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Officials Pleased with Mineral Royalty Decision
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard and Attorney General Marty Jackley say they are pleased federal officials have decided to stop withholding the state's share of royalties from oil and gas production on federal land.
Rural Rapid City Residents Worried About Lion
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Residents of a canyon area just outside the Rapid City limits are pressing for state wildlife officials to remove a mountain lion they say has killed a deer and dozens of cats.
State Fair Salutes Veterans, Military Personnel
Aberdeen Film Festival Judges Cut Entries to 65
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Judges for the upcoming South Dakota Film Festival in Aberdeen have whittled down the 274 submissions to 65 films for the seventh-annual event.
Walmart Protest Group Says City is Getting in the Way
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls residents who are circulating petitions to force a vote on whether Walmart can build a store in their neighborhood say the city is harassing them and hindering their efforts.
Group Says South Dakota Has Poorest Human Trafficking Laws
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A national advocacy group ranks South Dakota's human trafficking laws as the weakest in the nation.
Panel Recommends New Arena for Rapid City Center
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A citizen committee in Rapid City says the $73 million needed for upgrades at the civic center's 36-year-old Barnett Arena would be better spent on a new facility.
Product Recall – Big Lots Recalls Tabletop Torches Due to Fire, Burn Hazards
Sioux Falls High School Football Schedule
Test Results to Stay in Sioux Falls Woman’s Manslaughter Trial
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A judge has denied a request by a Sioux Falls woman to keep blood-alcohol test results out of her second trial on a manslaughter charge.