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Each year the South Dakota Council of Teachers of Mathematics gives out a Friend of Mathematics to recognize an individual or organization for their commitment to the discipline in the state. This year’s award winner [Read More…]

Josh Haiar-SD Searchlight When Republican state Sen. Joy Hohn, a pilot from Hartford, asked a state department head if he consulted with South Dakota’s Aeronautics Commission about an upcoming $5 million airplane purchase, the department [Read More…]

A week after lifting a county-wide burn ban, Davison County unanimously agreed to reinstate the ban during Tuesday’s meeting. Acting Davison County Emergency Manager Karen Wegleitner consulted with county fire officials who supported reinstatement. A [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is reporting an inmate at the Mike Durfee State Prison at Springfield has died. The DOC says 57 year old Joaquin Ramos died March 22nd in the comfort care [Read More…]

The Division of Criminal Investigation, at the request of the South Dakota Highway Patrol, is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred Saturday, March 21, in Box Elder. “The Attorney General’s Office and DCI approach [Read More…]

A 65 year old man from Centerville has been convicted by a McCook County Jury, for a 2024 triple homicide that occurred in Centerville. Jay Ostrem was found guilty Friday of three counts of First-Degree [Read More…]

Cami Koons-SD Searchlight Corn farmers in the U.S. are bracing for even higher fertilizer prices as conflict in the Middle East impacts the globally traded commodity, according to leaders with the National Corn Growers Association. [Read More…]

The South Dakota Supreme Court has affirmed the convictions of Kelly D. Warfield for simple assault against a Department of Corrections correctional officer and intentional damage to property, stemming from a 2021 incident at the [Read More…]

SD Searchlight-Makenzie Huber and John Hult The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments for the first time Wednesday on whether a voter-backed amendment to the state constitution prevents the public disclosure of victims’ names, including [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a bipartisan group of 13 Attorneys General in suing OneMain Financial, Inc. for illegally misleading its customers and trapping tens of thousands of borrowers in expensive loans with hidden [Read More…]