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37-year-old Andrew Nieman of Brookings has been sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary with five years suspended after pleading no contest to a charge of fourth-degree rape. The offense, as per South Dakota [Read More…]

Shana Ries, a former teacher from Henry, South Dakota, entered a guilty plea for the charge of sexual contact with a child under 18 by a person in authority. The plea was entered on Wednesday, [Read More…]

The Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature heard updated revenue projections for 2024 earlier this week at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. Derek Johnson with the Bureau of Finance [Read More…]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating a deadly worksite accident just outside the Watertown city limits. It happened Tuesday morning just after 9:30 am when Codington County sheriff’s deputies and medical personnel [Read More…]

(The Center Square) – South Dakota officials have yet to decide how to spend $104.6 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, the state’s budget director told lawmakers on Wednesday. The legislature must decide where [Read More…]

The highly anticipated Power on the Prairie Airshow is making a comeback this weekend in Sioux Falls, promising an exciting display of planes from various backgrounds. Headlining the event is the renowned United States Air [Read More…]

The fifth annual South Dakota Chislic Festival is set to take place on July 29 in Freeman, attracting thousands of people eager to sample the best chislic the state has to offer. Organized by Andrea [Read More…]

31-year-old Samuel Vining of Sioux Falls was identified as the fatality in a two-vehicle crash that occurred 18 miles west of Kadoka. The accident took place on Saturday, July 22, at 9:39 p.m. when Vining, [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. — The South Dakota State University aviation program teamed up with the United States Air Force this summer to host two, three-week introductory flight programs for high school and college students from across [Read More…]

A South Carolina man has been arrested on drug charges in Brookings, S.D. The charges are related to possession with intent to distribute marijuana, specifically between 1 ounce and less than half a pound. 34-year-old [Read More…]

The first state hearing for a carbon capture pipeline started this week before the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission in Ft. Pierre. The Navigator Pipeline would run in eastern South Dakota. They’re seeking a permit [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Interstate 229 northbound on-ramp will be closed at Benson Road as part of this Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) construction project in Sioux Falls from Monday, July 31, 2023, through Wednesday, [Read More…]

A Hartford chiropractor, 31-year-old Joel Martens, known for his work with student-athletes, has been arrested by the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office on multiple sex crime charges involving underage victims. The charges include one count of [Read More…]

MADISON, S.D. – Dakota State is launching an Introduction to Esports course for the fall semester. The course, open to all students, is online and structured around independent research and lectures, according to Instructor and DSU [Read More…]

Law enforcement in rural Lincoln County is conducting a search for a person believed to have been hit by a vehicle. A stolen car was found near an intersection close to the Iowa border, and [Read More…]

During the overnight hours of Monday, July 24, and into the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 25, several garages and vehicles in Mitchell were entered in the area around Patton Young Park in Mitchell. [Read More…]

Aberdeen City Manager Joe Gaa spoke towards the end of the Aberdeen City Council meeting Monday night and addressed the water notice released last week by the city. Gaa tried to provide context for the [Read More…]

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission started hearings this week on the Navigator Carbon Capture Pipeline. Later this fall, hearings will be held on another CO2 pipeline proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions. There have been [Read More…]

A Texas man, Alexis Delarosa, and a Nebraska woman, Justina Tuttle, have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to 2nd Degree Murder and Assault charges in connection with the death of George Cournoyer [Read More…]