Articles by Travis Kriens

Lincoln County, S.D.- A Harrisburg woman died in a two-vehicle crash early Friday afternoon, approximately six miles north of Canton. The names of those involved are being withheld pending notification of family members. According to preliminary crash [Read More…]

Eastbound traffic on Interstate 90 is being temporarily rerouted at Exit 201 due to a private bus rollover west of the Vivian exit. Authorities report no known injuries or fatalities. The South Dakota Highway Patrol [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced that the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $139,791,400 in loans and grants for drinking water, wastewater, and solid [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Property taxes eat away larger and larger slices of 71-year-old Shirley Schumacher’s fixed income each year. She has lived in the same 900-square-foot home in the southwestern South Dakota community [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight A carbon dioxide pipeline company has asked courts to pause or dismiss its pending legal fights against landowners and a state regulator in South Dakota after the state’s adoption of [Read More…]

Lincoln County, S.D.- A Viborg, SD man passed away Saturday evening from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Thursday, March 20 near Lennox, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Zackery Tyler Crelly, the driver of a 2003 Honda Civic, was [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch BRIDGEWATER, S.D. – As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota – fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza virus [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden issued his second veto of the legislative session, rejecting a bill that would place new restrictions on citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. He also signed a [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight If the state wants to build a prison on land zoned for agriculture, it should get the county’s permission first. Or it shouldn’t. A 45-minute session of oral arguments Tuesday [Read More…]

Lincoln County, S.D.- A Viborg, SD man passed away Saturday evening from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Thursday, March 20 near Lennox, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of [Read More…]

The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office responded to a semi-tractor-trailer fire southwest of Garretson on Monday night after a tire blowout sparked the fire. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. on SD Highway 11 and 256th [Read More…]

South Dakota is grappling with drought concerns as the state faces a severe snow deficit and low rainfall heading into the planting season. Sioux Falls has received just 15.7 inches of snow, well below the [Read More…]