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Hamlin County farm equipment scam

May 29, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Bass Farm Equipment near Castlewood is offering great deals on farm equipment. The South Dakota Better Business Bureau says it’s the best fake website they’ve ever seen. Jessie Schmidt of BBB says scammers have assumed [Read More…]

Mayor and Barr Engineering Releases Timeline for Lake Mitchell Drawdown Project

May 29, 2026 Travis Kriens

MITCHELL, S.D. — City officials have released a detailed timeline for the Lake Mitchell restoration drawdown project, outlining the steps needed before construction can begin later this year. Mitchell Mayor Jordan Hanson shared the project [Read More…]

Another treatment court success story

May 29, 2026 J.P. Skelly

James Valley Drug and DUI Court celebrated the graduation of Kelly C. from the intensive program Thursday before a packed Davison County Public Safety courtroom. He celebrated 529 sober days, paid off $932 dollars in [Read More…]

GOP Governor candidate shares thoughts on tax reform

May 28, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Tax reform remains a major topic for the GOP gubernatorial candidates. Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Dusty Johnson said there’s a lot of misinformation out there. He favors better-targeted tax relief. “We have some major challenges [Read More…]

Parole violators overwhelming Minnehaha County Jail

May 28, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Parolees are discovering the rules have changed…they’re being pulled back to prison for parole violations and for committing crimes after being released on parole. They’re held in county jails on their way back to prison…and [Read More…]

Mitchell welcomes its Hometown Heroes

May 28, 2026 J.P. Skelly

The first wave of Mitchell Hometown Heroes banners has arrived on North Main Street. Mitchell Main Street and Beyond executive director Elizabeth Luczak is excited to see the project come to life. “The first wave [Read More…]

Legislative primaries attract millions in spending as Republican factions fight for control

May 27, 2026 Travis Kriens

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A Republican rupture that shook the South Dakota Legislature two years ago is returning to the ballot Tuesday, this time with more money and organization on the side that lost control [Read More…]

Trump struck a deal for China to buy $17B a year in US ag products. Farmers are skeptical.

May 27, 2026 Travis Kriens

Rebecka Pieder/Medill News Service WASHINGTON – In a deal that could provide a major trade boost for American farmers, the White House said that during the recent summit, China committed to buying at least $17 [Read More…]

Mosteller selected to lead the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation

May 27, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Attorney General Marty Jackley has appointed Chad Mosteller to serve as the new director of the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, replacing Dan Satterlee who has been appointed as U.S. Marshal for South Dakota. [Read More…]

Declining enrollment creating budgeting challenges for the Mitchell School District

May 27, 2026 J.P. Skelly

K-12 and MTC budget reviews dominated discussion during Tuesday’s Mitchell School Board meeting. On the K-12 side, Superintendent Joe Childs says declining enrollment is impacting the proposed 2026-2027 spending plan. “It’s been essentially a cliff [Read More…]

Housing help on the way

May 27, 2026 J.P. Skelly

Congressman Dusty Johnson said Washington has been surprisingly productive in recent weeks — including recent action to improve housing affordability. “The House has passed out a major housing package,” said Johnson. “We have passed the [Read More…]

Crackdown on parole violators leads to unintended consequences

May 27, 2026 J.P. Skelly

The South Dakota Department of Corrections got the message. It’s cracking down on parole violators…now there’s an overcrowding emergency in the two largest jails in South Dakota. Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead recently briefed county [Read More…]

Sioux Falls 5th grader competing in Scripps National Spelling Bee

May 27, 2026 Travis Kriens

Carson Walker/South Dakota News Watch A 5th grade student from Challenge Center Elementary School in Sioux Falls competes this week in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington. Oscar Quezada won the 2026 South Dakota State [Read More…]

State kicks off $3 million fundraising campaign for Waubay fish hatchery upgrades

May 27, 2026 Travis Kriens

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden appeared Tuesday in Watertown to launch a $3 million fundraising campaign for upgrades to an eastern South Dakota fish hatchery. Blue Dog State Fish Hatchery in [Read More…]

Snowbirds allege poll workers changed them to federal voters without instruction to prove residency

May 26, 2026 Travis Kriens

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A couple who spend winters in Arizona and the rest of the year in South Dakota said they were given a federal-only ballot and denied a state-local ballot when they tried [Read More…]

Year-round ethanol blend bill passed by US House faces uncertain Senate path

May 26, 2026 Travis Kriens

David Lightman Proponents of ethanol, including lawmakers from corn-growing states, say year-round sales of a gasoline blend containing 15% of the biofuel would give consumers a less expensive alternative to fill their gas tanks, boost [Read More…]

Memorial Day observed in Mitchell

May 25, 2026 J.P. Skelly

It was a perfect day for the Mitchell community to gather together in remembrance of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of freedom both at home and abroad. The Memorial Day tributes [Read More…]

Widow of Vietnam War veteran encourages more nominees for In Memory program

May 25, 2026 Travis Kriens

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A South Dakota woman wants more families of Vietnam veterans to know about a national program honoring those who came home from war and later died. Bonnie Bjork’s husband, Timothy, died on March 3. [Read More…]

Standing Rock anniversary event to include music, speakers, celebrity visitors

May 25, 2026 Travis Kriens

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Climate activists and Indigenous and cultural leaders will join A-list celebrities and musicians for a festival and conference Sept. 16-18 on the Standing Rock Reservation to mark the 10th anniversary of [Read More…]

Data center battles started in the states. Now it’s Congress under siege

May 25, 2026 Travis Kriens

David Lightman WASHINGTON — Higher electric rates? Massive data centers looming over neighborhoods? Ugly political fights over what to do about them? The future of data centers and their huge appetite for electricity is quickly [Read More…]