Tuesday Sep 30 | Rapid City Journal
Costs skyrocket for new Hughes County Jail
Groundbreaking for a new Hughes County jail has tentatively been set for Oct. 15, although officials still don't know how much it's going to cost.
Tuesday Sep 30 | The Capital Journal - Pierre, SD
IM 10 proponents cry foul at municipalities
City and county stances against Initiated Measure 10 have a group in favor of the measure crying foul and demanding action.
How many people know what treaties are? The Crow Creek Tribe never took the IRA form of government nor the Howard Wheeler Act.
Pierre man sentenced for stealing women's underwear
A 23-year-old Pierre man has received a five-year suspended prison sentence for stealing women's underwear.
SD state trooper sued over shooting death
A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper who killed a man after a chase near Harrold in October is being sued by the man's fiancee.
The Capital Journal - Pierre, SD
Ever since the collapse of the I35-W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis in Aug.
Poll suggests opposition to taxpayer funding of school lawsuit
PIERRE - Seventy percent of people questioned in a recent poll say they are against using taxpayer money for the school-aid lawsuit under way in Hughes County.
The Capital Journal - Pierre, SD
Some $83,000 in grant money to be spread around the area to various parties in and around Hughes County could mean new equipment for many groups.
More testimony about school funding ahead
Several more school officials are expected to testify this week in a trial challenging the state's funding method for education.
Man pleads insanity in sex case
A Pierre man charged with several counts of child molestation has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
Trial date set for man accused in stabbing
A trial date has been set for a Rapid City man accused of stabbing three people outside a north Rapid City apartment complex last May.
Trial over SD's education funding gets underway in Pierre
The trial challenging South Dakota's method of funding education began this morning in Hughes County Circuit Court.
PIERRE - Every morning and evening, Juan Howell walks into the Hughes County Jail for a 10-second test that shows whether he has been drinking.
Judge rules against school's suit
A decision rendered last week dealt a blow to the funding lawsuit filed by school districts throughout South Dakota.
Fish plant near Pierre gets county's approval
The Hughes County Board of Adjustment has granted a conditional-use permit to Dakota Fisheries, Inc., which plans to build a tilapia-processing plant 3.5 miles north of Pierre.
The Capital Journal - Pierre, SD
Pierre police officer charged with DUI
Little more information has been released by the Pierre Police Department regarding the Aug.
Pierre police officer accused of drunken driving
PIERRE - An off-duty Pierre police officer has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.
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Judge Declares School Districts Lack Authority to Finance School Funding Litigation
On August 20th, 2008, Hughes County Circuit Court Judge Lori Wilbur held that individual school districts lack standing to sue the state of South Dakota seeking a declaration that the state's system of funding ...
Pierre Man Charged With Sex Crimes
Josia Fuerst made an initial court appearance Wednesday and was being held on a $100,000 bond.
Lawyers spar over schools ability to sue state
FORT PIERRE - South Dakota schools should be able to contribute public money to the cost of a lawsuit over the adequacy of state aid to education, lawyers for those bringing the funding case said this ...