SD man, woman, sentenced for selling eagle parts

A man and a woman have been sentenced in federal court in South Dakota for illegally trafficking in feathers from federally protected eagles.

Feb 09, 2012 | 5:01 am

SD man pleads not guilty to attempted murder

A Pierre man accused of shooting out the passenger-side window of an occupied vehicle has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.

Feb 09, 2012 | 4:55 am

SD House panel approves teacher bonus plan

By CHET BROKAW

Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to give bonuses to the state's top teachers was endorsed Wednesday by a South Dakota House committee after supporters said it would lead to better teachers and improved student achievement.

Feb 08, 2012 | 7:01 pm

SD Senate sends school evaluation bill to House

In an effort to get South Dakota schools away from No Child Left Behind, senators have passed a bill that sets a new school achievement and financial accountability system to judge performance.

Feb 08, 2012 | 6:01 pm

SD panel gives green light to digital billboards

By VERONICA ZARAGOVIA

South Dakota residents fighting to protect an unobstructed view of their Western Black Hills expressed worry Wednesday that towering electronic billboards considered crucial by local business will scar the landscape along a picturesque portion of Interstate 90.

Feb 08, 2012 | 5:49 pm

Students cleared to return to Rutgers Newark dorm

By SAMANTHA HENRY

The FBI determined Wednesday there was no threat to students on the Newark campus of Rutgers University after a student was arrested and his dorm was searched for potentially hazardous substances following a tip from authorities in South Dakota.

Feb 08, 2012 | 4:03 pm

SD House panel approves abortion-law modifications

By CHET BROKAW

With South Dakota's year-old abortion law facing legal challenges, a House committee endorsed a bill Wednesday that would change some of the counseling requirements for women seeking abortions.

Feb 08, 2012 | 1:03 pm

Authorities ID victim in fatal Interstate 90 crash

Authorities have released the name of a Montana man killed in a one-vehicle rollover crash along Interstate 90 near Kadoka.

Feb 08, 2012 | 11:37 am

S. Dakota House panel kills bill on public unions

Members of a House panel have decided that public employee collective bargaining will continue in South Dakota.

Feb 08, 2012 | 11:20 am

Rutgers Newark student arrested; dorm evacuated

Officials have evacuated a dorm on the Rutgers-Newark campus while the FBI searches for potentially hazardous substances Wednesday following a student's arrest.

Feb 08, 2012 | 11:14 am

Possible explosives found in USD dorm room

Authorities are investigating the discovery of possible explosives in an unoccupied dormitory room at the University of South Dakota.

Feb 08, 2012 | 11:00 am

IRS auditing Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota

The Internal Revenue Service is auditing the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, a move that tribal officials fear could impact assistance given to impoverished members.

Feb 08, 2012 | 9:25 am

Man claims $257,000 lottery jackpot in SD

A man whose family is in the process of moving from Billings, Mont., to Rapid City has claimed a lottery jackpot in South Dakota worth nearly $257,000.

Feb 08, 2012 | 6:58 am

2nd DWU student pleads guilty in dorm burglaries

A second Dakota Wesleyan University student has pleaded guilty in dormitory room burglaries on the Mitchell campus over last year's Thanksgiving break.

Feb 08, 2012 | 6:40 am

SD man admits to hitting daughter with scrap wood

A Mitchell man accused of hitting his teenage daughter with a piece of wood after she tried to sneak out of the house has pleaded guilty to a child abuse charge.

Feb 08, 2012 | 5:34 am

Tenant has minor injuries in SD apartment blast

No one was seriously hurt in a Sioux Falls apartment explosion.

Feb 08, 2012 | 5:28 am

USD to allow alcohol in some residence halls

The University of South Dakota will soon become the first campus in the state to allow alcohol in certain residence halls for students 21 and older.

Feb 07, 2012 | 5:11 pm

Bill defining strangulation passes full SD Senate

South Dakota's Senate will move a bill to the House that adds a definition of strangulation to the state's aggravated assault law.

Feb 07, 2012 | 4:07 pm

SD House advances balanced budget amendment

The South Dakota House has approved Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to amend the state constitution to make it clear that the state budget must be balanced.

Feb 07, 2012 | 3:28 pm