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Salem, South Dakota, is set to expand with the development of Colonial Estates, a new housing project aimed at addressing the town’s housing shortage. The project will feature 18 new single-family and multi-family homes, replacing [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a California man has been indicted in an internet scam involving a Lawrence County couple. “This case involved the alleged theft of at least $325,000,” [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight – A coalition of Christian clergy members announced support Tuesday for a ballot measure that would establish the right to an abortion in the South Dakota constitution. The 35 faith leaders are from five Christian [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Forensic Lab has identified a DNA sample that was collected from an attempted rape in 2022 that occurred in South Dakota, [Read More…]

The Build Dakota Scholarship has introduced a new opportunity for students pursuing careers in early childhood education. This initiative provides full financial support to both traditional and nontraditional students, covering tuition, textbooks, and technology costs. [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Three days after the U.S. Department of Justice announced a plan to help a Native American tribe in South Dakota reduce domestic violence, Republican Governor Kristi Noem called on the [Read More…]

Authorities in South Dakota are investigating how a semi-truck and trailer loaded with Amazon packages, valued at $220,000, ended up near Sioux Falls instead of its intended route from Las Vegas to Waco, Texas. The [Read More…]

Stu Whitney, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Republican Sen. John Thune has the largest political war chest of any U.S. senator, topping the $20 million mark even though he’s not up for re-election until 2028. [Read More…]

South Dakota’s absentee voting for the November 5 General Election starts on Friday, September 20. Voters can request absentee ballots by submitting an application to their county auditor, either in person or by downloading the [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s three members of Congress scored poorly on a watchdog group’s new Democracy Scorecard, which evaluates congressional positions on democracy-related bills and resolutions. Common Cause is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. It [Read More…]

Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch Trina Lapp, an 18-year-old Milbank native who attends Dakota Wesleyan University, doesn’t view politics or the upcoming election as an afterthought. She’s digging in. “I think it’s important for [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Cancer took so much from Doris Cardwell. She and her family were uprooted from rural South Dakota in 2007 to treat her aggressive breast cancer diagnosis. She spent over a [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight – A farmer- and rancher-led organization committed to promoting soil health recently launched a new online platform to help local food producers and consumers connect. The South Dakota Soil Health Coalition’s Fresh Connect website provides an [Read More…]