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• SD panel kills medical defense in marijuana cases

  February 5, 2013 12:28 PM

  PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A proposal to let people charged with possessing small amounts of marijuana argue in court that they need it for medical reasons was narrowly rejected Tuesday by a South Dakota House committee torn between compassion for chronically ill people in pain and fear that it could... more »

• Colorado experts to aid in the search of missing South Dakota boy

  June 13, 2012 7:55 AM

  RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Experts from Idaho and Colorado are being brought in to help search for the body of a teenage boy who disappeared while kayaking on a southwest South Dakota lake. The search for 15-year-old Justin Lewis of Hill City has been ongoing since he disappeared May... more »

• Criminal charge for Paterno would have been more likely in CO Play Video

  November 14, 2011 7:55 PM

  Many were shocked when the former long-time defensive coordinator of the Penn State football team, Jerry Sandusky, was arrested on charges related to sexual abuse of children. The fallout of the news extended to the University's iconic football coach, Joe Paterno, and an assistant coach who says he witnessed Sandusky... more »

• Jet lands safely in SD after engine failure

  October 6, 2011 11:58 AM

  RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A United Express plane made a safe landing at the Rapid City airport after one of its two engines failed. Airport deputy operations director Pete Girtz tells the Rapid City Journal that the Embraer 145 jet carrying 26 passengers landed without incident about 2:30... more »

• Air Force runs past South Dakota 37-20

  September 3, 2011 6:20 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Mikel Hunter scored on an 80-yard reverse on the game's first snap and added a 55-yard TD reception Saturday to help Air Force cruise past South Dakota 37-20. The Falcons (1-0) were intent on not letting the Coyotes (0-1), of the Great West Conference,... more »

• Authorities ID Colorado man who drowned in SD lake

  August 29, 2011 5:17 PM

  WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) - Officials have identified a 26-year-old Colorado man who drowned in Enemy Swim Lake in northeast South Dakota's Day County over the weekend. The Aberdeen American News reports that Lathan D. Sylvester was wading in the water when he went under. Friends told officials the man... more »

• Man sentenced in 1975 death of Indian activist

  January 24, 2011 7:23 PM

  RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota judge has handed down a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole for the man convicted in the 1975 death of an American Indian Movement activist. Last month, John Graham was convicted of felony murder for participating in a kidnapping... more »

• Our next president? Senator eyes 2012 run

  September 29, 2010 2:37 PM

  Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota says he's looking at a possible run for president in 2012, but he's a long way from making a decision. Thune said during a weekly telephone news conference with reporters Wednesday that he's thought about running for president and has discussed... more »

• South Dakota church remembers fallen Ft. Carson chaplain

  September 2, 2010 10:24 AM

  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 December 2003. Vonnie Lucas, a member... more »

• Boobies bracelets brouhaha

  September 2, 2010 9:54 AM

  Breast cancer awareness bracelets have been banned at a South Dakota high school. The bracelets read "I Love Boobies". While some school districts are allowing students to wear them inside out, Baltic High school is taking a zero tolerance approach. "If you're supporting a cause then what... more »

• Damage brings call to prevent future flooding

  April 20, 2010 5:11 PM

  A South Dakota congresswoman vows to help victims of flooding in her state. Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin held a community meeting in Centerville to talk about ongoing flood relief efforts there. Residents along the Vermillion River and its tributaries came hoping to get answers on how much help... more »

• Colorado getting $30 million for bark-beetle epidemic

  February 8, 2010 6:24 PM

  U.S. Forest Service officials in Colorado are getting $30 million to deal with the aftermath of the bark-beetle epidemic that have killed about 3.6 million pine trees in the state and southern Wyoming. U.S. Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet said Monday the funds are a sign federal officials... more »

• No bond for SD attempted murder suspect

  January 26, 2010 10:23 AM

  A Rapid City woman accused of stabbing her father and shooting her mother last month has been ordered held without bond on attempted murder charges. Twenty-two-year-old Casey Eleeson on Monday made her first court appearance in Rapid City, after being arrested at a remote cabin in Colorado last Wednesday.... more »

• Winter storm in Midwest brings fierce winds

  January 25, 2010 6:26 PM

  A winter storm moving across several Midwestern states has brought dangerously strong winds but little snow. The storm Monday left travelers stranded and closed some schools and businesses. Heavy snowfall was not expected, but strong winds were blowing around what was falling - or had already fallen in... more »

• Colorado arrests for SD attack

  January 21, 2010 2:30 PM

  Authorities in Park County have arrested a South Dakota woman who allegedly stabbed her father and shot her mother last month. South Dakota's Pennington County Sheriff's Office says 22-year-old Casey Eleeson of Rapid City was arrested without incident about 11 p.m. Wednesday at a remote cabin in the Lake... more »

• Snowstorm hits Northeast; wind chill 52 below in ND

  January 8, 2010 9:10 AM

  A broad snowstorm pushed eastward early Friday, dumping a light coating of snow in the Northeast, all part of a powerful cold front engulfing much of the nation. The National Weather Service said that the edge of the storm, with light snow flurries, reached the Philadelphia area overnight and... more »

• Colorado e. Coli linked to recalled beef

  December 28, 2009 2:49 PM

  At least one case of e. Coli in Colorado has been linked to beef that is being recalled. Cases in five other states have also been reported. The recall was anounced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which reports that the steaks and other beef products were districuted to... more »

• Bitter cold follows in wake of massive storm

  December 10, 2009 8:36 AM

  Dangerously cold conditions are settling over parts of the country in the wake of a huge storm that hit much of the Midwest and New England. At least 16 deaths are being blamed on the wintry blast that dumped more than a foot of snow. Most of those deaths came... more »

• Feds announce $40 million to battle bark beetles

  December 8, 2009 11:28 AM

  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the U.S. Forest Service is funneling an additional $40 million to Rocky Mountain states to address the effects of a bark beetle infestation that has killed millions of acres of trees. Vilsack said Tuesday that the focus will be the most severely affected states: Colorado,... more »

• 44 tons of rotting meat stink up South Dakota town

  October 5, 2009 11:05 AM

  Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its owner, the 44 tons of bison meat managed to hold its own for months, masked by the brutal chill of two South Dakota winters. Once the power was cut and spring thaw arrived, nature took over. And... more »