Articles by J.P. Skelly

Carson Walker-South Dakota Newswatch On Saturday at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, 30 elementary and middle students from schools around the state will have the same shot at such an experience when they compete in [Read More…]

A 24 year old man from Brookings has been charged with 12 total counts of Possession of Child Pornography and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Mohammad Ghosheh was arrested Tuesday. He was released on a [Read More…]

Since taking office last July, Mayor Jordan Hanson has been taking a deep-dive into all city government operations and community opportunities. He presented his findings before a sizable crowd Tuesday evening at the Muth Technology [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting a 73 year old  man from Olivet died in a two-vehicle crash early Monday evening five miles north of the Hutchinson County town. Preliminary crash information [Read More…]

On Monday, March 31, 2025, a bridge approach slab replacement project is scheduled to begin over the James River and Firesteel Creek Bridges on S.D. Highway 38 east of Mitchell. Highway 38 will be closed [Read More…]

Mayor Jordan Hanson has announced that City Hall will have extended hours Monday- Thursday from May 26- August 29 in 2025.  The revised hours are to allow citizens time before 8am and after 5pm to [Read More…]

A 24 year old man from Cherokee, Iowa died early Saturday morning in a single vehicle crash in Pringle, SD. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting around 2 am,  the driver of [Read More…]

The Mitchell Area Development Corporation has announced the preliminary approval of a $1 million zero-interest loan from the USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant Program. The 10-year loan will support the development of a [Read More…]

By: Mary Steurer MANDAN, N.D. — A Morton County jury on Wednesday ordered Greenpeace to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline, finding that the environmental group incited [Read More…]

As part of National Agriculture week, the Mitchell Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee hosted its annual Ag In The Classroom for fourth grade students from Mitchell and surrounding towns. Heidi Rients of the Natural Resources [Read More…]

South Dakota’s unemployment rate stayed at 1.9 percent in January, well below the national average of 4.1 percent, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Labor and Regulation. The state’s workforce [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber-South Dakota Searchlight Lawmakers introduced more than 50 bills during the 2025 legislation session proposing to alter South Dakota’s election laws. Almost half are “election integrity” bills, aimed at election security, technology and voter [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber-South Dakota Searchlight After some South Dakota lawmakers complained about fatigue from the number of questions on the ballot, they’re sending four of their own measures to voters. South Dakotans considered seven ballot questions [Read More…]

Teams of South Dakota high school students put their culinary and hospitality management skills to the test at the 2025 South Dakota ProStart Invitational, held March 11 in Pierre. Champion high schools include Mitchell CTE, [Read More…]

The final ballot explanation for a draft constitutional amendment, proposed by Rick Weiland of Sioux Falls, that would require legislative changes to initiatives and referendum procedures be approved by a vote of the people has [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the discovery of the body of a deceased individual found Tuesday in Scotland. “The investigation has just begun, and it [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley and South Dakota Department of Transportation  Secretary Joel Jundt are cautioning consumers about a text message scam being reported in South Dakota where people are being ordered to pay a tax [Read More…]