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The South Dakota Attorney General’s office is reporting one person has been arrested in the stabbing death of another man Sunday in Chamberlain. 18 year old Michael Ottmo from Chamberlain is charged with one count [Read More…]

By Molly Wetsch, South Dakota News Watch Just under 50% of South Dakotans registered to vote cast ballots as of Tuesday night when the polls closed, in what may be an all-time low for general [Read More…]

Students from L.B. Williams Elementary will have their artwork featured on the South Dakota tree beside the National Christmas Tree in President’s Park in Washington, D.C. This beloved holiday tradition, made possible by the National [Read More…]

An 86 year old man from Hurley died Monday from injuries he sustained in a three-vehicle crash near Lennox on October 28th. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported shortly before noon the 51 [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Education is proud to congratulate Emma Plamp of Mitchell and Ronan Maher of Sioux Falls for their recognition as U.S. Presidential Scholars. They were selected for their achievements in academics [Read More…]

Today is Election Day in South Dakota, with races for state and legislative offices, four statewide ballot questions, and a variety of local races and questions. Nationally, control of both chambers of Congress is up [Read More…]

Inmates in the Sioux Falls area can now access Pell Grants to pay for slots in welding courses in the community and diesel mechanic courses inside prison walls. Students can apply for federally funded Pell [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College is helping advance practical agricultural education through a new On-Farm Precision Experimentation certificate designed to help students, growers, and agricultural professionals make better use of field data. Devon Russell, Mitchell Tech Precision [Read More…]

A 13 year old boy died Saturday night in a two-vehicle crash near Fairview. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 9:40 pm, two people were riding dirt bikes near the intersection of [Read More…]

The South Dakota Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors discussed concerns recently about the shrinking share of residents in the workforce, struggling farmers and rising costs. Jim Terwilliger, commissioner of the state Bureau of Finance and [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Transportation estimates it will need to replace nearly 900 bridges or culverts over the next several decades, which could cost about $5 billion, according to a presentation Thursday to the [Read More…]

A 38 year old man from Indianola, has changed his plea to guilty in a Hughes County vehicular homicide case.  Zachary Berger entered the plea during a hearing Thursday in Hughes County circuit court.  Berger [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will receive more than  $2.6-million dollars from General Motors to settle allegations it illegally sold consumers’ private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the names of adults involved in a two-vehicle fatal crash last Saturday nine miles east of Corsica. Shortly before 3pm, 42 year old Earnest Logan Denning [Read More…]

Davison County Deputy Kohl Oster and Mitchell Police Officers Shanden Reiners and Garrett Douglas were honored with the William J. Janklow Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award Wednesday in recognition of their heroic actions [Read More…]