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Josh Haiar-SD Searchlight Pandemic-era political disputes may be fading in South Dakota after lawmakers who proposed COVID-19-related bills during the 2026 legislative session failed to enact their proposals, and some of the legislators who sponsored [Read More…]

A man from Omaha, Nebraska died Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Tyndall. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 8am, the 32 year old male driver of a 2020 Ford F-250 [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden won the Republican Party’s nomination for governor Tuesday in a runoff election, earning the chance to seek his own four years in office after filling out the [Read More…]

The Associated Press has reported Governor Larry Rhoden the winner in the GOP Gubernatorial runoff.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 49 other Attorneys General in pushing the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen its “Know Your Customer” rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network [Read More…]

A 32-year-old man from Minnesota is in custody following a pursuit with the South Dakota Highway Patrol in Sioux Falls and the surrounding area Sunday afternoon. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around [Read More…]

A federal grand jury has indicted a Pine Ridge married couple on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, 14 counts of Wire Fraud, one count of Larceny, and one count of Embezzlement and [Read More…]

A paramedic for American Medical Response ambulance service in Pierre is recovering in a Sioux Falls heart hospital after going into sudden cardiac arrest while waiting to assist with a rescue operation happening on the [Read More…]

One person died after a vehicle went into the Missouri River near the Oahe Dam.  The Hughes County Sheriff’s Office says anglers near the Oahe Dam powerhouse reported a vehicle entering the river around 7:15 [Read More…]

A 56 year old man from Spearfish died Sunday from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash Saturday near Spearfish. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 5:45 pm the driver of a 1995 [Read More…]

Sioux Falls police are investigating the deaths of two 80-year old residents that happened Saturday morning. They answered a call for a stabbing and gunshot wound shortly after eight am. Sgt. Cole German says officers [Read More…]

Secretary of Corrections Nick Lamb says a disaster response crew consisting of 15 offenders from the Sioux Falls Minimum Center and 3 Department of Corrections staff members were deployed Monday to assist with cleanup efforts [Read More…]

Between June 20th, 2026 and July 17th, 2026 the male in the photo has been shoplifting from a business on N Main St.   If you recognize the male in the attached photograph please submit a [Read More…]

Governor Larry Rhoden has formally requested a presidential major disaster declaration for eight South Dakota counties and two reservations in response to a mini-derecho, a tornado, and a historic windstorm. “I saw the devastation first-hand [Read More…]

SD Searchlight-Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday called on the U.S. Senate to cancel its five-week August break, keeping lawmakers in session to advance several of his priorities, despite not having the [Read More…]

Davison County has been approved for an Economic Injury Disaster due to the current drought. Emergency Management Director Jeff Bathke says Aurora County triggered the response. “And since we are an abutting surrounding county, the [Read More…]

Another thumbs up for Mitchell’s Arts in the Park. That’s the word from organizer Jordan Hanson. “You know, I like it hot, not everyone does, but it was really great,” said Hanson. “We were supposed [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed initiated measure that would allow exceptions for the direct sale of homemade dairy products. The measure is proposed by Brenda [Read More…]

A man is in custody following a pursuit with the South Dakota Highway Patrol in Box Elder and the surrounding area. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the 50 year old male driver [Read More…]

The South Dakota Retailers Association is once again partnering with the State Fair to bring the Best Bagger Competition to the Freedom Stage on Saturday, September 5th at 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by Associated Wholesale Grocers, [Read More…]