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LSS no longer offering childcare for young kids
Simplified: Nearly 60 infants, toddlers and preschoolers are losing their childcare center in a couple weeks. Lutheran Social Services announced Monday they’ll be discontinuing childcare services at all locations — though their after-school services are unaffected. Why it matters. This is the latest casualty in the ongoing childcare...
Stuff to do: July 31-Aug. 6
Cheers to five years. Severance Brewing is celebrating five years in business with an event Saturday featuring five new brews, live music, yard games, giveaways and limited-edition merch. Check out the details here. Hit the block. It's the last downtown block party of the summer Friday night at 8th and...
Woman arrested for DUI in northeastern South Dakota crash
WILMOT, S.D.- A pedestrian walking along Highway 123 died after being struck by a vehicle near Wilmot early Sunday morning. Preliminary crash information indicates Darius C. Small, a 20-year-old man, was walking in the southbound lane of the highway early Sunday morning when he was struck by Alyssa J. Feather, who was driving an SUV, also in the southbound lane. Feather was taken into custody for DUI and has other charges pending.
South Dakota Highway Patrol motorcycle trooper gives safety tips amidst heavy Sturgis Rally traffic
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The 2024 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally hasn’t officially started yet, but multiple motorcycle accidents have resulted in fatalities in KOTA Territory this week. South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Taran Hunt often rides a motorcycle while on duty, and he gave some safety tips for those cruising western South Dakota’s highways during this period of increased traffic.
Head of state prison system wants to ‘close the doors’ to public scrutiny of security incidents
The leader of the South Dakota Department of Corrections told lawmakers she doesn’t want to answer to the state’s Corrections Commission, a body that exists to provide oversight and guidance to prison officials. Some commission members told South Dakota Searchlight in recent weeks that they’ve felt uninformed and uninvolved lately, noting that they’ve heard no […]
Owner-Occupied Property Taxes Update
The drafting of property tax relief legislation has already begun in preparation of the 2025 legislative session. Representatives Trish Ladner, Mary Fitzgerald, Dennis Krull, and legislative candidates Tim Goodwin, and Amber Hulse met on July 19th to discuss options, and begin drafting legislation to present in Pierre in January. Also in attendance was Robert Paul, Fall River County Commissioner Joe Allen, business owner Don Olsted, Legislative Representative for SMART, Keith Grieser, and lobbyists Matt Krogman and Lisa Gennero.
SD Bridge to be Dedicated in Honor of U.S. Army Sergeant Lelund M. Kahler
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs hosted a State Bridge. Dedication Ceremony to honor U.S. Army Sergeant Lelund M. Kahler. The ceremony was held Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at the REC Center in Belle Fourche (1111 National Street). The US 85 Bridge over the Belle...
Casa del Ray to close in Sioux Falls unless new owner is found
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The owner of Casa del Rey, a Mexican restaurant that has been in Sioux Falls for over 40 years, plans to close the business unless a new owner steps forward. According to SiouxFalls.business, Cory O’Brien purchased the restaurant in 2016, but began working...