Residents of Minnehaha County could soon see a rise in costs at the DMV, as County Highway Superintendent Jacob Maras recommends the first wheel tax increase in 30 years.
Opponents of the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline scored another win as the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission voted 2-1 to deny the company’s request to delay its application.
The South Dakota Board of Regents has confirmed the cancellation of approximately a dozen student visas amid nationwide immigration policy changes under the Trump Administration.
Representative Dusty Johnson addressed key economic concerns during a tourism coalition event in Sioux Falls, speaking out against federal cuts from DOGE, the long-term risks of high tariffs, and his legislative focus for the coming year. Johnson highlighted potential negative effects on South Dakota’s tourism industry, while reaffirming his opposition to prolonged trade tariffs.
The agreement cuts payments by 33% for Division I schools, including South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota, while safeguarding women’s sports funding and ensuring continued support for the Women’s Basketball Performance Fund.
Voters in rural Davison and Hanson counties overwhelmingly approved the formation of the Davison-Hanson Ambulance District, a major step toward enhancing emergency medical services (EMS) in underserved South Dakota communities.
MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota’s unemployment rate dropped to 1.8 percent in March, down one-tenth […]
Sioux Falls police have identified Virgil Hawk Wing as the victim in a deadly stabbing that occurred last week at an apartment complex near 43rd Street and South Larch Avenue.
A homicide investigation is underway on the Pine Ridge Reservation, where a man was found with severe injuries near the old courthouse on U.S. Highway 18 and later died at the hospital. According to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, a suspect is now in custody.
Ray Steele, a 62-year-old man from Lead, South Dakota, has pleaded guilty in a federal firearms case involving a secret underground bunker and illegal machine guns. Steele admitted to unlawful possession of a machine gun, with a second charge dropped as part of a plea agreement.
