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Restoration artists craft ‘the next phase of history’ in the South Dakota Capitol rotunda
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — While tour groups, state employees and lawmakers make their way around scaffolding on the second floor of the South Dakota Capitol building, artists including Philip Atilano climb around at [Read More…]
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Judge temporarily blocks South Dakota’s abortion-pill advertising ban as lawsuit continues
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight A new South Dakota law that criminalizes the advertising of abortion pills cannot be enforced while a lawsuit against it continues, a federal judge ruled Friday. Nancy Turbak Berry, who formerly served as [Read More…]
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Amid criticism, candidate spokesperson says property tax elimination plan is only for homeowners
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota governor candidate Toby Doeden has repeatedly pledged to eliminate or phase out property taxes, often without limiting his language to any specific type of property. This week, amid criticism [Read More…]
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Sioux Falls welcomes its first woman Mayor
It was a long, hard-fought battle, but Sioux Falls now has a new Mayor. Christine Erickson took the oath office Friday afternoon, replacing Paul TenHaken, who served for the past eight years. She becomes the [Read More…]
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Attorney General Jackley Announces Permanent Injunction, Civil Penalties Against Former South Dakota Company
The state of South Dakota has received a permanent injunction and been awarded civil penalties and attorney’s fees totaling $34,579 against Jack C. Yedid, co-owner of Advanced Resources LLC, which did business in South Dakota [Read More…]
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Operation Repeat Offender achieves its objective
It was a successful joint operation carried out with surgical precision. That’s how city, state and federal law enforcement described a three-day Homeland Security Taskforce effort carried out in the Sioux Falls area this past [Read More…]
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South Dakota business icon Elmer Karl, founder of Karl’s TV & Appliance, dies at 94
GREGORY, S.D. — Elmer Karl, the founder and longtime president of Karl’s TV & Appliance, has died at the age of 94. Karl died Wednesday evening, July 15, in his hometown of Gregory, surrounded by [Read More…]
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Missing Springfield juvenile recovered from Missouri River
SPRINGFIELD, S.D. — The Bon Homme County Sheriff’s Office says a missing juvenile from Springfield has been recovered from the Missouri River. Authorities received a report of a missing juvenile on the evening of July [Read More…]
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Mitchell Mayor Addresses Alley Assessment Proposal After Resident Concerns
MITCHELL, S.D. — Mitchell Mayor Jordan Hanson is addressing concerns over letters sent to some residents regarding a proposed alley improvement assessment program. Hanson said he takes responsibility for the letters and acknowledged that a [Read More…]
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Day County fatal crash
A 51 year old man from Rochester, Minnesota man died Wednesday night in a single-vehicle, pedestrian crash near Pierpont, South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported two pedestrians were driving westbound on [Read More…]
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Avera acquires CNOS
Avera and The Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine recently announced Avera’s acquisition of the CNOS practice based in Dakota Dunes, SD. The partnership includes more than 100 CNOS physicians, advanced practice providers, physical therapists, [Read More…]
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South Dakota governor candidate calls unfavorable poll ‘fake’ after touting earlier results from same group
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight Republican South Dakota governor candidate Toby Doeden touted a poll in May that correctly predicted him finishing first in the June 2 primary, but he called results from the same firm [Read More…]
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Surge in advance voting for Republican runoff driven by party switchers, county auditors say
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Advance voting in the runoff for the South Dakota Republican nomination for governor is ahead of the pace it was on for the primary election, and some county election officials are [Read More…]
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Cohort 4 Officially Begins for the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway Program
The South Dakota Department of Education and Department of Labor and Regulation congratulated and welcomed 71 paraprofessionals to the 4th Cohort of the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway (SD TAP) program. Incoming cohort participants heard [Read More…]
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Pennington County fatal crash
A 17 year old male from Hill City died Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash near Custer. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported shortly after 3pm the driver of a Toyota 4Runner was traveling [Read More…]
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Mitchell Police seeking help in shop lifting investigation
On June 8th at approximately 7:37 pm a male walked out of local store on S Burr with a Milwaukee M18 Stick Transfer Pump that he had not paid for. The male left driving a [Read More…]
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Relief from energy bills unlikely as utilities request billions in rate hikes
Kevin Hardy/Stateline Consumers are unlikely to see any relief in gas and electric bills as utilities proposed more than $18 billion in rate hikes across the country over the first half of the year. The [Read More…]
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Brookings County fatal construction accident
A man from Elkton was killed in a construction-related accident. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office says it happened Tuesday shortly after 2:45 p.m. at a residence on Highway 13. First responders found 40-year old Shane [Read More…]
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Welcome to Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Week
The 55th Corn Stampede Rodeo week officially launched with Tuesday evening’s Community Kickoff at Stampede Park. One of the highlights is announcing the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade Marshal. Chairman Jim Miskimins introduced this year’s [Read More…]
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Number of South Dakota Republicans at an all-time high ahead of runoff
Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch South Dakota’s first runoff election for governor has driven a record number of voters to register as Republican, according to state data from after Monday’s registration deadline. Aberdeen businessman Toby [Read More…]