GOP-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represents the most far-reaching curb on abortions in nearly half a century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
GOP-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represents the most far-reaching curb on abortions in nearly half a century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
GOP-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represents the most far-reaching curb on abortions in nearly half a century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Tea party 2.0? Conservatives get organized in school battles
MEQUON, Wis. (AP) — A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican donors and party-aligned think tanks is quietly lending firepower to local activists engaged in
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
GOP-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represents the most far-reaching curb on abortions in nearly half a century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
GOP-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represents the most far-reaching curb on abortions in nearly half a century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Tea party 2.0? Conservatives get organized in school battles
MEQUON, Wis. (AP) — A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican donors and party-aligned think tanks is quietly lending firepower to local activists engaged in
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Tea party 2.0? Conservatives get organized in school battles
MEQUON, Wis. (AP) — A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican donors and party-aligned think tanks is quietly lending firepower to local activists engaged in
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Tea party 2.0? Conservatives get organized in school battles
MEQUON, Wis. (AP) — A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican donors and party-aligned think tanks is quietly lending firepower to local activists engaged in
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota AG gets fines, no jail time in pedestrian death
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded no contest Thursday to a pair of misdemeanor traffic charges over a crash last year that killed a pedestrian, avoiding jail time despite bitter complaints from the victim’s family that he was being too lightly punished for actions …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Prosecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take a plea deal on misdemeanor traffic charges in a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along a rural highway, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota AG gets fines, no jail time in pedestrian death
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded no contest Thursday to a pair of misdemeanor traffic charges over a crash last year that killed a pedestrian, avoiding jail time despite bitter complaints from the victim’s family that he was being too lightly punished for actions …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota AG gets fines, no jail time in pedestrian death
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded no contest Thursday to a pair of misdemeanor traffic charges over a crash last year that killed a pedestrian, avoiding jail time despite bitter complaints from the victim’s family that he was being too lightly punished for actions …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota AG pleads no contest to 2 counts in fatal crash
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Thursday pleaded no contest plea to two misdemeanor traffic charges for a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along a rural highway.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Prosecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take a plea deal on misdemeanor traffic charges in a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along a rural highway, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Prosecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take a plea deal on misdemeanor traffic charges in a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along a rural highway, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Noem jumps into border policy debate on border visit
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s whirlwind tour of the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday was filled with climbing into military vehicles, visiting with troops and positioning herself as tough on an issue that's sure to loom large in 2024 presidential debates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Noem jumps into border policy debate on border visit
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s whirlwind tour of the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday was filled with climbing into military vehicles, visiting with troops and positioning herself as tough on an issue that's sure to loom large in 2024 presidential debates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Noem jumps into border policy debate on border visit
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s whirlwind tour of the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday was filled with climbing into military vehicles, visiting with troops and positioning herself as tough on an issue that's sure to loom large in 2024 presidential debates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Noem jumps into border policy debate on border visit
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s whirlwind tour of the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday was filled with climbing into military vehicles, visiting with troops and positioning herself as tough on an issue that's sure to loom large in 2024 presidential debates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Noem's border visit comes with political opportunities
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Photo ops with the troops. Political points on an issue sure to loom large in 2024 presidential debates. Another chance to tout a tough-on-illegal immigration stance that comes rarely for a governor whose state is closer to Canada than Mexico.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Noem's border visit comes with political opportunities
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Photo ops with the troops. Political points on an issue sure to loom large in 2024 presidential debates. Another chance to tout a tough-on-illegal immigration stance that comes rarely for a governor whose state is closer to Canada than Mexico.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota's Noem taking swings at potential 2024 rivals
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Long before the first presidential nomination contest of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the political landscape, tiptoeing through early-voting states and trying to make friends in key places. Then there's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota's Noem taking swings at potential 2024 rivals
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Long before the first presidential nomination contest of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the political landscape, tiptoeing through early-voting states and trying to make friends in key places. Then there's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota's Noem taking swings at potential 2024 rivals
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Long before the first presidential nomination contest of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the political landscape, tiptoeing through early-voting states and trying to make friends in key places. Then there's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota's Noem taking swings at potential 2024 rivals
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Long before the first presidential nomination contest of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the political landscape, tiptoeing through early-voting states and trying to make friends in key places. Then there's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota's Noem taking swings at potential 2024 rivals
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 18 months before the first presidential primary of 2024, most potential Republican candidates are just getting a sense of the political landscape, tiptoeing through early-voting states and trying to make friends in key places. Then there's
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means
More than a dozen states quickly embraced
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States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means
More than a dozen states quickly embraced
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means
More than a dozen states quickly embraced
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
States, business sort out what new CDC mask guidance means
More than a dozen states quickly embraced
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Noem pitches transgender sports ban; lawmakers say not now
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Despite South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's renewed push for lawmakers to take up issues she feels were left unsettled during the regular legislative session, including banning transgender girls from girls' sports, lawmakers said they won't address it during a special session this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Noem pitches transgender sports ban; lawmakers say not now
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Despite South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's renewed push for lawmakers to take up issues she feels were left unsettled during the regular legislative session, including banning transgender girls from girls' sports, lawmakers said they won't address it during a special session this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Noem pitches transgender sports ban; lawmakers say not now
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Despite South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's renewed push for lawmakers to take up issues she feels were left unsettled during the regular legislative session, including banning transgender girls from girls' sports, lawmakers said they won't address it during a special session this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Noem pitches transgender sports ban; lawmakers say not now
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Despite South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's renewed push for lawmakers to take up issues she feels were left unsettled during the regular legislative session, including banning transgender girls from girls' sports, lawmakers said they won't address it during a special session this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Noem pushes lawmakers on transgender sports ban, medical pot
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Wednesday renewed her push for lawmakers to take up issues she feels were left unsettled during the regular legislative session, including banning transgender girls from girls' sports and medical marijuana.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Schools grapple with governor's order on transgender sports
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued executive orders to bar transgender girls from girls' sports leagues, it appeared to be a quick fix to what had become a political mess, but opponents of the orders say they amount to little more than a suggestion.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday killed a bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports, then later issued weaker executive orders that include restrictions but which conservatives decried as political face-saving.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Schools grapple with governor's order on transgender sports
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued executive orders to bar transgender girls from girls' sports leagues, it appeared to be a quick fix to what had become a political mess, but opponents of the orders say they amount to little more than a suggestion.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Schools grapple with governor's order on transgender sports
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — When South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued executive orders to bar transgender girls from girls' sports leagues, it appeared to be a quick fix to what had become a political mess, but opponents of the orders say they amount to little more than a suggestion.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday killed a bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports, then later issued weaker executive orders that include restrictions but which conservatives decried as political face-saving.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday killed a bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports, then later issued weaker executive orders that include restrictions but which conservatives decried as political face-saving.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota governor kills transgender bill, but orders ban
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday killed a bill that would have banned transgender women and girls from female sports, then later issued weaker executive orders that include restrictions but which conservatives decried as political face-saving.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
In South Dakota, Noem bends — partially — on transgender ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem initially appeared eager to deliver a win to social conservatives on a top, culture war issue.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
In South Dakota, Noem bends — partially — on transgender ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem initially appeared eager to deliver a win to social conservatives on a top, culture war issue.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
In South Dakota, Noem bends — partially — on transgender ban
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem initially appeared eager to deliver a win to social conservatives on a top, culture war issue.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Governors evade sunshine laws to keep records from public
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's outspoken business-as-usual approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic has made her a darling of national conservatives and allowed her to hopscotch across the country as a fundraising force.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Governors evade sunshine laws to keep records from public
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's outspoken business-as-usual approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic has made her a darling of national conservatives and allowed her to hopscotch across the country as a fundraising force.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Governors evade sunshine laws to keep records from public
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's outspoken business-as-usual approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic has made her a darling of national conservatives and allowed her to hopscotch across the country as a fundraising force.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Noem weighing girls' transgender sports ban amid protests
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday said she is still weighing whether to sign a bill that would ban transgender girls and women from female sports leagues, as transgender advocates rallied at the Capitol and college athletes pressured the NCAA to punish states that pass …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Noem weighing girls' transgender sports ban amid protests
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday said she is still weighing whether to sign a bill that would ban transgender girls and women from female sports leagues, as transgender advocates rallied at the Capitol and college athletes pressured the NCAA to punish states that pass …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Noem weighing girls' transgender sports ban amid protests
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday said she is still weighing whether to sign a bill that would ban transgender girls and women from female sports leagues, as transgender advocates rallied at the Capitol and college athletes pressured the NCAA to punish states that pass …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Noem weighing girls' transgender sports ban amid protests
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday said she is still weighing whether to sign a bill that would ban transgender girls and women from female sports leagues, as transgender advocates rallied at the Capitol and college athletes pressured the NCAA to punish states that pass …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Senators dismiss ban on transgender girls from girls' sports
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota Senate committee on Wednesday dismissed a proposal to bar transgender women and girls from participating in women's sports leagues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Senators dismiss ban on transgender girls from girls' sports
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota Senate committee on Wednesday dismissed a proposal to bar transgender women and girls from participating in women's sports leagues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Senators dismiss ban on transgender girls from girls' sports
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota Senate committee on Wednesday dismissed a proposal to bar transgender women and girls from participating in women's sports leagues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Trump loyalists in South Dakota turn on home state senator
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Longtime South Dakota Republican voter Jim Thompson is ready to leave the GOP, hoping that an exodus of Donald Trump supporters like him will punish the state's preeminent politician,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump loyalists in South Dakota turn on home state senator
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Longtime South Dakota Republican voter Jim Thompson is ready to leave the GOP, hoping that an exodus of Donald Trump supporters like him will punish the state's preeminent politician,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Trump loyalists in South Dakota turn on home state senator
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Longtime South Dakota Republican voter Jim Thompson is ready to leave the GOP, hoping that an exodus of Donald Trump supporters like him will punish the state's preeminent politician,
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Lawmakers push flexibility amid pandemic as many forgo masks
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday finalized rules aimed at pushing the session forward amid the pandemic, but acknowledged that their plans to meet in Pierre could be upended by the virus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Noem's address features Down Syndrome abortion ban, economy
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday used her State of the State address to return to themes that have marked her two years in office, touting the state's economy, focusing on job development and unveiling a proposal to ban abortions based on a Down Syndrome …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota GOP lawmakers not worried about armed protests
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Despite the FBI on Monday warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals in the coming days, South Dakota lawmakers in Pierre prepared to launch the legislative session with few concerns about armed groups and one lawmaker encouraging a lie by right-wing …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Prosecutors waiting on debris testing in AG crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A team of prosecutors is waiting for testing results on a piece of debris that may indicate where the South Dakota attorney general's car was when he struck and killed a man over three months ago, a prosecutor said Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Experts say experience convinced Midwest of virus dangers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As much of the country experiences spiking virus rates, a reprieve from a devastating surge of the coronavirus in the Upper Midwest has given cautious relief to health officials, though they worry that infections remain rampant and holiday gatherings could reignite the worst outbreaks of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Experts say experience convinced Midwest of virus dangers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As much of the country experiences spiking virus rates, a reprieve from a devastating surge of the coronavirus in the Upper Midwest has given cautious relief to health officials, though they worry that infections remain rampant and holiday gatherings could reignite the worst outbreaks of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
'Hurting for hope,' South Dakota rural churches mark Advent
CANTON, S.D. (AP) — The Nativity stable at Canton Lutheran Church will be silent this year, breaking from a community tradition of gathering for a live Christmas performance. Instead, churches in this rural corner of South Dakota are grappling with how to approach an Advent filled with quiet mourning after …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
AP-NORC poll: America's virus concerns stable as cases spike
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Deaths from
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Noem nods Arizona's U.S. Supreme Court election law appeal
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday announced she was supporting an appeal by the Arizona Attorney General before the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal court's ruling that found some Arizona voting laws disadvantaged minority voters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Noem's travel builds profile as virus surges in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem spent the weekend traveling out of state to appearances in Texas and Georgia, as she continued to build a national profile among Republicans even as her state deals with one of the nation's worst outbreak of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Noem's travel builds profile as virus surges in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem spent the weekend traveling out of state to appearances in Texas and Georgia, as she continued to build a national profile among Republicans even as her state deals with one of the nation's worst outbreak of the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down
With a COVID-19 vaccine perhaps just days away in the U.S., most of California headed into another lockdown Sunday because of the surging outbreak and top health officials warned Americans that this is no time to let their guard down.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Data shows Americans couldn't resist Thanksgiving travel
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Americans couldn’t resist the urge to gather for Thanksgiving, driving only slightly less than a year ago and largely ignoring the pleas of public health experts, who begged them to forgo holiday travel to help contain the coronavirus pandemic, data from roadways and airports shows.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Data shows Americans couldn't resist Thanksgiving travel
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Americans couldn’t resist the urge to gather for Thanksgiving, driving only slightly less than a year ago and largely ignoring the pleas of public health experts, who begged them to forgo holiday travel to help contain the coronavirus pandemic, data from roadways and airports shows.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
US Rhodes Scholars chosen virtually for the 1st time
The U.S. Rhodes Scholars for 2021 were elected virtually this year for the first time as the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe, though that didn't extinguish enthusiasm among the 32 students who won scholarships to Oxford University.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Sioux Falls OKs mask mandate after push from medical groups
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The largest city in South Dakota reversed course and passed a 60-day mask mandate Tuesday after enforcement was removed from the ordinance and medical groups said hospitals exceeded capacity dealing with COVID-19 patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Sioux Falls readies mask rule after push from medical groups
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The largest city in South Dakota appears ready to reverse course and pass a mask mandate Tuesday after enforcement was removed from the ordinance and medical groups said hospitals have exceeded capacity dealing with COVID-19 patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Like many medical workers around the world, Fargo emergency room nurse Adam Johnston can’t escape the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic. It follows him everywhere: at work, where people die every shift; at the grocery store, where people rail against his city's mask requirement; and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Like many medical workers around the world, Fargo emergency room nurse Adam Johnston can’t escape the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic. It follows him everywhere: at work, where people die every shift; at the grocery store, where people rail against his city's mask requirement; and …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Noem's pitch to aid Trump seems to benefit own campaign fund
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has enthusiastically taken up President Donald Trump's efforts to contest the results of the presidential election, asking for online donations to “help us bring it home for the president,” but it appears the donations are set to flow into her …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Doctors fear more death as Dakotas experience virus 'sorrow'
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — With coronavirus cases running rampant in the Dakotas and elected leaders refusing to forcefully intervene, the burden of pushing people to take the virus seriously has increasingly been put on the families of those who have died.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trump rolls in South Dakota while 2 marijuana measures pass
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson won in South Dakota on Tuesday. But with Republicans long dominating the state's elections, the most interesting development was the passage of separate proposals to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana. Election officials …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trump, Rounds, Johnson win in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson won in South Dakota on Tuesday. But with Republicans long dominating the state's elections, the most interesting questions to be resolved may be separate proposals to legalize both medical and recreational marijuana. The …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Marijuana proposals offer South Dakota intrigue
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Like the rest of the nation, voters in South Dakota are deciding whom to back for president. And they've got a U.S. Senate race to decide. But with Republicans long dominating the state's elections, the most interesting questions to be resolved Tuesday may be separate …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
South Dakota medical groups promote masks, countering Noem
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's largest medical organizations on Tuesday launched a joint effort to promote mask-wearing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as the state suffers through one of the nation's worst outbreaks, a move that countered Gov. Kristi Noem's position of casting doubt on the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Voting by mail isn't so easy on Native American reservations
MISSION, S.D. (AP) — The small, brick post office in Mission, South Dakota, sees steady business most days as people wait outside to allow one family at a time to check for mail at one of just four such depots scattered across the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn't see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. But over the last two weeks, its rate of new cases per person soared to one of the highest in the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Rural Midwest hospitals struggling to handle virus surge
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — Rural Jerauld County in South Dakota didn't see a single case of the coronavirus for more than two months stretching from June to August. But over the last two weeks, its rate of new cases per person soared to one of the highest in the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
South Dakota sets daily coronavirus record as hospitals fill
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota on Wednesday broke its record for COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases, and the state has already had more deaths from the disease less than halfway through October than it had in any other month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
South Dakota AG had no alcohol in system day after crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg had no alcohol in his bloodstream when he was tested the day after his car struck and killed a pedestrian, state officials said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Harleys everywhere, masks nowhere: Sturgis draws thousands
Thousands of bikers are pouring into the small South Dakota city of Sturgis as the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally rumbles to life despite fears it could lead to a massive coronavirus outbreak
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Border wall, pipeline projects spur rural coronavirus fears
Major construction projects are moving forward along both U.S. borders and raising fears that the influx of workers could spread the coronavirus
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Noem: Guidance will stand after lawmakers reject new powers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday that she'll continue her current guidance for business restrictions after lawmakers rejected her request to let the state health secretary impose mandatory measures.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Lawmakers considering emergency bills for COVID-19 fight
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem has asked South Dakota lawmakers to act Monday on 10 pieces of emergency legislation aimed at a months-long COVID-19 fight.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota cities, counties take action on COVID-19
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota cities across the state have moved to close restaurants and retail stores as Gov. Kristi Noem declines to bring severe restrictions on businesses, despite calls from health experts indicating such a move would curb the spread of COVID-19.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Noem pushes emergency bills, but doctors say it's not enough
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday said she will pitch legislators on a series of 10 emergency bills to address what she believes will be a months-long fight against the coronavirus, but a leading doctor's group says she is not currently doing enough to stop its …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
South Dakota Legislature clears hemp plan with Noem's OK
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — It took until nearly the final vote of the legislative session, but the South Dakota Legislature cleared a proposal to legalize industrial hemp on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Oglala Sioux Tribe approves medical, recreational marijuana
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed a referendum to legalize medical and recreational marijuana on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, according to preliminary results from the tribe's election commission.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
With deadlines looming, budgets and bills enter final stages
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — With deadlines looming, lawmakers scrambled on Monday to decide on several high-profile initiatives, including legalizing industrial hemp, Gov. Kristi Noem's streamlining of county permits for feedlots and allowing written driver's license exams to be taken in Spanish.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Governor: Budget proposal has room for pay raises and hemp
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem announced Monday that the state will have sufficient room in her proposed budget to raise pay for teachers and state employees, as well as to launch an industrial hemp program.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Legislature clears Gov. Kristi Noem's revamp of riot laws
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem's proposal to revive the state's criminal and civil punishments for riots passed a final Senate vote on Thursday and will next proceed to her desk.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Gov. Noem's revival of riot laws heads to Senate vote
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota Senate committee on Tuesday advanced Gov. Kristi Noem's proposal to revive the state's riot laws with criminal and civil penalties for those who urge rioting.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Governor and lawmakers disagree on costs of legalizing hemp
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers and Gov. Kristi Noem floated vastly different cost estimates for legalizing industrial hemp on Tuesday, presenting a final hang-up to the resolution of their year-long dispute.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
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