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Walter powers Freeman to first title in 51 years
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Freeman waited more than five decades for another state championship. On Saturday night, the wait finally ended. Behind a dominant performance from David Walter, second-seeded Freeman pulled away late to defeat No. [Read More…]
Centerville Man Convicted by Jury in Triple Murder Trial
A 65 year old man from Centerville has been convicted by a McCook County Jury, for a 2024 triple homicide that occurred in Centerville. Jay Ostrem was found guilty Friday of three counts of First-Degree [Read More…]
War in Middle East causes further stress on U.S. farmers
Cami Koons-SD Searchlight Corn farmers in the U.S. are bracing for even higher fertilizer prices as conflict in the Middle East impacts the globally traded commodity, according to leaders with the National Corn Growers Association. [Read More…]
SD Supreme Court Decision Affirms Inmate Conviction on Assault of DOC Staff Member
The South Dakota Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions of Kelly D. Warfield for simple assault against a Department of Corrections correctional officer and intentional damage to property, stemming from a 2021 incident at the [Read More…]
Police officers who shot suspect ask SD Supreme Court to shield their names from public view
SD Searchlight-Makenzie Huber and John Hult The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments for the first time Wednesday on whether a voter-backed amendment to the state constitution prevents the public disclosure of victims’ names, including [Read More…]
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley Joins Lawsuit Against OneMain Financial, Inc.
Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a bipartisan group of 13 Attorneys General in suing OneMain Financial, Inc. for illegally misleading its customers and trapping tens of thousands of borrowers in expensive loans with hidden [Read More…]
Creating, sharing of deepfakes will be a felony under South Dakota bill now signed into law
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill into law Monday that makes it a felony crime to create, possess or share computer-generated “deepfakes” of unwilling people in states of [Read More…]
State legislators push to expand laws allowing guns on college campuses
An unloaded Glock 19X handgun sits next to a magazine and 9 mm ammunition at a gun range. At least 14 states currently allow firearms on public college campuses. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline) Amanda Watford/Stateline [Read More…]
Final defendant sentenced in Rapid City double-murder case
The final defendant convicted in a 2022 double homicide in Rapid City has been sentenced to life in prison. The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office reported 29 year old Montell Olivera of Rapid City, received [Read More…]
Economy Government Economic developers emerge mostly unscathed from critical winds that blew into Pierre
SD Searchlight-Josh Haiar Economic developers in South Dakota say they’ve been under “attack,” and while they failed in their efforts to incentivize data centers this legislative session, they mounted a counter-campaign that warded off many [Read More…]
Authorities release the name of a 56 year old man who died in a two-vehicle crash last Thursday
Authorities have released the name of a 56 year old man from Aberdeen who died last Thursday in a two-vehicle crash on I-29, four miles north of Sioux Falls, SD. The South Dakota Department of [Read More…]
Firefighters are continuing to battle the Qury Fire in the Black Hills
A wildfire that’s grown to more than 11 square miles near the city of Custer in South Dakota’s Black Hills had not caused any injuries as of Saturday night but had damaged about 10 properties, [Read More…]
Man and woman sentenced to life in prison for double murder
Attorney General Marty Jackley says two of three defendants convicted in a 2022 double homicide in Rapid City have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 22 year old Dillon Wilson [Read More…]
Huron man indicted on child pornography charges
Attorney General Marty Jackley says a Huron Middle School staff member has now been indicted on 20 total Child Pornography charges following an investigation by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against [Read More…]
Two North Carolina Men Arrested in Mitchell After Interstate Kidnapping Investigation
MITCHELL, S.D. — Two men from North Carolina were arrested in Mitchell after authorities tracked a vehicle tied to a reported kidnapping that began hundreds of miles away. According to the Mitchell Police Department, dispatchers [Read More…]
Mitchell School Board votes to accept the 2024-2025 fiscal year audit and more
The Mitchell School Board voted to accept the findings of the 2024-2025 fiscal year audit during Monday’s meeting. Superintendent Joe Childs was pleased with the findings. “The multiple people that looked at it had no [Read More…]
State Reaches Mayday Health Settlement and Removal of Unlawful Abortion Pill Ads
Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota has settled its lawsuit with Mayday Health, and the New York company has agreed to remove any signs with deceptive and unlawful advertisements of abortion pills in the [Read More…]
Mellette County fatal crash
A woman from Mission died and three others were seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash 13 miles southeast of White River. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 3:51 pm a [Read More…]
Fatal UTV crash in Gregory County
A 53 year old man from Gregory died Saturday in a single-vehicle crash on 339th Avenue, three miles south of Gregory. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported a 2016 Honda UTV was traveling [Read More…]
Eight South Dakota Elementary Schools Receive Math Improvement Grant, Including Mitchell’s L.B. Williams
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Education has selected eight elementary schools to participate in the State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) project to improve mathematic outcomes for students with disabilities in grades Pre-K [Read More…]