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70% of children in South Dakota foster care are Native American, state says
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight For the fourth year in a row, Native American children made up more than 70% of children in the South Dakota foster care system at the end of the state’s fiscal [Read More…]
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Soybeans have been a top U.S. ag export for decades. What happens when the top buyer stops buying?
Cassandra Stephenson, Gabrielle Nelson, Mónica Cordero RYDER, N.D., — Tyler Stafslien is a fourth-generation farmer who’s worked his family’s land in central North Dakota for about 20 years. Roughly half of his 2,500 acres are [Read More…]
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Half of SD inmates return to prison, two-thirds among Native American women, new report shows
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Half the people released from prison in South Dakota return within three years, according to the state Department of Corrections’ newly released 2025 annual report — the highest recidivism rate in at least [Read More…]
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$300 million Sanford gift ranks as fifth biggest charitable donation of the year
A $300 million gift from South Dakota philanthropist Denny Sanford to Sanford Health to support the construction of a new medical center in Rapid City was the fifth largest charitable donation in the country this year, according [Read More…]
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Slumberland and Mitchell Area United Way Bed Giveaway Brings Comfort and Rest to Mitchell Families
Wednesday evening 15 beds were donated to local families through the annual Slumberland Homes for the Holidays Bed Giveaway. The event is a long-standing partnership between Slumberland Furniture and Mitchell Area United Way that’s continued [Read More…]
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New counseling service set to serve rural residents and agricultural families
Davison County Commissioners Tuesday approved a request by Colleen Stegenga to operate a small-scale, home-based professional counseling office on her agricultural property near Mount Vernon. She says Embracing Change fills a need regarding mental health [Read More…]
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Finding the $5 Christmas tree
Many families across the United States celebrate the holiday season with a Christmas tree. Although farmed and fake Christmas trees are full, symmetrical, and simple to get, they can be pricey. And rightly so – [Read More…]
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Two men from Sioux Falls arrested near a Mitchell business
Mitchell Police arrested two males from Sioux Falls early this morning after an officer on patrol observed suspicious activity near a business in the 1100 block of E. Spruce Ave The Mitchell Police Department says [Read More…]
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City of Mitchell pursuing a State Department of Transportation Bridge Improvement Grant
The Mitchell City Council green-lighted pursuing a South Dakota Transportation Department Bridge Improvement Grant. Public Works Director Joe Schroeder says it’s for the canal bridge spanning Firesteel Creek on the western portion of Lake Mitchell. [Read More…]
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Attorney General Jackley, DCI Rule Beresford Police Officer Involved Shooting Justified
A South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation review has determined that a Beresford Police Department Officer was justified in his use of force during a traffic stop on Friday, Nov. 21, in Beresford. “The person [Read More…]
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False Hostage Report Triggers Lockdowns in Harrisburg
A reported hostage situation in Harrisburg on Monday was determined to be a false report, leading to the arrest of a 49-year-old man. Lincoln County dispatch received a 911 call shortly before noon claiming people [Read More…]
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Jamaican National Sentenced for Long-Running Sweepstakes Scheme
An extradited Jamaican citizen was sentenced Monday to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for participating in a long-running scheme to defraud an elderly California woman. According to court documents, [Read More…]
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EPA Selects Local Governments from Utah and South Dakota to Receive Over $8.3 Million in Solid Waste Infrastructure Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it has selected two local governments from Region 8 to receive more than $8.3 million in Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants to help improve post-consumer materials [Read More…]
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Police videos in South Dakota: Public pays costs but cannot see footage
Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch Part 1 of a 3-part series Attorney Jeffrey Montpetit knew that obtaining a video of a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper’s actions after a 2015 DUI arrest in Clay County [Read More…]
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South Dakota having less success keeping truancy cases out of court
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s success rate for keeping truancy cases out of court is the lowest it’s been in a decade, according to an annual report presented to a state committee. The Juvenile Justice Reinvestment [Read More…]
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Names Released in Pennington County Fatal Crash
Three people were injured, one fatally, in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning 13 miles west of Rapid City. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported 52 year old Willard D. Howard, Jr. of Rapid [Read More…]
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One Man Dead in a Single Vehicle Crash South of Wall
Pennington County, S.D.- One man died in a single vehicle crash 11 miles south of Wall, SD on Friday, December 12. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family [Read More…]
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‘Prairie Thunder’ campaign targets Huron, Belle Fourche and Yankton
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight A state-funded campaign that’s put dozens of extra state troopers on city streets this fall put 75 people in jail during patrols in Huron, Belle Fourche and Yankton, the South Dakota [Read More…]
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Parkston Man Convicted of Third Degree Rape
The Attorney General’s office has announced a 22 year old man from Parkston has been convicted of Third Degree Rape and Taking Pictures without Consent. Quinn Scott Bormann was found guilty Thursday by a Yankton [Read More…]
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Some doubt property tax reform will come in 2026
Kevin Killough/South Dakota News Watch PIERRE, S.D. – Over the course of five months, the Comprehensive Property Tax Task Force met eight times across the state. The panel, which consists of 16 voting members and [Read More…]
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