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Ron Rivett, the founder of Super 8 Motels and My Place hotels, has died at the age of 83. According to a death notice from Carlson Funeral Home, Rivett passed away on December 9 at [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Spearfish man has been convicted by a Lawrence County jury in the 2022 shooting death of his wife. Dreau L. Rogers, was convicted Thursday [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight – The Department of Revenue’s Motor Vehicle Division will no longer serve as an arbiter of good taste and decency in its review of personalized license plates, according to a settlement [Read More…]

Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight – A nonprofit is launching a study on the economic impact of the zebra mussel invasion in South Dakota and accusing state government of a lackluster response to the problem. The South [Read More…]

Salvation Army Lieutenant Rodney Morin, while counting donations in Mitchell, discovered a South African Krugerrand coin inside one of the kettles. Initially mistaken for a U.S. one-dollar coin, the Krugerrand is made of high-purity gold [Read More…]

Greg Farrar, a 70-year-old farmer from the Hurley area with a history of stalking and harassing women, has been sentenced to six months in jail for having sexual contact with a Freeman woman without consent. [Read More…]

As the auto industry undergoes a significant shift towards electric vehicles (EVs), auto repair training programs are facing the challenge of preparing technicians for this rapidly changing landscape. Thor Green, an automotive technology instructor at [Read More…]

A crash on Friday afternoon resulted in the death of Laurel Elizabeth Wicks, a 47-year-old former La Crosse, Wisconsin, resident now residing in Cavour, South Dakota. The incident occurred on Highway 35 near Mohawk Valley [Read More…]

MISSION, S.D. (Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch) – A cracked and peeling wooden sign signals the entrance to St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery in Mission, where Rose Cordier-Beauvais paid her respects. The November sky [Read More…]

A stolen vehicle report in Lincoln County led authorities to the scene of a triple fatality accident on 291st Street early on Saturday morning. The stolen vehicle, originating from a nearby farm, was suspected to [Read More…]

The South Dakota Board of Regents will meet at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D., next week and discuss expanding its South Dakota Advantage Program that grants in-state tuition rates to residents of other [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A state Department of Game, Fish and Parks official acknowledged ongoing problems recently with an e-commerce system launched last year to process purchases of hunting and fishing licenses, camping reservations and [Read More…]

Sioux Falls Police Officer Kasey Lanning drives around downtown Sioux Falls on Nov. 30, 2023. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The Corson County Sheriff’s Office in north-central South Dakota is constantly cycling [Read More…]

Davison County, S.D.- A 24-year-old man died Wednesday morning in a two vehicle crash in Davison County. Preliminary crash information indicates a 2014 Caterpillar highway maintainer driven by Steven Leroy Groseth, 63, of Corsica, SD, was driving northbound on 397th Avenue. A [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota needs a new flag, says Brandon Valley High School student Ryan Schultz. Schultz, who is passionate about flag design and vexillology (the study of flags), is leading the charge, [Read More…]

A group of engineering students from South Dakota State University, known as ‘Space Trajectory,’ has progressed to the top six finalists in NASA’s “Break the Ice” challenge, aimed at developing technologies to support sustained human [Read More…]

A recent incident in Sioux Falls involved a DUI-related crash resulting in a four-year-old child being injured. The collision occurred Friday night around 6:30 pm when a 2012 Hyundai, driven by 33-year-old Nathan Earley, ran [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued this statement on the on-going search for Rachel Cyriaks: “In the past several weeks, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) and other [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A lobbying group is hoping for bills during the 2024 legislative session to increase lottery revenues across the state. Matt Krogman, with the South Dakota Licensed Beverage Dealers and Gaming Association, [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight Custer State Park sold 498 bison during its 58th annual auction on Nov. 4, amassing $633,700. That was an increase over last year’s total of 399 bison and $391,900. The Game, [Read More…]