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Gold production increases at mine in South Dakota’s Black Hills
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight Production at South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine climbed to its highest level in eight years, according to a new 2024 annual report. The Wharf Mine, owned by Chicago-based Coeur Mining, [Read More…]

Jackley warns of the return of Toll Road scams
Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning consumers that a familiar text message scam, where people are ordered to pay a tax for traveling on South Dakota’s roads and bridges, has been reported again in the [Read More…]

Two men celebrate recovery through James Valley Drug and DUI Court
Two graduates of James Valley Drug and DUI Court shared their journeys of battling the demons of addiction and ultimately changing their lives for the better during Thursday’s celebration of recovery. Now, the team of [Read More…]

Raising constitutional amendment vote threshold would backfire, says newly formed opposition group
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — A constitutional amendment that South Dakota voters will consider in next year’s general election will strengthen rather than weaken the influence of out-of-state organizations in state politics, opponents [Read More…]

Judge shields Rapid City international student from removal while lawsuit proceeds
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight A woman from India who recently earned master’s and doctoral degrees from South Dakota Mines in Rapid City can’t be removed from the U.S. as her lawsuit against the federal government proceeds, a [Read More…]

South Dakota tests for ‘forever chemicals’ in rivers to identify, address potential contamination
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s state government is testing for “forever chemicals” in rivers across the state. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been used in industry and consumer products since the 1940s, including [Read More…]

Fatal crash Wednesday afternoon northeast of Armour
A 65 year old woman from Winner died and a 29 year old woman from Sioux Falls was seriously injured in a two vehicle crash 10 miles northeast of Armour Wednesday afternoon. The South Dakota [Read More…]

Lincoln County fatal crash
A woman from Lake Andes died and an infant passenger was injured in a single vehicle crash six miles southwest of Worthing Wednesday. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the 24 year old [Read More…]

Plankinton man sentenced to prison
A 24 year old man from Plankinton man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to one count of First Degree Rape involving a minor. Kody Konechne was sentenced Wednesday [Read More…]

Pierre woman sentenced for Misprison of a Felony
A former South Dakota Department of Revenue employee has been sentenced on a misdemeanor count of Misprison of a Felony. 52 year old Danielle Degenstein of Pierre entered her guilty plea Tuesday in Hughes County [Read More…]

Davison County Courthouse receives Deadwood Fund matching grant
Historic preservation projects in Mitchell, Menno, Fort Pierre, and Pringle have received matching grants from the South Dakota State Historical Society. These grants are awarded through the State Historical Society’s Deadwood Fund grant program. “For [Read More…]

ICE makes 8 arrests in South Dakota city where Noem was subjected to a protest three days earlier
Joshua Haiar, Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight U.S. immigration officials conducted a “worksite enforcement action” that resulted in eight arrests Tuesday in Madison, three days after their boss, Kristi Noem, was subjected to a protest in the same [Read More…]

International student recounts ‘numb’ feeling after receiving email about her potential deportation
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight RAPID CITY — Priya Saxena was staying up late to read comments about her doctoral dissertation around 1 a.m. on April 7 when she saw the message in her email. “I [Read More…]

Avera Brady Health and Rehabilitation recognized by South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations
The South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations recently recognized Avera Brady as the Outstanding Facility of the Year, third place in Art and presented CNA Amy Preston with the Frontline Caregiver award. Avera Brady Administrator [Read More…]

Wede, Larson named recipients of annual Clarke Awards; Employee Recognition event honors years of service, promotions and retirement
Dakota Wesleyan University has announced the annual Clarke Awards for Excellence. Tressa Wede, Mitchell, Associate Professor of Nursing, was awarded the Clarke Award for Teaching Excellence. Director of Marketing & Communications Jan Larson, Mitchell, received [Read More…]

DWU students and the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office collaborate on a regional economic data analysis report
After last year’s successful creation of a business and economic data analysis summary report, leveraging the expertise of local professionals, data from the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office and online resources, Dr. Tracy Dice’s [Read More…]

Tourism leaders worried soft economy will slow revenues
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch PIEDMONT, S.D. – John Carley joined about 100 other business operators in early May for a meeting of the Black Hills & Badlands Tourism Association to preview the [Read More…]

A Mitchell manufacturer gets a big boost
A partnership with Dandelion Energy is good news for Enertech Global’s Mitchell, South Dakota manufacturing facility. “We are going to be making about 2000 plus ground source heat pumps here that will be deployed over [Read More…]

Senator again asks Interior to consider South Dakota for federal tribal police academy
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight For the second time in as many years, South Dakota Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds has formally asked the federal Department of the Interior to establish a tribal law enforcement training [Read More…]

End of FEMA program affects drinking water, building code updates, tornado shelter in South Dakota
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Drinking water upgrades for Mobridge, efficiency boosting software systems for Rapid City and a tornado shelter for Chancellor are among the South Dakota projects that now count as formerly funded by [Read More…]
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