South Dakota News Archives - Page 34 of 45

CDC says most Americans can take a break from masks

February 25, 2022

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most Americans, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new guidelines released Friday. The CDC outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its grip, with less of a focus on positive test results and more on what’s happening at…

Cramer, Hoeven introduce TRUCKERS Act

February 22, 2022

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – North Dakota U.S. Sens. Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven are co-sponsoring a bill that would exempt non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers from vaccination requirements when temporarily entering the United States from Canada or Mexico. The bill is called the Terminating Reckless and Unnecessary Checks Known to Erode Regular Shipping (TRUCKERS) Act. “Vaccine mandates for truckers to enter…

Major Winter Storm Possible Monday

February 20, 2022

Max Mueller,

Blizzard today followed by possible major winter storm on Monday. Get the latest from Chief Meteorologist Rob Kupec. Categories: Minnesota News, North Dakota News, South Dakota News

South Dakota pot legalization bill cleared for Senate vote

February 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

PIERRE, S.D. – A bipartisan proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in South Dakota survived its first test in the Legislature. A Senate committee on Thursday recommended the proposal for a vote in the full Senate next week. Voters approved recreational marijuana legalization through a ballot measure in 2020. However, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem challenged its constitutionality and the state Supreme…

South Dakota House votes to shield students from racial ‘discomfort’

February 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

South Dakota CapitolPIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota House has approved a pair of proposals initiated by Gov. Kristi Noem that would ban university trainings and public K-12 school lessons that make students feel “discomfort” on account of their race. Republicans overwhelmingly supported the bills, which would apply separately to higher education and K-12 public schools, though a few joined…

Private grant funds missing Indigenous coordinator

February 17, 2022

Jim Monk,

PIERRE, S.D. – An office in the South Dakota attorney general’s office to coordinate investigations into the disappearance and murder of Indigenous people will be started through a private donation from an organization connected to St. Joseph’s Indian School. Native American lawmakers who have been pushing for the funding in the state budget say they hoped the three-year grant of…

Bird flu case puts chicken, turkey farms on high alert

February 15, 2022

Jim Monk,

DES MOINES, Iowa – Farms that raise turkeys and chickens for meat and eggs are on high alert, fearing a repeat of a widespread bird flu outbreak in 2015 that killed 50 million birds across 15 states and cost the federal government nearly $1 billion. The new fear is driven by the discovery announced Feb. 9 of the virus infecting…

Biden orders 3,000 additional troops to Poland

February 11, 2022

KVRR Staff,

U.S. soldiers arrive in Poland (Fox News)WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior defense official says President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of 3,000 more U.S. troops to Poland. They will join 1,700 other members of the 82nd Airborne Division who have been heading to Poland in recent days. Combined, the 4,700 soldiers comprise an infantry brigade intended to reassure fellow…

Man pleads guilty after residents fed marijuana brownies

February 11, 2022

Jim Monk,

TYNDALL, S.D. (AP) – A South Dakota man has pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge after his mother unknowingly served his marijuana-laced brownies to a group of residents at the Tabor Community Center. Forty-six-year-old Michael Koranda appeared at the Bon Homme County Courthouse Tuesday where he waived his preliminary hearing and entered the plea. As part of a plea…

CIA has secret program that collects American data

February 11, 2022

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (AP) – The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said. While neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, the senators alleged the CIA had long hidden details about the program from the public and Congress. Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and…