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A 23 year old man from Parkston has been sentenced to six years in prison after he was earlier convicted by a Yankton jury on charges of Third Degree Rape and Taking Pictures without Consent. [Read More…]

Secretary of State Monae Johnson issued guidance on SB 175, a new voter registration law that was signed by Governor Larry Rhoden earlier today. Due to an emergency clause, SB 175 takes effect immediately. Under [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber-SD Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would require state licensing of non-medical home care agencies, his second veto of the 2026 legislative session. The vetoed bill [Read More…]

Communities across South Dakota are coming together in April to raise awareness of the harms abuse and neglect can cause to our state’s greatest resource: our children. Through prevention efforts, South Dakotans are being invited [Read More…]

Each year the South Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics gives out a Friend of Mathematics to recognize an individual or organization for their commitment to the discipline in the state. This year’s award winner [Read More…]

Josh Haiar-SD Searchlight When Republican state Sen. Joy Hohn, a pilot from Hartford, asked a state department head if he consulted with South Dakota’s Aeronautics Commission about an upcoming $5 million airplane purchase, the department [Read More…]

A week after lifting a county-wide burn ban, Davison County unanimously agreed to reinstate the ban during Tuesday’s meeting. Acting Davison County Emergency Manager Karen Wegleitner consulted with county fire officials who supported reinstatement. A [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is reporting an inmate at the Mike Durfee State Prison at Springfield has died. The DOC says 57 year old Joaquin Ramos died March 22nd in the comfort care [Read More…]

The Division of Criminal Investigation, at the request of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Saturday, March 21, in Box Elder. “The Attorney General’s Office and DCI approach [Read More…]

A 65 year old man from Centerville has been convicted by a McCook County Jury, for a 2024 triple homicide that occurred in Centerville. Jay Ostrem was found guilty Friday of three counts of First-Degree [Read More…]

Cami Koons-SD Searchlight Corn farmers in the U.S. are bracing for even higher fertilizer prices as conflict in the Middle East impacts the globally traded commodity, according to leaders with the National Corn Growers Association. [Read More…]

The South Dakota Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions of Kelly D. Warfield for simple assault against a Department of Corrections correctional officer and intentional damage to property, stemming from a 2021 incident at the [Read More…]

SD Searchlight-Makenzie Huber and John Hult The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments for the first time Wednesday on whether a voter-backed amendment to the state constitution prevents the public disclosure of victims’ names, including [Read More…]