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MITCHELL, S.D. — A full slate of activities is slated for Dakota Wesleyan University’s Blue and White Days homecoming week to be held Sept. 11-17. On Monday, Sept. 11, the annual coronation of homecoming Royals [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – With the start to a new school year in South Dakota, it’s time to talk about the ways schools and families can help maintain the emotional and mental health of their students. [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Education is launching a statewide literacy initiative designed to build better readers across the state. “The ability to read is foundational to all learning. Up until about [Read More…]

33-year-old Joseph Bendel has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of 34-year-old Douglas Lindberg Jr. The incident occurred in rural Grant County in northeast South Dakota, [Read More…]

The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that only gets worse when the hatch quickens in times of heat and drought. Jackson watched [Read More…]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Scorching weather hitting nearly 100 million people across a huge swath of the U.S. forced schools and outdoor workers to scramble to adjust Tuesday — and claimed the life of a [Read More…]

Jodi Reiners of the Mitchell School District Caring Closet was recently honored by Associated School Boards of South Dakota with the ASBSD Community Service Award for efforts in addressing multiple issues in the district and [Read More…]

All three members of South Dakota’s delegation to Washington will not be in South Dakota when Donald Trump visits in September. Trump will be in Rapid City headlining the state GOP’s “Monumental Leaders Rally” at [Read More…]

On August 26, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) staff and volunteers are teaming up with law enforcement in South Dakota for “Saturation Saturday,” an annual effort to saturate communities with facts, tips, law enforcement patrols [Read More…]

The name of the man Pierre police believe drowned at Down’s Marina on August 11th has been released. Captain Dusty Pelle says police still don’t know what caused 69 year-old Larry Kucker to enter the [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College has earned high honors from a nationwide organization assessing the support shown to military personnel and their families by colleges and businesses. The Military Friendly Company survey investigates and identifies the organizations [Read More…]

A fire broke out in the meat cooler of the Walmart in Vermillion on Tuesday afternoon. Walmart employees were quick to respond, using a fire extinguisher to contain the blaze before official first responders arrived. [Read More…]

PIERRE, S.D. – In support of our veterans, military personnel, and their families, the South Dakota State Fair offers numerous events throughout the week honoring our heroes. The Fair will host a “Salute to Veterans” program on [Read More…]

Congress is unlikely to pass a new farm bill before the current one expires, but South Dakota’s congressional delegation is confident in its passage by the end of the year. While both the 2018 farm [Read More…]

On Monday morning, authorities in Lincoln County attended the scene of a collision between a vehicle and a train. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported that a Buick Encore was heading south on 479th Ave, [Read More…]

Hazel Baumberger knows she’s a little famous around the Avera Parkwood Senior Apartments in Pierre, SD. Rightly so: She’s 107, after all, reaching that milestone Jan. 29, 2023. Baumberger was born during World War I, [Read More…]

On the second day of the school year, Flandreau Public School faced a bomb threat, leading to the evacuation of all 720 students to the Tribal Community Center. Responding to a male caller’s threat received [Read More…]

One person died Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash 12 miles west of Kadoka, S.D. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates a [Read More…]

Ft. Pierre, South Dakota– At a special SCC meeting in Ft. Pierre this past Saturday, Shane Merrill was named the South Dakota Democratic Party’s interim chair. “I look forward to working with other members to [Read More…]

(Makenzie Huber – South Dakota Searchlight) – More than 11,500 South Dakotans hold medical marijuana cards two years after medical cannabis became legal in South Dakota. That’s well ahead of projections made by the state when [Read More…]