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RAPID CITY (AP) — A former elementary school custodian accused of soliciting sex with minors over the Internet has changed his plea. Twenty-nine-year-old Casey Godfrey appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Simko recently and pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor using...

PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota legislators paused briefly to remember eight former colleagues who died in 2014. Lawmakers met on Thursday in the state House of Representatives chamber for the annual legislative memorial service. Speaking during the proceedings, Sen. Mike Vehle...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John Thune has scheduled a hearing over rail transportation problems for the committee he now chairs. The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will discuss challenges in the nation's freight rail network blamed on higher demand, pending...

WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton holds double-digit leads over potential Republican challengers Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney as the likely Democratic presidential candidate moves closer to entering the race, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Although Clinton, Bush and...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The president of the National Congress of American Indians says tribes must insist that the federal government honor its commitment to Native people. Brian Cladoosby (KLAH'-dus-bee) touched on familiar themes in the annual State of Indian Nations address...

MADISON (AP) — Now that Christmas is over and winter is officially here, it may be time for area snowbirds to fly the coop. Reed and Arlene Eaton of Madison would love to fly south for the winter, but health issues are keeping them tethered to Madison this year. But for almost...

HILL CITY (AP) — Learning by the book is one thing, but putting those plans into action in the real world is often a daunting task for college students. But for a class of 10 undergraduate business students at Black Hills State University, developing a live-action tourism improvement...

MITCHELL (AP) — Heather Carr finished the race. And that's all she cared about. The Eden Prairie, Minn., resident and Mitchell native was one of 53 people to complete the 2014 Antarctic Ice Marathon at Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica. It was Carr's fifth marathon, and she was one...

PIERRE (AP) — A proposal that would require convicted human traffickers to register as sex offenders would help fight a dangerous threat to the state, Attorney General Marty Jackley told a Senate committee on Thursday shortly before the panel passed the measure. The state Senate...

PIERRE (AP) — Trial in federal court has been delayed for a former South Dakota county prosecutor accused of child rape. Former Walworth County State's Attorney Christopher Jansen was to stand trial in federal court starting Feb. 10. KCCR radio reports the trial has been delayed...

RAPID CITY (AP) — Seven South Dakota colleges and universities are launching a program this summer aimed at helping American Indian students to stay on track and complete an engineering, science or math degree. The state's six public universities and Oglala Lakota College are...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Sioux Falls police say they found marijuana, a missing teenager and stolen electronics while executing a search warrant at a suspected drug house. The city's drug task force began monitoring the house in December. Eight people face various charges after the...