South Dakota News

The Monday night vote was 4-3 in favor of the ban. Mayor Ken Tracy says the goal isn't to issue tickets, but to raise awareness of the dangers of texting while driving.

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The board chairman of the Lewis and Clark Regional Water System says the amount of money for the project in President Barack Obama's fiscal 2014 budget proposal "leaves us completely dead in the water."

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A South Dakota woman accused of beating to death a 4-year-old boy in February because he wet his pants has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against her.

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A man accused of killing a Mitchell woman last month has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter charges.

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Cinema Falls is hosting the Midwest Premiere of RUNNING WILD: THE LIFE OF DAYTON O. HYDE this Sunday, April 21st at ICON Event Hall + Lounge

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Gov. Dennis Daugaard is currently seeking applications for fall 2013 Governor’s Office Internships in Pierre.

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Crews repairing Xcel Energy's electricity grid, which was damaged by the ice and snow storm, have been wrapping up their efforts, although some work is still going on.

Spokesman Jim Wilcox says crews have restored power to all customers the company knows about, although he says some can't be hooked up yet because of damage that requires an electrician to make repairs before the company can restore power

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All of North Dakota has been placed under a winter storm warning, and a blizzard warning has been issued for central and southeastern portions of the state, as heavy snow moves across the area.

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South Dakota lottery officials say the ticket matched 4 of 5 white ball numbers and the Mega Ball in last Friday's drawing to win the game's third prize. The odds of doing so are one in about 689,000.

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The Yankton Police Department has bought a robot that will check out potentially dangerous scenes before officers enter.

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