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Two South Dakota prison inmates convicted of attacking two corrections officers
Two inmates have been found guilty of assaulting two correctional officers at the South Dakota Penitentiary in 2023. 49 year old Lester M. Monroe and 31 year old Kyle Jones were both found guilty of [Read More…]
Burial sites bring history to life across South Dakota
Jackie Hendry, South Dakota News Watch DE SMET, S.D. – Hundreds of thousands of tourists every year frequent sites tied to South Dakota’s pioneer and Wild West history, and cemeteries are among the historic sites [Read More…]
Health-related nonprofits are funding opposition to the Medicaid work requirement ballot question
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Most of the campaign spending on a ballot question regarding work requirements for Medicaid expansion recipients has been on the “no” side, with major donations from nonprofits that advocate for [Read More…]
Police commission eases reentry conditions for suspended Brookings officer
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — A former Brookings Police Department officer suspended last year for roughing up an intoxicated man at the county jail will be able to reenter law enforcement without a second [Read More…]
Out-of-state nonprofit outspends in-state groups in open primaries campaign
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight An out-of-state nonprofit that hasn’t disclosed its donors is outspending in-state opponents and supporters of an open primaries ballot question ahead of South Dakota’s Nov. 5 election. Article IV is an [Read More…]
South Dakota Highway Patrol Announces November Sobriety Checkpoints
The South Dakota Highway Patrol has announced sobriety checkpoints will be conducted in 17 different counties during the month of November. These checkpoints will take place in the counties of Bennett, Brule, Codington, Davison, Hanson, [Read More…]
Registration Open for One Hundredth South Dakota Legislative Session Celebration
Online registration is now open for current and former legislators, Legislative Research Council staff, interns, and pages wanting to attend the special events on April 12, 2025, commemorating the 100th session of the South Dakota [Read More…]
D.W.U. set to celebrate Entrepreneurship Week
The Kelley Center for Entrepreneurship at Dakota Wesleyan University is celebrating Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 11-15 with some special events. DWU Associate Communications Director Julie Brookbank says the public is invited to an open house on [Read More…]
Avera launches a $50-million dollar fund-raising campaign supporting women’s and children’s services
Avera recently announced a $50 million fundraising campaign, Tomorrow’s Promise, the largest philanthropic campaign in the region to support comprehensive women’s and children’s services. The announcement was made at an Oct. 28 groundbreaking ceremony for [Read More…]
REMINDER: VOTERS ENCOURAGED TO CHECK THEIR POLLING LOCATION
Secretary of State Monae Johnson is encouraging voters to check their polling location before they head out to vote during the Tuesday, November 5th General Election. The Secretary of State’s website provides guidance on finding [Read More…]
In their own words: What it’s like in a ‘chaos’ Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back
WASHINGTON (AP) — Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. That’s how six lawmakers described what it is like being in the U.S. House — a particularly tumultuous period in American history that has brought [Read More…]
Abbott House celebrates 85 years of service in Mitchell and beyond
The Abbott House celebrated its 85th anniversary Saturday during a gathering of supporters and friends. Founded by Mabel Ronald in 1939, Abbott House has served more than 5000 children who suffered abuse, neglect and other [Read More…]
Ethanol is fueling support of South Dakota carbon pipeline ballot measure
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Money from ethanol producers is clashing with contributions from individuals and farm-and-ranch corporations — plus some funding from national climate activists — in the fight over a carbon-dioxide pipeline law on [Read More…]
State Supreme Court overturns conviction based on failures of court-appointed attorney
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight The South Dakota Supreme Court has overturned an aggravated assault conviction based on the poor performance of the defendant’s court-appointed Sisseton lawyer. The issue of ineffective public defenders has been [Read More…]
Nebraska superintendent charged after boy falls in scuffle over cowboy hat
A western Nebraska school superintendent who wanted a student to remove his cowboy hat is facing a felony charge after the boy fell to the ground during a scuffle over the hat. The Maywood School [Read More…]
Wagner Youth Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree Charge
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says a Wagner youth has pleaded guilty to one count of Manslaughter in the First Degree, a Class C felony, in the connection with the stabbing death of a [Read More…]
South Dakota Highway Patrol investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash
A motorcyclist from Hartford died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle collision nine miles west of Sioux Falls. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting the 56 year old male driver of a Harley [Read More…]
Government Justice Judge dismisses lawsuit from neighbors opposed to men’s prison site
South Dakota Searchlight-John Hult A Lincoln County judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed state officials need a county permit to build a men’s prison. Judge Jennifer Mammenga sided with the state Wednesday, based on [Read More…]
Congrats Mitchell Hall of Famers
The South Dakota Municipal League recently inducted 13 individuals from across the state into its Hall of Fame, including three Mitchell City employees. Chris Cranny, Recreation Center Secretary, Michael Dufek, Heavy Equipment Operator and Dan [Read More…]
Charles Mix County Fatal Crash
A 94-year-old man died in a two-vehicle collision Monday afternoon near Wagner. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the 87 year old female driver of a Subaru Outback and the 65 year old [Read More…]
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