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Doc Louallen/USA TODAY A lucky group of individuals from South Dakota made history by winning the colossal $360 million Mega Millions jackpot in October. Blue Yucca Trust from Rapid City, South Dakota, claimed a $360 million [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber and Annie Todd/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota government officials, tribal leaders, tribal child welfare coordinators, foster families and legislators agree: The overrepresentation of Native American children in the foster care system is a [Read More…]

Christopher Ingraham/Minnesota Reformer More ticks. More mosquitos. Less snowmobiling and ice fishing. Those are just a few of the climate impacts facing Midwestern states in the coming decades, according to the just-released Fifth National Climate Assessment. [Read More…]

The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office has reported the theft of copper wiring, estimated at $9,000, from a construction site on 32nd Street South. The incident occurred on November 12, 2023, around 9:48 p.m., when unidentified [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – A newly formed coalition is encouraging more conversation around sustainability efforts and policy in Sioux Falls and South Dakota. The Sioux Falls Sustainability Coalition is made up of already established [Read More…]

Aberdeen police were dispatched to the 500 block of S State St. on Thursday afternoon in response to a man swinging a machete towards bystanders. As authorities arrived, nearby businesses and a school were instructed [Read More…]

The South Dakota Board of Regents announced Steve Elliott as the next president of Black Hills State University (BHSU). Currently the vice president of academic affairs at Wayne State College (WSC) in Wayne, Nebraska, Elliott [Read More…]

WINNER, S.D. – U.S. Highway 18 through the city of Winner is anticipated to be open to traffic by the end of the day on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. This completes the second phase of [Read More…]

Three families with students having disabilities at Rapid City Stevens High School in South Dakota have filed complaints with the state’s Department of Education against Rapid City Area Schools. Nonprofit legal services agency, Disability Rights [Read More…]

Keith Pazour, a Pierre, South Dakota resident, recently secured the South Dakota state record for walleye fishing with a catch weighing 17 pounds 13.92 ounces. Despite a late start on Lake Oahe, Pazour’s solitary expedition [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch – South Dakota farmers have received nearly $10 billion in payouts from the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. over roughly the past two decades, with payments specifically due to weather disasters [Read More…]

A fatal shooting in Aberdeen has led to an ongoing investigation by local authorities. The incident occurred in the parking area of the YMCA, where police found a man with a gunshot wound. Despite being [Read More…]

A 59-year-old woman from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, sustained injuries in a single-vehicle incident on Interstate 90 in High Forest Township on Monday afternoon. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the woman was driving west [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight – The South Dakota Housing Development Authority Board signed off on another $19 million in housing infrastructure funding for 19 projects on Tuesday. The ultimate beneficiaries of the grant funding will include [Read More…]

The University of South Dakota has collaborated with Christie Campus Health to prioritize the mental well-being of its students. Over a hundred schools are already part of this initiative. USD students now have access to [Read More…]

Counties in South Dakota, including both the bustling Minnehaha County Courthouse and the quieter Harding County, face financial challenges prompting funding proposals presented to the legislature’s executive board. A legislative summer study highlighted the financial [Read More…]

A Rapid City woman, admitted to the emergency room with head trauma on Nov. 9, succumbed to her injuries. Police responded to a call at 353 Fairmont Blvd. reporting suspicious injuries to a woman from [Read More…]

The Hardee’s fast food restaurant at the intersection of U.S. Highways 212 and 81 in Watertown has abruptly closed, with a notice posted on the door thanking patrons. Employees reportedly received no prior notice. This [Read More…]

Gasoline prices in South Dakota have decreased by 7.5 cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $3.22/g, with a month-over-month decline of 31 cents and a year-over-year decrease of 33 cents. Diesel prices have [Read More…]

(Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) PIERRE, S.D. — Some lawmakers expressed frustration Monday upon learning the state’s $5 million workforce recruitment campaign — which includes television ads featuring Gov. Kristi Noem — is not directly measuring [Read More…]