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Special sessions-- District 24 Sen. Mary Duvall update of the SD Legislature
Special sessions by District 24 Senator Mary Duvall. As Veto Day drew to a close, the Governor indicated she would be working with legislative leaders to schedule a Special Session to deal with three ...
Jody Heemstra Apr 14, 2021
TikTok content creators file lawsuit against Montana over first-in-nation law banning app
MAY 19, 2023: HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Five TikTok content creators have filed a lawsuit to overturn a planned ban on the video sharing app in Montana. They argued in a legal complaint filed in federal co...
Jody Heemstra May 19, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
House amends overall tax reduction bill eliminating sunset date
MARCH 1, 2023: South Dakota legislators and Governor Kristi Noem are engaged in a back and forth contest over tax cuts. The Governor is pushing for the elimination of state's portion of the sales tax ...
Jody Heemstra Mar 01, 2023 Sanjoy Ghosh / CC
2021 SDHSAA State AA Track & Field Results
STURGIS - Brandon Valley and O'Gorman finished tied for the girls title and Sioux Falls Lincoln won its fifth straight boys title Saturday at the State AA Track & Field Meet at Woodle Field. The g...
May 30, 2021
Missouri man is free from prison after a judge overturned his 1991 conviction, despite AG's efforts
JULY 31, 2024: ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Missouri man was freed from prison Tuesday (July 30, 2024) after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, despite the state attorney general's...
Jody Heemstra Jul 31, 2024
SDHSAA State Class B Wrestling Dual Championships
The Watertown Civic Arena in Watertown hosted the 2024 SDHSAA state Class B team duals championships on Saturday February 10, 2024. Class B Quarterfinals Custer defeated Winner 36-33 Philip/Kadoka Are...
Jody Heemstra Feb 11, 2024
America's nonreligious are a growing, diverse phenomenon. They really don't like organized religion
OCTOBER 6, 2023: UNDATED (AP)- Ask Americans what their religion is, and nearly 1 in 3 say this -- none. That's according to the U.S. adults surveyed by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Aff...
Jody Heemstra Oct 06, 2023 Jamie / CC
Farm Bill Doubtful to Override California's Prop 12
JULY 7, 2023: Farmers and ranchers are slightly more optimistic that Congress will get a new farm bill passed this year. However, Successful Farming says they don't think the farm bill will get used t...
Jody Heemstra Jul 07, 2023 DonkeyHotey / CC
USDA tells producers to reduce salmonella in certain frozen chicken products
APRIL 26, 2024: UNDATED (AP)- Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning under a final rule issued Fr...
Jody Heemstra Apr 26, 2024 Larry Hoffman / CC
Noem signs "Help not Harm" bill prohibiting gender changing medical procedures on minors; ACLU says "this fight is not over"
FEBRUARY 13, 2023: South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed HB 1080 into law. The bill prohibits medical providers from giving gender-affirming health care procedures and medications to transgende...
Jody Heemstra Feb 14, 2023