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Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight CANTON — Lincoln County could become the sixth county in the state to enact regulations on the location of carbon dioxide pipelines. Brown, McPherson, Minnehaha, Moody and Spink counties already have [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight A new brochure from Secretary of State Monae Johnson aims to address common election integrity questions in advance of the 2024 election, according to a Tuesday news release. The brochure, titled [Read More…]

By Michael Frye, USDA A dream was realized in 1990 when Nowell “Shorty” Hofer began construction on Shorty’s Locker and retail store on the edge of Mitchell. When Shorty passed away from cancer in 2021, [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – Travel South Dakota’s new Tourism Advertising Promotion (TAP) Grant program has awarded a total of $215,025 to assist South Dakota’s tourism industry and increase visitation to tourism-related events. “These funds will help [Read More…]

Antoine Demetrius Richardson Jr., linked to the fatal 2021 shooting at Giliberto’s Mexican Taco Shop, where one person died, has been sentenced to 42 months for firearm possession while holding a felony drug conviction. Richardson, [Read More…]

Sioux Falls police are on the lookout for a man who stole a 2006 Chevy Impala from Gearey’s Auto Sales after hitting an employee with the car during a test drive. The incident occurred at [Read More…]

Gasoline prices in South Dakota have decreased by 6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.10/g currently. The state’s prices are 31 cents lower than a month ago and 26 cents lower than [Read More…]

The Sioux Falls School District, having raised $92,000 to eliminate current student lunch debt, will now enforce a policy limiting meals for students with negative balances. While acknowledging the temporary fix, school officials highlight the [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight – Monthly sports wagering in Deadwood topped $1 million for the first time in October, according to new data from the Deadwood Gaming Association. Gamblers bet $1.02 million on sports, a 19% increase over [Read More…]

X, formerly Twitter and now owned by Elon Musk, has obtained a money transmitter license in South Dakota, achieving a crucial milestone in its pursuit of becoming an all-encompassing “everything app.” This license officially designates [Read More…]

Greg Anderson, a passionate collector of vintage cars, particularly early Chevy Impalas, is auctioning off his extensive collection of over 25 vehicles, including 1959-1963 Impalas, squarebody pickups, and unique older trucks. Anderson, born in 1960, [Read More…]

By Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News GANN VALLEY, S.D. — Rural medics who rescued rancher Jim Lutter after he was gored by a bison didn’t have much experience handling such severe wounds. But the medics did have [Read More…]

South Dakota News WatchStu Whitney South Dakota News Watch/Stu Whitney SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Bob Douglas, touted as a success story of Gov. Kristi Noem’s “Freedom Works Here” workforce recruitment campaign in South Dakota, confirmed [Read More…]

Katrina Christiansen, a Jamestown professor running for North Dakota’s Democratic U.S. Senate seat, revealed on social media that her family experienced a crash in South Dakota over the weekend. The incident occurred near Plankinton, S.D., [Read More…]

PENNINGTON COUNTY, S.D.- One person has died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Saturday, 13 miles east of Wall, S.D. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary [Read More…]

Greg Farrar, a 70-year-old farmer from the Hurley area, pleaded guilty to non-consensual sexual contact with a Freeman woman. Charges against him were dropped as he admitted to the incident on August 14th, when he [Read More…]

A pursuit of a stolen 2014 Dodge Charger in Sioux City on Sunday night ended tragically as 24-year-old Gunnar Lee Kratz, the driver, refused to stop for police. The pursuit through the west and north [Read More…]

The anticipated 2023 Farm Bill, a crucial piece of legislation shaping agricultural and food policies every five years, faces delays, causing apprehension among South Dakota farmers. The U.S. House’s internal issues prompted Congress to extend [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight About a tenth of the 450 employees at Trail King in Mitchell drive 100 miles a day to get there and back from Huron. The pay is worth the drive, according [Read More…]

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run incident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian near Spearfish on Saturday morning. The male pedestrian sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital. Officials are [Read More…]