Articles by J.P. Skelly

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…]

BY STU WHITNEY South Dakota News Watch During his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, President Donald Trump defended his use of tariffs as a core economic and [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation announced an investigation has determined 43 year old Abe Joseph Boushee died of smoke inhalation and methamphetamine toxicity Feb. 12th following a standoff [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Joshua Haiar PIERRE — Two years ago, South Dakota lawmakers were so concerned about the financial struggles of counties that they devoted a summer study to the topic. After it was completed, state [Read More…]

Avera Queen of Peace Hospital and Krohmer Plumbing have announced an arrangement that will offer major facility improvements for Avera Therapy and Avera Sports services in Mitchell. A long-term lease agreement will provide 27,615 square [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight A four-year controversy that has shaken South Dakota’s Republican political establishment culminated Tuesday in the Legislature’s passage of a ban on eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines. The state Senate voted 23-12 [Read More…]

The South Dakota Senate Education Committee rejected a bill Tuesday that would have reduced state funding for the high school dual credit program, while advancing another education measure to appropriations. House Bill 1040, which proposed [Read More…]

A Sioux Falls non-profit organization that is the target of legislation compelling it to make data about its refugee resettlement operation public says that it is willing to comply. More than that, Lutheran Social Services [Read More…]

An eighteen year old man from Lake Andes has been sentenced to 85 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to one count of first-degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in May [Read More…]

The Mitchell Area Chamber and Development is proud to announce that Mitchell has been named Community of the Year at the South Dakota Governor’s Conference on Economic Development. This prestigious honor recognizes Mitchell’s ongoing commitment [Read More…]

PIERRE — Lincoln County might not be the site of a new prison after all. But that won’t be decided until this summer. Gov. Larry Rhoden has signed an executive order to form a working [Read More…]

Thirty-one elementary and middle school students will compete March 29 in the South Dakota State Spelling Bee, with the winner advancing to the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington where they will vie for [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Makenzie Huber In a moment of solidarity Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota’s House of Representatives unanimously voted against former Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposal to eliminate funding for veteran burials in [Read More…]

Two men died and a third was injured when they fled the scene during a traffic stop and crashed on US Highway 18, eight miles east of Oelrichs Monday night. The South Dakota Department of [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is providing notification to law enforcement and the public about the pending release of state prison offender Dillon Harrington. The 30 year old Harrington will be released from prison [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University announced today that it will launch a new Nursing program in Sioux Falls beginning in August 2025.  The expansion was recently approved by the South Dakota Board of Nursing and by the [Read More…]

Mitchell Police are investigating two separate vehicle crashes that occurred Sunday 1st and Burr accident At approximately 9:13 Sunday morning, Mitchell Police officers responded to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of 1st and Burr.  [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says the overall number of reported criminal offenses reported statewide in 2024 increased 1.21 percent compared to 2023. The Crime in South Dakota 2024 Report indicated that the number of reported [Read More…]