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A 71 year old man from Chicago, Illinois died in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon three miles east of Chamberlain. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 2:20 pm, the driver of a [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan encourage the public to be careful about a Jury Duty telephone scam after a Hughes County resident was recently defrauded out of $22,000. “These types [Read More…]

A long line of motorcycles traveled down the middle of Main Street as the Pre-Sturgis Party roared to life. Brian Klock of Mitchell proudly led the procession. “Everybody’s watching out for us and everybody’s out [Read More…]

A popular event for youngsters during the Pre-Sturgis Party is the strider-bike obstacle course. For the past several years Strider Bike has partnered with Klock Works to furnish 25 bikes to an area school district. [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources has issued an air quality alert for areas of South Dakota where smoke from wildfires in Canada is forecasted to settle. The smoke may cause low visibility [Read More…]

Governor Larry Rhoden helped the community of Corsica celebrate the opening of the Southwest Business Park Wednesday afternoon. “Extremely heartening for me as Governor of the state to see this kind growth because that builds [Read More…]

Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko has authorized offenders and staff from the Department of Corrections to assist with storm damage clean-up efforts in Hudson. Governor Rhoden offered this support in his visit to Hudson yesterday. [Read More…]

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University lost an $86 million livestock research grant as part of recent federal spending cuts, making South Dakota the state with the highest per student loss of research grants, [Read More…]

South Dakota Public Broadcasting is facing a somewhat uncertain future due to federal funding cuts. In South Dakota’s case, it’s a funding cut to the tune of $2.2 million that could mean layoffs for up [Read More…]

SD Searchlight-John Hult SIOUX FALLS — The state of South Dakota will spend more time and money in the coming months to police the streets of Sioux Falls, and to help federal agents deport immigrants [Read More…]

More than 150 vendors settled into Hitchcock Park over the weekend for Arts in the Park. New this year is Prairie Posh Hatworks from Arlington, South Dakota. Mal Barsch creates hand-burned design hats. “I have [Read More…]