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The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld a circuit court’s decision to exclude polygraph test evidence in the sentencing of a manslaughter case. The case involved Raymond Banks and Jahennessy Bryant, who were charged with [Read More…]

On a Friday morning, the Vermillion Fire EMS Department swiftly responded to an activated smoke detector at a one-story building on West Broadway Street in Vermillion. All occupants had safely evacuated, and no injuries were [Read More…]

In Brookings, a heartbreaking incident occurred when a 4-year-old golden lab was left inside a hot vehicle for several hours and was found deceased on Monday. The 20-year-old owner had left the dog unattended from [Read More…]

Numerous emergency crews from various cities in eastern Nebraska rescued three people who were trapped in an elevator on Wednesday evening. The incident took place at the Ash Grove Cement Company in Louisville, Nebraska, prompting [Read More…]

WATERTOWN, S.D.–Authorities have identified a man killed in a worksite accident Tuesday morning just outside the Watertown city limits. Forty seven year-old Quinton Kramer was hit by the bucket of an excavator while he was [Read More…]

Authorities have initiated a search on a property in Porterdale, Georgia, related to the disappearance of Morgan Bauer, an Aberdeen woman who went missing in 2016. The operation involves the Atlanta Police Department, the Peoria, [Read More…]

34-year-old Jeannie Schweigert, who had been missing since mid-July, was discovered alive on July 27, 2023. S he was last seen in Hot Springs on July 17, and her vehicle was found north of the [Read More…]

By: Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch – For more than 40 years, South Dakota journalist Kevin Woster has produced material for the state’s two largest newspapers, its largest TV station and for South Dakota [Read More…]

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hearings on Navigator CO2’s application to construct the Heartland Greenway pipeline entered their third day on Thursday, featuring testimonies from union representatives. The union witnesses emphasized the advantages [Read More…]

The proposed merger between Sanford Health and Fairview Health, which aimed to create a consolidated health network, has been abandoned. Sanford Health’s CEO, Bill Gassen, cited a lack of support from certain stakeholders in Minnesota, [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has called on Republican District 35 State Senator Jessica Castleberry to repay over $600,000 in COVID relief money received for her Rapid City preschool. The Governor’s office cited that [Read More…]

The Rapid City Police Department has arrested Daya Returns From Scout, a 21-year-old woman, in connection with a robbery and stabbing that occurred on July 23rd. She faces charges of attempted first-degree robbery and attempted [Read More…]

The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office has announced an amendment to the charges against Hartford chiropractor Joel Martens. The count of Rape in the Fourth Degree has been removed, and he is now facing multiple counts [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed amendment aimed at repealing South Dakota’s medical marijuana program. The program, which was approved by a significant majority of voters [Read More…]

37-year-old Andrew Nieman of Brookings has been sentenced to 10 years in the state penitentiary with five years suspended after pleading no contest to a charge of fourth-degree rape. The offense, as per South Dakota [Read More…]

Shana Ries, a former teacher from Henry, South Dakota, entered a guilty plea for the charge of sexual contact with a child under 18 by a person in authority. The plea was entered on Wednesday, [Read More…]

The Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature heard updated revenue projections for 2024 earlier this week at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. Derek Johnson with the Bureau of Finance [Read More…]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating a deadly worksite accident just outside the Watertown city limits. It happened Tuesday morning just after 9:30 am when Codington County sheriff’s deputies and medical personnel [Read More…]

(The Center Square) – South Dakota officials have yet to decide how to spend $104.6 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, the state’s budget director told lawmakers on Wednesday. The legislature must decide where [Read More…]

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in South Dakota using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in the Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the 12 [Read More…]