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Mild winter allows earlier pest scouting
Predicting how the warm winter will affect populations of pests is not easy, says Ada Szczepaniec, South Dakota State University Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Entomologist. “It depends largely on particular pest species and their biology,” Szczepaniec said. “For example, insects that overwinter above ground are more likely to be affected by warmer winter [...]
Warm weather boosts fishing license sales
The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has sold more than twice as many annual resident fishing licenses than it did at this point last year thanks to an unseasonably warm spring. The department had issued 18,917 annual resident licenses as of March 27, outpacing the 7,867 sold by that date in 2011 [...]
Senate passes concealed carry bill on to governor
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers have given their final approval to a measure that would allow people to carry concealed handguns without a permit as long as they have a driver’s license and otherwise meet state standards for carrying guns. The Senate voted 22-11 Tuesday to pass the bill, which was approved earlier by [...]
Anti-bullying bill focuses on definitions
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota school districts without bullying policies would have to adopt one if a bill passed by the House becomes law. The House approved a measure Tuesday incorporating proposals by Attorney General Marty Jackley and Sen. Dan Lederman. It provides a model bullying policy school districts lacking one would adopt, though they [...]
S.D. senator seeks to rid state of reporting deadline for rape victims
SIOUX FALLS — It has taken Jolene Loetscher more than 15 years to come to terms with a rape she says she endured as a teenager in Nebraska, but according to state law at the time, she waited too long to seek punishment for the man she accuses of stealing her childhood in the back [...]
State employees one step closer to raise
Rising tax collections mean the state can afford to boost spending on schools and health care while giving state employees a long overdue pay raise next year, Gov. Dennis Daugaard said Tuesday as he proposed a $4 billion state budget to the South Dakota Legislature. Daugaard, a Republican, and the GOP-controlled Legislature last winter made [...]
Convicted rapist, Chris Jones, seeks new sentencing
After being convicted of raping and kidnapping three women in Brookings, Chris Jones is seeking a new sentence. MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The lawyer for a man convicted of rape and kidnapping in a string of sexual assaults in Brookings last year asked the South Dakota Supreme Court on Tuesday to order that he be [...]
Sen. Reid: advocate for young citizenship
Associated Press The top Senate Democrat said Nov. 30 he would move to force a test vote this week on a measure to give tens of thousands of young illegal immigrants a path to legal status. Sen. Harry Reid, the majority leader in the Senate, said he would schedule action on the so-called Dream Act, [...]
Arrest made for recent rape
Brookings Police Chief Jeff Miller says an arrest has been made in a rape case. Miller did not immediately release details early Wednesday. A 24-year-old woman was kidnapped, raped and robbed in the city early Tuesday. Authorities said the suspect matched the description of the suspect in two recent sexual assaults on the South Dakota State University campus.
S.D. college students receive Washington internships
Eight South Dakota college students will work, learn and get paid for it this summer, thanks to a pilot program established last year by Gov. Mike Rounds. The students also will get college credit. Under the Washington internship program, they’ll be paid about $5,475 each while gaining work experience in areas of personal interest in the nation’s capital.
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