PIERRE- The South Dakota Highway Patrol will hold sobriety checkpoints in 12 counties throughout the month of August. Checkpoints are planned for Brown, Brookings, Campbell, Codington, Davison, Hand, Jackson, Jerauld, Lyman, Meade, Stanley, and Yankton counties. The enforcement effort is aimed at reducing impaired driving and improving roadway safety. Funding for the checkpoints is provided […]
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PIERRE– South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota federal and state authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Benjermin Kelley (alias Benjamin Kelley) of the Sioux Falls and Madison areas, a non-compliant sex offender whose whereabouts have been unknown since 2008. Kelley, 46, was convicted of Sexual Contact with a Child Under […]
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PIERRE– South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued this statement on the U.S. District Court’s preliminary injunction in the Mayday Health lawsuit. Mayday’s lawsuit challenges a South Dakota law prohibiting advertising for abortion pills in South Dakota, and advertising on behalf of out-of-state suppliers who will ship abortion pills to South Dakota in violation of […]
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PIERRE– Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive $149,399 from the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide. The settlement includes $150 million in allowed claims for states. Due to the finite amount of funds in the bankruptcy […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| Former Governor Mike Rounds bested Justin McNeal to win the June 2 primary and will now face Independent candidate Brian Bengs in the November general election. Democratic candidate Julian Beaudion will also be in that November election. Here are the unofficial results: UNITED STATES SENATOR PRECINCTS FULLY: 685 / 686 | […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| Sturgis native Marty Jackley came out on top in the U.S. House race in the June 2 primary. Here are the unofficial results: UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE PRECINCTS FULLY: 685 / 686 MARTY JACKLEY Republican 79% 103,290 JAMES BIALOTA Republican 21% 27,140 TOTAL VOTES 130,430
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By Brandon Bennett |Pierre| Toby Doeden garnered the most votes of his three opponents in the June 2 primary to be the Republican governor candidate in the November general election. Here are the unofficial results: GOVERNOR PRECINCTS FULLY: 685 / 686 | LARRY RHODEN Republican 25% 34,379 JON HANSEN Republican 21% 28,390 DUSTY JOHNSON Republican […]
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By Brandon Bennett |STURGIS| Bill Meirose has defeated John Carley for the District 29 Senate seat. Here are unofficial results: STATE SENATOR – DISTRICT 29 PRECINCTS:38 / 38 | PARTIALLY: 0 / 38 JOHN CARLEY Republican 49% 2,151 WILLIAM J. MEIROSE Republican 51% 2,280 TOTAL VOTES 4,431
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