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Ashley Murray, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — When a Purple Heart recipient named Pat reached out to U.S. Sen. Patty Murray in November to inform her that he couldn’t transfer his GI bill benefits to his [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Some Black Hills residents have a growing appreciation for large rodents with environmental engineering prowess: beavers. The admiration spans from foresters to anglers and ranchers. It stems from beavers’ role [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Kelly Moore, of Piedmont, planned to leverage a federal rebate program to cover 30% of the cost of his new $10,000 energy-efficient heat pump. But he said Statewide Energy Manager [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Brandon woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all of that time is suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to one count [Read More…]

Allison Winter, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee clashed late into the evening Thursday over funding for food and nutrition programs as part of Republicans’ sweeping proposal for [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A top Republican state official has run afoul of anti-abortion groups after labeling their recent phone operation a “scam.” The controversy started May 13 with a news release from South Dakota Secretary of [Read More…]

Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Republican nominee Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by nearly 20 points in South Dakota but is struggling to get more than half of the [Read More…]

Union County, S.D.- A 55-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash six miles north of Montrose, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Chad C. Bauer was driving a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle and headed southbound on [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight – Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko said the state will not change the location of a future men’s prison south of Sioux Falls, despite pending litigation and local opposition. [Read More…]

The Charles Mix County Sheriff’s Office is looking into a suspicious death and aggravated assault that occurred at the Landing Strip Motel in Lake Andes. The incident took place on Tuesday evening, but no additional [Read More…]

Doug Lund, a beloved anchor and reporter at KELOLAND Television, passed away on Tuesday, May 22 at the age of 78. Lund had a remarkable 32-year career at KELO-TV, starting as a commercial announcer in [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight – The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe said Tuesday that its president “informed the governor that a ban from our territories is imminent,” according to a news release obtained and published by multiple media [Read More…]

Alex Brown, Stateline – In recent years, Michigan has spent tens of millions of dollars to limit residents’ exposure to the harmful “forever chemicals” called PFAS. And some cities there have spent millions of their [Read More…]

Four Teenagers Charged in Lincoln County Attempted Murder Case Authorities in Lincoln County have charged four teenagers in connection with an attempted murder case that began with a drug deal on April 30 outside a [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Health care industry representatives voiced concerns to lawmakers Tuesday in Pierre regarding newly finalized federal staffing standards for nursing homes. “This is an unfunded mandate being placed on nursing homes,” [Read More…]