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Iowa woman accused of taking $1.8 million from agency over a 13-year period
(The Center Square) - An Iowa woman stole an estimated $1.8 million from South Dakota's Child Protection Services over a 13-year period, Attorney General Marty Jackley said Thursday. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa, faces two counts of aggravated grand theft. The first count accuses Carroll of stealing more than...
More people testing positive for COVID in KELOLAND
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – It’s easy to forget how serious COVID was. The virus killed more than 3,000 people in South Dakota, the majority of them in 2021. Dr. Kevin Post, Avera’s Chief Medical Officer, says it is important to remember what it was like in those days. “I can remember walking through the […]
Some legislators lukewarm on Noem’s plan to spend $81 million surplus on prisons
Some South Dakota legislators aren’t sure they’re ready to support Gov. Kristi Noem’s plan to devote an $81 million budget surplus to prison construction. The future women’s prison in Rapid City is estimated to cost $87 million, and already has funding from the Legislature. The state has also allocated $567 million from state and federal […] The post Some legislators lukewarm on Noem’s plan to spend $81 million surplus on prisons appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
Ruling keeps abortion question on ballot in South Dakota
A state court judge’s ruling Monday keeps an abortion-rights question on the November ballot in South Dakota. Judge John Pekas dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-abortion group, Life Defense Fund, that sought to have the question removed even though supporters turned in more than enough valid signatures to put it on the ballot. “They have thrown everything they could dream up to stop the people of South Dakota from voting on this matter,” Adam Weiland, co-founder of Dakotans for Health, said in a statement after the ruling. “This is another failed effort by a small group opposed to giving women the option to terminate pregnancies caused by rape and incest or to address dangerous pregnancies affecting the life and health of women.” Republican Rep. Jon Hansen, who is a co-chair of the Life Defense Fund, and a lawyer for the group did not immediately return messages from The Associated Press on Monday.
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