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South Dakota ranks 49th in the nation for average teacher salaries, highlighting the financial challenges faced by teachers in the state. As school districts deal with rising costs, a panel is investigating the allocation of [Read More…]

Gasoline prices in South Dakota have experienced a modest decrease, though they continue to hover close to the summer peak. The latest survey by GasBuddy reveals that the state’s average gas price has declined by [Read More…]

Two individuals, identified as 31-year-old Brady Cloud from Sisseton and 33-year-old Jordan Cloud from Veblen, South Dakota, are facing multiple charges after an incident involving an alleged assault, crash, and subsequent chase through central Sioux [Read More…]

A deadly crash occurred 15 miles south of Sisseton, on Whipple Road, involving a 37-year-old woman driving a John Deere Gator utility vehicle late Saturday afternoon. The woman signaled to make a left turn when [Read More…]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eight people, including six teenagers, were injured after gunfire erupted on a Minneapolis street. All of the victims from Sunday afternoon’s shooting are expected to survive, police said. Officers with the city’s [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University announces that Rev. Dr. Anthony Purcell has joined the university as its new campus pastor. His installation is planned for Thursday, Aug. 24, at 11 a.m. in the Sherman Center. Purcell will [Read More…]

MITCHELL, SD—Mitchell United Way is moving to a new office location beginning the end of this month. The nonprofit agency will now be located in the North BankWest location at 1920 N. Sanborn Blvd in [Read More…]

The term “infrastructure” is a stand-in for a great variety of national and local concerns—from clean water to electric grids to access to the internet—but traditionally the term has referred to the condition of the [Read More…]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Public utility regulators in Iowa will begin a hearing Tuesday on a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground that has been met [Read More…]

(Makenzie Huber – South Dakota Searchlight) – In 2015, nearly 25% of locally owned bridges in South Dakota were in poor condition. Eight years later, more than $142 million in taxpayer funding has been spent [Read More…]

Summit Carbon Solutions has taken steps to address concerns raised by the North Dakota Public Service Commission after its pipeline permit application was denied in August. The company submitted a petition for reconsideration, outlining modifications [Read More…]

Tragedy struck Elkton, SD, as a fiery collision between a car and a train claimed the lives of two individuals on a Friday night. The incident occurred when a southbound 2011 Kia Sorrento crashed through [Read More…]

The State of South Dakota has decided not to pursue the death penalty for Alfredo Castellanos-Rosales, an Iowa man charged with first-degree murder and contributing to child abuse in connection with the stabbing death of [Read More…]

Roy Conrad, a well-established counselor in Sioux Falls, has been arrested on accusations of engaging in an illicit relationship with a patient. The 59-year-old is facing six counts of sexual penetration by a psychotherapist and [Read More…]

A one vehicle crash occurred in Sioux City at Tri-State Auto Sales on Floyd Blvd when a driver attempting to evade a deer lost control of their vehicle on Thursday night. The incident, which happened [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced the conviction of Joshua Westenkirchner, a 42-year-old prison employee from Harrisburg, for two counts of simple assault against a prison inmate in Sioux Falls. The verdict also included acquittals [Read More…]

Three individuals have been identified, including a Minnesota man and two Alabama residents, who lost their lives in a fatal crash west of Sioux Falls earlier this week. The incident occurred on Interstate 90, about [Read More…]

The two evening performances of the 52nd annual South Dakota 4-H Finals Rodeo this weekend (Aug. 18-20, 2023) in Fort Pierre will include some special recognitions…. but those being honored won’t be there. Lay Board [Read More…]

North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski released video footage on Thursdsay of a shooting last month (July 14, 2023) that killed one police officer and left a bystander and [Read More…]

A woman from the Humboldt area has been chosen as the 2023 Dakotafest Woman Farmer/Rancher of the Year. Nikki Prosch with SDSU Extension made the announcement about Kelsey Geraets during a forum this week in [Read More…]