The Latest Breaking News from South Dakota

Wounded Knee artifacts highlight slow pace of repatriations

Tribes in South Dakota are working with a rural Massachusetts museum to return hundreds of items believed to have been taken from ancestors massacred at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

Federal court denies Noem's Mount Rushmore fireworks appeal

A federal appeals court has dismissed an appeal from South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem in her legal fight to hold a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day last year

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Unity Rd. Opens Medical Cannabis Establishment In South Dakota

Unity Rd., the national cannabis dispensary franchise from Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB), is opening medical cannabis establishment, in South Dakota on July 27 with local entrepreneurs, B.J. Olson and Adam Jorgensen.

Benzinga · Jul 26, 2022

Roe reversal spurs worries about miscarriage care

WASHINGTON — The state laws enacted since the Supreme Court’s June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization have come in rapid succession: A doctor in South Dakota accused of inducing an abortion could be guilty of a Class 6 felony punishable by two years in prison.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

The push for abortion lawmaking after Dobbs is unique, legal and political experts say

The end of nationwide abortion protections has been met with a wave of calls from lawmakers and governors in at least a dozen states for special legislative sessions that would reshape the state-by-state patchwork of laws that now govern abortion in the U.S.

Tribune News Service · Jul 11, 2022

Motormouth: Make sure that washer fluid doesn't freeze

Q: One more item to add to your list of things to do to prepare a car for use in a cold state like South Dakota. Make sure the windshield washer fluid isn't plain water or diluted washer fluid. Had that happen to me once. Bought a used car from…

Tribune News Service · Jul 7, 2022

Montana clinics preemptively restrict out-of-state patients' access to abortion pills

Montana is an island of legal abortion, but four of the state's five clinics now restrict abortion pills from people in states with trigger bans to shield themselves and patients from legal attacks.

WEKU · Jul 7, 2022

10-year-old rape victim forced to travel from Ohio to Indiana for abortion

Case places prominent anti-abortion figures in position of balancing rights of women and girls while defending restrictions

The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2022

Republican Governor Kristi Noem suggests child rape victims should be forced to endure pregnancy

South Dakota governor says she wouldn’t change law to allow exceptions for rape

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

South Dakota's Noem applies for 2023 Rushmore fireworks

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has applied for a permit to hold a fireworks show at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day 2023

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022