Year: 2024
Use it or lose it: South Dakota rushing to invest $700 million on water projects
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota lawmakers, state agency leaders and water system managers are hustling to spend roughly $700 million in COVID-era funding on water and sewer projects [Read More…]
South Dakota State receives grant to preserve roads, bridges
BROOKINGS — South Dakota is home to more than 80,000 miles of roads and over 5,000 public bridges. Maintaining and preserving all the state’s infrastructure on a year-to-year basis can be both challenging and time [Read More…]
Scramble is on for state’s remaining federal pandemic aid
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota has $130 million of federal pandemic aid left and an abundance of ideas about how to spend it. The requests from legislators are more than double the available funding. [Read More…]
Gunshots Fired in Sioux Falls Road Rage Incident
A road rage incident in western Sioux Falls escalated into gunfire on Wednesday evening. Two drivers engaged in a dispute near 12th Street and Valley View Road, with one driver eventually pursuing the other to [Read More…]
Natural Gas Leak at International Kitchen in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Fire Rescue responded to a report of natural gas odor at International Kitchen on 6th Avenue SE on Thursday morning. Investigation revealed high levels of natural gas within the restaurant. Fire crews secured the [Read More…]
South Dakota Senate Advances Bill for Harsher Penalties in Fentanyl-Related Deaths
Senate Bill 6 in South Dakota proposes stricter penalties for individuals distributing fentanyl resulting in death. Sponsored by Republican Sen. David Wheeler, the bill aims to address the growing fentanyl crisis, doubling potential prison sentences [Read More…]
South Dakota Reports Decrease in Overall Crime Rate for 2023
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a 2.57% decrease in overall criminal offenses reported in 2023 compared to 2022, attributing the decline to proactive law enforcement efforts. Serious crimes like homicides, sex offenses, and [Read More…]
22-year-old woman missing for days after going hiking during historic Southern California storm
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 22-year-old woman is missing after she went hiking alone in Southern California during this week’s massive, multiday storm, authorities said. Lifei Huang left for a hike in the Mount [Read More…]
White House finishes review of special counsel’s report on Biden classified docs probe, declines to assert privilege
Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House says it will not seek to censor any information gathered by special counsel Robert Hur in his report on his investigation into classified documents found at residences associated [Read More…]
Online donations pour in for family of fallen ‘Wonder Man’ crew member
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images Just two days after the death of a crew member on Marvel’s Wonder Man TV show, a GoFundMe for the family of Juan Carlos “Spike” Osorio has raised more than $150,000 and [Read More…]
Paramount+ releases trailer to Idris Elba’s ‘Sonic’ spinoff series ‘Knuckles’
Paramount+ Paramount+ released the trailer to Knuckles, the live-action/animated spinoff series from the “cinematic world of Sonic the Hedgehog” on Thursday. As on the big screen, Idris Elba voices the titular animated Echidna bruiser, who [Read More…]
Scam callers impersonating Mitchell Police Officers
The Mitchell Police Department has received several complaints of scam calls in the area today. The callers are identifying themselves as a member of the Mitchell Police Department. The caller is telling people they’ve failed [Read More…]
Authorities investigating online threats made to potential witness related to Trump classified docs case
Former President Donald Trump arrives at the New York State Supreme Court in New York, on Oct. 2, 2023. (Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Federal authorities are currently investigating a series of [Read More…]
Woman goes missing on hike during historic Southern California storm
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 22-year-old woman is missing after she went hiking alone in Southern California during this week’s massive, multi-day storm, authorities said. Lisei Huang left for a hike in the [Read More…]
Five missing Marines confirmed dead following helicopter crash
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Five missing Marines have been confirmed dead more than 24 hours after their helicopter crashed during a training flight, the U.S. Marine Corps said Thursday. The Marines had been [Read More…]
Documents detail OceanGate’s battle with whistleblower years before fatal Titan submersible implosion
Lochridge dedicated several pages and pictures to the carbon fiber hull, demonstrating alleged porosity in the material. (Obtained by ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Years before an OceanGate submersible tragically imploded on its way to [Read More…]
Live updates: Supreme Court hears historic Trump 14th Amendment case
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a historic case challenging Donald Trump’s ability to hold office again over his role in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. [Read More…]
Chinese hackers spent up to five years in US networks: Cyber officials
Westend61/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hackers from the People’s Republic of China spent up to five years in U.S. networks as part of a cyber operation that targeted U.S. critical infrastructure, law enforcement and international agencies [Read More…]
WNBA superstar opens up about working through fears, ‘giving yourself grace’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson has been a dominant force, both on the basketball court and in the arenas of social justice and mental health. The Olympic gold medalist has [Read More…]
One dead in single vehicle crash
A 39-year-old man from Brandon died Wednesday afternoon in a single vehicle crash in Lincoln County. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says just after 4 pm, the driver of was traveling northbound on [Read More…]
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