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ND gas prices rising rapidly; AAA says no relief in sight until after Memorial Day

May 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The T-Rex Conoco station in Dickinson may have lucked out when the digital sign it uses to advertise gas prices went out recently. Although customers still had to pay the $3.99 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas Thursday, at least they didn’t have to see what they were paying in big red numbers. Continue Reading

Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas; Tens of thousands of Native Americans could be forced to start paying for insurance

May 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

PIERRE, S.D. A quirk in the federal health care law that could force tens of thousands of people who identify as Native American to start paying for insurance or pay a fine isn’t expected to affect many people in the Dakotas. Continue Reading

US Senate votes to ban fees for Missouri River water

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO A proposal to charge for water in Missouri River reservoirs would be banned under legislation passed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate. The States’ Water Rights Act, sponsored by Sens. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and John Thune, R-S.D., easily passed the Senate in a voice vote. Continue Reading

Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas

May 15, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

PIERRE, S.D. A quirk in the federal health care law that could force tens of thousands of people who identify as Native American to start paying for insurance or pay a fine isn’t expected to affect many people in the Dakotas. Continue Reading

Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls to host NBA preseason game

May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. A $19 million basketball facility opening in Sioux Falls in the fall will host an NBA preseason game and a major college men’s basketball game. Continue Reading

North American bison museum opens in South Dakota

May 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

RAPID CITY, S.D. A museum chronicling the history of the North American bison is now open in South Dakota. Continue Reading

Dakotas tribal officials sentenced for embezzling

May 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

ABERDEEN, S.D. The final two officials convicted of embezzling from the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux tribe in the Dakotas have been sentenced for their roles in the crime. Continue Reading

South Dakota teen shot in head returns to school

May 9, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BRITTON, S.D. A northeastern South Dakota teenager who authorities say suffered a head wound in an accidental shooting in a school parking lot returned to class less than a week after the incident. Continue Reading

Air Force decision on airspace expected in March

May 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. An Air Force decision on its plan to more than triple the airspace that can be used in training exercises for Dakotas-based B-1 and B-52 bombers is expected in March, Air Force chief of staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Wednesday. Continue Reading

Death sentence weighed for S. Dakota murder suspect

May 7, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. Prosecutors will decide within a week whether to seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing a Mitchell woman in March. Assistant Attorney General Bob Mayer, who participated Tuesday in a hearing at the Brule County Courthouse in Chamberlain, is involved in the decision regarding the sentence sought for Kent Davidson. Continue Reading