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March 13, 2010
Penalty Approved For Road Violations
A bill approved by the Legislature gives the state authority to seek a civil penalty of up to $1,000 when people are stranded on highways that have been officially closed because of blizzards or for other reasons.
March 10, 2010
SD Lawmakers OK Change In Sex Offender Registry
A measure allowing some people to get their names removed from the state sex offender registry has been approved by the South Dakota Legislature.
March 9, 2010
SD Lawmakers OK Penalty For Killing Drug Dogs
The South Dakota Legislature has given final approval to a measure imposing tough penalties on people who injure or kill drug-detection dogs used by law officers.
March 9, 2010
Lawmakers Approve Spending $3.8M On New SD Prison
Lawmakers have approved spending $3.8 million in state and federal funds for a minimum security prison housing up to 400 inmates in Rapid City.
February 23, 2010
House Passes Bill To Protect Police Dogs
The South Dakota House on Monday passed a bill that would make it a Class 6 felony to kill an on-duty police service dog.
February 1, 2010
Session Will Examine Indian Crime
U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson has invited South Dakota's Indian tribes to what he calls a "listening conference" about crime on their reservations.
January 28, 2010
SD Sex Offender Registry May See Tiered System
The South Dakota legislature wants to give some sex offenders the chance to take their names off the state registry.
March 13, 2009
Governor Signs Bill For Rapid City Prison
Gov. Mike Rounds has signed into law a bill authorizing a $6 million, minimum-security prison to be built in Rapid City.
March 12, 2009
Governor Sets Up Recidivism Committee
Governor Mike Rounds has signed an executive order creating a council to deal with recidivism, or the return to prison or jail of people former inmates who commit more crimes.
March 10, 2009
Senate Passes Bill For Minimum-Security Prison
The South Dakota Senate is endorsing a plan to build a $6 million, minimum-security prison in the Rapid City area.
March 9, 2009
Senate Cancels Bill On Parole Bonds
The South Dakota Senate has killed a measure that would have allowed the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to require that inmates post bond before being released from prison on parole.
March 6, 2009
Panel Endorses Funding For Rapid City Prison
A Senate committee says South Dakota needs a permanent minimum-security prison in Rapid City.
March 5, 2009
Lawmakers Tour Possible Prison Sites
After years of delays, the Department of Corrections is taking drastic steps to speed up the process of finding a location for a west river minimum security prison.
March 2, 2009
Panel Kills Tougher Seatbelt Law
A House committee says South Dakota is doing just fine without a tougher seat belt law.
February 25, 2009
House Approves DNA Testing For Some Inmates
The South Dakota House says some prison inmates should get a chance for DNA testing to prove their innocence.
February 20, 2009
House Delays Vote On $6 Million Prison Plan
Opponents of a proposed $6 million prison for Rapid City have delayed until next week a planned vote on the bill.
January 15, 2009
Highway Patrol Head Explains Budget Cut
Highway Patrol Col. Dan Mosteller says his agency managed a $2 million budget cut last year without jeopardizing public safety.
January 14, 2009
Attorney General Says Sobriety Program Working
Attorney General Larry Long says a South Dakota program that gives some people a chance to avoid prison through regular drug or alcohol tests works because the people are held accountable.
December 3, 2008
Highway Patrol Could See Budget Increase
While Governor Mike Rounds is calling his budget proposal conservative with numerous cuts, he has asked for an increase in funding to the Highway Patrol.
June 27, 2008
Lawmakers To Revise Indecent Exposure Law
South Dakota lawmakers appear willing to revise the state's indecent exposure laws after a Sioux Falls man was found not guilty of exposing himself to a child.
Deputy Minnehaha County State's Attorney Hope Matchan says the law's poor wording led to the acquittal of a convicted sex offender accused of exposing himself to a two-year-old girl.
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