KX News: South Dakota

Breast cancer bracelets cause stir in SD

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:07:00 GMT

Bracelets aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer are raising eyebrows in some South Dakota cities. Baltic High School this week became one of the latest districts across the nation to ban the popular rubber bracelets with a message some

Greetings South Dakota Stations!

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:15:00 GMT

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SD veterans service officers receive awards

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:33:00 GMT

Four people who provide services to military veterans in South Dakota have received awards for their work. The awards were announced at a program organized by the South Dakota Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Kevin Graber of Pla

Loans made to 3 SD rural electric groups

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:33:00 GMT

Three rural electric associations in South Dakota will get more than $12.5 million in federal loan guarantees to build, repair or improve transmission lines and other system components. The money comes from a rural development program in the U.S

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:13:00 GMT

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says sheriff's deputies were justified in shooting a Sioux Falls man to death last month. Jackley says Thomas Webster tried to flee after Minnehaha County deputies Craig Butler and Joe Bosman identified the

SD AG: deputies justified in fatal shooting

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:01:00 GMT

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the sheriff's deputies who fatally shot a Sioux Falls man last month were justified. Minnehaha County deputies Craig Butler and Joe Bosman were trying to arrest 55-year-old Thomas Webster when the

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:34:00 GMT

A jury has awarded $500,000 to two sons of a woman who died a month after falling while a resident of Firesteel Healthcare Center in 2006. David Bumgardner, of Mitchell, and Layne Bumgardner, of Clifton Park, N.Y., were awarded $400,000 for thei

SD share of Allergan settlement is $153,000

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:26:00 GMT

Attorney General Marty Jackley says the South Dakota Medicaid program will be reimbursed about $153,000 under a settlement between Allergan Inc. and the federal government and states over how the company markets Botox. Allergan agreed to pay $60

ACLU wants US Supreme Court to review SD case

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:41:00 GMT

The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case regarding the makeup of City Council districts in the South Dakota town of Martin. A federal appeals court last May affirmed a judge's decision five years ago t

White church members remember slain chaplain

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:06:00 GMT

Members of First Baptist Church in the South Dakota town of White are remembering a former pastor who was killed in Afghanistan this week while serving as an Army chaplain. The Rev. Dale Goetz served the South Dakota church from November 2000 to

Stretch of Belle Fourche River being closed

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:03:00 GMT

A stretch of the Belle Fourche (bell-FOOSH') River in northwest [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] where three canoeists died earlier this summer is being closed to recreational activity. Butte County Sheriff Fred Lamphere told KEVN that

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:46:00 GMT

Construction will begin this fall on an airport terminal at Pierre to replace one that's 50 years old. The $12.7 million project will be mostly paid by the state and federal governments. Pierre's share is just under $2 million. HELENA, Mont

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:00 GMT

SD governor and chief justice praise drug court

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:33:00 GMT

Gov. Mike Rounds and state Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson say South Dakota's drug court program has helped people with drug problems overcome their addictions so they can continue working in the community. The governor and chief ju

SD State Fair opens in Huron

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:26:00 GMT

The South Dakota State Fair opens Thursday in Huron under the theme "From Memories to Milestones." This is the 125th anniversary of the state fair, which runs through Monday. Bull riding will be the grandstand entertainment on opening night.

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:12:00 GMT

Officials say a wildfire that burned 2,000 acres or more than 3.1 square miles northwest of Helena is completely contained. Firefighters were helped by rain Wednesday as they mopped up hot spots within 120 feet of the fire's perimeter. The

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:13:00 GMT

A federal magistrate is recommending the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by South Dakota and seven other states seeking freedom from federal gun laws. The recommendation now goes to the federal judge hearing the case. The states argue they sh

SD Lottery

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:24:00 GMT

These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Wednesday: Dakota Cash 11-12-13-15-32 (eleven, twelve, thirteen, fifteen, thirty-two) Estimated jackpot: $75,000 Hot Lotto 12-13-18-30-36, Hot Ball: 15 (twelve, thirteen, eighteen,

Winning numbers drawn in 'Dakota Cash' game

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:03:00 GMT

The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the South Dakota Lottery's "Dakota Cash" game were: 11-12-13-15-32 (eleven, twelve, thirteen, fifteen, thirty-two) (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Earl evacuations...More talk of peace...Taliban group targeted...

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:04:00 GMT

The 30,000 residents of a North Carolina barrier island have been told to move inland because of the approach of Hurricane Earl. It's packing winds up to 135 mph. There's a mandatory evacuation order for Hatteras Island. Forecasters say Earl is p

Magistrate recommends dismissing states' gun suit

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:34:00 GMT

A federal magistrate is recommending the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by eight states seeking freedom from federal gun laws. The recommendation now goes to the federal judge hearing the case. The states argue they should decide which rules

Magistrate recommends dismissing states' gun suit

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:34:00 GMT

A federal magistrate is recommending dismissal of a lawsuit filed by eight states seeking freedom from federal gun laws. The recommendation now goes to the federal judge hearing the case. The states argue they should decide which rules wou

Magistrate recommends dismissing states' gun suit

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:34:00 GMT

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press...

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:27:00 GMT

The military says one of five Fort Carson soldiers killed in an Afghanistan bomb blast Monday was from South Dakota. He's identified as Capt. Dale Goetz of White. Goetz was a member of the 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team. M

SDSU proposes Imaging Sciences Institute

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:14:00 GMT

South Dakota State University wants to create an on-campus institute to better tap its partnership with a nearby federal repository for satellite images. Dennis Helder, head of SDSU's electrical engineering department, said the Imaging Sciences

South Dakota backup QB leaves team

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:57:00 GMT

The quarterback expected to back up University of South Dakota starter Dante Warren has left the team. Coaches say 6-1, 210-pound Brandon Gorsuch was a transfer from Arizona Western junior college who joined the team prior to spring practices.

More storm damage reported in southeast SD

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:01:00 GMT

Farmers in southeast South Dakota are reporting more storm damage. The roof of Elmer Muntefering's hog barn was blown off Monday night, a month after a storm damaged other buildings on his rural Dimock farm. The lumberyard in the town also lost

SD School of Mines opens new paleontology lab

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:33:00 GMT

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology on Wednesday opened its new Paleontology Research Laboratory. Officials say the 33,000-square-foot facility provides a safe, environmentally controlled location for the Museum of Geology's collect

South Dakota disaster payments reach $12.3M

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:26:00 GMT

South Dakota's Office of Emergency Management says it has paid more than $12 million so far to help local governments and rural electric cooperatives recover from a series of disasters. The payments to restore damaged public infrastructure such

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:05:00 GMT

North Dakota's Supreme Court is considering whether a voter initiative on pharmacy ownership will get a statewide vote. The initiative's supporters say it will give North Dakotans access to cheaper prescription drugs. Its opponents say letting

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Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:51:00 GMT

Court documents say an 18-year-old South Dakotan accused of possessing explosives wrote that he wanted to blow up the Sisseton High School, torture and rape women and "become the world's most infamous sociopath." Joseph Thomas Hansen of Claire Cit

House staffer pleaded guilty to drunken driving

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:23:00 GMT

The chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin pleaded guilty in June to drunken driving. A campaign spokesman for the South Dakota congresswoman says Herseth Sandlin suspended Tessa Gould without pay for about two weeks until the cas

Midwest survey suggests major recession fears

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:27:00 GMT

More than a third of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states surveyed for a regional business index expect a recession in 2011. As part of the Mid-America report released Wednesday, supply managers were asked their expectations for 201

Midwest survey suggests major recession fears

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:27:00 GMT

Midwest survey suggests major recession fears

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:27:00 GMT

Former USD official only finalist to replace University of Montana...

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:07:00 GMT

A former University of South Dakota official might be in line to be the next president of the University of Montana. University officials say Provost Royce Engstrom is the only finalist to replace retiring president George Dennison. Engstr

Greetings South Dakota Stations!

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:15:00 GMT

South Dakota Sportswriters Association Prep Volleyball Poll...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:47:00 GMT

Here is the inaugural South Dakota Sportswriters volleyball poll for the 2010 season. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record and points. Class AA 1. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (5) 0-0 36 2. Aberdeen Central (3) 2-0

2 federal agencies hear public comment on outdoors

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:33:00 GMT

Officials from 2 federal agencies are holding a meeting in Fort Pierre on Wednesday to seek public comment on President Barack Obama's initiative aimed at finding ways to reconnect people to the outdoors. Acting U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Di

Pierre historical museum displaying hat collection

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:26:00 GMT

The South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre is displaying a collection of 16 hats of all shapes and varieties. Hats include a pheasant-feathered women's hat from the 1950s, an Air Force flak helmet from the Vietnam War, a Shriners' fez f

9 cases of WNV in SD

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:26:00 GMT

The state Health Department reports a spike in human cases of West Nile virus. Nine people are infected with the virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. Most people only suffer minor complications, although it can be fatal. There are tw

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:13:00 GMT

A monthly report on the health of the economy in South Dakota and eight other Midwest and Plains states comes out today. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index is based on surveys of business leaders and supply managers. The outlook for the region

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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMT

A monthly report on the health of the economy in Minnesota and eight other Midwest and Plains states comes out today. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index is based on surveys of business leaders and supply managers. The outlook for th

SD Lottery

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:24:00 GMT

These South Dakota lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Mega Millions 10-20-29-47-48, Mega Ball: 38 (ten, twenty, twenty-nine, forty-seven, forty-eight; Mega Ball: thirty-eight) Megaplier 3 (three) Powerball Estimated jac

Explosives charges against SD teen amended

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:37:00 GMT

South Dakota prosecutors have amended the charges against an 18-year-old who had weapons and the ingredients for making explosives. The original 10-count indictment against Joseph Thomas Hansen of Claire City has been replaced with three charges

SD man killed by falling tree in northwest Iowa

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:41:00 GMT

A South Dakota man is dead after a tree fell on him while he was clearing brush in northwestern Iowa. Plymouth County sheriff's authorities identify the victim as Jim Netley (NET'-lee) of Dakota Dunes, S.D. Netley was hurt Monday evening se

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Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:34:00 GMT

The group supporting an expanded smoking ban that's on South Dakota's ballot says it would protect workers and reduce some health care costs. The Legislature in 2009 voted to ban smoking in bars, video lottery establishments and Deadwood casinos

Research money hits record level at USD

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:25:00 GMT

The University of South Dakota received a record amount of research money in 2010. USD was awarded $36.5 million in research money, a 28 percent increase from $29 million in 2009. Vice President for Research Laura Jenski says there is still

Longtime Sioux Indian Museum curator honored

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:57:00 GMT

A longtime curator of the Sioux Indian Museum in South Dakota has been honored for her years of service in preserving American Indian history. Sen. Tim Johnson on Monday presented Paulette Montileaux (MAHN'-tah-loh) with a statement he had enter

SD smoking ban proponents cite worker health

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:36:00 GMT

Longtime Sioux Indian Museum curator honored

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:47:00 GMT

Texas man in alleged SD trooper assault posts bond

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:33:00 GMT

A Texas man who allegedly punched a female South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper three times during a traffic stop near Pierre is out on $10,000 bond. A grand jury in Hughes County has indicted 76-year-old Chester Strickland, of Clarendon, Texas,

Minnesota men survive wild crash in SD

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:55:00 GMT

A South Dakota sheriff says two Minnesota men are lucky to be alive after they drove underneath a stalled semi truck towing a flatbed. Potter County Sheriff Alan McClain says he's amazed the men were not decapitated. McClain says the crash

Minnesota men survive wild crash in SD

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:55:00 GMT

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:46:00 GMT

The state Board of Pardons and Paroles is one of four paroling agencies nationwide chosen as a Learning Site by the National Parole Resource Center. The South Dakota board will receive technical assistance from the national group that it can use when

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:15:00 GMT

South Dakota at 5 a.m.

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:15:00 GMT

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6 SD properties added to historic register

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:26:00 GMT

Six properties in South Dakota, including a 99-year-old barn, have been added to the National Register of Historic Places because of their age and historic significance. The National Register is the official federal list of properties identified

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:13:00 GMT

Amid health care reform, the economy and other issues, Republican Kristi Noem's history of speeding has become an issue in the race for South Dakota's lone U.S. House seat. And the GOP candidate's driving record apparently will continue to be a

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:13:00 GMT

A new study on Devils Lake suggests buying out homes and farm buildings in two counties that were not threatened by floodwaters a year ago. Devils Lake is at the bottom of a closed basin that has no natural river or stream outlet. A wet cycle th

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:45:00 GMT

The Duluth City Council has voted to ban the sale, purchase or possession of synthetic marijuana within the city limits. The unanimous vote Monday night made Duluth the first Minnesota city to ban the drug. The city may now face a lawsuit from l

SD high school football poll

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:04:00 GMT

By The Associated Press The South Dakota Sportswriters Association high school football poll of the season, with first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points. No previous rankings are included because this is the first poll of the year

GOP candidate's speeding is issue in House race

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:33:00 GMT

Republican congressional candidate Kristi Noem's history of speeding on the state's highways has become an issue in the race for South Dakota's lone seat in the U.S. House. The South Dakota Democratic Party has created a website dedicated to Noe

Hot, dry weather may damage SD crops

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:41:00 GMT

Recent hot, dry weather has South Dakota farmers worried about the condition of many of their crops. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday the past month has been dry across most of the state. An area of northeast South Dakota near

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:27:00 GMT

Alexander Salgado has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killing of Jasmine Guevara of Mitchell last fall. Salgado who could have faced the death penalty if he'd been convicted at trial today changed his plea

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:13:00 GMT

A new report on Devils Lake flooding addresses an overall basin plan, additional outlet capacity, saving the town of Minnewaukan and buying out structures in counties not previously affected. A federal task force meets Friday in Washington and offici

MedCath sells stake in SD hospital for $20M

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:35:00 GMT

MedCath Corp. on Monday said it will sell its stake in Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota to Avera McKennan for $20 million. Charlotte, N.C.-based MedCath owns one-third of the hospital and management rights. After the sale, Avera McKennan wil

MedCath sells stake in SD hospital for $20M

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:35:00 GMT

MedCath sells stake in SD hospital for $20M

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:35:00 GMT

South Dakota at 1:30 p.m.

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:46:00 GMT

Man sentenced in cocaine ring

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:11:00 GMT

A man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for leading a crack cocaine ring that stretched to North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. A jury in June found 26-year-old Ferris Lee guilty on 13 federal counts, including continuing criminal en

Man sentenced in cocaine ring

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:11:00 GMT

Man sentenced in cocaine ring

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:11:00 GMT

South Dakota State University creating online tool for farmers;...

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:01:00 GMT

South Dakota State University is creating a new online tool for farmers. The system, called iGrow, will enable farmers and ranchers to interact with a team of scientists at SDSU through an expert-based blog. It also will give producers access to

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Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:51:00 GMT

A Mexican man accused of killing a teenage girl in South Dakota pleaded guilty on Monday and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Twenty-one-year-old Alexander Salgado could have faced the death penalty had he taken

Suspect in SD teen's death gets life sentence

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:16:00 GMT

Correction: House Debate story

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:03:00 GMT

In an Aug. 28 story about the debate between candidates for South Dakota's lone House seat, The Associated Press reported erroneously that U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin had voted for the federal health care reform package. She voted against the

Indiana motorcyclist killed in western SD

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:21:00 GMT

An Indiana man has died in a motorcycle crash in western South Dakota's Black Hills. The Highway Patrol did not immediately identify the victim of the Sunday afternoon crash northwest of Rapid City. Authorities say the motorcyclist lost con

Black Hawk standoff ends with arrest

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:07:00 GMT

Residents in a two-block area of Black Hawk were evacuated for more than three hours Sunday night during a standoff between law officers and a robbery suspect. The standoff in the southwest South Dakota city ended about 9:30 p.m. when officers s

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Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:15:00 GMT