Pierre News

South Dakota gas prices continue to rise with a nine cent jump in just the last week.

It's only February, but it's been a busy legal year here in South Dakota on the street and in court.

Dykstra was chief executive officer of First National Bank in Pierre for 25 years until semi-retirement two years ago.

PIERRE, S.D. &#8212 A South Dakota Senate committee on Friday approved one-time bonus pay for state workers.

The South Dakota State Historical Society’s Archives has gone digital. The State Archives, in the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre, collects, preserves, and makes available manuscript collections, South Dakota state, county and local government records, photographs, maps and other archival materials which have permanent historical and research ... (more)

Local school districts should definitely have the right to be involved in making their own decisions.

PIERRE, S.D. &#8212 A judge upheld a state permit Thursday that would allow a proposed $10 billion oil refinery to be built in southeastern South Dakota.

Lawmakers in Pierre are looking at redefining sexting. That's when teens send each other sexual explicit cell phone messages, sometimes with provocative pictures.

Teachers and administrators across the state are sounding off on the latest education bill making its way through Pierre.

A Pierre man accused of shooting out the passenger-side window of an occupied vehicle has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.

More than four months into flu season, South Dakota has confirmed just 34 cases of the illness.

School board members from across South Dakota have carefully watched the debate over HB 1234 in Pierre.

Here’s some good news for readers of the Sioux Falls Business Journal . Beginning with this issue, we are returning to weekly publication.

Governor Dennis Daugaard has appointed Roger Novotny and Brent Dykstra, both of Fort Pierre, to the South Dakota Lottery Commission.

A South Dakota man accused of stealing a van with a 2-year-old girl in the back seat and crashing it has pleaded no contest to grand theft and drunken driving charges.

PIERRE – Two South Dakota properties were added in January to the National Register of Historic Places, according to the South Dakota State Historical Society.

"What we really need in our search for truth is a commodity that used to be at the heart of good... PIERRE, S.D. - Changing billboard technology is at the center of a bill that has passed a South Dakota Senate panel.

Two proposals in Pierre designed to toughen penalties for impaired drivers who hurt or kill someone in an accident failed in committee Tuesday.

Changes are already being made to Governor Dennis Daugaard's 'merit pay' bill. Even before the measure's first hearing.

The regular meeting of the Brandon Valley Board of Education, Brandon, SD was held at 6:30 p.m. on the 23rd of January, 2012 at the Brandon Valley High School Community Room with the following members present: Jean Bender, Jay Rasmussen, Gregg Ode, Renee Ullom, and Sue Hegland.