Dakota
Dec 29 2015 // A major winter storm impacting the central U.S. is not expected to cause major problems in the Dakotas, but it’s likely to add to what already has been a busy year for snow removal in South Dakota’s largest...
South Dakota Rancher Pleads Guilty to False Cattle Loss Claims
Nov 23 2015 // A South Dakota rancher has pleaded guilty in federal court to falsely claiming he lost more than a hundred cattle during the autumn blizzard of 2013 that left ranchers in the state reeling with financial losses. Karl...
Avera Health Buying Health Insurer, DAKOTACARE
Nov 20 2015 // Regional health system Avera Health is buying the DAKOTACARE health insurance company, creating what it says will be the second-largest health insurer in South Dakota. The two Sioux Falls-based companies announced their...
South Dakota City to Open $5.8M Facility Rebuilt with Insurance Funds
Oct 21 2015 // City leaders in Spearfish, S.D., are set to open a $5.8 million facility built to replace a city-owned call center that collapsed during a blizzard two years ago. The Atlas Building, funded by insurance money, is...
South Dakota Agent Wins National Alliance 2015 Matt Wells Scholarship
Oct 5 2015 // Michael K. Tveidt is the recipient of The Matt Wells Scholarship for The National Alliance Producer School on October 4-16 in Grapevine, Texas. Tveidt is with Fischer Rounds & Associates, in Sioux Falls, S.D. Selected...
Fire Erupts after Ethanol Tankers Derail in South Dakota
Sep 21 2015 // Seven ethanol tanker cars derailed and at least one caught fire Saturday in southeastern South Dakota, according to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. The company said no one was hurt. The 98-car train carrying ethanol...
ISO Upgrades Sioux Falls, South Dakota Fire Protection Rating
Aug 12 2015 // Homeowners in South Dakota’s largest city might soon get a break on their insurance bills. The Insurance Services Office that scores about 48,000 fire departments nationwide is upgrading Sioux Falls’ public...
Winter Wheat Crop Insurance Offered to All South Dakota Farmers
Aug 3 2015 // Ag producers across South Dakota will now be able to insure their winter wheat crop for 2016. State Agriculture Secretary Lucas Lentsch says the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently decided to expand crop insurance...
Damage to Homes May Lead to Required Soil Tests in South Dakota
Aug 3 2015 // Rapid City, S.D., officials are considering requiring homebuilders to test soil conditions at building sites after homeowners complained of severe damage caused by expansive soils. The Rapid City Journal reports the...
Damage to Homes May Lead to Required Soil Tests in South Dakota
Jul 27 2015 // Rapid City, S.D., officials are considering requiring homebuilders to test soil conditions at building sites after homeowners complained of severe damage caused by expansive soils. The Rapid City Journal reports the...
Tornado-Torn South Dakota Town Getting Advice on Insurance, Resources
Jul 20 2015 // South Dakota organizations aiming to aid residents of the tornado-ravaged town of Delmont are encouraging those affected to utilize all the resources available to them. Scott Swier of the Swier Law Firm in Avon and Jesse...
