The Mitchell City Council will convene today at 6 p.m. to address a range of key issues, including a proposed state prison in Davison County, supported by a local developer for its potential to create 400 new jobs.
Mitchell voters will cast their ballots tomorrow to elect two members to the Mitchell Board of Education. Voting takes place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Davison County Fairgrounds.
Eighteen-year-old Taya Ritterbush of Hot Springs has been crowned Miss South Dakota’s Teen 2025, earning $3,500 in scholarships and winning top honors in interview and onstage conversation.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Greg Stanton (D-AZ) reintroduced […]
Miss Rapid City, Payton Steffensen, and Miss Brookings, Emily Deinken—both of Sioux Falls—earned preliminary awards at the Miss South Dakota competition Thursday night. Steffensen, a dancer and educator, received the $500 Health and Fitness Award. Deinken, a middle school music teacher and master’s student at Florida State University, won the $1,000 Talent Award for her performance of the Carmen Flute Fantasie from Habanera.
Lincoln County officials are voicing their stance on potential sites for a new state prison, emphasizing that any proposed facility must align with the county’s comprehensive development plan. The unanimous decision came during a recent commission meeting following a request from the Lieutenant Governor’s office and extensive public input.
The South Dakota Department of Corrections has uncovered a sophisticated drug smuggling operation inside state prisons, involving fake product packaging, counterfeit legal mail, and visitor-led trafficking.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has confirmed that the Division of Criminal Investigation is leading a probe into a violent, gang-related prison incident at the Jameson Annex of the Sioux Falls State Penitentiary.
Sioux Falls City Council is considering a change to future city election dates in response to a new state law offering June or November as options. Council Chair Rich Merkouris notes that June elections would allow newly elected mayors and councilors to begin their terms immediately, while November elections typically bring higher voter turnout but could complicate runoff scheduling around Thanksgiving
South Dakota’s Prison Reset Task Force is racing against time with only two meetings left before making critical recommendations on prison overcrowding. The group must decide what type of facility to build and where. Attorney General Marty Jackley suggests a 1,500–1,700 bed prison could be constructed for significantly less than current estimates, possibly using existing state-owned sites.