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Bill requiring SD public schools to display and teach Ten Commandments passes committee

January 24, 2025 J.P. Skelly

South Dakota Searchlight-Josh Haiar A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every [Read More…]

Mitchell resident speaks against a proposed $12-million dollar upgrade to the Corn Palace

January 22, 2025 J.P. Skelly

The vast majority of discussion during Tuesday’s Mitchell City Council meeting focused on the Corn Palace and a proposed $12-million dollar plan for upgrades. However longtime Mitchell resident Roger Musick offered a different perspective. He [Read More…]

Change is ‘eminent’: Property-rights fight transforms this year’s South Dakota Legislature

January 22, 2025 Travis Kriens

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight When the majority leaders of South Dakota’s two legislative chambers introduced legislation last January that they described as a compromise on carbon dioxide pipelines, they predicted “a consequential year for lawmakers in Pierre.” [Read More…]

Investigation Underway After Woman Found Dead in Sioux Falls from Exposure

January 22, 2025 Travis Kriens

Authorities in Sioux Falls are investigating the death of 35-year-old Cassandra Shields, whose body was found Sunday night on Madison Street. The cause of death is believed to be exposure to extreme cold, with temperatures [Read More…]

South Dakota Medicaid officials say enrollments will decline as they cross-reference for eligibility

January 22, 2025 Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — South Dakota officials expect Medicaid enrollment will decrease this year as the state uses a new method to identify applicants who are no longer eligible for the state-federal health [Read More…]

U.S. Senate Republicans, including Thune, have little to say about Trump pardons of Jan. 6 defendants

January 22, 2025 Travis Kriens

Ashley Murray/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on [Read More…]

Child care policy proposals return to Pierre

January 21, 2025 Travis Kriens

Jackie Hendry/SD News Watch BROOKINGS, S.D. – Nearly 40% of South Dakota’s child care programs have fewer kids enrolled than they can handle because of a shortage of workers, the latest South Dakota Child Care [Read More…]

Trump orders pardons and dismissals for Jan. 6 defendants, including South Dakotans

January 21, 2025 Travis Kriens

Ashley Murray/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results [Read More…]

Thune, Rounds vote yes as U.S. Senate sends immigration measure to House

January 21, 2025 Travis Kriens

Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — On the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. Senate Monday passed a bill that would require the expansion of mass detention for immigrants charged or arrested for property [Read More…]

Biden commutes Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier’s life sentenced just before leaving office

January 20, 2025 J.P. Skelly

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents. Peltier was denied parole [Read More…]

Age verification bill for adult websites passes committee of SD lawmakers

January 19, 2025 J.P. Skelly

South Dakota Searchlight-Josh Haiar PIERRE — A committee of South Dakota lawmakers endorsed a bill Friday that would require pornographic websites to implement age verification measures. The House State Affairs Committee passed the measure 11-2, [Read More…]

Two Prison Inmates Sentenced for Assault on Correctional Officers

January 17, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Attorney General Marty Jackley says two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional time in prison after they had earlier been found guilty of assaulting two correctional officers at the South Dakota Penitentiary [Read More…]

James Valley Drug and DUI Court celebrates four new graduates

January 17, 2025 J.P. Skelly

The James Valley Drug and DUI Court celebrated the achievements of four new graduates Thursday afternoon. Judge Donna Bucher shared, that between them, Samantha, Adrianne, Nikole and Bianca have 2,228 days sober, have paid more [Read More…]

Keynote speech with an unexpected twist

January 17, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Those attending Thursday’s James Valley Drug and DUI Court graduation got more than they bargained for from keynote speaker, Davison County Jail Administrator Grant Lanning. “On paper, I look pretty good, and yes, that kind [Read More…]

Mitchell based Muth Electric announces new CEO

January 16, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Muth Electric recently announced the appointment of David Muth as Chief Executive Officer of Muth Electric. The appointment was effective January 1st part of a four-year succession plan. “As we look to the future, one [Read More…]

Davison County Sheriff briefs commissioners on continuing personnel turnover

January 16, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Hiring and keeping Davison County corrections officers and deputies is a continuing challenge. Sheriff Steve Harr discussed the issue during Tuesday’s Davison County Commission meeting. “I don’t know what the answer to it is,” Harr [Read More…]

24 Hour Emergency Mental Health Crisis Care now available in Mitchell

January 16, 2025 J.P. Skelly

There’s a new option available in Mitchell for those experiencing a mental health crisis. Michelle Carpenter is Executive Director of Dakota Counseling Institute Downtown. “We have psychiatric appointments, outpatient appointments and then we would have [Read More…]

Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce, CVB, MADC and Main Street and Beyond recognition event

January 16, 2025 J.P. Skelly

The Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce, Development Corporation, CVB and Mitchell Main Street and Beyond celebrated their 2024 successes and honored several individuals and organizations during Wednesday’s annual recognition event. Lifequest received the Community Service [Read More…]

District 20 State House members give thumbs-up to Governor Kristi Noem’s State of the State address

January 15, 2025 J.P. Skelly

Governor Kristi Noem delivered what’s most likely her final State of the State address before she leaves office before a joint session of the South Dakota Legislature on its opening day. District 20 State Representative [Read More…]

Noem bids farewell and thank you to SD in State of the State address

January 15, 2025 J.P. Skelly

By: Josh Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem used her State of the State address on Tuesday to say goodbye. Noem is expected to resign sometime after President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on [Read More…]