Holiday storms that pounded much of the U.S. with snow and rain did little to ease the overall grip of the country’s worst drought in decades. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report released Thursday shows that about 61 percent of …
With the South Dakota Supreme Court’s decision in Wheeler v. Farmers Mut. Ins. Co. of Neb., 2012 S.D. 83, the state joined a number of other states in invalidating “owned-but-not-insured” exclusions in uninsured motorist policies. The court held that South …
Officials say the floor of a bank on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation in central South Dakota collapsed after tribal members rushed to business to cash about $6 million in trust settlement checks. The Daily Republic reports the floor of …
The state Department of Public Safety says highway fatalities in South Dakota are up slightly this year after a 20 percent drop in 2011. Department spokesman Terry Woster tells the Argus Leader that 125 people have died in automobile accidents …
State officials say preliminary reports indicate this year’s Thanksgiving holiday was the first in a decade without a traffic fatality on South Dakota’s highways. The state Public Safety Department reports that 2003 was the last Thanksgiving travel period without a …
As Stephanie Bowers sifted through the charred remains of her mother’s books, she paused and cried. Bowers’ mother, Cheryl Roop, 59, died in a trailer home fire early Saturday morning. Wednesday, Bowers was slowly picking up the pieces. Now living …
The South Dakota Division of Insurance is liquidating a Watertown company because it is insolvent. Officials say a circuit court judge approved the liquidation order for Northern Plains Insurance Co., which is described as a company that specializes in offering …
An apple orchard in South Dakota that provides entertainment for the public is looking into what spooked two horses hauling a wagon filled with people over the weekend. Witnesses say two girls were taken to a hospital after the incident. …
A former Rapid City, S.D., employee who was fired amid landfill-fee fraud allegations has filed a federal lawsuit. Former city landfill scale attendant Randy Meidinger, who was charged and acquitted of grand theft and forgery, claims that his constitutional rights …
Some Black Hills, S.D., campground operators say their businesses have been hurt by the ban on campfires and charcoal grills imposed during this summer’s drought. Doug Carrick of Wolf Camp in Keystone says camping isn’t really camping without a campfire. …