Associated Press
South Dakota Man Pleads Guilty to Weapons Charge
PIERRE - A Presho man has pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge.
Below Normal Temps Provide Few Days for Fieldwork
SIOUX FALLS - Below normal temperatures have limited the ability for snow to melt and kept soil temperatures at or below freezing across South Dakota.
Verlander, Tigers Top Twins At Chilly Target Field
Justin Verlander won on opening day for the first time in six tries, striking out seven over five shutout innings at frosty Target Field, sending the defending American League champions past the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday.
Error Causes Confusion with Rapid City Inmate
RAPID CITY - Authorities say an inmate who they believed went missing briefly Monday morning was actually never missing and was where he was supposed to be.
Camarcus Houston of Rapid City Man Pleads Not Guilty to Kidnapping, Rape Charges
RAPID CITY - A 21-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and raping a woman against her will.
DOE Studying Effects of Potential Lab Near Lead
LEAD - The Department of Energy has started an environmental assessment in Lead that will determine whether building a new surface laboratory will have significant effects on human health and the environment.
Suspicious Fire Destroys Abandoned Church in Pine Ridge
PINE RIDGE - Investigators say a weekend fire that destroyed an abandoned log cabin church on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is suspicious.
Column: Other Issues in Focus as War, Economy Fade
WASHINGTON - After a dozen years of war and a half-dozen of economic troubles, the United States is beginning to wrestle with a question even more existential than those big events: What does it mean to be an American?
Sioux Falls Students Can’t Use Computers for Tests
SIOUX FALLS - The Sioux Falls School District is spending millions of dollars on Google Chromebooks and Apple iPads. But students won't be able to use them to take standardized tests next year.
Forecaster Expects Busy South Dakota Wildfire Season
RAPID CITY - State Fire Meteorologist Darren Clabo says there is a potential for large wildfires in western South Dakota this spring.