The South Dakota Highway Patrol will conduct sobriety checkpoints in 16 counties throughout October, including Brule, Davison, Minnehaha, Pennington, and Yankton. The checkpoints, carried out with local law enforcement and funded by the Office of Highway Safety, aim to remind drivers not to drink and drive.
Five people, including three students, were seriously injured in a collision northwest of Harrison last week when a school bus and a semi-truck collided at an uncontrolled intersection. The crash occurred just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.
U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has introduced Kamisha’s Law, a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for certain murder charges on federal and tribal lands.
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Mitchell city leaders are moving forward with plans for a second fire station, fully funding the $2.5 million project in the 2026 budget. The city council reversed a prior plan to spread costs over three years. Potential sites include the old water treatment plant or land near the airport. Fire Chief Shannon Sandoval says the department already has the necessary equipment and will add six new employees in 2026.
A proposal from South Dakota’s interim property tax committee to raise the state sales tax by 2% to offset property tax reductions is facing pushback.
Property tax reform is expected to be a top issue when South Dakota legislators return to Pierre in 2026. District 8 Senator Casey Crabtree of Madison says lawmakers will likely face several competing proposals, with the key challenge being how to deliver meaningful tax relief while ensuring schools and counties have the funding they need to operate.
South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the U.S. House has already passed a bill with a continuing resolution to keep the government open, but the Senate has yet to act.
South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson warns that a federal budget deal is unlikely before the fiscal year ends September 30, raising the risk of a partial government shutdown. Johnson says lawmakers remain at a stalemate over a budget extension as the deadline approaches.
Davison County commissioners have finalized the 2026 budget, approving more than $8.8 million in property tax revenue and setting aside $100,000 to plan for a potential new jail and public safety building.