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After considering 560 bills, resolutions, and commemorations, meeting for 38 days, and having to delay adjournment a day because of winter weather, the 99th session of the South Dakota is history. The House and Senate [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University will wrap up its year-long Lecture Series on topics of contemporary interest. The fourth and final of the series, the annual Carhart Lecture, will be held on Tuesday, April 2, at 7 [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a pre-construction informational meeting to share project details about the S.D. Highway 37 construction project scheduled for 2024-2025. The informational meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University has added a new Hall of Fame to its roster of events acknowledging the contributions and support of alumni and friends of the university. The first-ever inductees, Ron and Sheilah Gates of [Read More…]

Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden was on hand for Thursday’s ribbon-cutting and open house at Mitchell Technical College’s Ag Power Diesel Lab…..   He said Governor Kristi Noem and he want to empower as many South [Read More…]

The South Dakota Corrections Department says an escapee who’s been missing for more than two years is back in custody. Brandon Witt was arrested in Mitchell on Thursday. He was placed on escape status when [Read More…]

Mitchell Technical Colleges Ag Power Diesel program celebrated the official opening of its new $5-million dollar, 36,000 square-foot facility Thursday. MTC President Mark Wilson says it gathered several programs under one roof….   Plus it’s [Read More…]

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising approval of the fiscal year 2025 state general fund budget that includes funds for the Attorney General’s Office to use for a new Digital Investigation Unit, cybersecurity [Read More…]

South Dakota high school students may now enter this year’s Lesson Learned teen safe driving campaign, where they can win $10,000 for themselves and another $10,000 for a school-sponsored activity or program of their choice. [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem, in coordination with the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, is proclaiming Friday, March 29, 2024, as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day.” The Governor and the Department are calling on all [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley and Mitchell law enforcement announce that a person has been arrested in the investigation of a female body that was found this week in Mitchell. The deceased has been identified as [Read More…]

Compared to the 2023 South Dakota legislative session, the just-completed 2024 session drew praise from Governor Kristi Noem…..   She says it’s good to have some conflict back and forth and discussion….   Noem hosted [Read More…]

South Dakota Education Secretary and former Mitchell school superintendent Joe Graves was on-hand for Wednesday’s bill-signing with Governor Kristi Noem in Mitchell. Graves says HB 1022 which authorized $6-million dollars for the Education Department to [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem signed two bills and hosted a Townhall Wednesday at Mitchell High School. The Governor signed House Bill 1022 surrounded by legislators and youngsters…   Followed by Senate Bill 127……   Noem presented [Read More…]

Dakota Wesleyan University will host its first-ever esports tournament for interested high school students on Saturday, April 13.  The tournament will be held in the DWU/Avera Sports and Wellness Complex.  Check in is at 9 [Read More…]

Governor Kristi Noem is hosting a townhall in Mitchell at the High School on Wednesday. She’ll also sign SB 127, which establishes a minimum teacher salary and revises the requirements pertaining to average teacher compensation, [Read More…]

The Mitchell Area Development Corporation sees success with the “Move to Mitchell $1,000 Relocation Incentive” campaign, which has impacted the employment landscape and turned heads since its inception in October. The Mitchell Area Development Corporation [Read More…]

The SD Department of Health has created Nexus SD, a technology platform and referral system connecting individuals and families to health care, human, and social service providers across the state, with just one call or [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Health has become aware of an ongoing scam impacting multiple healthcare regulatory boards within South Dakota. This fraudulent activity involves individuals impersonating Department of Health or licensing board officials and [Read More…]

With little dissent, the South Dakota Legislature passed a $7.3 billion Fiscal Year 2025 budget Thursday. HB1259 passed the Senate 32 to 2 and the House 69 to 1. As is tradition, it was the [Read More…]