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The National Park Service (NPS) has implemented new rules in collaboration with the Federal Aviation Administration, prohibiting helicopter tours over Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Badlands National Park. Commercial flights are required to maintain a [Read More…]

Activists gathered at the Pennington County Administration Building on Tuesday to call for the resignation of State’s Attorney Lara Roetzel, citing a perceived lack of justice for Native Americans, particularly in the controversial plea deal [Read More…]

A man and woman engaged in a carjacking in Arlington and an attempted one in Volga, South Dakota, prompting an extensive search by law enforcement. The suspects threatened a person with a rifle, stole a [Read More…]

In northeastern South Dakota, a surplus of corn has led to logistical challenges as harvest season concludes. Farmers are dealing with long wait times at elevators, limited operating hours, and an abundance of corn piles. [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch and Mark Andersen/South Dakota News Watch STURGIS, S.D. – During the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions in the food production supply chain and workforce sometimes led to empty grocery shelves, pushing some consumers to turn [Read More…]

Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is considering a semester-long certificate program for medical marijuana dispensary workers. The proposed curriculum includes courses on medical marijuana laws, pharmacology, ethics, compliance in dispensing, and a [Read More…]

Isaiah Dubray, a Sioux Falls man, has been sentenced to life in prison for a violent attack in a central Sioux Falls apartment building. In October 2022, Dubray stabbed and killed a man, leaving a [Read More…]

On November 14, a fatal collision between a car and a bicycle occurred at the intersection of East Main Street and Anderson Street in Vermillion. The bicyclist, identified as Clayton Lehmann, a 67-year-old professor at [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight — Minnehaha County commissioners signed off on a settlement agreement Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of violating the First Amendment rights of people collecting signatures for ballot [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight – Insurance coverage allowed South Dakota’s most well-attended fair to avoid the sting of financial loss in 2023. Sioux Empire Fair Director Scott Wick told Minnehaha County commissioners on Tuesday [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Today, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) announced multiple recipients of Governor Kristi Noem’s Investment Plan for Child Care. “These grants will help parents expand their child care options,” said Governor [Read More…]

Sheldon Flute and Erica Weston, parents involved in a fatal drunk driving crash near Loneman, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation, are now facing federal charges. Sheldon Flute is charged with involuntary manslaughter for [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Sisseton man has been convicted and sentenced to a combined 25 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to three counts of Sexual Assault [Read More…]

Saturday’s Thanksgiving turkey giveaway in Mitchell was a big success. Karen Pooley of the Mitchell Food Pantry told the city council that volunteers gave away 186 turkeys, plus food boxes weighing 34 pounds each. Most [Read More…]

Despite objections and a lengthy discussion,  the Mitchell City Council approved rezoning in the Ridgeview on Foster workforce housing site on Monday night. The primary concerns were traffic and the extension of Nagle Drive to [Read More…]

More than 181,000 South Dakotans are expected to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Shawn Steward with AAA South Dakota says 89% of travelers are driving. He says AAA is projecting the busiest travel times [Read More…]

Three officials from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe are facing a federal court challenge for banishing two former educators, Sarah Shaff and Keith Fodness, over allegations of child abuse. The educators filed a lawsuit against [Read More…]

The South Dakota Board of Education Standards has elected Steve Perkins of Sioux Falls as its new president, marking the fourth change in less than three years. In a 4-2 secret ballot, Perkins won over [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight – The state’s fourth river otter trapping season ended last weekend when the legal limit of 20 was reached. That season was unimaginable only a few decades ago when river otters [Read More…]

In Hamlin County, a passerby’s discovery of a partially submerged vehicle led to the charging of a juvenile for failure to report a crash and reckless driving. The Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a [Read More…]