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Names released in Lawrence County fatal motorcycle crash
Authorities have released the names of those involved in a two-vehicle crash involving motorcycles near Deadwood last Friday. Around 3:30 pm, 35 year old Neco James Biou was driving a Harley-Davidson FLHX motorcycle southbound on [Read More…]
Brule County two-vehicle fatal crash
Two people died Monday in a two-vehicle crash near Kimball, South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 2pm, the 31 year old male driver of a Honda Odyssey was traveling eastbound [Read More…]
Two Killed in I-90 Crash Near Kimball After Trailer Wheel Crosses Median
Brule County, S.D.- Two people died Monday in a two-vehicle crash near Kimball, South Dakota. Names of the people involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver [Read More…]
More South Dakota students and athletes coming from neighboring states
Molly Wetsch/South Dakota News Watch MILBANK, S.D. – It was more than twenty years ago that the South Dakota Department of Education partnered with its neighbor to the north to allow what the state called a [Read More…]
Independent US Senate candidates from Plains states say they would not caucus with either party
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Three independent U.S. Senate candidates from Great Plains states said Monday they will not caucus with Republicans or Democrats if elected, while the National Republican Senatorial Committee accused them of being [Read More…]
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe files lawsuit to shut down Dakota Access Pipeline
Jack Dura/North Dakota Monitor The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Friday filed a new lawsuit to try to shut down the Dakota Access oil pipeline, continuing a decadelong battle over the project. The tribe filed [Read More…]
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm By a Prohibited Person
A man from Sioux Falls is sitting in a federal prison following his recent sentencing hearing for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. 37 year old Jorge Ramos was sentenced to two years [Read More…]
Minnehaha County Deputy has passed away
The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office reporting the passing of Deputy Katherine Frank. The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office announces with profound sadness the passing of Deputy Katherine Frank, age 26, earlier today. Deputy Frank was surrounded [Read More…]
South Dakota residents face ballot box déjà vu
South Dakotans will see two issues on the November ballot they have already voted on before. Both initiatives are proposed constitutional amendments the state legislature added to the ballot. Amendment I would repeal expanded Medicaid [Read More…]
National Bullying Prevention Month
This is National Bullying Prevention Month. Lana Loken is co-chair of the Davison County Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Coalition. “We want to reach out and educate people on what it is, the prevalence, and [Read More…]
Name released in Codington County fatal crash
State authorities have released the name of a 46 year old man from Watertown who died as the result of a single-vehicle crash last Thursday. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 12:10 [Read More…]
Lawrence county fatal motorcycle crash
A 35 year old man from Rapid City died Friday in a two-vehicle crash involving motorcycles near Deadwood. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 3:30 pm, the driver of a Harley-Davidson FLHX [Read More…]
Prairie Winds Care Center to open in Corsica, returning senior care to the community
The Corsica Development Corporation’s Senior Health Care Task Force and Douglas County Memorial Hospital have collaboratively worked out to reach an agreement to return ownership of the former Corsica Good Samaritan Nursing Home since late [Read More…]
Attorney General’s office investigating officer involved shooting
The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation , at the request of the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office, is conducting an independent investigation into an officer involved shooting that occurred Friday, Oct. 9, in Sioux Falls. [Read More…]
The deed is done
The former Mitchell High School is no more. “There are no walls standing, so everything that we have now is at grade or under the ground.” Superintendent Joe Childs said. However, there’s still work to [Read More…]
Jackley Announces SD to Receive Minimum $52 Million in Multistate Settlement with Meta
Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. It is one of the largest state consumer [Read More…]
Mitchell Tech Culinary Student Awarded Prestigious $20,000 US Foods Scholars Scholarship
Mitchell Technical College Culinary Arts student Jake Toben of Sioux Falls has been selected as one of twenty students nationwide to receive the $20,000 US Foods Scholars Award, a highly competitive national scholarship recognizing promising [Read More…]
Corn Palace Festival Begins Wednesday With Five Days of Music, Rides and Family Fun
MITCHELL, S.D. – The 2026 Corn Palace Festival gets underway Wednesday in Mitchell with five days of entertainment, live music, rides, vendors and family activities. The festival runs Wednesday, Aug. 26, through Sunday, Aug. 30. [Read More…]
How about them apples?!
67 years ago a Corn Palace Festival tradition began. “In 1959, the Woolworth’s Five and Dime expanded and took over more of the building and so then for Corn Palace Week, their grand opening was [Read More…]
South Dakota Department of Corrections reports an inmate death
The South Dakota Department of Corrections is reporting the death of an inmate. 66 year old Benny Laible died at the Jameson Prison in Sioux Falls on Tuesday August 25. At the time of his [Read More…]