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Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight MITCHELL — U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, criticized former President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade policy proposals on Wednesday at Dakotafest, calling them “a recipe for increased inflation.” “There clearly is [Read More…]

At long last, Lewis and Clark water arrives for Madison

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight MADISON — After waiting nearly 35 years, Madison is the last South Dakota city to connect to the tri-state Lewis and Clark Regional Water System. Local leaders, South Dakota’s three congressmen and [Read More…]

FEMA Teams Visit Local Neighborhoods to Help Residents Apply for Disaster Assistance

August 21, 2024 J.P. Skelly

SIOUX FALLS – FEMA teams will begin visiting neighborhoods in Davison, Lincoln, Turner, and Union counties starting this week to help residents who received damage from recent severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding apply for [Read More…]

Harrisburg says NOPE to state prison wastewater deal

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight HARRISBURG — The Harrisburg City Council rejected an agreement Tuesday evening that would allow the state to connect its proposed men’s prison to the city’s wastewater treatment facility, but a state official said [Read More…]

Watertown Man Charged with Attempted Murder and Domestic Assault

Marcus Weber, a 31-year-old resident of Watertown, has been arrested and is charged with attempted murder, burglary, and an alternative charge of domestic assault. On Friday, Weber is alleged to have forcibly entered a home, [Read More…]

South Dakota Supreme Court rejects ballot challenge

August 21, 2024 J.P. Skelly

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has rejected an effort to exclude more than 100 absentee ballots that had initially been rejected but were later counted in the state’s June election. The [Read More…]

FEMA representatives coming to Mitchell starting Wednesday

Individual Assistance-Approximately 16 FEMA Representatives will be in Davison County starting Wednesday to assess damage for Individual Assistance. Please note, the damage reported into Crisis Track in June does not count as a FEMA application [Read More…]

DWU Campus Ministry to Conduct Community Food Drive

Dakota Wesleyan University’s Campus Ministry will conduct the annual New Student Orientation Food Drive on Sunday, Aug. 25 from 1 – 3 p.m. All new DWU students, along with upper class leaders and employees, will [Read More…]

Something new for Mitchell City Council meetings

There’s a new item on the Mitchell City Council agenda added by Mayor Jordan Hanson. It’s called City Council/Mayor Comments. It’s an opportunity for the council and Mayor to informally discuss topics or ideas without [Read More…]

Motorcyclist dies in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon

A 59-year-old man died in a two-vehicle motorcycle crash early Monday afternoon in Presho. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the driver of a Harley Davidson motorcycle had exited Interstate 90 and continued [Read More…]

Former Mitchell Perkins Site Sold to Acuity Group for $800,000

The property where the former Perkins restaurant in Mitchell once stood has been sold for $800,000 to Acuity Group, LLC, according to the Davison County Register of Deeds Office and KELO News. The restaurant had [Read More…]

‘Diet weed’ cuts into medical marijuana sales, cannabis growers tell committee

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight The state’s legislative oversight committee on medical marijuana was thrust into the world of synthetic THC on Monday as members heard complaints about how the loosely regulated, hemp-derived products are [Read More…]

Aberdeen Sex Offender Arrested on Multiple Charges Including Kidnapping and Sexual Assault

On Monday, Aberdeen police arrested a registered sex offender on multiple charges, including kidnapping, burglary, rape, possession of child pornography, and sexual contact with a minor. The incident began when a concerned citizen reported a [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Files Lawsuit Against Live Nation-Ticketmaster

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he has joined a civil antitrust lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department and 40 other Attorneys General against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful [Read More…]

Two Nebraska Men Indicted for $350,000 Casino Fraud in South Dakota

Two Nebraska men are facing federal charges for their roles in a scheme that defrauded the Grand River Casino in northern South Dakota of over $350,000. Roberto Carlos Gonzales Miranda and Roberto Orellana have been [Read More…]

Black Hills Wildfire 90% Contained as Firefighters Continue to Secure Perimeter