State Senate panel creates task force to study ambulance funding South Dakota doesn’t recognize emergency medical services as essential under state law, and that wouldn’t change under an ambulance bill passed Monday by a state Senate panel. A legal designation of “essential” in this case would have put the onus on state or local units of government to guarantee availability.

The family of a man shot and killed during a 2024 raid in his family’s house has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Marshals Service seeking $150 million.

District 21 Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committee: Appropriations Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Assistant Majority Leader District 21 Douglas, Gregory, Tripp Counties Committees: Chair of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chair of House Government Operations and Audit, Vice Chair of State Affairs, Member of Legislative Procedure Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Committees: Education, Health & Human Services Capitol Address: 500 E. Capitol Ave.

Gianna Schieffer doesn’t need data or stories from other parents to prove the point that this central South Dakota city has a worrisome shortage of day care options. Schieffer, executive director of the Redfield Area Development Corp., has for the past couple years led an effort to obtain grants and loans, solicit donations, and host fundraising events to get the money to convert a former bank building into a large child care center in downtown Redfield.