3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (248+ words) MITCHELL — A Spearfish man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Davison County felony court to three prostitution-related charges stemming from alleged activity in the county. Mark Allen Spath Sr., 48, entered the pleas Sept. 8 following his indictment by a Davison County grand…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (373+ words) MITCHELL — An individual exhibiting “unusual behaviors” prompted a police response to Mitchell Middle School Wednesday afternoon, but all students were safe and secure following the encounter. The Mitchell School District issued an alert at 1:34 p.m. Thursday afternoon. “During an…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (706+ words) TYNDALL, S.D. — Six landowners in Bon Homme and Charles Mix counties have received more than $250,000 in compensation from the federal government in two resolved lawsuits involving a former railroad corridor being preserved for public trail use. The settlements were secured by…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (71+ words) MITCHELL — The following cases were among those heard Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, during a circuit court session at the Davison County Public Safety Center, with Judge Chris Giles presiding: Mitchell City Council approves first reading of new election rules for three or…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (467+ words) A Fort Thompson resident and member of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe who has more than two decades of experience working with crime victims will serve as South Dakota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People specialist. Marlys Big Eagle will fill…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (985+ words) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Basketball Association have requested information from Brookings-based electronic sign manufacturer Daktronics as part of their ongoing investigations into wrongdoing by player Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers team. The NBA named…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (691+ words) Some local law enforcement agencies in South Dakota are pulling back on the use of Flock cameras, and the state attorney general is drafting legislation that would put limits on their use in the state. The cameras, formally known as…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (230+ words) PIERRE – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley credits South Dakota law enforcement with the arrest in a youth sexual abduction case Monday afternoon. Jackley said the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) was notified Monday afternoon by Wyoming…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (120+ words) TURNER COUNTY, S.D. — A Parker woman died Thursday in a single-vehicle crash after leaving the roadway. The crash occurred at 6:12 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at 451st Avenue and 269th Street, about 6 miles northwest of Parker. A 61-year-old Parker woman was driving a 2019 Toyota RAV4 northbound…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (105+ words) PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Highway Patrol plans to conduct sobriety checkpoints in 13 counties throughout September. Checkpoints are planned in Brown, Beadle, Charles Mix, Codington, Fall River, Hughes, Jones, Kingsbury, Lawrence, Lincoln, Meade, Pennington and Roberts counties. The checkpoints will be…...