Harding County News

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. A lobbyist for Indian casinos says limiting their number of slot machines hurts economic development in South Dakota.

Authorities say 30-year-old Travis Peters of Belle Fourche, S.D., was being pursued by deputies on U.S. Highway 85 Wednesday morning when he lost control of the car he was driving and struck a pickup truck and another car on the highway.

You can stand at two different places in the same state and be in seemingly different worlds.

The water is finally on its way down in Harding County. But near Camp Crook, it's been nearly impossible to get to some homes and livestock.

"More storms, more snow, record amounts of snow. And as you can see now we're dealing with a lot of mud," said rancher Gene Johnson.

Officials say some locations in Butte, Harding, Meade and Perkins counties have been hit by flooding caused by runoff from recent blizzards.

SD1st NewsMinute,0176 Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. Drillers reported pumping out a record 1.6 million barrels of oil in South Dakota last year.

South Dakota reported record crude oil production in 2008 and the largest natural gas production in more than 25 years.

The South Dakota girls state basketball tournaments move into the semifinals Friday with games scheduled at each of the three locations for 7 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. Pierre plays Watertown and then Aberdeen Central ...