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PIERRE - The South Dakota Senate has approved Gov. Dennis Daugaard's proposal to create a new state park at the Blood Run nature area along the Big Sioux River southeast of Sioux Falls.

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PIERRE - The South Dakota Senate has approved a plan to make concealed weapons permits valid for five years, up from the current four years.

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PIERRE - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the South Dakota Supreme Court has denied a request to rehear arguments in the case of a man who helped kill a guard at the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.

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PIERRE - The South Dakota Senate has endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment that would require a two-thirds vote to pass any ballot measure imposing a new tax or increasing an existing one.

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PIERRE - Officials say the South Dakota Retirement System is in good financial shape after earning 12.4 percent on investments through the first seven months of the financial year.

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RAPID CITY - The new executive editor of Time magazine says she'll bring a Midwestern perspective to the job that she cultivated in South Dakota.

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PIERRE - South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard says he hopes Congress will change the federal health care law to give states more flexibility in expanding Medicaid.

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PIERRE - South Dakota's 24/7 Sobriety Program has been selected as one of the 10 best criminal justice innovative practices in the country.

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A Pierre man has claimed a $6,001 Wild Card 2 lottery prize. Meanwhile, a group of 17 quilting friends have won $55,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket.

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The South Dakota Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness(NAMI) will be milling with and educating legislators on the importance of quality mental health programs, Tuesday Feb. 19th.

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