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PIERRE, S.D. – The state minimum wage will increase from $10.80/hour to $11.20/hour effective Jan. 1, 2024.   The minimum wage is annually adjusted by any increase in the cost of living, as measured in the [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that Alec J.  Dostal, Sr., of Gregory has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, with 20 years suspended, after he earlier had pled guilty but [Read More…]

(Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) South Dakota doesn’t invest much state money in child care — unlike several of its counterparts across the country — and existing subsidies for child care are underutilized. Unless that changes, South Dakota [Read More…]

(Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Hydrogen power may soon spread across the country thanks to federal grants, and South Dakota wind turbines could provide some of the electricity to make it. Hydrogen, as a gas, transforms into [Read More…]

A 44-year-old man sustained life-threatening injuries in a crash on Interstate 29 near the Lennox exit on Wednesday afternoon. The incident involved the man’s Dodge Ram pickup crossing the median, entering a field, reentering the [Read More…]

(Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) SIOUX FALLS — A statewide coalition has formed to pursue restrictions on the use of eminent domain for projects such as carbon dioxide pipelines. The group introduced itself during a press conference Thursday [Read More…]

A recent officer-involved shooting in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, left one person injured, as announced by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is currently investigating the incident, [Read More…]

Abbey Stegenga/South Dakota News Watch Each year, an average of nearly 700 out-of-state students who graduate from a public South Dakota university choose to work and live in the state after graduation. State leaders hope [Read More…]

(Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) A state board approved a bond of up to $25 million Wednesday to help a dairy near Bryant construct manure management facilities. During a Zoom meeting, the South Dakota Economic Development Finance Authority [Read More…]

Over the weekend, authorities in Vermillion launched an investigation into another sexual assault that occurred in a University of South Dakota (USD) residence hall. The incident, reported to the USD Police Department, took place in [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – ACT has released its 2023 results. South Dakota students earned an average composite score of 21.1, which is above the national average and the highest in the region. Nearly 60 percent of the [Read More…]

(John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) Teachers in Pine Ridge, service members at Ellsworth Air Force Base and thousands of Sioux Falls residents are among the beneficiaries of about $48 million in housing grants awarded Tuesday. The [Read More…]

Navigator CO2 on Tuesday moved to withdraw its carbon dioxide pipeline permit application in Illinois, effectively halting its project. The motion comes about a week before the Illinois Commerce Commission was set to hold an [Read More…]

(Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch) It’s not easy to make Dusty Johnson angry. South Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives is more comfortable explaining the intricacies of rural development, making [Read More…]

In a recent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), South Dakota has been hit once again, marking the first case in a U.S. commercial turkey flock since April. This outbreak has affected more than [Read More…]

(Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) SIOUX FALLS — Indigenous people who attended a Native American Day parade on Monday celebrated their culture but also lamented a lack of progress on race relations in South Dakota. Gina [Read More…]

A fatal two-vehicle collision occurred 2 miles east of Spearfish, South Dakota, on October 5th. The incident involved a car stopped in the westbound driving lane, which was rear-ended by a pickup truck driven by [Read More…]

On Saturday morning in Iowa, a tragic incident occurred when an 11-year-old, operating a dirt bike, collided with a semitruck, resulting in the child’s fatality. The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office received a distress call regarding [Read More…]