Grant Green

1 day ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Grant Green

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - This week, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development awarded over one and a half million dollars to support skilled trades education and job training at the state penitentiary. Southeast Technical College will be gearing up to offer a diesel heavy equipment certificate to further support skills education for inmates and make the life after release process much more manageable.

2 days ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Grant Green

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A new state law allowing South Dakotans to further challenge a book’s graphic nature will take effect starting next week. Siouxland Libraries has made it clear that they make no effort to collect obscene materials as defined by South Dakota law, but many people may have disagreements on the issue, and that’s something the library hopes can be handled quickly and with transparency.

3 days ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Grant Green

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Tuesday, an interim committee met in Sioux Falls to look into South Dakota’s inmate population and discuss issues such as initial incarceration, reentry into society, and how South Dakota compares to neighboring states. This is a separate committee from the Project Prison Task Force, which is deciding where the new prison should be located and how much it should cost.

4 days ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Grant Green

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota’s new Move Over law is expanding at the start of the month to enhance safety for more personnel working on highway shoulders. For over twenty years, South Dakotans were told to move over for emergency vehicles, and now, starting in July, this will include all vehicles, adding those with flashing blue, yellow, or amber lights. On multi-lane highways, drivers are expected to move over to the furthest lane from the stopped vehicle.

1 week ago | dakotanewsnow.com | Grant Green

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Saturday, a tragic shooting took place in Minnesota where a gunman pretending to be a police officer shot multiple lawmakers, killing one: Representative Melissa Hortman. In response, some states around the country have taken addresses off their legislative websites, including neighboring states of Minnesota and North Dakota. The move was a precautionary measure inspired by the Legislative Research Council (LRC) and agreed to by respective party leaders.