Jackley announced a settlement this week involving allegations against General Motors. (Makenzie Huber / South Dakota Searchlight) South Dakota’s Consumer Protection Fund will get a $2.6 million boost ...

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, which means we’re almost done with campaign commercials explaining why someone who seems perfectly pleasant in the cereal aisle is actually a threat to civilization.

For the last year, each of my opponents has had the tall task of convincing voters that South Dakota is broken. That it needs fixing. We’ve seen slogans like “Save South Dakota.” And voter after voter ...

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For nearly 50 years, Republicans have controlled South Dakota’s state government. During that time, our state has grown, our economy has changed and our communities have faced new challenges. But ...

Sandra Moore passed away on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, surrounded by her four sons and their families. The family and all others are welcome to attend the visitation from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, ...

If you ask Randy McAllister what decades on the road as a bluesman has taught him, he won’t give you a speech about fame and ...

There is considerable disagreement about what Amendment I would mean for Medicaid expansion in South Dakota. Supporters argue that it would simply give state leaders flexibility to reconsider Medicaid ...

A South Dakota sheriff is facing scrutiny over an abrupt and steep jump in fuel purchases at a gas station owned by a political ally. But the brass in the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office are ...

Adam Brandon gets pledge disavowing two-party system, politically-motivated federal spending from Rounds challenger ...

The South Dakota Department of Transportation has launched a monthslong study examining 130 railroad crossings across Sioux Falls, Brandon, Harrisburg and Crooks, assessing them for potential safety ...

A dinosaur skeleton that sold for a jaw-dropping $47.3 million at auction in New York on Oct. 27 had a tie to South Dakota. Sotheby’s, the auctioneer, had estimated that Jodi the dinosaur would sell ...