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The South Dakota Bureau of Finance Management has released a report highlighting a robust fiscal year, with Commissioner Jim Terwilliger attributing the success to the state spending less than it received. The report reveals revenues [Read More…]

The ACLU of South Dakota is challenging the City of Martin’s response to an open records request from the Oglala Sioux Tribe regarding new redistricting maps on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The city demanded [Read More…]

The 2023 building permit report for Rapid City reveals a historic high in total permit valuations, surpassing $400 million. The building services division issued over 2,000 permits, with five of the top 12 valued permits [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – As the state Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments Monday about what constitutes a conflict of interest, the former legislator whose situation sparked the question is repaying money her business received [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – Student absenteeism is one of the biggest problems facing South Dakota public education, said state Secretary of Education Joseph Graves. Chronic absenteeism among South Dakota students jumped from 14% during [Read More…]

18-year-old Carlos Hudson from Mitchell, entered a not guilty plea this week to charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of meth, and drug paraphernalia. The alleged incident involved Hudson assaulting a victim, [Read More…]

Cory Cumings, the 44-year-old owner of Mitchell Roofing & Siding, was arrested in December following an ATF raid on his business. Charges include possession of a controlled substance, stalking, and making threatening calls. Despite pleading [Read More…]

Authorities in Lincoln County, Minnesota, responded to a call on Thursday afternoon on South Center Street in Lake Benton, Minnesota, discovering the body of a woman and a critically injured man at the scene. The [Read More…]

A 98-year-old man, Sylvester Korbel, is in custody following a hit-and-run incident in Watertown, where he struck an eight-year-old boy in a school zone crosswalk. After briefly stopping and leaving the scene, Korbel was apprehended [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – Today, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $98,188,425 in grants and loans for drinking water, wastewater, and storm [Read More…]

35-year-old Jamie Waldon from Mitchell, entered a not guilty plea this week to a Class 4 felony child abuse charge after allegedly punching a 13-year-old victim in the face during an altercation. Waldon claimed self-defense, [Read More…]

A B-1B Lancer assigned to Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City crashed at 5:50 p.m. Thursday while attempting to land, according to a news release from the Air Force. All four crew members on [Read More…]

Democratic State Rep. Kadyn Wittman has introduced House Bill 1042, a bipartisan initiative aimed at reimbursing South Dakota school districts for free and reduced meals. Developed in collaboration with various stakeholders, the bill seeks to [Read More…]

Early in 2023, the South Dakota Legislature budgeted $60 million for a new women’s prison in Rapid City. The state also set aside $330.9 million to start work on a new men’s prison to replace the aging state penitentiary in [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight – The Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to strip Western Dakota Technical College of its ability to offer a quick path to certification for graduates of its [Read More…]

In the early hours of Thursday, police responded to a weapons violation in southwest Sioux Falls. 24-year-old Bobby Martinez Jr. fired a gun inside his vehicle while parked outside the home of an acquaintance. The [Read More…]

A building near Harrisburg’s High School, housing three businesses, was destroyed in a fire that erupted on Wednesday afternoon at 3:21 p.m. Thick, dark smoke engulfed the area as emergency responders worked to contain the [Read More…]