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Records reveal Noem’s state credit card spending

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota taxpayers pay the bill when the governor uses a state credit card, and with former Gov. Kristi Noem, that included out-of-state travel and spending for a Midwestern governor with a national profile. A public records request from KELOLAND News to the South Dakota state auditor's office for charges [...]

todayFebruary 28, 2025 1

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Former lawmakers say new task force on prison not needed

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A senate committee passed a bill Monday recommending that lawmakers form a task force now to take a closer look at what to do next when it comes to building a new men's prison. But, some people say we've been down this road before. Almost three years ago, a prison [...]

todayFebruary 25, 2025 1

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Senate panel approves expanding hunting safety zones

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- A bill seeking to expand the safety zone for hunting and trapping around private property passed through committee on Tuesday morning. In a vote of 4-3, the bill passed through the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources and now heads to the Senate floor, the Senate will be the bill's final [...]

todayFebruary 25, 2025 1

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HB 1025 dies in Pierre: A closer look at the vote

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- First, House Bill 1025 was gutted. And now, it's dead. The legislation in Pierre originally would have appropriated money to build a new men's prison in Lincoln County, but it was amended to only transfer $148 million to the state's incarceration construction fund. Now, the legislation has failed entirely. A motion [...]

todayFebruary 24, 2025

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How many states have older prisons than South Dakota?

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- On Monday, the South Dakota House denied reconsideration of a bill that would allocate funds to build a new state men's prison. South Dakota's current men's prisons, the South Dakota State Penitentiary and Mike Durfee State Prison, both are housed in buildings constructed in 1881, 144 years ago. 1881 was [...]

todayFebruary 24, 2025

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Tobacco bill advancing through legislature

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- If it becomes law, Senate Bill 54 would decrease the amount of money that goes into South Dakota's Tobacco Prevention and Reduction Trust Fund. Those who support the change call it a necessary step because of the state's tight budget. Opponents worry it could impact smoking and vaping rates. Under [...]

todayFebruary 22, 2025 7

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Senate passes porn age-verification bill

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- House Bill 1053, which would require age verification for porn sites passed the South Dakota Senate in a 34 to 0 vote. One Senator was excused. HB1053 will now go to the desk of Governor Larry Rhoden. The bill, brought by Republican Rep. Bethany Soye, will define a "covered platform" [...]

todayFebruary 19, 2025 2

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