Articles by J.P. Skelly

A 44 year old man from Mitchell, South Dakota has been sentenced to federal prison following his conviction for Aggravated Identity Theft. Jeremy Zwetzig was sentenced to two years in federal prison, followed by one [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley is part of a 30-member coalition of Attorneys General and Attorneys General-elect who are urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Pam Bondi as the next United States Attorney General [Read More…]

Mayor Jordan Hanson has announced Dave Sietsema as the new Director of the World’s Only Corn Palace. “He stood out the best among most people with his business background, expanding a business, growing a business,” [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the name of a 29 year old woman from Marty who died last Thursday morning in a single vehicle crash six-miles south of Wagner. Authorities say [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem has signed an executive order aimed at enhancing financial accountability within state government. Noem says the enhanced measures will strengthen the state government’s financial infrastructure and make sure taxpayer dollars are being [Read More…]

An 80 year old man from Belvidere, SD died following a three-vehicle collision Sunday mid-afternoon near Kadoka. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported a Dodge Ram was traveling eastbound on I-90 near mile [Read More…]

One person died and another was seriously injured Saturday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Alexandria. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 8:40 AM, a 2024 Chevy Silverado was traveling westbound on [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising President-elect Trump’s selection of Pam Bondi as his Nominee for U.S. Attorney General. “I served with, and was impressed, with Pam as Florida’s Attorney General,” said Attorney [Read More…]

A long-time lobbyist and legislative observer stopped in Mitchell Thursday offering his analysis of the general election and his views of the upcoming South Dakota legislative session. David Owen is president of the South Dakota [Read More…]

The Mitchell United Way is celebrating another successful campaign. The 2024 campaign set a goal of $475,000 and executive director Ashley Hobbs says the final total is $491,333. “It feels pretty good, but we could [Read More…]

South Dakota Search Light: John Hult The South Dakota Railroad Board voted Wednesday to send $12.6 million to the Davison Regional Rail Authority for upgrades to service the state’s largest soybean processing facility. The $504 [Read More…]

AAA is projecting a record-setting travel volume for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, across America and here in the Mount Rushmore State. Here’s a quick look at some of the numbers, trends and tips from AAA: [Read More…]

NorthWestern Energy will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) this week to support International Fraud Awareness Week and to recognize the ninth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Utility Scam Awareness Day [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Josh Haiar The Lincoln County Commission violated South Dakota’s open-meetings laws when three commissioners attended a November 2023 open house for a carbon dioxide pipeline without notifying the public, the state’s Open Meetings [Read More…]

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell recently announced U.S. District Court Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced a Mitchell, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. 38 year old Dustin Todd [Read More…]

Davison County successfully completed its state-mandated post-election audit in a little over two hours Thursday afternoon. Auditor Kathy Wingert appointed a five-person election audit board to handle the task. “Mix of different parties to ensure [Read More…]

South Dakota News Watch Two decades after John Thune ignited his political brand by knocking off Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota’s momentous 2004 U.S. Senate race, he will assume the Republican leadership [Read More…]

Veterans, friends and community members gathered Tuesday for Davison County’s annual Veterans Day recognition event and luncheon. Mitchell American Legion Post 18 named Rod Satrang as its Veteran of the Year. Tom Oberembt is the [Read More…]

House Democrats and Republicans have elected their leadership teams for the upcoming 100th Session of the South Dakota Legislature. House Republicans elected Representative Scott Odenbach of Spearfish Majority leader and Representative Marty Overweg of New [Read More…]