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Dakota Wesleyan University announced this week that Dr. Tressa Wede, associate professor of education at DWU, has been appointed to the new position of Director of Education and Community Engagement.  Wede’s new role is funded [Read More…]

Molly Wetsch South Dakota News Watch By the end of 2026, South Dakota residents from the far corners of the Black Hills to the southeastern tip of the state could be sharing an energy provider. [Read More…]

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Dakota Wesleyan University a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant totaling more than $1.5 million to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and [Read More…]

A family-owned hardware has been named the 2025 All Star for South Dakota by HBS Dealer Magazine. Thune True Value Hardware and Appliance Center has been serving Mitchell and the surrounding area for more than [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s beleaguered secretary of corrections has resigned. Gov. Larry Rhoden told South Dakota Searchlight that Kellie Wasko delivered the letter announcing her Oct. 20 departure on Tuesday, though the letter is [Read More…]

Ethan School District School Board Members Paula Vogel and Shawn Jerke were honored by Associated School Boards of South Dakota with the Distinguished Service Award, which honors school board members for reaching milestone years in [Read More…]

A combination farm and agricultural research organization shared its story during Value-Added Day at the South Dakota State Fair. Christina Lind says Blue Dasher Farm is a diverse operation. “Some of our primary products are [Read More…]

The owners of the Fort Hays Old West Town, a tourism destination just south of Rapid City, have about 150 days each year to turn a profit, relying on robust visitor spending from Mother’s Day [Read More…]

Three people were injured, one fatally, in a multi-vehicle crash six miles east of Highmore shortly after 10 o’clock Wednesday morning. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported three motorcycles were traveling westbound on [Read More…]

Governor Larry Rhoden today (Sunday) announced the mobilization of 12 South Dakota National Guardsmen to support ongoing operations in Washington D.C. at the request of President Donald J. Trump. “South Dakota stands in solidarity with [Read More…]

Sheep producers across the state celebrated their first South Dakota State Fair in the brand new Shed complex in Huron.  Department of Ag and Natural Resources Secretary Hunter Roberts says the Shed has been years [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University is celebrating its 140th anniversary. President Dan Kittle told a gathering the communities of Ordway and Mitchell were vying for the opportunity to host DWU back in 1885. “At that time the [Read More…]

A father and son were recognized Wednesday for saving a couple and their dog from a mobile home fire in Mount Vernon on April11th. Deputy Trestin Jerke was conducting a traffic stop when he and [Read More…]

The City of Mitchell Street Department will be working on removal of street lights, sidewalk and curb and gutter at intersection of 1st Ave and Main St. Thursday July 28th, 2025. The intersection will be [Read More…]

A 55 year old woman from Mitchell and a 66 year old woman  from North Jackson, Ohio have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Catherine Hamilton [Read More…]

The U.S. Navy will commission the future USS Pierre, an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, in Panama City, Florida, Nov. 15. The naming of LCS 38 honors the legacy of the citizens of Pierre and the [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Revenue estimates that tax collections from the 2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally totaled $1,581,736, marking a 13% increase over last year’s collections of $1,399,501. These figures include revenues from state sales [Read More…]

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is turning to advanced technology to make dangerous vehicle pursuits safer for both the public and law enforcement. Troopers now have another key tool to track suspects without putting lives [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical College has been recognized as the #1 community college in South Dakota and ranked #13 nationally in WalletHub’s 2025 Best & Worst Community Colleges report. Each year, WalletHub evaluates more than 650 community [Read More…]

SD Searchlight-Makenzie Huber U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune was blunt in his opening remarks during a Dakotafest policy discussion on Wednesday about the state of agriculture. While South Dakota farmers in parts of the [Read More…]