All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 26 2019 // Gov. Kristi Noem has signed legislation that requires “fake meat” products to be correctly labeled, hoping to reduce the impact of lab-cultured products on the local beef market.A product is misbranded if it...
Feb 27 2019 // The city of Sturgis, South Dakota, wants campgrounds outside city limits to pay as much as $5,100 to secure ambulance service during this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.City manager Daniel Ainslie said last week...
Feb 13 2019 // Black Hills Federal Credit Union in South Dakota and a Wisconsin-based insurance company have agreed to pay $3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming they improperly raised insurance premiums on thousands of...
Feb 6 2019 // AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb” from “bbb-” of Northwest G.F. Mutual Insurance Co. (NWGF), a small...
Feb 5 2019 // People would be mostly barred from using mobile devices while driving under proposed legislation in South Dakota.Under House Bill 1088, which was scheduled to be considered by the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 5,...
Jan 22 2019 // Vance Williams and Mike Jones have joined Leavitt Recreation & Hospitality Insurance (LRHI) in Sturgis, S.D., the company reported.Both Williams and Jones will focus on commercial insurance for the recreational...
Jan 21 2019 // A recent survey released by the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation provides a glimpse at the employee benefits being offered to workers by the state’s employers.The Labor Market Information Center on...
Jan 9 2019 // The parents of a 26-year-old woman killed in a fire at their home in Fairburn, South Dakota, filed a lawsuit against the small town and a neighbor, alleging a grass fire that sparked the deadly blaze was fueled by the...
Dec 17 2018 // South Dakota’s state fire meteorologist is part of a coalition using satellite technology to notify fire managers when fuels are abnormally dry.Darren Clabo, a research scientist and instructor at the South Dakota...
Nov 6 2018 // South Dakota officials have expressed concern about defects on the railroad operated by Dakota Southern Railway Company.A South Dakota legislative committee recently discussed an August inspection report conducted by the...
Sep 10 2018 // A series of human errors led to a BNSF Railway train striking and killing two railroad workers in South Dakota last year, federal investigators said.The National Transportation Safety Board released its report on Sept. 6...
Aug 20 2018 // A newspaper says the total number of traffic fatalities for this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota may be higher than the state’s official count of four. The Rapid City Journal counted at least...
Aug 14 2018 // A newspaper says the total number of traffic fatalities for this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota may be higher than the state’s official count of four. The Rapid City Journal counted at least...
Aug 6 2018 // Following its placement into liquidation by the South Dakota Division of Insurance in late June, the Texas Department of Insurance removed ReliaMax Surety Co. from the list of eligible surplus lines insurers in Texas, the...
Aug 6 2018 // ReliaMax Surety Co. has been placed into liquidation by the South Dakota Division of Insurance.The South Dakota DOI petitioned the Hughes County Circuit Court on June 12, 2018, to place ReliaMax into liquidation due to...
Jul 26 2018 // Recent hail damage to public buildings in Deadwood, South Dakota, is expected to exceed $2 million.Transportation and Facilities Director Tom Kruzel says a $1.8 million damage estimate involves only the 45 public...
Jul 26 2018 // Following its placement into liquidation by the South Dakota Division of Insurance in late June, the Texas Department of Insurance removed ReliaMax Surety Co. from the list of eligible surplus lines insurers in Texas, the...
Jul 26 2018 // ReliaMax Surety Co. has been placed into liquidation by the South Dakota Division of Insurance.The South Dakota DOI petitioned the Hughes County Circuit Court on June 12, 2018, to place ReliaMax into liquidation due to...
Jul 23 2018 // The Sioux Falls company that was remodeling the Copper Lounge building when it collapsed in December 2016 has filed for bankruptcy protection.The Argus Leader reports Hultgren Construction’s Chapter 11 filing will...
Jul 5 2018 // An RV dealership in western South Dakota says a recent hail storm damaged about 500 trailers and motorhomes, resulting in millions of dollars in damages.The Rapid City Journal reports the storm produced hailstones ranging...