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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 41 other Attorneys General in asking Congress to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. In a letter to Congress, [Read More…]

A 61 year old man from Marion has been sentenced to 160 years in prison after earlier being convicted of criminal charges against a child. Daniel Leroy Ringuette was sentenced Thursday in Turner County Circuit [Read More…]

The Power Dam Road Fire continues to burn in Mellette County, with strong south winds pushing the fire northward. The fire is currently located in the river bottom of the White River on the south [Read More…]

For the third consecutive year, South Dakota’s public universities are witnessing an increase in overall enrollments as more students and families recognize the value of a college degree and the cost advantages the state’s public [Read More…]

The University of South Dakota set several all-time records, including in overall headcount; first-time, full-time undergraduate student enrollment; and total graduate enrollment. USD reported a new all-time record in overall headcount this fall, with 10,619 [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University has once again been named to the Prairie Business magazine’s list of 50 Best Places to Work for 2024. The list was announced Sept. 6th. Employees throughout the region nominated their companies, [Read More…]

Following more than an hour of public testimony, both for and against, Davison County Commissioners voted 4 to 1 to approve a new ordinance designed to combine the offices of treasurer and auditor into a [Read More…]

Numerous community members shared their feelings, during Tuesday’s public hearing regarding, the proposed county ordinance combining the treasurers and auditors offices into a single County Finance Office. Davison County Republican Party vice-chair Sonya Van Erdewyk [Read More…]

A 57-year-old man died late Sunday afternoon from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash 13 miles south of Brookings. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the driver of a 2012 Toyota Rav4 SUV [Read More…]

Brian Kalenda of Buche Foods in Gregory took the top prize at the South Dakota Best Bagger Competition on Saturday, August 31. Hosted by the South Dakota Retailers Association and sponsored by Associated Wholesale Grocers, [Read More…]