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Community members, family and friends gathered Friday night in Hitchcock Park for the annual Heart and Sole Cancer Walk. The event raises money that’s distributed to local cancer patients currently receiving treatment to help offset [Read More…]

Federal and Tribal law enforcement agencies are teaming up in an effort to solve crimes involving guns on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The FBI, ATF, Oglala Sioux Tribe and U-S Attorney’s office are all part [Read More…]

Our regional farm economy is at its strongest level in nearly three years. Creighton University’s monthly Rural Mainstreet Index turned in a strong performance this month. Crop input expenses remain high…but CEO Gary Brandt of [Read More…]

United States Attorney Leif Olson announced Thursday two men  have been indicted on criminal charges related to the missing-person  case of McKenna Wendel, who was found dead on March 19, 2026, in Brookings. 51 year [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley commended the South Dakota Supreme Court for its dismissal of a habeas corpus petition filed by Theodore Guzman. He is serving three consecutive life sentences and an additional 15-year [Read More…]

A man from Brookings has been charged with two five-year old robberies thanks to science. On June 20 of 2021, Brookings Police responded to the armed robbery of a convenience store. Police say a man [Read More…]

Plans for a new Avera Clinic and Hospital near Dell Rapids are moving forward, in spite of opposition from nearby residents. Avera’s plan recently won rezoning approval from the Minnehaha County Commission and the Dell [Read More…]

A 36 year old man from Summerville, South Carolina, convicted of Attempted Production of Child Pornography, is sitting in a federal prison.  Robert DiOrio was sentenced to 17.5  years in federal prison, five years of [Read More…]

SD Searchlight-Meghan O’Brien A controversial uranium mining proposal on the edge of the Black Hills received approval from the federal Bureau of Land Management to begin constructing “ancillary infrastructure,” according to a press release from [Read More…]

AAA projects 72.2 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Independence Day between Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, July 5. This year’s domestic travel forecast surpasses last year’s record of 71.8 [Read More…]

Fort Pierre and the Stanley County Fairgrounds are hosting the 77th annual South Dakota High School Finals Rodeo this week with performances continuing through Saturday. High School Rodeo Association Public Relations Director member Marty Philips [Read More…]

Thanks KCCR Radio! A group of Pierre residents closely aligned with the U-S-S Pierre Commissioning and Namesake Committee is participating in a Naval tradition known as a Tiger cruise.  Tiger Cruising is an official Naval [Read More…]

Around 1,000 educators gathered at the new Mitchell High School for this year’s South Dakota Department of Education Literacy Summit. Secretary of Education Joe Graves says the summit’s objective is to build additional enthusiasm about [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed the first West Nile virus (WNV) mosquito pools of the season have been detected in Brown County. State officials urge the public to take steps to protect [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University’s Kelley Center is once again offering the popular Leadership Accelerator program. Julie Brookbank is DWU’s Associate Communications Director. “It’s an intensive, several week program that brings business participants into a program where [Read More…]

The summer driving season is in full swing. Shawn Steward says AAA is urging drivers to commit to “100 Days of Safe Driving” between Memorial Day and Labor Day. “It’s a particularly dangerous time during the summer, you know, [Read More…]