South Dakota is one of the few states that has no statewide ban or fine for texting while driving, according to a recent survey of state laws by Mother Jones Magazine.

South Dakota is one of the few states that has no statewide ban or fine for texting while driving, according to a recent survey of state laws by Mother Jones Magazine. However, some South Dakota communities, like Mitchell and Sioux Falls, have anti-texting ordinances. South Dakota joins only Montana, South Carolina and Arizona with no state law ban of any sort against texting.

Annette Bosworth, Republican U.S. Senate candidate, does not like big government & she doesn’t like the Affordable Care Act, aka, “Obamacare,” very much.

(NPN) – Though one of the most agriculture-dependent states in the nation, South Dakota is among a group of states that have the lowest percentage of schools participating in farm-to-school activities, according a new USDA report. Twenty-four percent of South Dakota school districts that reported to the USDA said they had some sort of farm-to-school ...

North Dakota State University is suing a Brookings business over alleged violations of the federal Plant Variety Protection Act. The lawsuit concerns “Souris,” an oat variety the university developed. Tuesday, NDSU filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Sioux Falls against Sexauer Discount Farm Services Inc., Jeff Muckey and “John Does 1-25,” essentially for “brown bagging.”.

South Dakotans and Midwesterners comprise a region that is “friendly and conventional,” according to a new social psychology study.

(NPN) – South Dakotans and Midwesterners comprise a region that is “friendly and conventional,” according to a new social psychology study. .

Note: This is the first of a two part series on Republican U.S. Senate candidate Annette Bosworth. This first article concentrates on why she is running; the next article will examine her views on the major issues. SIOUX FALLS (NPN) –“Transparency” and “Gen-Xers” are not terms you typically hear from a Republican U.S.

Though information is still sketchy, at least one South Dakota non-federal health insurance plan may be less expensive than its on-exchange counterpart, says a new study.

South Dakota lags much of the nation and its sister regional states in the creation of “mid wage” jobs, according to a new report.

If fundraising is successful, Native American veterans living on the Pine Ridge Reservation and the Lakota warrior culture may be featured in two independent films.

Most of South Dakota has seen a frost this fall, including a killer frost, according to the High Plains Region Climate Center in Lincoln, Neb. Sioux Falls saw its first frost of 32 degrees or lower and a killer frost of 28 degrees or lower on Oct. 13. The average date for a killer frost in Sioux Falls is Oct. 8 and Sept. 30 for a non-killer frost.

(NPN) – Most of South Dakota has seen a frost this fall, including a killer frost, according to the High Plains Region Climate Center in Lincoln, Neb. Sioux Falls saw its first frost of 32 degrees or lower and a killer frost of 28 degrees or lower on Oct. 13. The average date for a killer frost in Sioux Falls is Oct. 8 and Sept. 30 for a non-killer frost, according to HPRCC.

(NPN) – Mitchell motorists can beat the state and national average of $3.367 per gallon at several Mitchell filling stations, according to GasBuddy. Consumers report gasoline prices to the gasbuddy.com website. The Sinclair stations on Havens and the Hwy 37 bypass, the Cenex on Havens and the Amstar on Main all had GasBuddy reports of regular unleaded gas selling for less than $3.367 per gallon as of Monday afternoon.

Recent snow and rains greatly improved South Dakota’s drought situation. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, heavy and record-setting precipitation fell this past week in the High Plains Region. In South Dakota, a blizzard set several snowfall records, including in Rapid City, which had a snowfall measurement of 23.1 inches over a two-day span.

(NPN) – Mitchell motorists can beat the state and national average of $3.367 per gallon at several Mitchell filling stations, according to GasBuddy. Consumers report gasoline prices to the gasbuddy.com website. The Sinclair stations on Havens and the Hwy 37 bypass, the Cenex on Havens and the Amstar on Main all had GasBuddy reports of regular unleaded gas selling for less than $3.367 per gallon as of Monday afternoon.