Category Archives: News
Rule Allows More Hunting In Some South Dakota State Parks
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has approved a new rule that will allow hunting in parts of state parks where it was previously prohibited. The rule approved this ...
Mar 19, 2023
2023 South Dakota Session Saw Tax Cut, Transgender Care Limits
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota lawmakers are taking a break in the legislative session until they return later in March to consider any bills Republican Gov. Kristi Noem vetoed. Republican legislati...
Mar 16, 2023
SD Highway 34 Construction
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says crews will begin constructing passing lanes and turn lanes on S.D. Highway 34 between Belle Fourche and Whitewood on Tuesday, March 14, 2023....
Mar 11, 2023
Sturgis Area Arts Council March Events
Thursday, March 9 Sturgis Area Arts Council Meeting Sturgis Public Library's Community Room, 7:00pm Friday, March 17 History at High Noon ~ program titled "Sturgis Downtown through the Years" Sturgis ...
Feb 25, 2023
James Abourezk, 1st Arab American US Senator, Dies At 92
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - James Abourezk, a South Dakota Democrat who grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, became the first Arab American U.S. senator and was known for his quick wit as he advoca...
Feb 25, 2023
'Dances With Wolves' Actor Indicted In Nevada Sex Abuse Case
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Charges are mounting against a "Dances With Wolves" actor who is accused of sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada for decades. A grand jur...
Feb 25, 2023
House Defeats Noem's Grocery Tax Cut
A legislative panel Tuesday (2/21/23) killed Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's plan to reduce the state sales tax on food from 4.5% to 0%. The House Appropriations Committee defeated the bill 8 to 1, send...
Feb 21, 2023
Brace For Winter Storms Again
A monster winter storm is taking aim at the Upper Midwest, threatening to bring blizzard conditions, bitterly cold temperatures and 2 feet of snow in a three-day onslaught that could affect more than ...
Feb 21, 2023
Calling All Singers To Join The Easter Cantata Choir
Marlene Kotab, coordinator for the Sturgis-Area Easter Cantata, invites all adult singers to join the 2023 cantata choir. The 14th Cantata performances are slated for Palm Sunday, April 2nd and Tuesda...
Feb 15, 2023
South Dakota Governor Signs Trans Youth Health Care Ban
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed bill that prohibits gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 18. Noem's office announced Monday (2/13/23) that she had...
Feb 14, 2023
