Union Center News

A South Dakota House panel has shot down a measure aimed at expressing the Legislature's belief that the U.S. Constitution prevents the federal government from restricting gun ownership.

A proposal to let schools arm volunteer "sentinels" for defense passed the South Dakota Senate Wednesday and could be headed to Gov.

A measure that would ban texting while driving was approved by the state Senate after supporters said South Dakota needs to join the 39 other states that prohibit the dangerous practice.

South Dakota's Legislature is halfway toward banning texting while driving. A ban passed the state Senate Tuesday and now heads to the House, where similar measures have been defeated in recent years.

A South Dakota Senate committee endorsed a measure Thursday that would provide financial incentives to encourage the stalled construction of wind power projects in the state.