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The final defendant convicted in a 2022 double homicide in Rapid City has been sentenced to life in prison. The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office reported 29 year old Montell Olivera of Rapid City, received [Read More…]

SD Searchlight-Josh Haiar Economic developers in South Dakota say they’ve been under “attack,” and while they failed in their efforts to incentivize data centers this legislative session, they mounted a counter-campaign that warded off many [Read More…]

Authorities have released the name of a 56 year old man from Aberdeen who died last Thursday in a two-vehicle crash on I-29, four miles north of Sioux Falls, SD. The South Dakota Department of [Read More…]

A wildfire that’s grown to more than 11 square miles near the city of Custer in South Dakota’s Black Hills had not caused any injuries as of Saturday night but had damaged about 10 properties, [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says two of three defendants convicted in a 2022 double homicide in Rapid City have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 22 year old Dillon Wilson [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says a Huron Middle School staff member has now been indicted on 20 total Child Pornography charges following an investigation by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against [Read More…]

The Mitchell School Board voted to accept the findings of the 2024-2025 fiscal year audit during Monday’s meeting. Superintendent Joe Childs was pleased with the findings. “The multiple people that looked at it had no [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota has settled its lawsuit with Mayday Health, and the New York company has agreed to remove any signs with deceptive and unlawful advertisements of abortion pills in the [Read More…]

A woman from Mission died and three others were seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash 13 miles southeast of White River. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 3:51 pm a [Read More…]

A 53 year old man from Gregory died Saturday in a single-vehicle crash on 339th Avenue, three miles south of Gregory. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported a 2016 Honda UTV was traveling [Read More…]

A 60 year old woman from Sioux Falls died late Friday afternoon in a single vehicle crash seven miles east of Alexandria on I-90. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported around 5:36 pm [Read More…]

What if a student’s classroom idea could become a real storefront business just steps from one of South Dakota’s most recognized landmarks? That question sparked a new partnership between the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce [Read More…]

South Dakota House lawmakers killed a bill Thursday that would have limited student cellphone use during the school day, ending a long debate over statewide rules, youth mental health, and local control. The House vote [Read More…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on social media on [Read More…]

Mitchell’s St. John-Paul the Second elementary school has received a $1.15-million dollar endowed gift which will benefit the teachers and school families. This is the largest estate gift in John Paul Two’s history. The Bruce [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight-Dana Hess commentary The South Dakota Legislature, usually noted for the decorum of its public meetings, punished one of its own last month for being out of order. It’s hard for anyone but [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is reporting a 65 year old man from Spearfish died in a single vehicle crash Saturday evening near exit 10 on Interstate 90. At approximately 8:05 pm, the [Read More…]

A Pennington County jury has convicted three Rapid City individuals have  in connection with the Aug. 20, 2022 double homicide of 29 year old Joseph Standing Bear of Norris and 37 year old Petan Milk [Read More…]

By Alexander Rifaat South Dakota News Watch PIERRE, S.D. – The fate of a bill tied to one of the most contentious subjects in the South Dakota Legislature this year – data centers – ended [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University has signed an agreement for County Fair Food Stores of Mitchell to provide the university’s food service effective June 1. According to County Fair Food Stores president Justin Luther, “We are excited [Read More…]