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Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to “pause” until at least next year a controversial plan to downgrade post office operations in Sioux Falls [Read More…]

South Dakota’s trust assets have seen a significant increase, rebounding from a slight dip reported last year due to a decrease in the value of digital assets. This rebound has been attributed to the recovery [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight – The South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office said Monday that a petition seeking to repeal the state sales tax on groceries has enough signatures from registered voters to make the Nov. [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight A sample of Mount Rushmore National Memorial’s drinking water had levels of a “forever chemical” exceeding new limits established by the federal government. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, or PFOS, is a member [Read More…]

The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction and life sentence of a woman in the 2017 death and dismemberment of a Nebraska hardware store clerk. Bailey Boswell, 30, was convicted in 2020 of first-degree murder, [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Since 2014, South Dakotans have voted for ideas including a higher minimum wage, stricter anti-corruption laws and expanded Medicaid eligibility. This November, statewide ballots are likely to include measures that would restore [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Six of the nine Native American tribes in South Dakota have now voted to ban Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands. The Yankton Sioux Tribe Business and Claims Committee voted [Read More…]

One person is dead following a shooting in Huron, according to Beadle County State’s Attorney Michael Moore. The suspect is in custody, and authorities have stated that there is no longer a threat to the [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight INTERIOR — A team of researchers studying fossil remains found by an intern in South Dakota’s Badlands National Park have discovered a previously unknown type of tiny, hornless deer that lived in the area [Read More…]

The Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe (SWO) has joined four other South Dakota tribes in banning Governor Kristi Noem from their lands. This decision aligns the SWO with the Cheyenne River Sioux, Rosebud Sioux, Oglala Lakota [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight During a series of contentious recent interviews, Gov. Kristi Noem repeatedly said a story in her new book about fatally shooting a dog was already widely known in South Dakota because her [Read More…]

Jacob Fischler, States Newsroom U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has proposed loosening the illegal status of marijuana at the federal level – but that doesn’t mean the federal government now condones recreational or medicinal use in the [Read More…]

In her book, “No Going Back,” Gov. Kristi Noem claims former AG Jason Ravnsborg was on his phone when he hit and killed Joe Boever, contradicting state investigation findings, according to SDPB. Ravnsborg’s lawyer disputes [Read More…]

No Mow May is a program in Brookings that allows residents to opt out of mowing their lawns in May to promote pollinators like bees and butterflies. The Sustainability Council is also piloting a native [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight For the second time, a committee of state lawmakers denied an attempt by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to increase the number of waterfowl licenses for out-of-state hunters, [Read More…]

Charles Mix County, S.D.- A Wagner, S.D. woman has been identified as the person who died as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on the evening of Friday May 3, two miles east of Wagner SD. Preliminary crash information [Read More…]

Augustana University hockey player Ethan Perrault, 21, was arrested and booked into the Minnehaha County Jail for hit-and-run and reckless driving. He is accused of causing significant damage outside O’Gorman High School by driving through [Read More…]

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem reportedly expressed interest in a top position at the National Rifle Association (NRA) as early as last fall, according to sources with Axios. She allegedly offered to resign from her [Read More…]

Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch  A smaller cattle feedlot in northeast Iowa likely polluted a creek for years during heavy rainfall, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The feedlot near Elma, owned by [Read More…]

Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch More than 7 million gallons of manure have been improperly kept at a former southern Iowa hog confinement for nearly 10 years, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. [Read More…]