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Defying the odds: Meet the attorney for 1,000 clients who beat two pipeline companies
Brian Jorde, at right, and Ryan Cwach, attorneys for opponent landowners, participate in a Public Utilities Commission hearing July 25, 2023, in Fort Pierre on the permit application for the proposed Heartland Greenway carbon dioxide [Read More…]
Sioux Falls Man Arrested for Shooting Parked Vehicle with Occupants, Including Infant
A Sioux Falls man, 19-year-old Manarion Timothy Douglas Fuse, was arrested after allegedly firing a gun at a parked vehicle containing a 17-year-old male, a 19-year-old female, and an infant. The incident occurred around 12:10 [Read More…]
Law Enforcement Agencies in Sioux Falls and Rapid City to Encrypt Radios, Enhancing Officer and Public Safety
Law enforcement agencies in the Sioux Falls and Rapid City areas have announced their plans to encrypt their radios, making them inaccessible to the public on scanners starting from November 13. This decision complies with [Read More…]
Juvenile justice report: More delinquent kids taken to court in South Dakota
(John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) South Dakota prosecutors filed more juvenile delinquency petitions in fiscal year 2023 than at any time in nearly a decade, according to an annual report presented Wednesday to a state committee. [Read More…]
Governors risk NCAA ramifications with opposition to transgender policy, scholar says
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Governors criticizing an NCAA policy on transgender student athletes may put their universities at risk of “penalties or ramifications” if those institutions disobey the policy, according to a sports law scholar. [Read More…]
Sobriety checkpoints coming up in South Dakota in November
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has announced plans for 13 sobriety checkpoints in 13 different counties during November. Checkpoints are scheduled for these counties: Beadle, Brown, Butte, Clay, Codington, Day, [Read More…]
Snowplow naming contest underway in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. — On Wednesday, the South Dakota Department of Transportation announced the fourth annual snowplow naming contest. Over the past three winters, SDDOT has actively engaged with thousands of South Dakotans to bring this [Read More…]
Watertown Woman Sentenced to Prison On Grand Theft Charge
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Watertown woman has been sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Grand Theft. Danielle L. Johnson, 36, was sentenced Wednesday in Codington [Read More…]
US-born siblings safe with father in South Dakota after being feared missing in Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — The Chihuahua State Attorney General’s office said the four U.S.-born siblings reported missing during the weekend have been located safe and sound and are back in South Dakota with their biological [Read More…]
Downtown Sioux Falls Brewery Combines Pickleball and Craft Beer at The Pickle Pub
A new venture, “The Pickle Pub” by Remedy Brewing Co., is set to open by the end of the year in downtown Sioux Falls. Located next to the brewery’s back patio at the 8th & [Read More…]
Cherry Creek Grill in Sioux Falls Permanently Closed and Building Listed for Sale
Cherry Creek Grill, a popular restaurant in Sioux Falls, will not be reopening after a fire broke out in September 2022 during renovations. Owners Charlie and Judy Kneip have decided to sell the building, land, [Read More…]
Decade-Long Disability Fraud Scheme Unveiled in South Dakota Federal District
Jason Lee Stokes and Tami Lee Stokes have entered not guilty pleas in a federal case filed in the District of South Dakota, where they stand accused of defrauding the Social Security Administration over a [Read More…]
Construction to Begin on U.S. Highway 81 North of Yankton
YANKTON, S.D. – Work is scheduled to begin on U.S. Highway 81 between 302nd Street and 306th Street to extend the four-lane divided roadway north of Yankton. The overall project includes transitioning the current two-lane highway into [Read More…]
Law school dean to lawmakers: More students admitted, bar exam scores best neighboring states
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law saw its largest incoming class in over a decade this fall, according to a report prepared for lawmakers by Dean Neil Fulton. [Read More…]
Brookings City Council Considers Five-Megawatt Solar Project near Local Landfill
The Brookings City Council received an update on a proposed five-megawatt solar project in South Dakota. Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) plans to build the solar plant on a 75-acre plot, using 40 acres, near [Read More…]
DSS launches program to address opioid use and misuse within South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. — The Department of Social Services (DSS) recently launched the South Dakota Opioid Settlement Fund Community Grant Program, offering South Dakota based organizations the opportunity to apply for funding assistance to provide direct [Read More…]
20th Annual Indian Education Summit to be held in Huron
PIERRE, S.D. – The 2023 South Dakota Indian Education Summit will be held November 16-18 at the Huron Event Center. The theme of the 20th annual Summit is Building a Stronger Future: Oceti Sakowin Woiyukcan. The [Read More…]
South Dakota Man Dies in Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash in Wyoming
On October 26, a tragic single-vehicle rollover crash occurred in Crook County, Wyoming, resulting in the death of 42-year-old Donald Wilbur of Belle Fourche, South Dakota. The incident took place around 2:45 p.m. near Sundance, [Read More…]
North Dakota Woman Arrested and Charged with Poisoning Boyfriend for Financial Reasons
In North Dakota, 47-year-old Ina Thea Kenoyer has been arrested and charged with a class AA felony murder for allegedly poisoning her boyfriend, Steven Edward Riley, Jr., who died last month. Authorities suspect financial motives [Read More…]
Yields look strong as harvest nears completion
Jared Strong Farmers in Iowa are routinely harvesting more than 200 bushels of corn per acre this year despite widespread drought as crop harvest reaches its conclusion, according to field agronomists for Iowa State University [Read More…]
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