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Charles Mix County, S.D.- A 57-year-old Geddes, SD man died early Saturday morning in a single vehicle crash in Charles Mix County. Preliminary crash information indicates Kenneth W. Schnabel, the driver of a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling west on 285th Street, [Read More…]

25-year-old Aaron Hacecky was sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation for pleading guilty to Cruelty to an Animal, a Class 6 felony, for beating his girlfriend’s black Labrador named Buddy [Read More…]

Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Bob Zeidman has visited South Dakota just once in his lifetime. He could be $5 million richer because of it. The computer forensics expert attended [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — Republican lawmakers voted to replenish the state’s Emergency and Disaster Fund on Monday, informally endorsing Governor Kristi Noem’s impending National Guard deployment to the nation’s southern border. Rep. [Read More…]

Quincy Bear Robe of Rapid City was sentenced this week to 75 years in prison for the 2022 killing of 19-year-old Myron Pourier at the Grand Gateway Hotel. Bear Robe pleaded guilty to a reduced [Read More…]

On Saturday, February 24th, a Hispanic male reportedly approached a vehicle on SD Highway 28 at Stone Bridge, Lake Poinsett. The male walked into the driving lane, causing the vehicle to stop, and then attempted [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A state House panel updated a high-profile carbon pipeline bill to retain county rights to regulate pipeline locations. But that change was accompanied by another that would force the state’s [Read More…]

Harding County, S.D.- A 24-year-old man died yesterday as a result of injuries sustained in a single vehicle motorcycle crash on February 4 in Harding County. Preliminary crash information indicates a 2024 Kawasaki KX450 driven by 24-year-old Jameson J. [Read More…]

Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight Legislation that would allow adults to carry concealed pistols in schools after getting a permit and permission from a principal is two steps from becoming law in South Dakota. The [Read More…]

The FAA is investigating a plane crash at Watertown Regional Airport involving a Piper aircraft with two people on board: an aviation student and a flight instructor from Lake Area Technical College. The crash, which [Read More…]

28-year-old David Baer of Rapid City, was arrested in Meade County on Saturday afternoon following a domestic violence incident on Sturgis Road. Deputies responded to Sacora Station where Baer fled, broke into Hillsview church, and [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, Seth Tupper, John Hult, Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Bills addressing pipelines, property rights, abortion and direct democracy are provoking strong opinions from legislators as they begin the final two weeks of their annual [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE – The state’s new women’s prison may well be full when it opens, South Dakota’s corrections secretary said this week, a reality largely attributable to the prevalence of drug [Read More…]

Charles Mix County, S.D.- A 57-year-old man died early this morning in a single vehicle crash in Charles Mix County. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — Two bills that streamline the process of removing tenants from their homes are on their way to the state House of Representatives after earning an endorsement from a [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber and John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE – The Legislature’s budget committee endorsed a bill Friday to spend $3 million on phonics-based reading instruction for elementary teachers, and the committee also dealt with [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Tens of thousands of out-of-staters title their vehicles in South Dakota, because it’s cheaper and easier. “This has resulted in South Dakota becoming a haven for non-residents that choose to [Read More…]

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE – Water quality advocates want lawmakers to pump $5 million into the creation of a Black Hills watershed program that would prevent its streams from turning out as polluted [Read More…]

Democratic-Farmer-Labor lawmakers are considering a slew of new gun restrictions this session, many with the goal of reducing the number of semi-automatic rifles in Minnesota. Democrats are looking to build upon the gun legislation signed [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight There aren’t enough elk in the state for all the hunters who want to shoot them, yet in some areas, farmers and ranchers complain of too many elk trampling cornfields, [Read More…]