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On Saturday, a 55-year-old man, Lemuel Renard Bell, was arrested by the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office in Sioux Falls. He allegedly attempted to steal a vehicle, brandishing a suspected weapon, and assaulting the driver at [Read More…]

State government boards approved $20.64 million in bonds, loans and grants to private businesses and communities during meetings this month. Members of the Board of Economic Development and Economic Development Finance Authority are appointed by [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight – A lot of research happens underground, from physicists searching for tiny particles to geologists studying tectonic movements of Earth’s crust. But those disciplines are not necessarily communicating with one another. [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – Legislators spent long hours last summer digging deep into specific issues deemed potential priorities for the 2024 legislative session, including long-term care, funding for county governments and legal representation for [Read More…]

A standoff in Sioux Falls unfolded Thursday when authorities attempted to serve a warrant to a woman in her 40s, leading to her making threats about having a weapon. The incident prompted the closure of [Read More…]

WASHINGTON — The massive annual defense policy package cleared Congress ahead of the holiday recess, despite protests about attaching a foreign surveillance extension and criticism that the bill did not block a Pentagon abortion policy. [Read More…]

A fatal traffic collision occurred in Sioux Falls, where a 50-year-old man, identified as Byron Cardona, lost his life after being struck by a school bus. The incident took place at the intersection of West [Read More…]

Editors note: This is the first in a series of stories on a South Dakota News Watch and Chiesman Center for Democracy poll that surveyed 500 South Dakotans on a variety of political topics. Stories will [Read More…]

Authorities in Rock County, Minnesota, responded to a call about a possible deceased person in a ditch around noon on Wednesday, discovering 76-year-old William Krotzer of Luverne on 141st Street north of Beaver Creek, who [Read More…]

A fire broke out at the Shangri-La medical marijuana cultivation center in Brandon, prompting emergency response on Thursday morning. According to the owner, the fire originated from an outlet at the front of the store, [Read More…]

Mitchell, S.D. – The DWU Women’s basketball team got redemption in their matchup against ranked opponent, No. 13 Dakota State University at the Corn Palace this evening as the Tigers upset the Trojans 69-52. The Tigers [Read More…]

The Aberdeen Police Department reports the theft of three vehicles overnight, with two recovered after crashes. The incidents occurred between midnight and 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The third vehicle is still missing, and police suspect [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight – A state department will use an online dictionary to determine which words should be disallowed on license plates. The South Dakota Department of Revenue has released its updated vanity plate [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight – If you’re ready to spend more than $400,000 on a home in Milbank, the city will soon have 33 to choose from. At least that’s the plan, as presented to [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County State’s Attorney Casey Deibert have announced that a Pierre man has been indicted on First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder charges for the Nov. [Read More…]

A fatal traffic collision occurred in Sioux Falls, where a school bus struck and killed a 50-year-old man crossing Garfield Avenue. The incident took place around 7:35 a.m. on Wednesday as the bus turned south [Read More…]

Madison McVan/Minnesota Reformer – The State Emblem Redesign Commission selected three finalists for the new Minnesota state flag Tuesday and made changes to the new state seal design. The flag designs may still be modified [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – When legislators criticize Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden for his heavy-handedness during South Dakota’s legislative session, they’re being literal: He raps the gavel so loudly that people jump from surprise. When [Read More…]

43-year-old Erik Wahle of Sioux Falls was arrested for starting a fire in his car and vandalizing two casinos on Sunday evening. Sioux Falls police responded to a vandalism call at a casino, where Wahle [Read More…]

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office in South Dakota, along with the Division of Criminal Investigation, Highway Patrol, and Coroner’s Office, responded to a report of skeletal remains discovered outside Spearfish on December 10. The remains [Read More…]