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Attorney General Jackley Praises Selection of Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General Nominee
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising President-elect Trump’s selection of Pam Bondi as his Nominee for U.S. Attorney General. “I served with, and was impressed, with Pam as Florida’s Attorney General,” said Attorney [Read More…]
Lobbyist shares his thoughts on the 2025 South Dakota legislative session
A long-time lobbyist and legislative observer stopped in Mitchell Thursday offering his analysis of the general election and his views of the upcoming South Dakota legislative session. David Owen is president of the South Dakota [Read More…]
Mitchell United Way celebrates a successful 2024 campaign
The Mitchell United Way is celebrating another successful campaign. The 2024 campaign set a goal of $475,000 and executive director Ashley Hobbs says the final total is $491,333. “It feels pretty good, but we could [Read More…]
Rail board sends $12.6 million to Mitchell area to support $500 million soy processing plant
South Dakota Search Light: John Hult The South Dakota Railroad Board voted Wednesday to send $12.6 million to the Davison Regional Rail Authority for upgrades to service the state’s largest soybean processing facility. The $504 [Read More…]
More than 269,000 South Dakotans will Travel for Thanksgiving
AAA is projecting a record-setting travel volume for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, across America and here in the Mount Rushmore State. Here’s a quick look at some of the numbers, trends and tips from AAA: [Read More…]
NorthWestern Energy partners to raise awareness about imposter utility scams
NorthWestern Energy will join Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) this week to support International Fraud Awareness Week and to recognize the ninth annual Utility Scam Awareness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Utility Scam Awareness Day [Read More…]
Relaunched Open Meetings Commission finds violations in five of six cases
South Dakota Searchlight-Josh Haiar The Lincoln County Commission violated South Dakota’s open-meetings laws when three commissioners attended a November 2023 open house for a carbon dioxide pipeline without notifying the public, the state’s Open Meetings [Read More…]
Mitchell man sentenced to federal prison
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell recently announced U.S. District Court Judge Eric C. Schulte sentenced a Mitchell, South Dakota, man convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer. 38 year old Dustin Todd [Read More…]
Davison County post-election audit completed successfully
Davison County successfully completed its state-mandated post-election audit in a little over two hours Thursday afternoon. Auditor Kathy Wingert appointed a five-person election audit board to handle the task. “Mix of different parties to ensure [Read More…]
Senator John Thune elected U.S. Senate Majority Leader
South Dakota News Watch Two decades after John Thune ignited his political brand by knocking off Democratic Senate Leader Tom Daschle in South Dakota’s momentous 2004 U.S. Senate race, he will assume the Republican leadership [Read More…]
Kudos to Mitchell Area Veterans
Veterans, friends and community members gathered Tuesday for Davison County’s annual Veterans Day recognition event and luncheon. Mitchell American Legion Post 18 named Rod Satrang as its Veteran of the Year. Tom Oberembt is the [Read More…]
Democratic and Republican legislative leaders elected
House Democrats and Republicans have elected their leadership teams for the upcoming 100th Session of the South Dakota Legislature. House Republicans elected Representative Scott Odenbach of Spearfish Majority leader and Representative Marty Overweg of New [Read More…]
With Trump returning to office, is Noem poised for an administration role? Speculation swirls
South Dakota Searchlight: As the dust settles on the 2024 election and President-elect Donald Trump prepares for his second term, political observers are buzzing about the role Gov. Kristi Noem might play in the new [Read More…]
Ethan Elementary and Timberlake Elementary schools earn national recognition
Two South Dakota schools have been recognized as National ESEA Distinguished Schools. Ethan Elementary School and Timber Lake Elementary School earned the honor based on the outstanding academic achievement of their students. “Both Ethan Elementary [Read More…]
Mobridge family donates this year’s Capitol Christmas tree
While many South Dakotans were taking part in the election process on Tuesday, the state Departments of Transportation and Agriculture and Natural Resources were in Mobridge harvesting the featured tree for the 2024 Christmas at [Read More…]
Two vehicle crash near Rapid City leaves one driver dead
One person died and another was seriously injured Wednesday evening in a two-vehicle crash near Rapid City. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the 44 year old driver of a Mazda 3 was [Read More…]
Two people are dead following a two vehicle crash in Bon Homme County
Two people died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Tyndall. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported the 25 year old male driver of a 2006 Pontiac G6 was traveling eastbound near mile [Read More…]
Kamala Harris concedes her presidential bid to Donald Trump
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday afternoon called Donald Trump to concede the 2024 presidential race, according to a senior Harris aide. During the call, the Democratic presidential nominee “discussed the importance of a [Read More…]
27 year old man headed to prison
Attorney General Marty Jackley announces says a White River man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison, with 20 years suspended, after earlier being convicted on three charges, including two counts of rape. 27 [Read More…]
Congressman Dusty Johnson wins a fourth term in the U.S. House
Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing South Dakota on Tuesday. Johnson captured his fourth term as the state’s single congressman by defeating Democrat Sheryl Johnson. The incumbent was among [Read More…]
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