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Mitchell Exchange Club earns national award

July 19, 2026 J.P. Skelly

The Exchange Club of Mitchell was awarded the NATIONAL C.A.R.E. AWARD during the National Exchange Convention in Omaha, Nebraska recently. C.A.R.E. stands for Child Abuse Reduction Effort. Each year, the National Exchange Club presents a [Read More…]

Authorities release the names of those involved in a fatal crash in Day County

July 19, 2026 J.P. Skelly

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the names of those involved in a fatal vehicle-pedestrian crash on Wednesday night, July 15th in Day County. Preliminary crash information indicates 51 year old Timothy [Read More…]

Former South Dakota State Treasurer David Volk passes away

July 19, 2026 J.P. Skelly

David Volk, 79, of Mitchell, SD, passed away Friday, July 17, 2026, at Veterans Affairs Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Private burial was held at Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery in Mitchell. David Lawrence Volk was born [Read More…]

Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade results

July 18, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Sanford Health namesake, billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford dies at 90

July 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — T. Denny Sanford, the billionaire businessman whose philanthropy reshaped health care in South Dakota and beyond, died Saturday at the age of 90. Sanford Health CEO Bill Gassen announced Sanford’s death [Read More…]

Kennebec man killed in semi rollover near Lake Andes

July 18, 2026 Travis Kriens

Charles Mix County, S.D.- A Kennebec, South Dakota man died Friday in a single-vehicle crash near Lake Andes, South Dakota. Names of the those involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash [Read More…]

Restoration artists craft ‘the next phase of history’ in the South Dakota Capitol rotunda

July 17, 2026 Travis Kriens

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — While tour groups, state employees and lawmakers make their way around scaffolding on the second floor of the South Dakota Capitol building, artists including Philip Atilano climb around at [Read More…]

Judge temporarily blocks South Dakota’s abortion-pill advertising ban as lawsuit continues

July 17, 2026 Travis Kriens

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight A new South Dakota law that criminalizes the advertising of abortion pills cannot be enforced while a lawsuit against it continues, a federal judge ruled Friday. Nancy Turbak Berry, who formerly served as [Read More…]

Amid criticism, candidate spokesperson says property tax elimination plan is only for homeowners

July 17, 2026 Travis Kriens

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota governor candidate Toby Doeden has repeatedly pledged to eliminate or phase out property taxes, often without limiting his language to any specific type of property. This week, amid criticism [Read More…]

Sioux Falls welcomes its first woman Mayor

July 17, 2026 J.P. Skelly

It was a long, hard-fought battle, but Sioux Falls now has a new Mayor. Christine Erickson took the oath office Friday afternoon, replacing Paul TenHaken, who served for the past eight years. She becomes the [Read More…]

Attorney General Jackley Announces Permanent Injunction, Civil Penalties Against Former South Dakota Company

July 17, 2026 J.P. Skelly

The state of South Dakota has received a permanent injunction and been awarded civil penalties and attorney’s fees totaling $34,579 against Jack C. Yedid, co-owner of Advanced Resources LLC, which did business in South Dakota [Read More…]

Operation Repeat Offender achieves its objective

July 17, 2026 J.P. Skelly

It was a successful joint operation carried out with surgical precision. That’s how city, state and federal law enforcement described a three-day Homeland Security Taskforce effort carried out in the Sioux Falls area this past [Read More…]

South Dakota business icon Elmer Karl, founder of Karl’s TV & Appliance, dies at 94

July 16, 2026 Travis Kriens

GREGORY, S.D. — Elmer Karl, the founder and longtime president of Karl’s TV & Appliance, has died at the age of 94. Karl died Wednesday evening, July 15, in his hometown of Gregory, surrounded by [Read More…]

Missing Springfield juvenile recovered from Missouri River

July 16, 2026 Travis Kriens

SPRINGFIELD, S.D. — The Bon Homme County Sheriff’s Office says a missing juvenile from Springfield has been recovered from the Missouri River. Authorities received a report of a missing juvenile on the evening of July [Read More…]

Mitchell Mayor Addresses Alley Assessment Proposal After Resident Concerns

July 16, 2026 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. — Mitchell Mayor Jordan Hanson is addressing concerns over letters sent to some residents regarding a proposed alley improvement assessment program. Hanson said he takes responsibility for the letters and acknowledged that a [Read More…]

Day County fatal crash

July 16, 2026 J.P. Skelly

A 51 year old man from Rochester, Minnesota man died Wednesday night in a single-vehicle, pedestrian crash near Pierpont, South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported two pedestrians were driving westbound on [Read More…]

Avera acquires CNOS

July 16, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Avera and The Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine recently announced Avera’s acquisition of the CNOS practice based in Dakota Dunes, SD. The partnership includes more than 100 CNOS physicians, advanced practice providers, physical therapists, [Read More…]

South Dakota governor candidate calls unfavorable poll ‘fake’ after touting earlier results from same group

July 16, 2026 Travis Kriens

Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight Republican South Dakota governor candidate Toby Doeden touted a poll in May that correctly predicted him finishing first in the June 2 primary, but he called results from the same firm [Read More…]

Surge in advance voting for Republican runoff driven by party switchers, county auditors say

July 16, 2026 Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Advance voting in the runoff for the South Dakota Republican nomination for governor is ahead of the pace it was on for the primary election, and some county election officials are [Read More…]

Cohort 4 Officially Begins for the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway Program

July 15, 2026 J.P. Skelly

The South Dakota Department of Education and Department of Labor and Regulation congratulated and welcomed 71 paraprofessionals to the 4th Cohort of the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway (SD TAP) program. Incoming cohort participants heard [Read More…]