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The South Dakota Capitol received a bomb threat on Wednesday morning, prompting an investigation by Capitol Protective Services. The threat, part of a nationwide state capitol bomb threat hoax, claimed the presence of well-hidden explosives [Read More…]

The Mitchell City Council has unanimously approved a tax grant incentive program aimed at enticing an undisclosed retail business to the city’s north side. The program, presented by City Administrator Stephanie Ellwein, requires a minimum [Read More…]

Avera Health has announced plans to expand inpatient behavioral health care at facilities in Sioux Falls and Aberdeen. In Sioux Falls, the Avera Behavioral Health Hospital will add 16 beds for adult care in the [Read More…]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain who wanted to divert a flight to get medical attention for a passenger was set to make his first [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — Public defenders in South Dakota’s largest city have worked through a tentative compromise with the state Department of Corrections on access to inmate clients. Defense lawyers sounded the [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Spearfish man has been sentenced to life in prison after earlier being convicted of Murder in the Second Degree in the 2022 shooting death [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Watertown man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of Second Degree Kidnapping. Deven Burgher, 25, [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch – A new statewide poll has exposed deep concerns among South Dakota voters that the U.S. democratic system of government is at risk and also revealed that almost half of [Read More…]

South Dakota experiences a potential improvement in drought conditions, with warmer temperatures and recent rain and snow contributing to replenished soil moisture. Despite the positive trends, agricultural experts, including SDSU extension climatologist Laura Edwards, emphasize [Read More…]

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds and numerous congressional Republicans are urging a delay in implementing a reporting requirement for small businesses, part of the Corporate Transparency Act that went into effect on January 1. The law [Read More…]

Despite indicators pointing to a robust economy in South Dakota, experts warn that businesses still grapple with uncertainties in the new year. The state outpaced the region in 2023, with strong job and wage growth [Read More…]

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem unveils a new Freedom Works Here ad, featuring herself as a nurse, in an effort to address the state’s healthcare workforce shortage. With 1,500 open positions for nurses and healthcare [Read More…]

After a national climate report in November warned of rising temperatures, parts of South Dakota experienced record-setting warmth in December. The National Weather Service reports that average South Dakota monthly temperatures in December ranged from 5 to [Read More…]

Two Sioux Falls women, 28-year-old Whitney Christopherson and 26-year-old Izabella Powell, are facing charges for allegedly stealing $15,000 from the Happy Jacks Casino, where Christopherson was employed. The incident occurred on August 4th, and the [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – Some South Dakotans who call 911 won’t see an ambulance show up for over half an hour on the western side of the state if they have an emergency. That’s [Read More…]

Two Sioux Falls teenagers, 18-year-old Sheldon Stewart and 19-year-old Nicole Marshall, have been arrested for their involvement in a pair of drive-by shootings at a home on the city’s northwest side. The incidents occurred after [Read More…]

The Watertown Police Department responded to a report of suspects pilfering mail from various mailboxes around Lake Kampeska. The culprits, identified as Thomas Breese and Jarid Armstrong, were apprehended after officers found their gray Chevrolet [Read More…]

A New Year’s Day stabbing in central Sioux Falls is being investigated by the police. The incident occurred around 6:30 AM at a residence near West 7th Street and North Prairie Avenue. The victim sustained [Read More…]

Zachary Delozier, 27, of Edgemont, and Sara Gaudino, 23, and Isaiah Schryvers, 24, both of Rapid City, were arrested in Wisconsin on charges of kidnapping a minor. The arrests followed an alert for a missing [Read More…]

An inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls assaulted a female Aramark employee in the kitchen’s meat cooler at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday. A correctional officer intervened, finding the inmate in a [Read More…]