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The South Dakota Supreme Court has directed a lower court to reexamine a woman’s appeal concerning a dispute over pandemic benefits. The case centers around Brittain Kovac, who was deemed ineligible for over $20,000 in [Read More…]

(John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) – South Dakota counties have taken extraordinary steps to interfere with state-level permitting for two carbon dioxide pipelines, a pipeline representative told the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on Thursday. The [Read More…]

53-year-old, Chand Alan Achterburg, was arrested on Saturday after a domestic assault call escalated into a standoff, during which he shot arrows at authorities. Deputies from the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office initially responded to the [Read More…]

A fatal collision occurred near Beresford, S.D., resulting in the death of one individual and serious injuries to another on Friday afternoon. The incident involved a car and a tractor. The tractor, a 2023 John [Read More…]

Through a four-year, $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, South Dakota State University will partner with universities from the far-corners of the United States to improve electrical grids across the country with an emphasis [Read More…]

An incident occurred Thursday morning at the South Dakota State Penitentiary where a correctional officer was assaulted by two offenders on the Delta Floor of the Jamison Annex around 9 a.m. The officer, who was [Read More…]

Several ex-employees have filed lawsuits against 3M, claiming racial discrimination and retaliation during their time at the company’s manufacturing plant in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The cases revolve around John Wingo, a Black man who claims [Read More…]

The DWU Freshman Food Drive collected more than 3,200 pounds of food donated by the Mitchell community. The event was sponsored by DWU Campus Ministry. More than 200 freshmen, upperclassmen and other volunteers conducted the [Read More…]

Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Wednesday morning for the new Brookings I-29 interchange at 20th Street South. This third Brookings interchange has been open since July 29th. It was made possible in large part because [Read More…]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Pheasants Forever is proud to announce a new outdoor access initiative with the goal of enrolling 10,000 acres per year in South Dakota. The Public Access to Habitat (PATH) program will accelerate [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – Travel South Dakota’s “So Much South Dakota, So Little Time” was honored as the nation’s best tourism integrated marketing campaign by the U.S. Travel Association and industry peers at the annual ESTO [Read More…]

MOODY COUNTY, S.D. – A Beresford, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Friday, August 4, 2023, in a two-vehicle crash three miles north of Dell Rapids, S.D. Preliminary crash information indicates [Read More…]

FLANDREAU, S.D. – A rough start to the school year in the Flandreau Public School District following two bomb threats Tuesday. The Moody County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that a threat was called [Read More…]

ABERDEEN, S.D.– An Aberdeen man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced recently. 46-year-old Tujuane Lowry was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised [Read More…]

RAPID CITY, S.D.– A Sturgis man who pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in the Black Hills has been sentenced. 33-year-old Deric Dufek robbed the Great Western Bank in Spearfish on March 14, 2022. He [Read More…]