Feb 28, 2008 | KOTA
Lawmakers discuss smoking ban during final crackerbarrel
“If you don't vote for smoking ban throughout state of South Dakota, Ii don't think you support 80 % of South Dakotans who don't smoke and who I think would want that ban.”
Lawmakers had their last chance to speak directly to the public, during their final crackerbarrel of this legislative session. via KOTA
Watch collector buys historic timepiece
“He felt it belonged in the Black Hills”
By Dan Daly, Journal staff Saturday, February 23, 2008 A chance meeting at his St. via Rapid City Journal
Candace Spenst and R.C. Courtright
Candace Spenst and R.C. Courtright were married July 26 in Deadwood, S.D. She is the daughter of Betty Kukla of Aberdeen, S.D. He is the son of Vicki Watson of Great Falls. via Great Falls Tribune
Feb. 14 At 1:20 a.m. an officer responded to a report of a person passed out in a hotel lobby on Lee Street. via The Black Hills Pioneer
Death row inmate Briley Piper won't be re-sentenced
“If they say yes, we can appeal. If they say, no, we have to reassess our options”
A judge has denied death row inmate Briley Piper's request for re-sentencing because a judge -- not a jury -- sentenced him to die for the 2000 torture slaying of a Spearfish man, according to a ruling filed ... via Rapid City Journal
“It sounded like they stripped the whole damn room out except for the bed”
Breaking-news headlines providing the most recent information. Larger stories will follow... FEBRUARY 18: DAILY BLOTTER ITEM: ACCIDENT ON GARNER LAKE ROAD: A 28-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of ... via The News-Record
Governor's energy program rejected
“We are not spending this $10 million. We are investing it”
The South Dakota Legislature has pulled the plug on Gov. Mike Rounds' proposal to set up a $10 million loan fund for energy conservation projects. via Rapid City Journal
“It sounded like they stripped the whole damn room out except for the bed”
Breaking-news headlines providing the most recent information. Larger stories will follow... FEBRUARY 13: DAILY BLOTTER ITEM: THEFT ON INTERSTATE 90: Three people believed to have cleaned out a hotel room in ... via The News-Record
Putnam, Bristow and Pospisil are back for President's Day weekend
DEADWOOD Four Aces Casino will feature the South Dakota acoustic performers Kenny Putnam, Boyd Bristow and Terry Pospisil on President's Day Weekend. via The Black Hills Pioneer
DEADWOOD A Rapid City woman was sentenced on Jan. 29 in the Lawrence County Courthouse after she violated her probation by consuming or possessing cocaine. via The Black Hills Pioneer
Bill Would Enact Statewide Smoking Ban
Features Services Online Opinion is your chance to tell Keloland what you think. via KELO-TV Sioux Falls
Jan. 30 At 3:30 p.m. an officer responded to a report of a theft on Main Street. via The Black Hills Pioneer
Gambling revenues to cities rise in 2008
The South Dakota Commission on Gaming has computed its funds distributions to local cities and tallied another record number. via Rapid City Journal
Children's theater to hold tryouts in Lead
Auditions for the Children's Theatre Company of South Dakota's original musical production of "You Look Marvelous" will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. via Rapid City Journal
Deadwood Mardi Gras winners named
The votes are in for the 2008 Deadwood Mardi Gras Parade of Lights and the Cajun Cook-Off. Twenty-six floats were entered in this year's Mardi Gras Parade of Lights with thousands of partygoers lining historic ... via Rapid City Journal
Images of America Series Rapid City, a summer playground of America, was founded in 1876 by gold seekers and fueled by a rush to the Black Hills following the Custer Expedition of 1874. via Plain Talk Online