Articles by J.P. Skelly

A man from Watertown has been sentenced to 70 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of First Degree Rape. 49 year old Robert Marlen Hagen was sentenced Wednesday in Codington County [Read More…]

The America’s 250th South Dakota Commission has announced the launch of “Walk 250 Miles by 2026.”  It’s the first of many events in South Dakota meant to celebrate the anniversary of the nation’s founding in [Read More…]

James Valley Drug & DUI Court will hold a graduation ceremony on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. CDT in the courtroom at the Davison County Public Safety Center, 1015 S. Miller Ave., Mitchell. [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says the Division of Criminal investigation, at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department and Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred early Wednesday morning, [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College Power Sports and Marine Technology graduate, Conner Odens of Scotland, SD, earned a bronze medal in the Marine Service Technology competition at the SkillsUSA National Championships which was held as part of [Read More…]

The Mitchell Area Development Corporation has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the South Dakota Community Foundation’s “Beyond Idea Grant.” MADC CEO Mike Lauritsen says it’s targeting a childcare services shortage in the community….   [Read More…]

A 40 year old man from Wagner man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill and has been sentenced for threatening two public officials. Jason Shields entered guilty pleas Friday in Charles Mix County Circuit Court [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley supports the U.S. Supreme Court decision that former President Donald Trump is immune for official acts done while in office, but not necessarily private acts. Justices ruled 6-3 Monday that Presidents [Read More…]

  The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources recently announced the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $105,010,958 in additional American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grants for drinking water and wastewater [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says the application period opens Monday, July 1, for $5 million in grants that will be awarded by the Attorney General’s Office to organizations that assist children who have been abused [Read More…]

A week from today Mitchell Police Chief Mike Koster is ending a 24 and a half year run with the Mitchell PD….   He came up through the ranks from Patrol office to chief…   [Read More…]

Two people suffered fatal injuries in a two-vehicle crash eight miles south of Freeman, SD Monday afternoon. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported 51 year old Patrick L. Bauder of Scotland was driving [Read More…]

The South Dakota Board of Regents announces the approval of two high-need programs designed to meet the growing workforce demands in the state and beyond. These programs include a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting at South [Read More…]

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Wednesday announced the reopening of three waterbodies in southeast South Dakota that had been included on Governor Noem’s previous “no boating declaration.” Lake Henry in Bon Homme County, [Read More…]

In a historic move, the South Dakota Department of Education has awarded 36 grants totaling $6.4 million to school districts to purchase innovative, industry-grade equipment for career and technical education (CTE) programs. “We gave schools [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns residents impacted by the flooding in southeast South Dakota to be careful about flood-related scams involving fraudulent home repairs and charity appeals. “These are the times when scam [Read More…]

At 3 p.m. (CT) on Tuesday, June 25th, state officials reopened the northbound and southbound lanes on Interstate 29 from exit 2 to exit 26 in southeast South Dakota. Motorists are advised that while all [Read More…]

Two people suffered fatal injuries in a two-vehicle crash eight miles south of Freeman Monday afternoon. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says information indicates around 2:15, the driver of a Chevrolet pickup was [Read More…]

Record amounts of water from recent heavy rains are headed for extreme southeastern South Dakota. Governor Kristi Noem says upstream gauges on the big Sioux River have already broken records…   Noem says the Big [Read More…]