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NEWS ABOUT: South Dakota

South Dakota stories: 17 news summaries
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Unassuming Thune Could Be GOP's Future

Nice-guy populist eyed as 2012 contender

Nov 13, 09 8:06 AM CST
(Newser) - The junior senator from South Dakota is starting to get a lot of attention from the less hysterical sections of the GOP as the party seeks to build on recent successes, writes David Brooks . John Thune never sounds like he's auditioning for a spot on talk radio, but instead puts... More »

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South Dakota • Republican Party • populism • David Brooks • John Thune • Election 2012

(AP) - Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was taken to a hospital after falling from stage during a concert at a motorcycle rally in western South Dakota, the AP reports. A concertgoer told local journalists that Tyler, 61, fell while dancing around on a catwalk after the sound system failed during the song... More »

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South Dakota • hospital • rock and roll • concert • rock bands • Aerosmith • Steven Tyler

(Newser) - South Dakotan Neal Wanless has just hit it big—$232 million in lotto winnings—but he promises to be wise and generous with his newfound wealth, reports the Argus Leader. “I want to thank the Lord for giving me this opportunity and blessing me with this great fortune,”... More »

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wealth • South Dakota • lottery • lotto • Powerball • Neal Wanless • winnings

 Emergency 
 Declared 
 in Plains 
 Blizzard 

S. Dakota buried by up to 4 feet of snow

Nov 7, 08 3:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Schools were shut down and major highways closed, stranding some drivers for 24 hours, as South Dakota was buried by up to four feet of snow in the first major snowstorm of the season yesterday. "We can't see a thing in many areas where we're out searching for people,... More »

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Great Plains • South Dakota • state of emergency • blizzard • snow • snowstorm

SD Senator's Re-Election Bid in Good Health

GOP foe aside, state rallies behind Johnson after brain hemorrhage

Oct 23, 08 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite efforts by his Republican challenger to raise the issue of his health, Sen. Tim Johnson looks to be comfortably ahead in his South Dakota re-election bid despite effects of a 2006 brain hemorrhage that often confine him to a wheelchair, the New York Times reports. “We’re a... More »

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South Dakota • Tim Johnson • brain hemorrhage • Election 2008

Native Americans Seek Wealth From the Wind

Tribes on wind-rich land hope alternative energy boom will reshape their economies

Oct 10, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Native Americans own some of America's most wind-rich land, and tribal leaders in South Dakota and elsewhere are working to harness the natural power to cash in on the alternative energy boom, the New York Times reports. If they are successful, the projects could work transformations similar to those casinos... More »

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South Dakota • renewable energy • Native Americans • Sioux • wind farm

Fuel Costs Squeeze Services for Native American Tribes

Social service delivery, rides for elderly hit by skyrocketing prices

Jun 17, 08 2:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Higher gas prices are forcing Native American tribal governments to cut back on transportation services, reports Reznet News. The Rosebud Sioux tribe provides its police, education and social services departments with transportation, as well as rides for the elderly and trips to medical appointments. But with coffers running on empty,... More »

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Arizona • Montana • New Mexico • South Dakota • transportation • gas prices • tribes • Native Americans

 Feds May Return
 Badlands to Sioux 

Tribe ousted from Badlands in 1942

Jun 8, 08 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The National Park Service might return half of South Dakota's Badlands National Park to the Oglala Sioux, reports the LA Times, some 6 decades after the US military ousted 800 members from the territory during World War II. The measure still needs Congressional approval, and tribal members remain unsure whether... More »

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South Dakota • Native American • Indian Tribes • Native Americans • national park • National Park Service • Sioux

 Networks Call It:
 Obama Clinches 

He becomes the first black candidate for a major party

Jun 3, 08 8:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama clinched the Democratic nomination tonight to become the first black candidate for president on a major-party ticket. Obama reached the necessary number of delegates—2,118—as the polls closed in South Dakota at 9pm EST, CNN reports. AP reported earlier today that Obama had clinched, but media... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • South Dakota • Democratic presidential primaries • superdelegates • South Dakota primary

 ... And in S. Dakota  

Last primary is a toss-up

Jun 3, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Unlike most of this year's primaries, South Dakota is a genuine toss-up. Different polls have both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama leading by double digits. Politico focuses on things to watch for:
  • Split time zones: The western half of the state is an hour behind the eastern half; results
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • primary • South Dakota • Election 2008 • Sioux Falls • Minnehaha County

Cougar's Long Trek to Chicago May Tell Tale

Cat likely from SD may yield clues about human overpopulation

May 1, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A cougar shot April 14 in Chicago was spotted earlier in Wisconsin, DNA tests show, suggesting an epic trek. Now, scientists are eager to study the animal, hoping to learn more about how and why it migrated; they aim to pin down its ancestry in an effort to better understand... More »

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Wisconsin • Chicago • science • migration • South Dakota • biology • overpopulation • human population • cougar

Eldorado Sect Has Branch
in South Dakota

No abuse allegations, but police wonder about 'locked-down operation'

Apr 28, 08 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The polygamous sect currently under investigation in Eldorado, Texas, has a sister compound in Pringle, SD—and it's making locals queasy, USA Today reports. The Pringle compound was started by the same leader in 2003, and is valued over $4.5 million. "They don't just open their doors,"... More »

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polygamy • South Dakota • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Eldorado • sect

States Weigh Lowering Drinking Age

Battlefield-bar disparity irks during wartime, argue supporters

Mar 21, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Several states are considering lowering the drinking age, spurred in part by concerns that teenage service members can fight overseas but can’t drink at home, USA Today reports. Kentucky, Wisconsin, and South Carolina are weighing a military-only change to alcohol laws, while other states may lower the legal age... More »

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Wisconsin • alcohol • South Carolina • Kentucky • Vermont • beer • US troops • South Dakota • Minnesota • Missouri • state governments • teenager • drinking age

Best States for Small Business

Some states love small business a little more than others. CNNMoney names the top 10

Nov 25, 07 2:54 PM CST
(Newser) - If you want your seed of genius to grow, plant it in the right soil. CNNMoney finds the most small-business-friendly states:
  1. South Dakota: No tax personal income, capital gains, corporate income, or corporate capital gains and low energy costs.
  2. Nevada: No income, capital gains, corporate income, or corporate
... More »

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Florida • Texas • South Carolina • Washington • Michigan • small businesses • Virginia • South Dakota • Alabama • Wyoming • small business • Nevada

Senator,
on the Mend,
Returns to SD

Recovering after brain hemorrhage, Johnson
to get back to work

Aug 29, 07 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tim Johnson will be back in the Senate next week, and yesterday he returned to South Dakota to declare, "I am back!" What's more, in a series of interviews during his recovery from the brain hemorrhage that threw the control of the Senate into question, he told ABC's... More »

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Congress • Senate Democrats • South Dakota • hemorrhage • Tim Johnson • brain hemorrhage

SD Carries Out 1st Execution in 60 Years

Man convicted in 2000 torture murder refused appeals, last words

Jul 12, 07 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Dakota executed a prisoner last night for the first time since 1947. Officials administered a lethal injection to convicted murderer Elijah Page, who had pleaded guilty in 2001 to torturing and killing a 19-year-old acquaintance the year before, the Argus Leader reports. One of his two co-defendants remains on... More »

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death penalty • murder • lethal injection • execution • South Dakota • Elijah Page • Chester Poage • death row • death sentence

Wildfires Char the West

Weather must cooperate for firefighters to conquer flames

Jul 9, 07 5:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The wildfires sweeping the West continued to rage today, with showers reducing the intensity of some blazes as others spread unabated. In South Dakota, cooler temperatures and rain slowed flames that had burst out of a canyon, laying waste to 30 houses and killing a homeowner. Officials in Utah blamed... More »

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California • firefighters • Utah • South Dakota • rain • wildfires

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