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4 weeks ago

Rounds’ Wounded Knee Memorial Bill Unanimously Passes Senate, Heads to President’s Desk

Legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds to preserve land at the Wounded Knee Massacre site has unanimously passed the U.S. Senate. The bill now heads to President Trump to be signed into law.

4 weeks ago

Seasonal Closures Begin Dec. 15 on Black Hills National Forest Roads and Recreation Sites

Seasonal road, gate, and recreation site closures will take effect December 15 on the Black Hills National Forest. Officials say the closures help protect wildlife, natural resources, and public safety during winter conditions.

4 weeks ago

South Dakota and Arizona Men Sentenced to Long Federal Prison Terms for Fentanyl Trafficking and Money Laundering

Two men from Sioux Falls and Phoenix have been sentenced to decades in federal prison for trafficking thousands of fentanyl pills and laundering drug proceeds. Investigators believe the men moved approximately 35,000 pills through the conspiracy.

4 weeks ago

Aberdeen Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Firearm as a Prohibited Person

A 35-year-old Aberdeen man has been sentenced to five months in federal prison after admitting to possessing a firearm despite a prior domestic violence conviction that barred him from having one. He will also serve three years of supervised release.

4 weeks ago

Attorney General Jackley Orders Company to Stop Deceptive Abortion Pill Advertising in South Dakota

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Mayday Health, ordering the company to stop what he described as deceptive advertising related to abortion pills. Jackley said the company’s materials misrepresent South Dakota law.

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Thune Joins America’s Newsroom on Fox News

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., discusses Venezuela and federal law enforcement during a Fox News interview.

“What the president did [in Venezuela] is something that’s supported broadly, not just by folks here in Washington, D.C., but across the country, because Maduro was leading a drug cartel that was poisoning literally thousands of Americans every single year.”