PIERRE — A long-lingering South Dakota uranium mining proposal restarted its state permitting process Thursday with approval from a state board to commission a study, and the board continued discussing a different proposal to conduct exploratory drilling for uranium in the same area of the state. Uranium is a metallic, radioactive element used as fuel […]
PIERRE — South Dakota’s Brand Board will raise its livestock ownership inspection fee for the first time since 2013, after a legislative committee approved the rule change Tuesday. The committee, made up of three state senators and three state representatives, voted 5-1 in favor of the change. Sen. Taffy Howard, R-Rapid City, voted no. The […]
South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden authorized state firefighting resources to support local governments in fire suppression. Volunteer fire departments, often supported in part by local governments and fundraising, supply the first responders for blazes across most of South Dakota’s land area. “As a volunteer firefighter, I understand that every second counts when attacking a […]
After a bruising South Dakota primary season in which 16 incumbent Republican legislators lost and four Republicans battled for the governor nomination, the party is at a crossroads. South Dakota’s House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach, R-Spearfish, was voted by his peers into his leadership position in 2024, after major turnover in the lawmaking body that […]
South Dakota’s top law enforcement official announced Thursday that he plans to propose state legislation limiting the use of automatic license plate readers, such as Flock cameras, to “legitimate law enforcement purposes.” Republican Attorney General Marty Jackley said it’s important to have “reasonable safeguards” statewide, while allowing uses that help solve criminal investigations. He said […]
A South Dakota group won another victory Tuesday in its effort to preserve adequate time for petitioning questions onto statewide ballots, but a state official immediately pledged to continue the fight in court. A federal appeals panel upheld a lower court’s ruling that state lawmakers violated the First Amendment when they moved up the deadline […]
George Kenzy said he did all he could to prepare his family’s feedlot for extreme heat and humidity. That included extra water tanks, covering the ground with light-colored bedding to reduce heat absorption, and keeping the ground as wet as possible. “And it seemed like Mother Nature just had the upper hand on this one,” […]
The fireworks display last month at Mount Rushmore cost the state of South Dakota $450,000 more than the event generated in economic impact, according to the state Department of Tourism. The state spent $2.8 million to plan and produce the July 3 celebration, which generated $2.35 million of economic impact, the department said in a […]
PIERRE — Former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Friday after the unveiling of a statue in her honor that she won’t rule out any future campaigns but is not planning to run for U.S. Senate in two years. Noem, a Republican, was rumored as a possible Senate candidate this year but is not challenging […]
Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota joins Searchlight Report to talk about his friendship with the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, a request for more information about a Wounded Knee Massacre medals review, his support of “clandestine” efforts to investigate Postal Service problems, and the future of water pipeline projects in the state. Click […]
