Gov. Kristi Noem is kicking off her 2022 re-election campaign with more than $10 million raised since the last election. The governor says she’s running for a second term to continue making improvements. Noem says she’s raised more than $10 million since 2018, which is an unusually large amount for a gubernatorial candidate in South…… read more »
Category Archives: State News
Nebraska Woman Avoids Death Sentence
A woman convicted of murder for her role in the death and dismemberment of a Nebraska hardware store clerk was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, avoiding the prospect of being the first woman in state history to be sentenced to death. A three-judge panel deadlocked on the appropriate sentence for Bailey Boswell, with…… read more »
Randolph Man Killed In Work Related Accident
A 50-year-old Randolph man died Saturday night as the result of an industrial accident in Norfolk. Keith Polenske had been working at Continental Saturday night when the Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Norfolk Fire & Rescue responded to a 911 call from the plant. Madison County Sheriff Todd Volk says that the call was…… read more »
Former Governor Frank Farrar Passes
Former South Dakota Gov. Frank Farrar, whose uncanny rise to politics as a young man quickly morphed into a career as a banker and philanthropist, died Sunday. He was 92. Gov. Kristi Noem, who confirmed his death as while as officials from the South Dakota Hall of Fame, ordered flags to be flown at half-staff…… read more »
Two Year Old Death Under Investigation
Authorities have released the name of a two-year-old child who died at a home in Watertown this week. Law enforcement officers and medical personnel were called Wednesday morning to 939 41st Street Southwest on a report of an unresponsive child. When they got there, Julian Wernke was deceased. Life-saving efforts by family members prior to…… read more »
Officer Involved Shooting Occurs In Sioux Falls
Authorities shot and killed a man who charged them during a standoff Thursday morning in the 400 block of North Garfield Avenue. That’s according to Sioux Falls Police Officer Sam Clemens. He said at 7:34 a.m. Thursday morning, two adults and a juvenile went to the hospital with stab wounds. The hospital called the police.…… read more »
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of South Dakota House Speaker
The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a state legislative leader in a lawsuit over making public the names of lawmakers who signed a petition supporting a special session on the possible impeachment of the state attorney general. House Speaker Spencer Gosch says the information being requested by the South Dakota Newspaper…… read more »
Ramen Company Moving To The Black Hills
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. (AP) — A California company plans to build one of the largest ramen producing facilities in the country in a small Black Hills community. Albany Farms CEO Bill Saller says the complex in Belle Fourche will include a flour mill, production factories and packaging areas that would produce more than 100 million…… read more »
Nebraska Has Lowest Unemployment Rate In The Nation
Nebraska’s latest monthly unemployment rate of two percent was the nation’s lowest and the lowest on record for the state. The Nebraska Department of Labor said the September rate was down from August’s rate of 2.2%. The 2% is the lowest since Nebraska began keeping records of unemployment data in 1976, and is tied with…… read more »
Beresford Man Sentenced On Child Porn Charges
A Beresford man has been convicted on charges of receipt and distribution of child pornography. 33-year-old Anthony James Berst was sentenced to sixty-six months in federal prison, followed by ten years of supervised release. According to court documents, Berst received child pornography by various means between September of 2020 and January of this year. He…… read more »
