The Mitchell City Council will meet today to finalize 2026 funding for local non-profits, with the proposed budget setting aside $457,000 in subsidies, down from more than $913,000 in requests.
Governor Larry Rhoden says South Dakota’s planned state prison in Sioux Falls will save taxpayers more than $154 million. According to his office, the facility will be funded entirely with cash reserves set aside by current and past legislators, avoiding new debt.
The South Dakota housing market may see new momentum after the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, lowering it to a 4.0–4.25% range.
Officials in Centerville, South Dakota, honored World War I soldier Private Frank J. Holcombe with a bridge dedication this past weekend. Holcombe, who enlisted in the National Guard in 1917 and was killed in action in France in 1918, was the first Centerville soldier to die in the war.
Chamberlain, South Dakota, is preparing to expand its popular Dinosaur Park near I-90 with three new life-size sculptures: a T-Rex, Ankylosaurus, and Stegosaurus.
South Dakota wildlife officials are forecasting an exceptional pheasant hunting season in 2024, with harvests projected to reach 1.5 million birds, well above last year’s 1.3 million.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year under the last remaining nuclear pact with the United States that expires in February, and he urged Washington to follow suit.
Eight months into his second term, President Donald Trump’s long-standing pledge to take on those he perceives as his political enemies has prompted debates over free speech, media censorship and political prosecutions.
Christopher Nolan has been elected to lead the Directors Guild of America, the organization said late Saturday. The Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” filmmaker said in a statement that it is, “one of the greatest honors of my career.”
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 rocked the San Francisco Bay Area early Monday, waking up many people, with more 22,000 saying they felt it, according to the United States Geological Survey.