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Juvenile Justice Focus of Conference Next Month
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Attorneys, judges, social workers and mental health professionals will gather in Sioux Falls and Rapid City next month to talk about the juvenile justice system.
The second annual Children’s Justice Conference is being held in Rapid City on Sept. 11 and in
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SD Livestock Inspection Fee to Increase Sept. 1
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -
The South Dakota Brand Board voted in June to raise the inspection fee from 80 cents a head to 90 cents. Approval by a legislative committee means the increase can take effect Sept. 1
Brand Board officials say the fee increase was needed because of rising costs for the inspections required before cattle, horses and mules are sold, slaughtered or moved out of the inspection area
Crew Cleaning House Where Toddler Found Dead
WAGNER, S.D. (AP) – A crew that specializes in cleaning drug-infested homes is at work in a Wagner home where authorities say a 2-year-old girl was found dead in a closet.
Joe Newcomb with Santi-Kleen Environmental Solutions tells KELO-TV traces of methamphetamine contaminate nearly every surface in the Yankton Sioux Housing Authority home where Taylor and Laurie Cournoyer lived.
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Ban on Campfires in Black Hills to Continue
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – A ban on campfires in the Black Hills of western South Dakota will continue despite recent rain and cooler temperatures.
The Rapid City Journal reports that owners of some private campsites say the ban is hurting business. But
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Drought Intensifies in Key Farming States
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The latest update on the nation’s drought shows that the parched conditions continue worsening in key farm states even as the situation across all of the continental U.S. leveled off.
The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that more than two-thirds of Iowa, the nation’s biggest corn producer, was suffering extreme or exceptional drought – the worst two classifications – as of T
Canadian Company Seeks SD OK for Gold Exploration
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – A Canadian company planning to explore for gold in South Dakota’s Black Hills is seeking state authorization to drill up to 250 test holes.
Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd. has applied for an exploration permit from the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The Rapid ...
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Tribes Raise $1.4 Million for Land
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Several Native American tribes have raised more than $1 million towards buying a prime piece of real estate in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Rosebud Sioux spokesman Alfred Walking Bull tells The Associated Press that the tribe is now allocating $1.3 mil
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SD Average ACT Score Remains Unchanged
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota students’ average score on the ACT college-entrance test remained unchanged this year, but still above the national average.
The state Education Department reports that 81 percent of South Dakota’s graduating high school seniors took the ACT...
Aberdeen Murder Suspect to Remain Free Before Trial
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – A South Dakota man accused of killing his 2-year-old daughter has been released from jail while he awaits a late-October trial.
Thirty-four-year-old Mario Contreras, of Waubay, has pleaded not guilty to several charges including second-degree murder in the Jan. 11 d
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Gold Mine Permit Decision in SD Delayed
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) – It likely will be more than a year before Lawrence County commissioners decide whether to grant a permit for a proposed gold mine near Spearfish Canyon in South Dakota’s Black Hills.
The commission decided Tuesday after five hours of testimony from people on both sides of the issue to wait for a report from the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The state