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South Dakota Xcel customers will pay higher electric rates after utilities commission settlement
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A panel of South Dakota regulators approved an electric rate increase Friday for Xcel Energy customers and allowed eight entities to intervene in a pending Black Hills Energy rate [Read More…]
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Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight A company that’s being sued for exploratory drilling near a culturally significant site in South Dakota’s Black Hills is withdrawing from the project, according to a letter shared with project opponents. [Read More...] -
Nicole Schlabach/South Dakota Searchlight Daniel Milks, the founder and lead guide at My XO Adventures, has introduced many visitors in South Dakota’s Black Hills to mountain goats. “It’s an eye-opener, and a jaw-dropper,” he said. [Read More...] -
Operation Prairie Thunder continued its community-based enforcement efforts last week with its 13th saturation patrol operation in Mitchell. The operation, conducted April 30 and May 1, brought together the South Dakota Highway Patrol and local, [Read More...] -
PIERRE, S.D. – Volunteer firefighters across South Dakota face danger every time they respond to an emergency, and ensuring they have the proper gear is essential to their safety and effectiveness. Legislation passed during the 2026 [Read More...] -
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The health disparity between Native American and white South Dakotans is among the largest racial or ethnic health gaps in the nation, according to a new report from a foundation that [Read More...]
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