Latest South Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Report: South Dakota Lost 1,400 Construction Jobs
Nov 2 2009 // A national trade organization estimates the number of lost construction jobs in South Dakota at 1,400 during a year in which a weak economy and tight credit slowed developers and builders. The 6 percent drop in South...
South Dakota Group Seeks to Strengthen Traffic Safety Laws
Oct 26 2009 // More than a dozen organizations and state Sen. Ben Nesselhuf of Vermillion have formed Safe and Sound South Dakota, a coalition they say is designed to promote traffic safety legislation. In a release, the coalition said...
South Dakota Urology Clinic Wants Iowans’ Lawsuit Dismissed
Sep 16 2009 // A South Dakota urology clinic and its owners have asked a judge to dismiss an amended lawsuit and its class-action request filed by five Iowans who claim they could have been exposed to blood-borne infections. State health...
South Dakota Insurance Agent Told to Stop Operating in North Dakota
Aug 18 2009 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has issued a cease and desist order to Floyd Sheridan, a Baltic, S.D., insurance agent who is alleged to have sold, solicited or negotiated insurance to a Barnes County, N.D....
Survey: Midwest Economy Improving
Aug 4 2009 // The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same...
Lawmakers: South Dakota Cell Phone Rules Might Be Tried Again
Jun 8 2009 // As other states begin passing cell phone laws, South Dakota lawmakers say they won’t be surprised if legislation to ban or limit the use of cellular phones while driving arises again in the next state legislative...
South Dakota Hopes Rumble Strips Will Reduce Accidents
May 26 2009 // South Dakota motorists will hear and feel more bumps on the road this summer. The state Department of Transportation has started putting temporary rumble strips down in construction zones in hopes of cutting down on the...
High Water a Problem in South Dakota; Governor Declares Emergency
Mar 27 2009 // The town of Westport, S.D., north of Aberdeen is being flooded by the Elm River and South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds has signed an emergency declaration allowing the use of state resources to help towns and cities respond to...
Experience Guides South Dakota’s New GSN Insurance Agency
Mar 25 2009 // GSN Insurance in Madison, South Dakota, only opened its doors on January 5 but already it has a veteran staff, a stable of loyal customers, and a carrier roster that would be the envy of many long-time independent...
South Dakota House Kills Tougher Seat Belt Law
Mar 4 2009 // Members of the South Dakota House have killed an attempt to revive a failed bill strengthening the state seat belt law. The House voted 35-33 to defeat an attempt to insert language creating a primary enforcement seat belt...
South Dakota Trucking Firm Operates Despite Insurance Violation Charges
Mar 2 2009 // A federal judge has signed a preliminary injunction that will allow a Sioux Falls trucking company to keep operating while a court case against it advances, as long as it carries insurance. Action Carrier Inc. was ordered...
Seat Belt Law Change Could Net South Dakota $5 Million
Feb 27 2009 // South Dakota could collect more than $5 million in federal money by passing a primary seat belt law, a state lawmaker says. Rep. Rich Engels, D-Hartford, testified on Wednesday for SB79. The House Judiciary Committee will...
South Dakota Weighs Change in Auto Damage Disclosure
Feb 19 2009 // There’s a move afoot in Pierre to change South Dakota’s damage disclosure law for motor vehicles. SB98 would require vehicle titles to contain a statement as to whether the vehicle had been damaged in excess of...
South Dakota Court: State Officials Immune in Fatal Highway Crash
Feb 18 2009 // State transportation officials are immune from a lawsuit filed by a brother of Gov. Mike Rounds over a fatal highway crash, the South Dakota Supreme Court says. The court’s 3-2 decision said the 2004 accident was...
South Dakota Court: State Officials Immune in Fatal Highway Crash
Feb 17 2009 // State transportation officials are immune from a lawsuit filed by a brother of Gov. Mike Rounds over a fatal highway crash, the South Dakota Supreme Court says. The court’s 3-2 decision said the 2004 accident was...
Starting a Business? Go Rural, Think Small
Feb 9 2009 // Question: How many people does it take to support an insurance agency? Answer: At least 1,089. One to run the agency and 1,088 townspeople. The population required to support different businesses varies greatly but...
Two South Dakota Fire Departments Receive $240,000 in FEMA Grants
Jan 6 2009 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a total of more than $240,000 to two South Dakota fire departments. The McIntosh Volunteer Fire Department gets most of the money, over $180,000 for vehicle...
South Dakota Man Sent to Prison for Arson
Nov 10 2008 // A Sioux Falls man has been sent to prison for three years for paying a man to burn down his business in order to collect the insurance money. Chad Michael Blair pleaded guilty to conspiracy in May for the 2006 arson of...
South Dakota Creates 4 Disaster Management Teams
Oct 31 2008 // South Dakota officials have announced that the state now has four teams of emergency specialists to help communities respond to disasters. Gov. Mike Rounds says 41 people volunteered to be on the Incident Management...
South Dakota Supreme Court Allows New Medical Malpractice Trial
Oct 31 2008 // The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a circuit judge’s decision to grant a new trial in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Huron doctor. The lawsuit arose out of complications suffered by Lillian Glanzer...
