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South Dakota News Watch-Elena Tittel Mt. VERNON, S.D. – About 20 miles from Mitchell sits a 100-year-old barn. Merely driving by, it looks like nothing out of the ordinary: just one of many such farming [Read More…]

South Dakota has been selected to help lead one of the nation’s most important public safety information networks following the election of South Dakota Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (SDLETS) Director Kelli Erickson as President of [Read More…]

Watertown city officials are waiting on a final report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a project to limit damage during times of spring flooding on the Big Sioux River. Alan Stager is [Read More…]

The Department of Social Services and The Helpline Center have partnered with South Dakota businesses and organizations to install 988 signs at outdoor areas to bring awareness to the crisis lifeline. A total of 112 [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising the U.S. Supreme Court decision to allow South Dakota and other states to ban transgender students from playing on female sports teams. “This ruling protects our female athletes,” said [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Police are investigating three reported weapons violations from the weekend…two of them involving guns. A car was damaged as two occupants say they were shot at near 3rd and Van Eps Friday evening. [Read More…]

A forty year old man from Rapid City was recently sentenced to eleven years in federal prison following his conviction of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Lucius Muldrow’s sentence also includes four years of [Read More…]

Residents of Highmore continue to pick up what’s left behind after Category Four hurricane winds thrashed the city and surrounding area early Monday morning. High winds up to 131 miles an hour roared through the [Read More…]

When Meals on Wheels approached Avera Queen of Peace about continuing its meal program in Mitchell, Avera Queen of Peace established Mitchell Meal Delivery to provide nutritious meals to individuals who are unable to prepare [Read More…]

The Great American State Fair kicked off in Washington, D. C. last Thursday.  All 50 states and territories have a spot on the National Mall to show off the best of each state.  South Dakota [Read More…]

Nearly 217,000 South Dakotans are among 72.2 million Americans expected to travel for the upcoming Independence Day holiday weekend. Shawn Steward from Triple-A South Dakota says 83.6% percent of South Dakota travelers will drive to [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight RAPID CITY — Delegates at the South Dakota Republican Convention denied the state’s top election official an opportunity to seek reelection, choosing a nominee Saturday for secretary of state who advocates for [Read More…]

A 27 year old woman from Eagle Butte was sentenced recently for the deaths of two people on the Cheyenne River Reservation. A federal court judge sentenced Jimi Jo Collins to 30 years in prison [Read More…]