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Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The U.S. Postal Service has finalized its plan to downgrade the downtown Sioux Falls post office to a local processing center, shifting non-local mail [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Labor and Regulation Mitchell Job Service in coordination with the Mitchell Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a virtual hiring event on Wednesday, May 15, from 11 a.m. to 1 [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — The group leading the effort to put abortion rights on South Dakota’s November ballot said Wednesday it was turning in far more petition signatures than required, while [Read More…]

Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight Who’s to blame for the outrage about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s fatal shootings of a dog and goat? “Fake news,” according to her. Noem, a Republican, appeared Wednesday night on [Read More…]

Tristan Baurick, Verite News LOUISIANA — It wasn’t the wail of a siren or the buzz of an emergency phone alert that warned Tanya Richard a pipeline near her home was spewing poison gas. The first hint [Read More…]

The Rapid City Police Department arrested three individuals after gunshots were reported in the city. The incident occurred late Tuesday night, prompting a response to the 1200 block of Atlas Street. Witnesses identified a white [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight A federal agency has issued final approval of a company’s plan to conduct exploratory drilling for gold above Spearfish Canyon. The company is Colorado-based Solitario Resources. Project maps show some of the [Read More…]

Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer Renewable sources like wind and solar accounted for one-third of Minnesota’s power generation in 2023, according to a new report from Clean Energy Economy Minnesota and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. The [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s fame has powered a national workforce recruitment campaign, but some think her newfound infamy might doom it. However, the state office managing the campaign says [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — Artificial intelligence (AI) could mean more efficient legal offices and lower bills for clients – provided human beings use the technology ethically. South Dakota Supreme Court Chief [Read More…]

A 17-year-old girl is recovering after being grazed by a bullet in a shooting incident early Sunday morning in Sioux Falls. Police received multiple reports of gunshots in the area, and later found that a [Read More…]

Greta Goede / South Dakota News Watch BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University’s new precision agriculture program has had success at persuading in-state and some other Midwestern farmers to use more technology in their [Read More…]

The Ty Eschenbaum Foundation surprised Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana with a generous $100,000 donation. Founded in 2011, the foundation supports youth cancer survivors through scholarships and also aids Make-A-Wish and missionary work. Ty, a [Read More…]

Pennington County, S.D.- An 18-year-old man died Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash four miles south of Rapids City, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash [Read More…]

Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner WAYNE, Nebraska — A “reveal” of what a Nebraska poet hid inside a lonely monument a century ago revealed more of what Mother Nature could wreck over the span of 100 [Read More…]

(STACKER) – Some of the most highly prized real estate in the U.S. exists in areas considered high risk for wildfires, flooding, or drought. Despite this present and growing danger, many Americans are still moving [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Three South Dakota counties will ask voters during the June 4 primary if they should ban the use of tabulator machines in future local elections. If the measures pass, the [Read More…]

The Sioux Falls Police Department is investigating a tragic single-vehicle crash involving seven juveniles that occurred on Saturday morning. At around 6:08 a.m., a Dodge Durango SUV traveling east lost control and collided with a [Read More…]