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WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — A camper that came unhooked from a pickup hitch caused sparks that ignited a grassfire Saturday in Watertown, authorities said. Watertown Fire Rescue was called to the scene about 1:10 p.m. [Read More…]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A significant spring storm headed for the northern Plains is packing blizzard conditions with significant snow accumulation and drifting, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorologists posted a blizzard warning for [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota woman has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $20,000 restitution after defrauding multiple government agencies of pandemic-related jobless funds. Marietta Ravnass, 52, of [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A man who was shot at a Rapid City hotel last month has died of his injuries, according to police. Myron Pourier, 19, of Porcupine was shot March 19 at [Read More…]

A South Dakota woman who entered an Alford plea last year in the 1981 death of her newborn son was released on parole after serving less than three months in prison, as stipulated by the [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s errant driving in 2020 twice caused police officers to hit their brakes to avoid collisions, records released by the state’s Highway Patrol showed Monday, but he [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Some South Dakota ranchers and farmers are dealing with a third straight year of drought conditions. This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map shows most of the state is in a moderate [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Democrats have failed to produce a candidate for the state’s U.S. House seat for the second consecutive election cycle. Rep. Dusty Johnson however, will face a Republican primary challenger. [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — State investigators are probing a fatal police shooting in Sioux Falls. The Argus Leader reported that an officer shot and killed a person armed with a knife on Thursday morning. Police [Read More…]

Mitchell, SD – The seasons aren’t the only thing changing at James Valley Landscape Solutions of Mitchell. Co-founders Jeff Heppler and John Bush have transitioned ownership duties to the next generation of longtime employees after over [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A new strategic plan for South Dakota’s six public universities, two university centers and two special schools makes retaining graduates for the state’s workforce a priority. The Board of Regents plan [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s political races are taking shape as party candidates hit a deadline Tuesday to submit petitions to run for office. Republicans touted a crowded primary field as a sign [Read More…]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents on Wednesday agreed to freeze tuition at the state’s six public universities. The move comes after lawmakers increased base funding for the university system by [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a South Dakota woman accused of stealing a checkbook was caught after writing out a check to herself and cashing it. Sioux Falls police say a man went [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Republicans on a South Dakota House committee want to clear the state’s attorney general of impeachment charges for his actions surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash, arguing that anything wrong he [Read More…]

HUDSON, S.D. (AP) — A 10-year-old South Dakota boy who died while saving his younger sister in the Big Sioux River will posthumously receive the Carnegie Medal, North America’s highest honor for civilian heroism. Ricky [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee recommended on Monday that the state’s attorney general face no impeachment charges for his actions surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash. Gov. Kristi Noem had pushed for Attorney [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Legislature failed to override three vetoes from Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday, killing multiple proposals. The three bills on Monday all failed to garner the two-thirds majority necessary [Read More…]