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South Dakota Search Light: John Hult The South Dakota Railroad Board voted Wednesday to send $12.6 million to the Davison Regional Rail Authority for upgrades to service the state’s largest soybean processing facility. The $504 [Read More…]

AAA is projecting a record-setting travel volume for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, across America and here in the Mount Rushmore State. Here’s a quick look at some of the numbers, trends and tips from AAA: [Read More…]

NorthWestern Energy will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) this week to support International Fraud Awareness Week and to recognize the ninth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Utility Scam Awareness Day [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Josh Haiar The Lincoln County Commission violated South Dakota’s open-meetings laws when three commissioners attended a November 2023 open house for a carbon dioxide pipeline without notifying the public, the state’s Open Meetings [Read More…]

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell recently announced U.S. District Court Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced a Mitchell, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. 38 year old Dustin Todd [Read More…]

Davison County successfully completed its state-mandated post-election audit in a little over two hours Thursday afternoon. Auditor Kathy Wingert appointed a five-person election audit board to handle the task. “Mix of different parties to ensure [Read More…]

South Dakota News Watch Two decades after John Thune ignited his political brand by knocking off Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota’s momentous 2004 U.S. Senate race, he will assume the Republican leadership [Read More…]

Veterans, friends and community members gathered Tuesday for Davison County’s annual Veterans Day recognition event and luncheon. Mitchell American Legion Post 18 named Rod Satrang as its Veteran of the Year. Tom Oberembt is the [Read More…]

House Democrats and Republicans have elected their leadership teams for the upcoming 100th Session of the South Dakota Legislature. House Republicans elected Representative Scott Odenbach of Spearfish Majority leader and Representative Marty Overweg of New [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight: As the dust settles on the 2024 election and President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term, political observers are buzzing about the role Gov. Kristi Noem might play in the new [Read More…]

Two South Dakota schools have been recognized as National ESEA Distinguished Schools. Ethan Elementary School and Timber Lake Elementary School earned the honor based on the outstanding academic achievement of their students. “Both Ethan Elementary [Read More…]

While many South Dakotans were taking part in the election process on Tuesday, the state Departments of Transportation and Agriculture and Natural Resources were in Mobridge harvesting the featured tree for the 2024 Christmas at [Read More…]

One person died and another was seriously injured Wednesday evening in a two-vehicle crash near Rapid City. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the 44 year old driver of a Mazda 3 was [Read More…]

Two people died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Tyndall. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the 25 year old  male driver of a 2006 Pontiac G6 was traveling eastbound near mile [Read More…]

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday afternoon called Donald Trump to concede the 2024 presidential race, according to a senior Harris aide. During the call, the Democratic presidential nominee “discussed the importance of a [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley announces says a White River man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, with 20 years suspended, after earlier being convicted on three charges, including two counts of rape. 27 [Read More…]

Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Dakota on Tuesday. Johnson captured his fourth term as the state’s single congressman by defeating Democrat Sheryl Johnson. The incumbent was among [Read More…]

Two inmates have been found guilty of assaulting two correctional officers at the South Dakota Penitentiary in 2023. 49 year old Lester M. Monroe and 31 year old Kyle Jones were both found guilty of [Read More…]

The South Dakota Highway Patrol has announced sobriety checkpoints will be conducted in 17 different counties during the month of November. These checkpoints will take place in the counties of Bennett, Brule, Codington, Davison, Hanson, [Read More…]

Online registration is now open for current and former legislators, Legislative Research Council staff, interns, and pages wanting to attend the special events on April 12, 2025, commemorating the 100th session of the South Dakota [Read More…]