Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts plans to send about two dozen state troopers to Texas later this month to help patrol the nation’s border with Mexico. Ricketts has criticized President Biden’s approach to border security and several other policies. The Nebraska Governor says the state troopers will spend up to 16 days helping the Texas Department…… read more »
Category Archives: State News
Avera Plans to Build New Medical Center in Sioux Falls
Avera Health has plans to build a new 34 million dollar medical center in Sioux Falls. The three-story center will provide family medicine, urgent care, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, dermatology, and internal medicine. Avera will occupy the first two floors when the building is done in January 2023,and the third floor will be for future expansion. The…… read more »
Gov. Noem Will Try Again for Mount Rushmore Fireworks
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has indicated she will try yet again to hold a fireworks display over Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day this year. Her request comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s announcement that the White House will host its own “Independence From the Virus” bash. Many feel even if the…… read more »
Four Killed on Highway 275 Crash
The Nebraska State Patrol has identified four people killed in a head-on crash Thursday morning on Highway 275 just east of Scribner when a sedan and semi-trailer collided. The four killed were a family from Fremont, including a wife and husband, along with their 10-year-old and nine-month-old children. The State Patrol says the 37-year-old driver…… read more »
Hit And Run Kills Man Near Plainview
PLAINVIEW, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Nebraska say a man who was walking along a rural road was killed by a hit-and-run driver. The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Monday in Pierce County just west of Plainview. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says the 57-year-old man’s body was found near the intersection of U.S.…… read more »
SD Lawmakers Reject School Rules for Medical Pot
South Dakota lawmakers have rejected rules proposed by Governor Kristi Noem’s administration that would have set parameters for students who need to use medical marijuana at school. A legislative committee on Monday sent the rules back to the Department of Education for revision. Lawmakers complained the rules would have required access to medical pot in…… read more »
SD Officials Plan Meetings on Medical Marijuana
South Dakota Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdom says she is trying to avoid missing a November deadline to start issuing medical marijuana ID cards by holding a series of meetings to head off any objections to its proposed rules. The Department of Health officials are balancing concerns from medical marijuana advocates, the state’s physicians, law…… read more »
Federal Judge Declines Fireworks at Mount Rushmore
A federal judge has rebuffed South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s efforts to force the National Park Service to grant the state permission to shoot fireworks over the Mount Rushmore National Memorial to celebrate July 4th this year. Noem sued the U.S. Department of Interior in an effort to reverse the decision to deny the state’s…… read more »
Redistricting in SD Focus on Cities and Reservations
South Dakota lawmakers tasked with redrawing legislative districts will focus on the state’s two largest cities, as well as Native American reservations. The House and Senate committees have created sub-committees to gather input from Sioux Falls, Rapid City and tribal areas. Lawmakers are preparing to receive data from the 2020 census, develop boundary lines for…… read more »
Trial Date Set for South Dakota AG
A trial date has been set for the South Dakota Attorney General who struck and killed a man along a Hyde County highway. Jason Ravnsborg of Yankton will go on trial August 26 on three misdemeanor charges including carless driving, operating a vehicle while on an electronic device and driving outside of his lane. The…… read more »
