OPINION: South Dakota Win Impacts All Americans

A Small Win in a Big Bill: Why South Dakota’s Property Rights Fight Matters for All Americans   By Shad Sullivan   At a time when federal overreach seems to creep further into the lives of everyday Americans, South Dakota has drawn a bold line in the sand: …

Forever 605 Day - South Dakota's very own holiday

It’s Forever 605 Day in South Dakota– a nod to the state’s one and only area code, 605. Now in its third year, Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen says Travel South Dakota’s focus this year is on specific action items: Explore beyond Preserve nature Honor culture …

South Dakota bonding authority approves $1 billion for Sanford Health’s merger efforts

State Capitol in Pierre By: Joshua Haiar PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – A South Dakota bond authority has backed a plan to issue up to $1 billion in bonds — the largest financing package in the authority’s history — for Sanford Health to support …

Six South Dakota nursing homes rated among the nation’s worst

June 5, 2025 S.D. Searchlight Six of South Dakota’s 96 nursing homes are on the newest monthly federal list of the nation’s worst-rated care facilities. Five of the facilities are eligible for a special program to improve quality of care through increased …

South Dakota communities gearing up as mosquito season approaches

Temperatures warming up and rain showers in the summer create a recipe for mosquitoes to develop and thrive, but communities across South Dakota are enacting measures to control the pests. As of the beginning of June, the CDC’s website said there are no …

DMV scam surfaces in upper Midwest states, including South Dakota

June 5, 2025 Scam alerts are popping up across the Upper Midwest, and officials are warning folks to watch their inbox and phone. South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota are all seeing a spike in fake messages pretending to be from the Department of Motor …

South Dakota boy dies in crash

PIERRE, S.D. (KFGO) – A 16-year-old boy from Pierre died in a crash on U.S. Highway 83 a mile south of Agar Wednesday morning.   The Highway Patrol says the boy was driving a pickup north when he crossed the centerline. A southbound semi pulled over to the …

South Dakota food bank receives large donation of milk

June 5, 2025 SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–It’s been a little over a month since Sioux Falls started enforcing an 18-foot maximum length for vehicles parked along Phillips Avenue. From 9th to 13th Street, white painted lines reach 18 feet from the curb for 142 parking …

South Dakota State soccer releases 2025 schedule

DOH reports first measles case in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has reported the state’s first case of measles in 2025. According to a release sent Monday afternoon, a man in Meade County developed the infection after traveling internationally. The …