Fosness gives update from Pierre on latest legislative happenings

Below I will break down some of last week’s happenings but we are seeing more substance in bills heading our way in the next two weeks.

South Dakota House backs E-Verify use by all employers to check citizenship, immigration status

The South Dakota House of Representatives voted 49-13 Feb. 12 to require the use of E-Verify by employers in the state to check employees’ eligibility to work in the United States.E-Verify is a free federal government website that compares records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and...

Legislation passes state House that would require schools to show prenatal development videos

PIERRE – After a debate colored by views on abortion, the Republican- dominated state House of Representatives voted 52-10 to advance a bill requiring South Dakota public schools to teach students about prenatal human growth and development.The bill’s next stop is a state Senate committee.If the...

Accident involves semi-truck, car north of Webster

An accident occurred Feb. 10 at 10:13 a.m. involing a car and a semitruck. The accident was on U.S. Hwy. 25 and the cause has not been made public as of publication deadline.

Fact brief: Does SD have some of the most ‘ambulance deserts?’

Yes.South Dakota is fourth in the nation with the percent of people who live in an ambulance desert, according to a 2023 study.The state has 15.2 percent of its county populations in areas underserved by ambulances – behind Montana (27.8 percent), New Mexico (19.6 percent) and Utah (19.1...

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Recent genetic testing reveals a hidden ancestral surprise

The results of a recent genetic test shook me to the core. It seems that I’m not who I thought I was.Some years ago, I sent a saliva sample for genetic testing. The test revealed, unsurprisingly, that I’m 100 percent Norwegian.

Complaint of juveniles walking through yard

Feb. 5No calls.Feb. 6Assisted Sheriff’s Office with traffic stop.Assisted ambulance with medical call at 100 blk. W. 10th Ave.Feb. 7Report of assault at 800 blk.

Parking meter representative to visit Kiwanis

HistoricEvEnts15 years agoFebruary 21, 2011Warm weather finally hit the area last week as the thermometer saw temps rise above freezing and started to whittle down the snow accumulation.