Articles by J.P. Skelly
SD’s prison tablet provider dinged for data breach by Federal Trade Commission
South Dakota Searchlight The company that gave electronic tablets to South Dakota prison inmates under a contract with the state hid a 2020 data breach for nine months and then told only a fraction of [Read More…]
Orange Barrel Alert: National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 15-19
As warm weather returns, so too do the many road construction zones on our streets and highways, as crews work to maintain and repair roadways. April 15-19 is 2024 National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), [Read More…]
SD Observes National Work Zone Awareness Week
National Work Zone Awareness Week is an annual awareness campaign held at the start of construction season to remind drivers to be attentive through work zones during the busy summer travel months. The official theme [Read More…]
Two people died in a two vehicle crash in western South Dakota
Two people died Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Whitewood. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the driver of a passenger car was traveling eastbound on SD Highway 34 around 2pm when [Read More…]
Custer murder suspect flees through three states before killing himself
Authorities said they’re investigating a case of domestic violence that ended with a man dead and a woman injured in South Dakota, and the suspect fleeing through Wyoming before killing himself Saturday in Colorado. Deputies [Read More…]
A Busy Saturday Afternoon for First Responders
Mitchell first responders had a busy Saturday afternoon. A number of organizations successfully located a small girl who was reported missing in the Loma Linda area of southwest Mitchell for just under two hours. She [Read More…]
Spearfish sawmill laying off 50 workers
South Dakota Searchlight The owner of a Spearfish sawmill is laying off 50 people and alleges the U.S. Forest Service is to blame for not allowing the company to cut enough timber. The Forest Service, [Read More…]
Honors of Distinction candidates announced at DWU
Twelve Dakota Wesleyan University students are finalists for the Honors of Distinction awards, the highest honors given to students in their senior year at the university. Established in 2022, the Wesleyan Honors of Distinction are [Read More…]
Governor Kristi Noem and Attorney General Marty Jackley offer summer course for tribal law enforcement recruits
Gov. Kristi Noem and Attorney General Marty Jackley said Thursday they aim to open an extra basic law enforcement certification course for tribal police recruits this summer, but it’s unclear how many tribal recruits will [Read More…]
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in South Dakota Dairy Herd
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and the Animal Industry Board have received confirmation from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory of the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a [Read More…]
Texas couple convicted of stealing from an elderly adult
A Texas couple has been convicted of a combined six charges in connection with stealing or attempting to steal the property of another person. A Bon Homme County jury Wednesday convicted 82 year old Richard [Read More…]
Mitchell among the Top 10 towns in the region
Mitchell, South Dakota has been recognized as one of the top small towns in the region by USA Today’s 10 Best. In a rigorous selection process, Mitchell was carefully vetted by an expert panel before [Read More…]
Sioux Falls growth forces question: Can Smithfield and Big Sioux River co-exist
By Stu Whitney South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Travis Entenman stood on the banks of the Big Sioux River in central Sioux Falls on an early April afternoon, watching the future [Read More…]
Governor Kristi Noem Pleased with South Dakota’s AAA Credit Rating
Governor Kristi Noem is celebrating Fitch Ratings’ affirmation of South Dakota’s AAA credit rating. “South Dakota’s conservative fiscal policies work. They make our people more prosperous and our government more efficient – and this rating [Read More…]
Mitchell Tech’s Quinn to compete in final round of Governor’s Giant Vision Competition
Kelton Quinn, a member of Mitchell Tech’s first Entrepreneurship cohort and owner of KU Craftmanship, will compete as a finalist in the Governor’s Giant Vision Competition. “I’m excited, but it’s a little nerve-racking,” the 21-year-old [Read More…]
$9-Million Dollar Price-Tag for South Dakota Recruitment Campaign
Governor Kristi Noem’s administration has signed a contract amendment raising the maximum spending on workforce recruitment ads starring the governor to $9 million. The contract is publicly viewable in the state’s online portal for financial documents, Open.SD.gov, which [Read More…]
Mitchell School Staff Positions Filled
Things are looking up for staffing in the Mitchell School District…. Superintendent Joe Childs says some are familiar faces….. He says Mitchell’s recent ranking as the number one high school in South Dakota [Read More…]
Woman from Mitchell sentenced for sexual contact
A 50 year old woman from Mitchell was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with eight years suspended Tuesday after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Sexual Contact With a Person Incapable of Consent. [Read More…]
Millions to be Invested in Rural South Dakota with New Dairy and Small Business Expansion
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board of Economic Development and the Economic Development Finance Authority recently approved an up-to $55 million bond and a $155,000 loan. The financing for these two projects reflects a [Read More…]
Two Appointed to Dakota Wesleyan University Board of Trustees
Dakota Wesleyan University announces the appointment of two returning members to its Board of Trustees. Daniel F. Duffy, Rapid City, is a partner with Bangs, McCullen, Butler, Foye & Simmons with offices in Rapid City [Read More…]
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