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The Vermillion Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into a fatal stabbing that occurred early Sunday morning, resulting in the death of a 47-year-old resident. The victim’s identity is being withheld until family notification, [Read More…]

A deadly collision between a motorcycle and a car occurred at the intersection of East 10th Street and South Reid Ave in Sioux Falls on Saturday morning. The accident resulted in the death of an [Read More…]

Dozens of LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit individuals, along with their allies, staged a protest in Sioux Falls Friday night against South Dakota’s gender-affirming care ban, House Bill 1080. The bill, which took effect on July [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has announced plans for 12 sobriety checkpoints in 10 different counties during the month of August. Checkpoints are scheduled for the counties of: Lincoln, Jerauld, Lyman, Hamlin, Brown, Moody, Minnehaha, Yankton, Pennington, and Meade. [Read More…]

26-year-old Makayla Lynn Wilson from Sioux Falls, has been charged with motor vehicle theft, a felony, in Nobles County Fifth District Court. Her arrest followed a report of a stalled vehicle blocking the entrance to [Read More…]

The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a circuit court’s decision to exclude polygraph test evidence in the sentencing of a manslaughter case. The case involved Raymond Banks and Jahennessy Bryant, who were charged with [Read More…]

On a Friday morning, the Vermillion Fire EMS Department swiftly responded to an activated smoke detector at a one-story building on West Broadway Street in Vermillion. All occupants had safely evacuated, and no injuries were [Read More…]

In Brookings, a heartbreaking incident occurred when a 4-year-old golden lab was left inside a hot vehicle for several hours and was found deceased on Monday. The 20-year-old owner had left the dog unattended from [Read More…]

Numerous emergency crews from various cities in eastern Nebraska rescued three people who were trapped in an elevator on Wednesday evening. The incident took place at the Ash Grove Cement Company in Louisville, Nebraska, prompting [Read More…]

WATERTOWN, S.D.–Authorities have identified a man killed in a worksite accident Tuesday morning just outside the Watertown city limits. Forty seven year-old Quinton Kramer was hit by the bucket of an excavator while he was [Read More…]

Authorities have initiated a search on a property in Porterdale, Georgia, related to the disappearance of Morgan Bauer, an Aberdeen woman who went missing in 2016. The operation involves the Atlanta Police Department, the Peoria, [Read More…]

34-year-old Jeannie Schweigert, who had been missing since mid-July, was discovered alive on July 27, 2023. S he was last seen in Hot Springs on July 17, and her vehicle was found north of the [Read More…]

By: Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch – For more than 40 years, South Dakota journalist Kevin Woster has produced material for the state’s two largest newspapers, its largest TV station and for South Dakota [Read More…]

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hearings on Navigator CO2’s application to construct the Heartland Greenway pipeline entered their third day on Thursday, featuring testimonies from union representatives. The union witnesses emphasized the advantages [Read More…]

The proposed merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health, which aimed to create a consolidated health network, has been abandoned. Sanford Health’s CEO, Bill Gassen, cited a lack of support from certain stakeholders in Minnesota, [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has called on Republican District 35 State Senator Jessica Castleberry to repay over $600,000 in COVID relief money received for her Rapid City preschool. The Governor’s office cited that [Read More…]

The Rapid City Police Department has arrested Daya Returns From Scout, a 21-year-old woman, in connection with a robbery and stabbing that occurred on July 23rd. She faces charges of attempted first-degree robbery and attempted [Read More…]

The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office has announced an amendment to the charges against Hartford chiropractor Joel Martens. The count of Rape in the Fourth Degree has been removed, and he is now facing multiple counts [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed amendment aimed at repealing South Dakota’s medical marijuana program. The program, which was approved by a significant majority of voters [Read More…]