Top area athletes secure spots in South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals during second week of qualifying

WATERTOWN — Regional high school rodeos continued across the state June 13-15, with the East Region moving to Watertown, marking the second and final week of qualifying toward the South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals. After collecting 19 points in goat …

South Dakota Soccer Unveils Full 2025 Schedule with Key Matches

Via University of South Dakota Athletics, 30m ago VERMILLION, S.D. – Home games against Kansas State, Northern Iowa, and South Dakota State highlight the 2025 South Dakota women’s soccer schedule, announced Tuesday afternoon. The Coyotes have a home-heavy …

Local authors host upcoming events for South Dakota women writers 

Local authors will host an upcoming writer’s retreat and clean fiction event in August and September. Myja Miller and Paula Miller will host a writer’s retreat for female authors and writers to find communities across the state and the Midwest and to have …

South Dakota syphilis rate more than halved from five-year average

Syphilis rates in South Dakota have dropped sharply following a public health effort from the state Department of Health. State leaders say what was once a health crisis has been stifled, though work always remains when battling STIs. The state Department …

Flooding damages parts of northeast South Dakota

Flooding damaged homes and properties in the Glacial Lakes region, but it appears the worst of it was avoided in northeast South Dakota. Now, the recovery begins. Flooding did do meaningful damage in some places over the weekend, but local reports indicate …

South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million in Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota will get about $10.1 million as part of a national $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over their role in the opioid crisis. Attorney General Marty Jackley says the payments, spread …

South Dakota Sees Sharp Drop in Syphilis Cases Thanks To Outreach

PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota is reporting a major drop in syphilis cases.  The Department of Health says total cases are down 41% from last year. Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt credits targeted outreach, testing, and partnerships with tribal …

Former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Taken To Hospital

BREAKING: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance to a hospital in Washington, DC. According to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CNN, former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was taken to the DC hospital on …

South Dakota rabbi visited Israel shortly before Iran air strikes

Tensions are growing following Israel’s preemptive strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Iran followed up with strikes of its own. South Dakota’s lone rabbi had just returned from a trip to Israel with state leaders shortly before the strikes. “I think that …

Attorney General Hilgers Led a 19-State Coalition in Support of South Dakota’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan