Articles by J.P. Skelly

South Dakota Searchlight-John Hult The number of people granted discretionary parole by the South Dakota Board of Pardons and Paroles has fallen by 17% over the last two years, according to data shared at a [Read More…]

Eleven teams vied for top honors during Sunday’s Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo chili-cook-off at Stampede Park. Committee chairman Stan Peterson says most of the teams are repeat competitors. “They have fun, that’s what it’s all [Read More…]

The Exchange Club of Mitchell was awarded the NATIONAL C.A.R.E. AWARD during the National Exchange Convention in Omaha, Nebraska recently.  C.A.R.E. stands for Child Abuse Reduction Effort. Each year, the National Exchange Club presents a [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the names of those involved in a fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash on Wednesday night, July 15th in Day County. Preliminary crash information indicates 51 year old Timothy [Read More…]

David Volk, 79, of Mitchell, SD, passed away Friday, July 17, 2026, at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Private burial was held at Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery in Mitchell. David Lawrence Volk was born [Read More…]

It was a long, hard-fought battle, but Sioux Falls now has a new Mayor. Christine Erickson took the oath office Friday afternoon, replacing Paul TenHaken, who served for the past eight years. She becomes the [Read More…]

The state of South Dakota has received a permanent injunction and been awarded civil penalties and attorney’s fees totaling $34,579 against Jack C. Yedid, co-owner of Advanced Resources LLC, which did business in South Dakota [Read More…]

It was a successful joint operation carried out with surgical precision. That’s how city, state and federal law enforcement described a three-day Homeland Security Taskforce effort carried out in the Sioux Falls area this past [Read More…]

A 51 year old man from Rochester, Minnesota man died Wednesday night in a single-vehicle, pedestrian crash near Pierpont, South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported two pedestrians were driving westbound on [Read More…]

Avera and The Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine recently announced Avera’s acquisition of the CNOS practice based in Dakota Dunes, SD. The partnership includes more than 100 CNOS physicians, advanced practice providers, physical therapists, [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Education and Department of Labor and Regulation congratulated and welcomed 71 paraprofessionals to the 4th Cohort of the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway (SD TAP) program. Incoming cohort participants heard [Read More…]

A 17 year old male from Hill City died Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash near Custer. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported shortly after 3pm the driver of a Toyota 4Runner was traveling [Read More…]

On June 8th at approximately 7:37 pm a male walked out of local store on S Burr with a Milwaukee M18 Stick Transfer Pump that he had not paid for.  The male left driving a [Read More…]

A man from Elkton was killed in a construction-related accident. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office says it happened Tuesday shortly after 2:45 p.m. at a residence on Highway 13. First responders found 40-year old Shane [Read More…]

The 55th Corn Stampede Rodeo week officially launched with Tuesday evening’s Community Kickoff at Stampede Park. One of the highlights is announcing the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade Marshal. Chairman Jim Miskimins introduced this year’s [Read More…]

A man and woman from Pukwana are headed to federal prison following their conviction of Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organization. The U-S Attorney’s Office reported 40 year old Kyle James Loudner was sentenced [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley  says South Dakota will receive $149,399 from the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide. The [Read More…]

The Mitchell School Board hosted its annual public hearing during Monday’s meeting. Business manager Craig Breuning reviewed the numbers. “For the school district, K-12 only, just shy of $50 million,” said Bruening. “Somewhere in that [Read More…]