PIERRE - The South Dakota Senate has given final legislative approval to an extension of what is already the nation's longest waiting period for a woman to receive an abortion.
PIERRE - There is a good deal of uncertainty surrounding the South Dakota budget at the moment. What is making the job atypical is that no one knows how much to count on coming from Washington.
PIERRE - A dozen undergraduate students from South Dakota colleges and universities will display their research work in the state Capitol in Pierre this week.
PIERRE - History buffs in Pierre are raising money to buy a marker to commemorate the spot where famed aviator Charles Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927.
PIERRE - A Pierre man has pleaded guilty to raping an 18-year-old woman. Antoine LaDeaux, Jr. pleaded guilty Friday to raping the woman as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors.
PIERRE - A proposal to pilot a home-based preschool program for low-income families has won approval from a legislative panel over opposition from education lobbyists.
PIERRE - The assistant director of the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management has recently been awarded the Service Member Patriot Award from the United States Department of Defense.