South Dakota governor signs ‘riot-boosting’ penalties

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill that revives the state’s criminal and civil penalties for rioting and inciting a riot, the Republican governor’s office said Tuesday. Noem had told lawmakers months before the session began that she would revive the so-called “riot-boosting” penalties. A federal judge found parts of […]