Deadwood News

DEADWOOD - The executive director of the teen court for Lawrence and Meade counties has been chosen to lead the National Association of Youth Courts Executive Board.

Office of the Governor 500 E. Capitol Ave. Pierre, SD 57501 773-3212 www.state.sd.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Thursday, November 19, 2009 CONTACT : Joe Kafka or Roxy Everson, 773-3212 PIERRE , S.D. The 2009 Grand Lighting Ceremony will take place in the Capitol rotunda on Tuesday evening, Nov.

Backers of a statewide smoking ban say they expect to be outspent by opponents in what's expected to be a hard-fought campaign after deciding Thursday not to appeal a judge's ruling.

Deadwood casino operators have talked about adding craps and roulette to the card games and slots they have offered for two decades, but they are not yet ready to ask state voters for permission, gambling officials said Wednesday.

A local bank and the South Dakota Community Foundation challenge seven western South Dakota towns to raise money for their town.

JAMESBURG, NJ, November 12, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- VoicePulse, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of phone numbers in the 605 area code for business and residential customers.

Veterans were honored Wednesday for their selfless service, but while those men and women were off fighting for our freedoms, their families watched the struggles of war through a different perspective.

For the second time in as many years, Deadwood could be losing its only grocery store.

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press VERMILLION, S.D. An Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman says people should be careful of e-mails from scammers saying they have an undelivered refund.

According to the South Dakota Department of Health, the H1N1 vaccine will be available to more high-risk groups.

A week-long celebration in South Dakota's best-known gaming town started out with a bang.

When legalized gambling in Deadwood began two decades ago, there were five casinos and gamblers wagered $13-million in the first eight months.

Games of chance saved the historic Black Hills town of Deadwood, which was dying before legalized gambling began two decades ago, some historians believe.

Because Halloween falls on a Saturday this year; we'll probably see a little bit more activity.

Deadwood casino operators have talked about adding craps and roulette to the card games and slots that they have offered for two decades.

Wayne Ortman The Associated Press - Posted: Friday, October 23, 2009 6:00 am The day after a state trapper killed a partially blind mountain lion in Deadwood after it was deemed a threat, officials are now looking for a home for the animal's kitten.

In Pete Dexter's new novel, the main character, Spooner, at the age of 4, reaches out to grasp the hand of his soon-to-be stepfather, Calmer, while walking back to their car.

New judge appointed to Deadwood re-sentencing Eds: APNewsNow. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. A Sturgis judge, Jerome Eckrich, has been appointed to handle the re-sentencing trial of an Alaska man for a 2000 torture murder of an acquaintance.

The American Cancer Society can join a lawsuit that will determine whether a smoking ban approved by the South Dakota Legislature will be referred to a public vote, a judge ruled Tuesday.

For many people in KOTA Territory, waking up this morning to snow wasn't the normal way to start the workweek in early Fall.