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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…]

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…]