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Senate committee advances property tax relief fund bill
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (398+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Senate Taxation Committee split Friday on competing property tax proposals, advancing one bill to create a homeowner tax relief fund and shelving another that would have committed the state to at least $100 million a year. The…...
Manderson man found guilty of first-degree felony murder and arson in deadly October 2024 fire
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (243+ words) Manderson man found guilty of first-degree felony murder and arson in deadly October 2024 fire'KOTA Territory News RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A federal jury has found a Manderson man guilty of multiple charges tied to a deadly October 2024 fire that left one…...
South Dakota Supreme Court bars “false confession” expert in 2022 murder case
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (432+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled that a defense expert on "false confessions" may not testify in the murder case against Timothy Huante, reversing a Pennington County judge's decision and finding the testimony was not reliable…...
AG Jackley honors graduates of 9-1-1 telecommunicator certification course
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (183+ words) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is extending his well-wishes to 23 students graduating from the South Dakota Basic Telecommunicator Certification Course. "We can never take telecommunicators for granted," said Attorney General Jackley. "They are the…...
Warm Weekend, Return To Normal Next Week
11+ hour, 49+ min ago (189+ words) Clouds will be on the increase tonight ahead of a disturbance sneaking in from the west. Low clouds will be drawn back to the west from the plains along with an increase in high cloudover. Low temperatures are expected to…...
South Dakota House votes down liability shield for pharmacists, doctors dispensing unapproved COVID therapies
14+ hour, 18+ min ago (256+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The South Dakota House rejected a bill on Thursday that would have protected pharmacists and doctors from liability when dispensing ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine without individual prescriptions. House Bill 1068 failed 28-40. The measure would have allowed pharmacists to dispense…...
Committee defers bill criminalizing abortion in South Dakota
15+ hour, 10+ min ago (178+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The South Dakota House Committee of Health & Human Services voted nine to four to defer House Bill 1212 to the 41st day of the legislative session Thursday, effectively killing it. If passed, the bill would have criminalized abortion, allowing…...
Traffic stop leads to multi-vehicle crash in Rapid City
20+ hour, 5+ min ago (158+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Six people were injured Thursday morning when a police pursuit ended in a multi-vehicle crash at a busy intersection. The crash occurred at 7:15 a.m. at North Cherry Avenue and East North Street after South Dakota Highway Patrol troopers…...
Jeremy Taylor makes first court appearance after arrest following dayslong, multi-county manhunt
20+ hour, 28+ min ago (190+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A 37-year-old man wanted on warrants from Ohio and Pennington County made his first court appearance Thursday after a multi-agency manhunt ended with his arrest Wednesday. Jeremy Taylor was taken into custody at about 4:30 p.m. on February 4th in…...
“An encouraging sign” South Dakota sees December sales tax revenue boost
20+ hour, 51+ min ago (315+ words) RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -South Dakota's economy had a significant boost over December. Governor Rhoden says the state saw a near 11 percent year over year sales tax revenue bump for the month of December. "That's an encouraging sign and it requires…...