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A 51 year old man from Rochester, Minnesota man died Wednesday night in a single-vehicle, pedestrian crash near Pierpont, South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported two pedestrians were driving westbound on [Read More…]

Avera and The Center for Neurosciences, Orthopaedics & Spine recently announced Avera’s acquisition of the CNOS practice based in Dakota Dunes, SD. The partnership includes more than 100 CNOS physicians, advanced practice providers, physical therapists, [Read More…]

The South Dakota Department of Education and Department of Labor and Regulation congratulated and welcomed 71 paraprofessionals to the 4th Cohort of the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway (SD TAP) program. Incoming cohort participants heard [Read More…]

A 17 year old male from Hill City died Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash near Custer. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported shortly after 3pm the driver of a Toyota 4Runner was traveling [Read More…]

On June 8th at approximately 7:37 pm a male walked out of local store on S Burr with a Milwaukee M18 Stick Transfer Pump that he had not paid for.  The male left driving a [Read More…]

A man from Elkton was killed in a construction-related accident. The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office says it happened Tuesday shortly after 2:45 p.m. at a residence on Highway 13. First responders found 40-year old Shane [Read More…]

The 55th Corn Stampede Rodeo week officially launched with Tuesday evening’s Community Kickoff at Stampede Park. One of the highlights is announcing the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade Marshal. Chairman Jim Miskimins introduced this year’s [Read More…]

A man and woman from Pukwana are headed to federal prison following their conviction of Embezzlement and Theft from Indian Tribal Organization. The U-S Attorney’s Office reported 40 year old Kyle James Loudner was sentenced [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley  says South Dakota will receive $149,399 from the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide. The [Read More…]

The Mitchell School Board hosted its annual public hearing during Monday’s meeting. Business manager Craig Breuning reviewed the numbers. “For the school district, K-12 only, just shy of $50 million,” said Bruening. “Somewhere in that [Read More…]

A federal court jury has convicted 41 year old John Odom Harris, Jr. from Stockton, California of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance Methamphetamine following a 4-day jury trial in Sioux Falls. The U-S Attorney’s [Read More…]

Attorney General Marty Jackley says South Dakota has reached a $15 million settlement with Roblox, an immersive gaming and creation platform. The settlement will be used to protect children from online threats and enhance the [Read More…]

Greater Dakota News Service With the U.S. Senate’s version of the Farm Bill stuck in negotiations, South Dakota farm groups want lawmakers to strengthen it. The Senate released its version of the legislation, the Agricultural [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch-South Dakota News Watch A group of homeowners whose properties were impacted by a large sinkhole just west of Rapid City have lost a major legal battle now that the South Dakota Supreme Court [Read More…]

John Hult-South Dakota Searchlight Incarcerated women will start moving into a new $87 million prison in Rapid City next month, a South Dakota Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed this week. The medium-security prison will be [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber-South Dakota Searchlight The stakes are high enough in the race for the South Dakota Republican Party’s nomination for governor that Nancy Turbak Berry became a Republican, at least temporarily. The former Democratic state [Read More…]

A woman from Reliance, South Dakota woman died Thursday evening in a two-vehicle crash near Lyman. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported 63 year old Gayle V. Mohr was driving a 1998 Suzuki [Read More…]

  Bart Pfankuch South Dakota News Watch A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil discovered on a ranch in western South Dakota will be auctioned off in New York City on Tuesday with a possible sale price of [Read More…]

A woman from Reliance, died Thursday in a two-vehicle crash near Lyman, South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported shortly before 7pm, the 63 year old driver of a 1998 Suzuki VDD51TON [Read More…]

An elderly person from Sioux Falls who fell victim to an online scam has lost about $200-thousand over the last month. Sioux Falls Police Information Officer Aaron Benson says this scam has a new wrinkle. [Read More…]