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Sioux Falls police apprehended a 53-year-old woman on charges of First Degree Kidnapping and Abuse or Cruelty to a Minor early Sunday morning. The incident unfolded around 4:30 a.m. when an officer spotted a woman [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will hold public meeting open houses on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, in Winner and Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Platte [Read More…]

On Monday, May 29, two people were hospitalized after a plane crash near Larchwood, Iowa. The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a single-engine airplane crash south of the Larchwood Airport runway at [Read More…]

MITCHELL – Dakota Wesleyan University announced recently that former Director of Residence Life Dustin Wheeler has been named the new Dean of Students.  Wheeler has been employed at the university since 2019. Wheeler’s career has [Read More…]

Two teenage girls were involved in a minor car crash after failing to stop at a stop sign in Watertown, South Dakota on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at approximately 12:22 p.m. at the intersection [Read More…]

A tractor was destroyed by fire in Turner County on Saturday night. The fire occurred northwest of Chancellor, just before 10 p.m. The Chancellor Community Fire Department responded to the scene and was assisted by [Read More…]

The Fargo Fire Department responded to a hazardous pool chemical spill at a La Quinta Inn & Suites on Sunday, May 28. The call came in at 9:30 p.m., and firefighters arrived to find several [Read More…]

EmBe, a nonprofit organization that provides childcare and other services to children and families in Mitchell, announced that it will close its childcare center on June 30. The center, which is licensed to serve 44 [Read More…]

A 14-year-old boy from rural Fort Pierre died in a one-vehicle accident on Saturday, May 27, at approximately 9:30 p.m. CT. The accident occurred in an off-road vehicle area in Stanley County, just south of [Read More…]

U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier sentenced a Houston, Texas, man, convicted of Bank Larceny. The sentencing took place on May 15, 2023, in Sioux Falls. 25-year-old Alton Himes was sentenced to 19 months in [Read More…]

JoDean’s Steakhouse and Lounge, a Yankton restaurant that has been in business for over 50 years, will be closing its doors soon. In a social media post, the restaurant thanked its customers for their support [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government has a treaty obligation to support law enforcement on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, but declined for now to determine whether [Read More…]

The Swiftel Center in Brookings was officially renamed the Dacotah Bank Center on Tuesday night. The new 10-year deal is worth $150,000 per year, for a total of $1.5 million. This is a significant increase [Read More…]

A house explosion near Fort Pierre, South Dakota, on Wednesday killed two grandparents and their 6-month-old granddaughter, and injured two young boys. The explosion happened at a home along South Dakota Highway 1806 in Stanley [Read More…]

The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man wanted for aggravated assault in connection with a drive-by shooting that occurred last weekend. The suspect, 30-year-old Kevin Dewayne Bass, is believed to be armed [Read More…]

Why do people move from one county or region to another? The usual suspects are jobs, family, significant others, and overall cost of living, but there are other elements at play. For those with children, [Read More…]

A 92-year-old man died in a two-vehicle crash near Menno, South Dakota on Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened at the intersection of U.S. Highway 18 and U.S. Highway 81 just before 1 p.m. A 2008 [Read More…]

A Yankton man is facing a charge of murder in the second degree in connection with the death of a woman that occurred late Monday night. 31-year-old Adrian Vaughn Lund is also being charged with [Read More…]

PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys general across the U.S. joined in a lawsuit against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry. The 141-page [Read More…]

(The Center Square) – South Dakota is one of six states that does not offer a state-funded preschool program as enrollment remains below pre-pandemic levels across the nation, according to a report. The National Institute [Read More…]