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Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jan 20 2010 3:53PM
Gov. Brian Schweitzer has ordered that the
U.S. and state flags be flown at half staff on Thursday and Friday
in honor of two Montana members of the armed services who died
recently.
Marine Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski of Bozeman died Jan. 11 in
co
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| Smoking ban, recession hurt video gambling revenue Jan 20 2010 10:24AM
State video gambling tax receipts fell by
nearly 18 percent in the final three months of 2009, with the
continuing effect of the recession and the addition of the indoor
smoking ban.
State Gambling Control Division officials say the gross video
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jan 12 2010 4:34PM
Gov. Mike Rounds says more money from the
federal government for Medicaid could help South Dakota balance its
budget. Rounds has delivered his state of the state address to kick
off the Legislature's 2010 session.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) So
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| Texting while driving, smoking target of '10 laws Jan 1 2010 5:43AM
From texting to smoking to trans-fats and
toy guns, a host of new laws taking effect today clamp down on
impolite, unhealthy and sometimes dangerous behaviors.
Among the most surprising new laws is a smoking ban for bars and
restaurants in North
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| Texting while driving, smoking target of '10 laws Dec 30 2009 1:25PM
Texting while driving, smoking in public
and cooking with artery-clogging trans fats will be that much
harder under a bevy of new state laws set to take effect Friday.
Faced with huge budget shortfalls and little extra money, state
lawmakers exe
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| Smoking ban battle rated top SD story of 2009 Dec 20 2009 1:25PM
The battle over a statewide smoking ban
ranks as the top South Dakota story of 2009 as selected by
Associated Press member newspaper editors and broadcast news
directors in the state.
The Legislature earlier in 2009 passed a law to ban smoking i
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 19 2009 2:14AM
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne
Stenehjem says he's pleased with a judge's ruling on the University
of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname.
The ruling says the Board of Higher Education has authority
under the North Dakota Constitution to
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| Here is the latest North Dakota news from The Associated Press... Dec 18 2009 4:13PM
A district judge has thrown out a lawsuit by
a group of Spirit Lake tribal members who want the University of
North Dakota to keep its Fighting Sioux nickname. The state Board
of Higher Education has voted to abolish the nickname. Northeast
District
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 18 2009 11:05AM
The lawyer for a Gilby bank teller who was
robbed at gunpoint says the state workers compensation agency
should not have denied his client's claim for an anxiety disorder.
Bank officials filed the claim for 56-year-old Edith Johnson
after she wa
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| Hanson supports NDSU campus smoking ban Dec 18 2009 8:45AM
North Dakota State University's new president
says he supports a outdoor smoking ban on campus.
Richard Hanson says he'll be consulting other administrators on
campus to discuss possible enforcement. NDSU's university Senate
has voted to support
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| Top Stories of 2009 Dec 16 2009 10:51AM
Eds: EDITORS, NEWS DIRECTORS
LAST CHANCE. The deadline to cast your ballots for South
Dakota's top 2009 news stories is the end of business
today!!!!!!!!!! E-mail to apsiouxfalls(at)ap.org or fax them to
(605) 332-3931.
It's tim
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| Exit, smoking: Actors can't light up on Colo stage Dec 15 2009 1:32PM
The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a state ban
on smoking on stage, ruling that public health trumps actors'
freedom of expression.
The court ruled 6-1 Monday that the statewide smoking ban can
legally apply to theaters.
Theater product
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| Top Stories of 2009 Dec 9 2009 10:23AM
Eds: EDITORS, NEWS DIRECTORS
It's time for members of The Associated Press to vote on the top
South Dakota news stories of 2009.
The AP's suggestions follow in random order, but feel free to
add other stories for consideration. We're asking you
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| Reynolds offers buyouts to manufacturing workers Dec 4 2009 12:43PM
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., maker of Camel
cigarettes, is offering buyouts to about 1,800 workers at its North
Carolina factories to cut costs.
The company says it does not have a specific number of jobs it
hopes to cut.
Spokeswoman Jan Smi
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| Maker of Camels to buy cigarette replacement co Dec 2 2009 12:43PM
Cigarette maker Reynolds American says it
is buying a Swedish company whose nicotine gum, pouches and spray
help people stop smoking.
The maker of Camel cigarettes and Grizzly smokeless tobacco says
Niconovum AB's products could meet consumer de
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| City leaders mull repeal of smoking rule Nov 30 2009 8:31AM
Leaders in Great Falls are rethinking
the city's ban on smoking within 20 feet of buildings.
They say the biggest factor in repealing the rule is the impact
on tavern owners already reeling from an Oct. 1 statewide ban on
smoking ban.
A mo
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| Shuttle heading home...Retailers ready for shoppers...Asian markets... Nov 27 2009 3:51AM
The space shuttle is heading home.
The seven Atlantis astronauts hope to wrap up their 11-day flight
this morning. Good weather is forecast for the 9:44 a.m. EST
landing in Florida. The crew spent a week at the International
Space Station deliverin
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 27 2009 3:04AM
Space shuttle Atlantis is headed for
a landing, weather permitting.
The shuttle's seven astronauts hope to wrap up their 11-day
flight Friday. Good weather is forecast for the 9:44 a.m. EST
landing in Florida.
Atlantis and its crew spent a
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| After 400 years, Va. snubs out smoking in eateries Nov 27 2009 2:13AM
Starting Dec. 1, a new Virginia law bans
most smoking in restaurants.
It's a major shift for a state where tobacco has been king since
Jamestown was settled 400 years ago.
Virginia's neighbor and the nation's top tobacco producer, North
Ca
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 21 2009 2:13AM
Bogus burglar and robbery alarms are
becoming such a nuisance for the Sioux Falls Police Department that
city officials are considering charging a fee to cover the cost of
responding to repeated unfounded reports.
Police say about 1,900 burglar
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 21 2009 2:13AM
The state won't appeal a judge's decision
that allows South Dakota's new smoking ban law to be referred to a
public vote in the 2010 election. A judge ruled last week that
opponents had collected enough signatures to force a public vote.
The law wo
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| State won't appeal smoking ban ruling Nov 20 2009 3:24PM
The state has decided not to appeal a
judge's decision that allows South Dakota's new smoking ban law to
be referred to a public vote in the 2010 election.
The decision was announced Friday by Attorney General Marty
Jackley and Secretary of Stat
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 19 2009 4:27PM
The American Cancer Society says it
will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South
Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote.
Jennifer Stalley, the group's government relations director,
says the societ
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 19 2009 4:13PM
The American Cancer Society won't
appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South Dakota's
smoking ban to be put to a statewide vote. The group's government
relations director says it will instead concentrate its effort on
supporting the smok
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| SD smoking ban to go to public vote Nov 19 2009 10:37AM
The American Cancer Society says it
will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South
Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote.
Jennifer Stalley, the group's government relations director,
says the societ
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| Cancer society won't challenge smoking ban ruling Nov 19 2009 10:37AM
The American Cancer Society says it
will not appeal a judge's decision that clears the way for South
Dakota's new smoking ban to be referred to a statewide public vote.
Jennifer Stalley, the group's government relations director,
says the societ
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 16 2009 2:41AM
A 24-year-old Missoula man was arrested
for felony drunken driving, his fifth such arrest, after he drove
his car off a steep embankment along Deer Creek Road.
Officials say Brandon M. Darrah plunged about 300 feet down the
embankment Friday, to
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| GF residents complain smoking ban isn't enforced Nov 15 2009 12:22PM
Smoking in Montana's bars, casinos and
restaurants was forbidden Oct. 1, but some Great Falls residents
are complaining the prohibition isn't being enforced.
That's prompted the Great Falls City Commission at a meeting
Tuesday to again take up a
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 14 2009 2:13AM
A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of
South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures
to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's
general election.
After testimony ended in a two-day trial, Circuit Judg
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 13 2009 4:27PM
A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of
South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures
to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's
general election. Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl found that
opponents of the
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| Judge rules SD smoking ban goes to public vote Nov 13 2009 3:31PM
A circuit judge has ruled that opponents of
South Dakota's smoking ban have gathered enough petition signatures
to put the measure to a statewide public vote in next year's
general election.
After testimony ended in a two-day trial, Circuit Judg
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| Judge will rule Friday in smoking ban trial Nov 13 2009 12:22PM
A circuit judge plans to rule later Friday
in a trial to determine whether the smoking ban that passed the
2009 Legislature is referred to South Dakota voters in the next
general election.
After testimony ended in a two-day trial, Circuit Judge
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 13 2009 11:12AM
A former Sioux Falls school bus aide
has pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor.
Curtis Wegner was arrested in July in an online sex sting.
Authorities said the 25-year-old Wegner arranged to meet a
14-year-old girl for sex, then learned the "gi
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| Smoking ban trial testimony continues Nov 13 2009 5:36AM
Testimony continues Friday in a trial to
determine whether the smoking ban that passed the 2009 Legislature
is referred to South Dakota voters in the next general election.
Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl said Thursday she wants to look
at all t
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 12 2009 4:13PM
A burned-out car that contained a body in
the trunk has been sent to the state crime lab in Pierre.
The South Dakota Attorney General's Office says the car was
southeast of Mitchell and it might be related to the case of a
missing girl, 16-year-
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| Judge: SD Smoking ban eligible to be referred Nov 12 2009 10:37AM
A judge ruled Thursday that South Dakota's
smoking ban is legally eligible to be referred to a statewide
public vote.
The decision by Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl of Winner means
she will hear detailed arguments on whether thousands of petiti
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 12 2009 6:46AM
A trial that could determine whether South
Dakota's strengthened smoking ban will be referred to a statewide
vote starts today in a Pierre courtroom. A judge will hear
arguments on whether the state constitution permits a public vote
on the new law.
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| Trial will decide if smoking ban goes to SD voters Nov 12 2009 5:36AM
A trial begins Thursday to determine whether
South Dakota's smoking ban will be referred to a statewide vote.
Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl of Winner will first hear
arguments on whether the South Dakota Constitution even permits a
public vote
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 10 2009 2:14AM
A judge is barring the state Board of
Higher Education from doing away with the University of North
Dakota's Fighting Sioux nickname until after a Dec. 9 hearing.
Monday's order from Judge Michael Sturdevant of Bottineau is in
response to a laws
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| N Dakota St considers smoking ban Nov 9 2009 4:13PM
North Dakota State University is considering
a campus-wide smoking ban.
The idea got support from the NDSU Staff Senate last week, on a
35-23 vote.
Staff Senate President Vance Olson says the results are in line
with earlier polls of stude
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Nov 4 2009 2:14AM
Law enforcement officials say sex crime
charges involving children have hit a five-year high in the state.
In fiscal year 2009, South Dakota had 99 charges of first-degree
rape of a child, 248 reports of felony sexual contact with a child
and 637 a
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 2:14AM
Law enforcement officials say charges of
first-degree rape of a child, felony sexual contact with a child
and possessing, manufacturing or distributing child pornography
have hit a five-year high in the state.
In fiscal year 2009, which ended Ju
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| Judge refuses secondhand smoke testimony Nov 3 2009 1:32PM
A circuit judge has ruled that the American
Cancer Society cannot present witnesses to testify on the dangers
of secondhand smoke in a hearing that will decide whether the
smoking ban passed by the South Dakota Legislature will be referred
to a state
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Nov 1 2009 2:41AM
Enforcement of the state's Clean Air Act
seems to be a little unclear on Indian reservations. Tribally owned
casinos are exempt from the indoor smoking ban while some enrolled
tribal members who own reservation bars and casinos aren't
enforcing the b
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 1 2009 2:41AM
Enforcement of the state's Clean Air Act
appears to be a little hazy on Indian reservations.
Tribally owned casinos are exempt from the indoor smoking ban
while some enrolled tribal members who own reservation bars and
casinos aren't enforcing t
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| Smoking rules differ for reservation bars, casinos Oct 31 2009 11:26AM
Enforcement of the state's Clean Air Act
appears to be a little hazy on Indian reservations.
Tribally owned casinos are exempt from the indoor smoking ban
while some enrolled tribal members who own reservation bars and
casinos aren't enforcing t
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 23 2009 3:51AM
A Montana jury will decide whether a
baseball bat manufacturer can be held liable for the death of an
18-year-old pitcher who was hit in the head by a hard line drive.
Hillerich & Bradsby, manufacturers of Louisville Slugger bats,
is being s
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| Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts Oct 15 2009 11:26AM
A new report is suggesting major health
benefits to snuffing out public smoking.
An Institute of Medicine review of 11 key studies of smoking
bans in the U.S. and other countries found drops in the number of
heart attacks that ranged from 6 to 4
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| Stocks mixed...Recession seen over...Syria's smoking ban... Oct 12 2009 4:41PM
Stock prices ended narrowly mixed. The Dow rose
21 points to 9,886. The S&P was up nearly 5 points to 1,076. The
Nasdaq fell a fraction to 2,139.
NEW YORK (AP) A survey from the National Association for
Business Economics says while the r
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 12 2009 2:42AM
Winter has descended on Yellowstone National
Park, blanketing the region that includes northwestern Wyoming,
southern Montana and eastern Idaho with snow.
Managers of America's first national park say late-season
visitors should expect winter we
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 9 2009 11:40AM
Montana health officials say they have
logged seven complaints about businesses allegedly violating a
statewide smoking ban that was fully implemented last week.
The Montana Clean Indoor Air Act, passed in 2005, outlawed
smoking in all public bu
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 7 2009 6:46AM
In Pierre, Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl
has ruled the [[kxtopic:american-cancer-society:t[American Cancer Society]:t]] can participate in a lawsuit
that will determine whether a strengthened [[kxtopic:smoking-ban:t[smoking ban]:t]] will be
referred
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 6 2009 4:34PM
A circuit judge has ruled the American
Cancer Society can take part in a lawsuit that will determine
whether a smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature will
be referred to a public vote.
Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl said the socie
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Oct 6 2009 4:20PM
The American Cancer Society will be allowed
to take part in a lawsuit over the smoking ban approved by the
South Dakota Legislature. Opponents of the ban are suing to get the
question before voters next year. A trial in the case is set to
begin Nov.
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| American Cancer Society joins smoking ban lawsuit Oct 6 2009 4:06PM
A circuit judge has ruled the American
Cancer Society can take part in a lawsuit that will determine
whether a smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature will
be referred to a public vote.
Circuit Judge Kathleen Trandahl said the socie
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| Here is the latest Wyoming news from The Associated Press... Oct 2 2009 3:47PM
Kalispell-based Glacier Bancorp says it
has completed its acquisition of a community bank in northern
Wyoming. First National Bank and Trust is based in Powell, Wyo.,
and provides banking services in Cody and Lovell.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) Po
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Oct 1 2009 7:42AM
Smoking in Montana's bars, casinos and
restaurants is no longer allowed. The state's smoking ban fully
takes effect today, banning smoking in enclosed public places and
workplaces. Most public places were first required to go smoke-free
in 2005 after
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| Smoking ban goes into effect Thursday Oct 1 2009 6:46AM
Smoking in Montana's bars, casinos and
restaurants is no longer allowed.
The state's full smoking ban goes into effect Thursday, banning
smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces.
Most public places were first required to go smoke-fr
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| Official: Smoking banned at Ky. prison after riot Aug 24 2009 5:23PM
A government official says smoking has been
banned at least temporarily at a Kentucky prison where several
buildings were burned down during an inmate riot.
Justice and Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown said Monday
that no cigarettes, m
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 21 2009 2:15AM
Enough natural gas to heat every home in
North Dakota through at least two brutal winters was burned off as
an unmarketable byproduct in the state's [[kxtopic:oil:t[oil]:t]] patch in 2008.
North Dakota produced a record 62.8 million barrels of oi
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 20 2009 2:16AM
South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie
Herseth Sandlin says U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has
accepted her invitation to tour damage in northeastern South Dakota
from floods earlier this year.
Herseth Sandlin sent a letter to Vilsack in M
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 19 2009 4:13PM
U.S. Attorney Marty Jackley has been
appointed South Dakota attorney general. Gov. Mike Rounds says
Jackley will take over next month when Attorney General Larry Long
is sworn in as a circuit judge in the Sioux Falls area.
MITCHELL, S.D. (A
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| Trial delayed in smoking ban dispute Aug 19 2009 3:25PM
The trial has been delayed in the fight over
whether South Dakota's smoking ban should be put to a statewide
public vote next year.
The trial originally was scheduled for Aug. 24, but has been
moved to Oct. 26 in Fort Pierre.
Circuit Judge
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 11 2009 4:13PM
Yankton City Manager Doug Russell says he
thinks the Keystone pipeline work helped the city's good showing in
recent sales tax increases.
He told the Yankton City Commission on Monday that the latest
monthly sales tax receipts show Yankton's 10
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 11 2009 4:13PM
The American Cancer Society is seeking
to join the legal fight over South Dakota's smoking ban. It has
filed paperwork to intervene in the case, arguing the ban should be
allowed to take effect for the good of public health. Opponents
want to put the
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| Cancer Society seeks intervener status in lawsuit Aug 11 2009 11:55AM
The American Cancer Society has filed
paperwork to join the legal fight over a smoking ban approved by
the Legislature.
Opponents to the smoking ban filed petitions to refer the law to
a public vote next year, but the secretary of state decided
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 9 2009 4:20PM
Six South Dakota students have received
scholarships from the South Dakota Interscholastic Athletic
Administrators Association and the National Interscholastic
Athletic Administrators Association.
SDIAA scholarship recipients include Mathew Kirk
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| Smoking ban legal battle focuses on technicality Aug 9 2009 12:29PM
The legal battle over South Dakota's
strengthened smoking ban focuses on a judge's decision about
whether technical errors were substantial enough to toss out more
than 25,000 petition signatures.
Bars and gambling businesses that oppose the ban
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| Montana Tech to ban tobacco on campus Aug 6 2009 10:52PM
Montana Tech is gearing up to be a
tobacco-free campus.
Montana Tech Chancellor Frank Gilmore sent a campus-wide e-mail
Tuesday announcing the Butte campus intends to outlaw cigarette
smoking and chewing tobacco starting July 1, 2010. The ban wi
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| Latest Montana news, sports, business and entertainment:... Aug 6 2009 4:14PM
Gov. Brian Schweitzer says General Motors
Co. has agreed to resume talks with a Montana mining company that
the automaker recently dropped as a supplier.
GM canceled its precious metals contract with Columbus-based
Stillwater Mining Co. last mon
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| Montana Tech to ban tobacco on campus Aug 6 2009 10:51AM
Montana Tech is gearing up to be a
tobacco-free campus.
Montana Tech Chancellor Frank Gilmore sent a campus-wide e-mail
Tuesday announcing the Butte campus intends outlaw cigarette
smoking and chewing tobacco starting July 1, 2010. The ban will
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Aug 1 2009 2:14AM
A Watertown man charged in a standoff
with police last spring has pleaded guilty to simple assault and
violation of a protection order as part of a plea agreement. In
exchange, prosecutors dropped a kidnapping charge against
61-year-old Roland Small.
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| Court hearing set in smoking ban dispute Jul 31 2009 9:00AM
An Aug. 24 court hearing date has been set
in South Dakota's smoking ban dispute.
Bars and gambling businesses who want a public vote on the
state's smoking ban want a judge in Pierre to overrule Secretary of
State Chris Nelson, who ruled last w
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| Update on the latest in business: Jul 30 2009 12:22PM
The government says the number of newly
laid-off workers filing first-time claims for jobless benefits rose
last week, though the increase was mostly due to seasonal
distortions.
The Labor Department says new claims for unemployment insurance
i
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| Stocks rally...New claims rise...Exxon Mobil profit slumps... Jul 30 2009 10:51AM
Stocks are posting a strong rally to begin the
session. The Dow has been up more than 150 points in the first hour
of trading.
WASHINGTON (AP) The Labor Department says the number of
Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 28 2009 2:55AM
Sen. John Thune says an amendment by
Sen. John McCain to eliminate federal funding for the Lewis and
Clark Regional Water System will not be offered to the bill.
Thune's office says Thune contacted McCain's office and the Lewis
and Clark project al
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 28 2009 2:14AM
State Sen. Scott Heidepriem
(HI'-duh-prim) said Monday that he's filed paperwork to run for the
Democratic nomination for governor in 2010.
The Sioux Falls attorney said he will make a formal campaign
announcement later. He said submitting a sta
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| Group goes to court seeking vote on smoking ban Jul 27 2009 3:31PM
Bars and gambling businesses have gone to
court in their effort to force a public vote on South Dakota's
smoking ban.
After the South Dakota Legislature passed a law expanding the
smoking ban so it would outlaw smoking in bars and casinos,
oppo
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Jul 25 2009 2:16AM
A Little Eagle man was found guilty of
assaulting a federal officer in a Sept. 10 nonfatal shooting on the
Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
A federal jury on Thursday also convicted Kelly C. Ward of
assault with a dangerous weapon and dischargi
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| Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press... Jul 24 2009 4:14PM
Groups seeking a public vote on South
Dakota's smoking ban are appealing yesterday's decision by
Secretary of State Chris Nelson. He ruled that an effort lacked
sufficient petition signatures needed to get it on the ballot. A
coalition of bars and ga
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