South Dakota is the only state where ingestion of a controlled substance draws felony punishment. Ryan Redler received one such felony conviction for taking meth…
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Former District 25 legislator Dan Ahlers tells the Federal Election Commission he’s running for U.S. Senate. That’s great—call me when Ahlers announces, and we can…
Speaking of addiction, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is following the lead of mostly Republican attorneys general in supporting the settlement Oxycontin maker Purdue Pharma is…
Another eager reader stopped me on the way into the Green Aberdeen Chautauqua Saturday and asked me why Governor Kristi Noem is so heck-bent on…
America isn’t just a nation; it is an argument. The American Argument starts with the axiom, “All men are created equal.” The argument proceeds through…
In its ongoing commitment to health and community, Sanford Health is sponsoring cage-fighting: Sanford Health is sponsoring and supporting a new team of mixed martial…
If you’re going to Mobridge and you’re thinking of swinging through Aberdeen, don’t! The Department of Transportation is deploying destruction workers to mill and repave…
The Hand County Commission will answer the state’s half-million dollar question tomorrow: is a $477K bribe from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development enough incentive…
The Black Hills Pioneer notes that the Bureau of Reclamation recently decided to close the Belle Fourche Reservoir to off-road vehicles. BHP’s editors get the…
Black Hills Life Flight was able to sustain operations at its new base in Spearfish for only fourteen months. The air ambulance service is closing…