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Senate OKs Mehlhaff’s eminent domain bill

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- South Dakota senators weren't able on Friday to pass proposed changes that their Republican leader wants the Legislature make to state laws on eminent domain. So they reconsidered Senate Bill 198 on Monday, and this time -- with an additional amendment -- the measure got through. The proposal from Sen. Jim [...]

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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 [...]

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SWAT spotted in west Sioux Falls

UPDATED at 8:47 p.m. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Authorities say the SFPD and MCSO SWAT teams collaborated to serve two search warrants in Sioux Falls. The case involves investigations into juvenile matters. We are following a developing situation Monday night on the west side of Sioux Falls. Authorities blocked off Sherman Park Road, along [...]

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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 [...]

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