PIERRE, S.D. – (DRG News) Changes are expected to take place this year at the Rawlins Municipal Library in Pierre. Preliminary work on a project to add about 850 square feet to the north side of the building is now underway. Library Director Robin Schrupp says along with the expansion of the structure on...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – An Eagle Butte woman has been sentenced for stealing from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Police Department when she worked there. Forty-one-year-old Kristi Lawrence was given three months in federal custody and six months of home confinement, to be followed by three years of supervised release. She also must pay...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – A southern South Dakota man has been indicted on alternative counts of second degree murder and first degree manslaughter in connection with the death of a 3-month-old baby. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley on Tuesday announced the indictment against 20-year-old Adam Joel Bruns. The attorney general’s office on Tuesday...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Legislature has approved a measure that would make animal cruelty a felony in South Dakota, the only state without such a penalty for cases involving severe animal abuse. The House voted 54-15 to pass the measure, which was approved earlier by the Senate. It will become law...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard has vetoed a bill that would increase the hotel tax in Deadwood. The bill would have allowed municipalities to tax $3 per night. The current rate is $2. In a statement, the governor on Tuesday said it would be a mistake to make it easier...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Lottery plans to request a study of the financial and social effects of gambling in the state after the issue came up in various debates this session. Republican Rep. Scott Craig of Rapid City hopes for a legislative summer study on gambling in the state. He says...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Legislature’s budget-writing committee is deciding how much money the state will have to spend in the budget year that begins July 1. State economists have predicted that tax collections won’t bring in as much money as was projected when Gov. Dennis Daugaard proposed his state budget in...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Legislature has given final passage to a measure that changes the state’s domestic abuse laws to cover couples who are dating but don’t live together. The Senate voted unanimously Monday to approve a version of the bill approved by the House. The measure will become law if...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota House has passed a bill to regulate e-cigarettes. Representatives voted 60-10 in support of the measure. E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that resemble traditional cigarettes. They heat a liquid solution, creating vapor that users inhale to get nicotine without the smoke of regular cigarettes. The bill would treat...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota Senate has approved a statewide ban on texting while driving after approving changes that some senators say will never be accepted by the House of Representatives. Senators voted 22-13 to pass a texting ban measure that has already been passed by the House. But senators first changed...