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Makenzie Huber-SD Searchlight When 9-year-old Liz Renner visited the Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery in southeastern South Dakota with her grandfather, she was hooked. In adulthood, she devoted more than a decade of education and [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar-South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota soybean industry leaders said Monday that a new trade pledge with China is lifting prices but hasn’t erased anxiety about how much farmers depend on a single foreign buyer. [Read More…]

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a Saturday night shooting incident in Iroquois that resulted in one person being injured and the other being arrested. “DCI was requested by Kingsbury County officials [Read More…]

John Hult-South Dakota Searchlight PORCUPINE — For the past few weeks, Oitancan “Oi” Zephier has labored among piles of vinyl records nearly 2 feet high. KILI-FM, the Porcupine, South Dakota-based tribal public broadcasting station Zephier [Read More…]

The fifth grade class at Ethan celebrated a special graduation Friday. The students successfully completed the DARE program. Its objective is to teach elementary students to resist peer pressure to use drugs, alcohol, tobacco other [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says the Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Friday night, Nov. 21, in Beresford involving a Beresford Police Department officer. “DCI will conduct a thorough, [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning holiday shoppers this season to watch out for scammers as well as low prices. “Scammers never take off the holidays,” said Jackley. “Consumers need to be careful whether they [Read More…]

Newly minted South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ryan Budmayr presented his first 2026 legislative preview to the Mitchell Rotary Club. He believes tax increment finance districts, property tax relief and data centers [Read More…]

The High Plains Processing facility south of Mitchell has gotten an economic boost. The South Dakota Railroad Board recently approved an additional $5.7-million dollars in low interest loan funding to complete rail infrastructure for HPP, [Read More…]

Interstate 29 part of what connects several states in the central part of the United States is an integral section of the transportation system.  It also offers easy access to businesses in cities along the [Read More…]

A 36 year old man from California man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for an online scam that cost a Chamberlain resident $472,000. Chee Yeng Wong pleaded guilty Tuesday in Brule County [Read More…]

A newly established Advisory Task Force Committee on Open Meetings Laws will hold its first meeting Tuesday, Nov. 25, in Pierre. The task force is different than the South Dakota Open Meetings Commission, consisting of [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Joshua 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…]

Mitchell Technical College hosted the Mitchell School Board as part of its annual facilities tour. MTC President Theresa Kriese appreciated the opportunity. “So having them on campus, getting them exposed, giving our students and our [Read More…]

Sanford Health announced Monday that it will use a $300 million gift from its namesake philanthropist, Denny Sanford, to build a medical center in Rapid City. Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health, announced [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Social Services will be issuing the remainder of November SNAP benefits this week. DSS began work processing cases over the weekend. Benefits will be loaded overnight and are expected to [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating a suspected drug overdose death of an inmate at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield. 46 year old Timothy Tyree [Read More…]

More than 130 Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 665th Support Maintenance Company, based in Mitchell, have been activated for federal service in support of overseas operations. The company will deploy to Grafenwöhr [Read More…]