South Dakota has long been known for strong fiscal discipline. We live within our means, we keep our promises to taxpayers, and we plan ahead rather than spend more than ...

Fifteen more teachers graduated from South Dakota’s teacher apprenticeship program this month, the state Department of ...

South Dakota Voices for Peace will host an ICE observer training Monday night in Brookings ahead of Operation Prairie Thunder ...

While it can be difficult for lawyers to obtain copies of videos from police dashboard, body or facility cameras, it is ...

South Dakota’s success rate for keeping truancy cases out of court is the lowest it’s been in a decade, according to an ...

South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch finds out why experts say transparency can increase public trust in law ...

Pierre, SD (KELO.com) — Governor Larry Rhoden’s ‘Operation: Prairie Thunder” is producing results and criticism. Saturation ...

The eighth round of saturation patrols under Operation: Prairie Thunder wrapped up Friday, December 5, with law enforcement activity in Belle Fourche, Huron, and Yankton. This marked the second set of ...

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight A state-funded campaign that’s put dozens of extra state troopers on city streets this fall put 75 people in jail during patrols in Huron, Belle Fourche and ...

A state-funded campaign that’s put dozens of extra state troopers on city streets this fall put 75 people in jail during ...

The eighth set of saturation patrols in South Dakota’s Operation: Prairie Thunder concluded Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. The patrols ...