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John Hult-SD Searchlight The latest round of funding from a nationwide opioid settlement will pay for a mobile street medicine clinic, addiction treatment training for primary care doctors, and recovery coaching for incarcerated people and [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber-SD Searchlight One company plans to pause its project but another company’s plan is “unchanged” after South Dakota lawmakers rejected incentives for large data centers. Applied Digital has been courting South Dakota lawmakers and [Read More…]

The South Dakota Board of Regents  elected a new slate of officers for the upcoming term. Jeff Partridge of Rapid City was elected as the new Board President, succeeding Tim Rave, who has held the [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar-SD Searchlight The officials who manage South Dakota’s public employee retirement system said Wednesday that if current investment trends continue, retirees are likely to see a July 2027 cost-of-living benefit adjustment similar to the [Read More…]

Demolition of the former Mitchell High School building has finally begun. It started at the northeast corner of the building at the lower gymnasium as heavy equipment began tearing into the outer wall allowing crews [Read More…]

A 33 year old man from Yankton has been sentenced to Life in Prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to Second Degree Murder in connection with the 2025 murder of a Yankton woman. Craig [Read More…]

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, at the request of the Sioux Falls Police Department, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Tuesday, March 31, in Sioux Falls. “DCI investigates all Officer Involved [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar-SD Searchlight The four Republican candidates for governor of South Dakota clashed over tax policies in their first debate Tuesday, as the leading candidate in the polls criticized two others for their support of [Read More…]

The 29 year old owner of a Pierre smoke shop has pleaded guilty to one felony count of Possession of a Controlled Substance and one misdemeanor count of Possession of a Substance for Purpose of [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University will offer the annual Stark Lecture on Thursday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in the Sherman Center on the DWU campus.  Murphy will also speak during DWU’s regular weekly chapel service at [Read More…]

A man from Piedmont man died last Friday evening in a four-vehicle crash one mile east of Deadwood, SD. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported shortly after 8pm, 92 year old Robert Allen [Read More…]

The City of Mitchell has officially completed a comprehensive study and evaluation of the Lake Mitchell Dam to meet requirements of the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR).  This study and evaluation [Read More…]

To celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, the Idaho Potato Commission unveiled a record-setting patriotic display made from 250,000 Idaho® potatoes at Mitchell’s County Fair Food Store. Justin Luther is store manager. “We stacked up 120,000 pounds [Read More…]

The Mitchell Exchange Club announced its annual “Youth of the Year” recipient during Monday’s meeting. The club names a youth of the month during the school year running from September through May. Mitchell High School [Read More…]

The South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) has announced the selection of Dr. John R. Ballard as the next president of Dakota State University (DSU), following a national search that identified experienced leaders in technology-driven [Read More…]

A 92 year old man from Piedmont died Friday evening in a four-vehicle crash one mile east of Deadwood. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported shortly after 8 pm, a Chevrolet Suburban was [Read More…]

A 23 year old man from Parkston has been sentenced to six years in prison after he was earlier convicted by a Yankton jury on charges of Third Degree Rape and Taking Pictures without Consent. [Read More…]

Secretary of State Monae Johnson issued guidance on SB 175, a new voter registration law that was signed by Governor Larry Rhoden earlier today. Due to an emergency clause, SB 175 takes effect immediately. Under [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber-SD Searchlight South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would require state licensing of non-medical home care agencies, his second veto of the 2026 legislative session. The vetoed bill [Read More…]

Communities across South Dakota are coming together in April to raise awareness of the harms abuse and neglect can cause to our state’s greatest resource: our children. Through prevention efforts, South Dakotans are being invited [Read More…]