Articles by J.P. Skelly

The Mitchell City Council unanimously approved a resolution to re-name the current “Public Beach” on North Harmon Drive to “Sebert’s Beach” in honor of former Mayor Lou Sebert’s contributions to the betterment of the City [Read More…]

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting and hostage situation that occurred Tuesday night in Haakon County. “This was a dangerous hostage situation with shots fired at law enforcement [Read More…]

SD Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced a legislative appointment Tuesday to fill a position representing the northeastern corner of the state. Rhoden appointed Nick Fosness, a Republican from Britton, to the state House [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley is  warning the public about a text scam involving the State’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. “These text messages are designed to create fear and confusion – don’t fall for [Read More…]

The South Dakota Unified Judicial System is warning the public to be aware of scams involving missed jury duty, unpaid traffic tickets and fake arrest warrants. UJS and South Dakota law enforcement agencies have received [Read More…]

A 71 year old man from Chicago, Illinois died in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon three miles east of Chamberlain. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 2:20 pm, the driver of a [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan encourage the public to be careful about a Jury Duty telephone scam after a Hughes County resident was recently defrauded out of $22,000. “These types [Read More…]

A long line of motorcycles traveled down the middle of Main Street as the Pre-Sturgis Party roared to life. Brian Klock of Mitchell proudly led the procession. “Everybody’s watching out for us and everybody’s out [Read More…]

A popular event for youngsters during the Pre-Sturgis Party is the strider-bike obstacle course. For the past several years Strider Bike has partnered with Klock Works to furnish 25 bikes to an area school district. [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources has issued an air quality alert for areas of South Dakota where smoke from wildfires in Canada is forecasted to settle. The smoke may cause low visibility [Read More…]

Governor Larry Rhoden helped the community of Corsica celebrate the opening of the Southwest Business Park Wednesday afternoon. “Extremely heartening for me as Governor of the state to see this kind growth because that builds [Read More…]

Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko has authorized offenders and staff from the Department of Corrections to assist with storm damage clean-up efforts in Hudson. Governor Rhoden offered this support in his visit to Hudson yesterday. [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University lost an $86 million livestock research grant as part of recent federal spending cuts, making South Dakota the state with the highest per student loss of research grants, [Read More…]

SD Searchlight-John Hult SIOUX FALLS — The state of South Dakota will spend more time and money in the coming months to police the streets of Sioux Falls, and to help federal agents deport immigrants [Read More…]

More than 150 vendors settled into Hitchcock Park over the weekend for Arts in the Park. New this year is Prairie Posh Hatworks from Arlington, South Dakota. Mal Barsch creates hand-burned design hats. “I have [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Makenzie Huber- South Dakota lawmakers should expect an even tighter state budget next legislative session with revenues potentially $24.5 million less than projected, the Legislature’s budget committee learned this week. Fiscal experts with [Read More…]

The Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team recently announced the arrest of two individuals on Wednesday following an ongoing investigation into illegal drug trafficking in Western South Dakota. The arrests resulted in the seizure of significant quantities [Read More…]

A 31 year old man from Miller died in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in Huron. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported Caleb William Schuette was driving a Buick LeSabre northbound on West [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning South Dakotans impacted by recent severe weather to be careful of transit vendors offering to do storm repairs. “In the aftermath of severe weather, scammers often prey on vulnerable [Read More…]

For the third year in a row, the Jobs for America’s Graduates – South Dakota program has been recognized for excellence in achieving the prestigious “6-of-6 Award.”  JAG-SD is part of the national JAG network, [Read More…]