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South Dakota Board of Regents Faces Potential Funding Shortfall Due to State Revenue Decline
The South Dakota Board of Regents discussed potential challenges in securing all the funds they requested from the state at their recent meeting. Pam Roberts, a member of the board, highlighted concerns regarding state revenue, [Read More…]
Huron Man Sentenced for Attempted Enticement of a Minor
SIOUX FALLS – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced Tuesday, Oct. 1, that U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol has sentenced a Huron, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using [Read More…]
Dakota Wesleyan to Present Saint John’s Bible, a Rare Illuminated Manuscript
Dakota Wesleyan University is hosting a public event to bless and present The Saint John’s Bible, a handwritten and hand-illuminated work of art and theology gifted to the university. Commissioned in 1998 by Saint John’s [Read More…]
Warning signs found in new South Dakota economic data
Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch So far in the post-pandemic period, the South Dakota economy is humming along nicely, though some new economic indicators reveal concerns that growth might slow in the coming months [Read More…]
Build Dakota Scholarships fill jobs with homegrown talent
Stu Whitney, South Dakota News Watch When Alexis Myers tore a knee ligament the second week of practice as a senior high school basketball player in Ethan, South Dakota, it was a low point in [Read More…]
Man Arrested for Assault After Hammer Attack on Vehicle in Sioux Falls
A transient man in Sioux Falls, Skyler Glenn Bluebird, was arrested after smashing a vehicle’s windows with a hammer when the driver refused to give him money. The incident occurred on Thursday at 8th Street [Read More…]
State commission scraps plan to reduce mountain lion numbers after public pushback
Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Facing public opposition, a state commission abandoned a plan Thursday in Huron that would have reduced the mountain lion population goal in South Dakota’s Black Hills by 50 animals. The South Dakota [Read More…]
Standing Rock Tribe is latest to sue social media companies for alleged mental health effects
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North and South Dakota has filed a lawsuit in California against the parent companies of Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok. The lawsuit, which alleges [Read More…]
SD attorney general lends support to fight against animal confinement law
Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa and 21 other pork-production states, including South Dakota, are pushing for an appeal of a federal district court ruling that upheld a 2016 ballot measure in Massachusetts to prohibit [Read More…]
Jackley advocates the importance of AM car radios
Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 11 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act of 2024, stressing the importance of AM radios in times of emergencies. “Hurricane [Read More…]
Preparing for Election Day
We’re just over a month away from Election Day. South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson is spending time educating voters of what to expect when they go to the polls. “This year we do [Read More…]
Mitchell family business celebrates its 40th anniversary
Forty years ago Frank Krohmer started his plumbing business with a pickup truck with his wife Kris by his side. “Worked in the field with me,” said Krohmer. “Plumbing houses and remodels and doing things [Read More…]
South Dakota State Penitentiary Lock Down ends
A lockdown of the state prison facilities in Sioux Falls has ended. In a news release, the South Dakota Corrections Department said: The lockdown was a proactive security measure, which included searches for dangerous contraband [Read More…]
$42,000 lawsuit settlement adds to costs of Noem-ordered border deployments
Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s troop deployments to the nation’s southern border now have another cost: $42,000 to settle a lawsuit over a watchdog group’s document request. The federal [Read More…]
Delayed farm bill punted until after election with Congress stuck on how to pay for it
Allison Winter, States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Sweeping legislation that would set food and farm policy for the next five years is in limbo, waiting for lawmakers to decide its fate after the election. The latest [Read More…]
Lennox Man Dies from Injuries Following September Crash in McCook County
McCook County, S.D.- A Lennox, SD man died yesterday from injuries sustained in a September 19 crash in McCook County. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary [Read More…]
Three Arrested in Sioux Falls Kidnapping Case; More Suspects Sought
Three individuals have been arrested in connection to a kidnapping in Sioux Falls. Samantha Talent Adams, 43, was charged with first-degree kidnapping and aggravated assault after being apprehended on October 1st. The charges stem from [Read More…]
State prison inmate’s sentence extended following a guilty plea
Attorney General Marty Jackley says a current South Dakota Penitentiary inmate has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison for assaulting a South Dakota Department of Corrections employee. 34 year old Inmate Christopher [Read More…]
DWU students recognized for their on-campus voter registration effort
Secretary of State Monae Johnson paid a visit to Dakota Wesleyan University Tuesday evening to thank a group of students who led a successful on-campus voter registration drive signing-up 28 new voters. Johnson presented the [Read More…]
North Carolina candidate’s inclusion in Sioux Falls event divides SD Republican Party
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS – A political fundraiser featuring a video message from a controversial Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina further divided the factions within the South Dakota Republican Party on [Read More…]
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