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A former South Dakota insurance salesman, Gary King of Cypress Risk Management, is facing federal charges for allegedly collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in insurance premiums from colleges and universities and failing to pass [Read More…]

A 32-year-old Sioux Falls man, Michael Pettigrew, was sentenced this week to 70 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary for a series of assaults in 2022. The sentence includes 15 years suspended. Pettigrew stabbed [Read More…]

In 1974, 25-year-old Ellabeth Mae Lodermeier, an Aberdeen native and Augustana College graduate, was reported missing by her estranged husband. Fifty years later, the Sioux Falls Police Department is still searching for her. She was [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota lawmakers ended the main part of their legislative session Thursday by approving a $7.3 billion balanced state budget for next fiscal year, starting July 1 – including a $27 million [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight When Tashina Abraham-Medved appeared in a Roberts County courtroom to be sentenced for felony drug ingestion in April of 2022, her lawyer asked to be removed from the case. That [Read More…]

The South Dakota Democratic Party has selected Sheryl Johnson as its candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Johnson, a retired businesswoman and former Sioux Falls School District employee, will challenge incumbent Republican Rep. Dusty [Read More…]

Cory Croyle, a 37-year-old man from Rapid City, has signed documents indicating his intent to plead guilty to a federal drug charge. Court documents reveal that Croyle obtained large quantities of fentanyl, sometimes from Colorado, [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a White River man has been convicted on three charges, including two counts of rape, for an incident that occurred March 5, 2023. [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Two nominees for federal judgeships in South Dakota told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that they’d apply the law fairly and equally, with an eye to court precedence and balance. [Read More…]

Seth Tupper, John Hult – South Dakota Searchlight Airports across the state may soon be able to apply for a share of $10 million in state-funded grants to improve, expand and support the future capacity [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Jeremiah Peacemaker of Watertown has been found not guilty of First Degree Murder in the August, 2020 death of Kendra Owen of Watertown. A [Read More…]

John Hult, Joshua Haiar – South Dakota Searchlight The state Senate killed off a last-minute attempt Tuesday in the House to permanently lower South Dakota’s sales tax to 4.2%, as lawmakers acted on several bills [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Rapid City Council members plan to tell the Federal Railroad Administration that their city should be connected to Sioux Falls and Minneapolis by passenger rail. Mayor Jason Salamun read a resolution saying [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakotans who say they’re concerned about election security are racing to require counties to hand-count ballots in this year’s general election. Petitions are circulating or have circulated in 18 [Read More…]

Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch What started as a cavalcade of petition campaigns for South Dakota’s November 2024 ballot has become more manageable for voters to follow. Of the eight citizen-led ballot questions approved [Read More…]

HURON, S.D. – The South Dakota State Fair and Pioneer are proud to welcome country music star Riley Green to the SD State Fair Grandstand on Saturday, August 31. After being named the Academy of [Read More…]

A 34-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman from Webster have been charged following a weekend crash in Brookings. The incident occurred after authorities responded to a traffic complaint on Interstate 29. The man, identified as [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight A company hoping to build a carbon dioxide pipeline added eight more ethanol plants as partners Monday, while South Dakota legislators took action on bills that could affect the project. [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — Governor Kristi Noem signed a bill Monday that bans ownership of agricultural land in South Dakota by people, companies and governments from six countries, while legislators sent her a flurry of other [Read More…]

The South Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Principal of the Year Awards: Assistant Principal of the Year—Amanda Olinger, Harrisburg East Middle School Middle School Principal [Read More…]