South Dakota
IM-28 Opponents close out South Dakota Municipal League Conference
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Municipal League wrapped up its annual conference with another forum, where speakers warned about IM-28.
Opponents denounced the measure, saying that the ballot measure is written very poorly and that if judicial review is what’s being relied on, then that would be chaos for the state of South Dakota.
In his statement to Secretary of State Monae Johnson, Attorney General Marty Jackley said judicial or legislative clarification of the measure will be necessary.
Senator Tim Reed said the confusion of the measure’s language needed review like they have in the legislature.
“Those committee meetings are where we really work through and look for those unintended consequences and we make sure the wording is correct in a bill, and so this bill here does not have correct wording, and it would’ve failed in the legislature,” Reed said.
Those who spoke are also worried about their relationship with the Department of Revenue when it will no longer be able to collect and administer the sales taxes on the cities’ behalf
“So, cities, even if they can collect these taxes that portion of the law will go away, and we’ll be left to fend for ourselves on how we administer sales tax or perhaps contract with the Department of Revenue, and this will make a substantial negative impact on city budgets and our finance offices,” Sam Nelson, General Counsel for the South Dakota Municipal League said.
On the ballot, the fiscal note will say that this measure will cost the state $123.9 million, but opponents said at the very least it will cost $133 million and could be up to over $600 million depending on what items end up falling under the consumable items umbrella.
They said any cost will hurt cities in the state and that it’s important citizens think about their tax burden.
“If you’re not interested in an income tax, and you’re not interested in higher property taxes, where are the funds going to come from in order to do the normal basic operations of both state and municipal government,” Nathan Sanderson said.
According to WalletHub, South Dakota is 44th in the country in total tax burden at 6.44%.
Harrisburg Mayor Derick Wenck said that he’s concerned that if this passes, his city will not be able to pave roads and that citizens will continue to have to park on the same muddy gravel roads that they have before.
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Oklahoma didn’t suffer any strong wind damage this week, but wind farms in South Dakota certainly did.
Several wind turbines were toppled by the 130 MPH winds that hit the central part of the state Monday morning. They were described as straight line winds and not tornadoes. But the winds compared to those recorded in some tornadoes.
The 131-mph wind was recorded at Holabird in Hyde County at 6:15 a.m. local time.
A picture of the extensive damage showed at least 7 of the wind towers were bent over by the powerful Mother Nature.
According to a report by Energy News Beat, storm chaser Jakob McMillin documented the scene in a widely shared post on X (formerly Twitter), showing multiple wind turbine towers collapsed or heavily damaged, with blades and structural debris scattered across the prairie. In replies to his post, McMillin stated he observed “over 20” turbines destroyed or critically damaged.
The Affected Wind Farm
The damaged facility is the South Dakota Wind Energy Center (also known as the Highmore Wind Energy Project or Highmore Wind Farm), located approximately 10 miles south of Highmore.
- Number of turbines: 27
- Turbine model: GE Vernova 1.5s (1.5 MW each)
- Total nameplate capacity: 40.5 MW
- Commissioning year: 2003 (South Dakota’s first major wind farm)
- Owner/Operator: NextEra Energy Resources (formerly FPL Energy)
- Power purchaser: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 29, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from June 29 drawing
10-14-41-53-59, Powerball: 03, Power Play: 2
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lotto America numbers from June 29 drawing
08-13-29-30-31, Star Ball: 04, ASB: 03
Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from June 29 drawing
04-25-26-31-36, Bonus: 04
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
- Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
- Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.
When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a South Dakota editor. You can send feedback using this form.
Deliberately slowed rush-hour traffic in downtown Sioux Falls is serving as a preview for commuters ahead of a major, yearslong overhaul of the city’s aging viaduct overpasses.
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