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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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DOC official: No contingency if new prison plan fails

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Republican Sen. Chris Karr asked a Department of Corrections official Monday morning what the plan was if the prison funding and construction bill did not pass the House or the full legislature this year. "What's the contingency plan if that occurs?," Karr asked during the Monday morning Senate State Affairs [...]

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