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With the new school year approaching, the Better Business Bureau is cautioning families to be money smart while shopping for back-to-school supplies. As online shopping becomes increasingly popular, the risk of falling for scams also [Read More…]

A 26-year-old man from Omaha, Nebraska, was charged and arrested for simple assault and disorderly conduct after punching a juvenile in the face at a business at Lake Poinsett. The incident occurred on Saturday, July [Read More…]

The federal embezzlement case against 37-year-old Reva Plunkett of Watertown, SD, came to a close this week as she was sentenced to 94 months in federal prison without parole, after which Plunkett will have three [Read More…]

With changes in Federal and state law, there are thousands of people losing and gaining Medicaid insurance coverage. Federal law changes allowed states to drop people that gained Medicaid coverage during the pandemic. A constitutional [Read More…]

The State of South Dakota is still dealing with a number of disasters, some years old. Kristi Turman, Director of the State Office of Emergency Management, says they are still working off a storm from [Read More…]

Samuel Boston, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for second-degree murder in Custer County, South Dakota, has passed away at a Sioux Falls hospital. The South Dakota Department of Corrections Administration Office confirmed his [Read More…]

A man from South Dakota, who has been a regular at Caesars Palace for 15 years, struck it big during his recent visit to Las Vegas. While in town to buy a luxury car, he [Read More…]

In eastern Sioux Falls on Friday, a moped accident occurred at the intersection of 18th and Sycamore involving a 24-year-old woman, Laura Arrowwood, who was operating the moped with a 4-year-old child on her lap. [Read More…]

A tragic hit-and-run incident occurred at Arrowhead Parkway and Veterans Parkway in eastern Sioux Falls, resulting in the death of a 29-year-old motorcyclist, Jonathan Paulsness. The collision occurred on Saturday when a 2011 Lincoln Navigator [Read More…]

Brookings police responded to a report on Friday about a man who had strangled three cats. Upon locating and interviewing 33-year-old Cory Martison, he confessed to taking the lives of the cats by choking them. [Read More…]

A 25-year-old Sioux Falls man, identified as Henry Logan, was arrested for a violent home invasion that occurred in central Sioux Falls on Saturday. Armed with a knife, Logan entered a house in the 600 [Read More…]

By: Bart Pfankuch – South Dakota Newswatch: For more than a year, a highly divisive debate has raged in South Dakota over two proposed carbon dioxide pipelines that would capture the toxic gas from ethanol [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Health has reported that “prenatal care deserts” are a significant factor behind the state’s increasing infant mortality rate. During a recent Government Operations and Audit Committee meeting, Secretary Melissa Magstadt [Read More…]

A 49-year-old man, identified as Uver Revolorio-Hernandez, was arrested in eastern Sioux Falls after firing shots from his car at a 35-year-old woman and her 5-year-old daughter. The incident occurred during a dispute between neighbors [Read More…]

The deadly accident occurred shortly after midnight on Sunday in Rock Valley, Iowa, when a 2020 Audi A4, driven by 21-year-old Kaleb DeBey lost control on a curve at the intersection of 300th Street and [Read More…]

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is currently investigating a tragic motorcycle accident that occurred in Lawrence County. According to officials, the incident took place around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday when an 18-year-old motorcyclist failed to [Read More…]

The Vermillion Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into a fatal stabbing that occurred early Sunday morning, resulting in the death of a 47-year-old resident. The victim’s identity is being withheld until family notification, [Read More…]

A deadly collision between a motorcycle and a car occurred at the intersection of East 10th Street and South Reid Ave in Sioux Falls on Saturday morning. The accident resulted in the death of an [Read More…]

Dozens of LGBTQ+ and Two Spirit individuals, along with their allies, staged a protest in Sioux Falls Friday night against South Dakota’s gender-affirming care ban, House Bill 1080. The bill, which took effect on July [Read More…]