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PIERRE, S.D. – Today, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced that the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $139,791,400 in loans and grants for drinking water, wastewater, and solid [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight Property taxes eat away larger and larger slices of 71-year-old Shirley Schumacher’s fixed income each year. She has lived in the same 900-square-foot home in the southwestern South Dakota community [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight A carbon dioxide pipeline company has asked courts to pause or dismiss its pending legal fights against landowners and a state regulator in South Dakota after the state’s adoption of [Read More…]

Lincoln County, S.D.- A Viborg, SD man passed away Saturday evening from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Thursday, March 20 near Lennox, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates Zackery Tyler Crelly, the driver of a 2003 Honda Civic, was [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch BRIDGEWATER, S.D. – As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota – fears are growing that the highly contagious avian influenza virus [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden issued his second veto of the legislative session, rejecting a bill that would place new restrictions on citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. He also signed a [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight If the state wants to build a prison on land zoned for agriculture, it should get the county’s permission first. Or it shouldn’t. A 45-minute session of oral arguments Tuesday [Read More…]

Lincoln County, S.D.- A Viborg, SD man passed away Saturday evening from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Thursday, March 20 near Lennox, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of [Read More…]

The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office responded to a semi-tractor-trailer fire southwest of Garretson on Monday night after a tire blowout sparked the fire. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. on SD Highway 11 and 256th [Read More…]

South Dakota is grappling with drought concerns as the state faces a severe snow deficit and low rainfall heading into the planting season. Sioux Falls has received just 15.7 inches of snow, well below the [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden signed bills into law Monday that allow concealed pistols in bars and on public college campuses, among other gun rights-related changes. “One of my [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A U.S. Supreme Court case on regulatory rulemaking doesn’t give South Dakota’s only death row inmate a chance to renew and re-litigate the appeals that could spare his life, a [Read More…]

Amanda Hernandez, Stateline Firearm-related deaths among children and teenagers in the United States have risen sharply in recent years, increasing by 50% since 2019. In 2023, firearms remained the leading cause of death among American [Read More…]