Chronic absenteeism in South Dakota public schools has held at 21% for two consecutive years after a sharp rise during the COVID-19 era. State data shows Indigenous students experience significantly higher rates of missed school.
The Lake Area Technical College Esports team will compete Friday for the NJCAAE Call of Duty Warzone 2v2 National Championship, marking the program’s first national title appearance. LATC enters the finals following a standout season and a decisive semifinal victory.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has been unanimously elected President-Elect of the National Association of Attorneys General, marking his second time in the national leadership role. Jackley says the position will help strengthen South Dakota’s voice on key law enforcement issues.
The South Dakota State Fair will welcome the 66th Annual Family Campers and RVers Campvention to Huron in July 2026, bringing participants from across the U.S. and Canada for a week of outdoor activities, education, and entertainment.
Sioux Falls Police arrested one man and continue searching for a second suspect after an early-morning robbery Saturday near 6th Street and Cleveland Avenue. Officers say employees restrained one of the men after a struggle inside the business.
A Kingsbury County Grand Jury has indicted a 40-year-old Iroquois man on an aggravated assault charge after a Nov. 22 shooting that left another man hospitalized, according to the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
A Rosebud man was sentenced to just over a year in federal prison after failing to update his sex offender registration and absconding from supervision, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A Kyle man was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for a 2024 alcohol-related crash that killed a passenger in another vehicle. The case was prosecuted federally under the Major Crimes Act.
U.S. Sen. John Thune says the Senate is on track to approve more than 400 of President Donald Trump’s nominees this year, despite what he describes as ongoing delays from Senate Democrats.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a regional “Fentanyl Free America” campaign, reporting significant fentanyl seizures across the Dakotas, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska since October.