Anthony Wright

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Department of Transportation and the McCook County Highway Department are replacing a bridge one-half mile east of Emery on 261st Street.

The construction project will involve replacing the existing bridge, grading, riprap and surfacing.

During constru

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota city of Vermillion will lose one of its largest employers when a call center with 180 workers closes.

Stream Global Services told employees this week that it plans to shut down the Vermillion facility in late October. The company di

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – A judge has dismissed one charge filed against a former South Dakota county prosecutor and a court advocate for juveniles and families, but they still face other charges including witness tampering

The American News reports that Judge Ge

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

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A study finds that news coverage of both major presidential candidates has been more negative this year than in almost any other recent election.

The report is by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. It finds that

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard and Attorney General Marty Jackley say government should be as open as possible so people can find out what the state and local governments are doing.

Daugaar

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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

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 c

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 fire officials say there is still a high risk

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