Navy Week brings sailors home to Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - This weekend will wrap up the 2025 Navy Week in Sioux Falls. Since Monday, more than 50 sailors have been connecting with the community by speaking with school kids and working on projects for homeless...

Classic Tattoo Show brings new ink to Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The buzz of tattoo machines and the roar of motorcycles are both filling The Monument in Rapid City as the inaugural Classic Tattoo Show brings more than 250 artists, entertainers, and vendors to the area for the three-day...

Families Celebrate 'Last Hurrah' of Summer at Downtown Rapid City Back to School Block Party

RAPID CITY, S.D. —The annual Back to School Block Party attracted local families to Main Street Square on Saturday for a final summer celebration before classes resume in just over a week. The event was hosted by Downtown Rapid City and ran from...

South Dakota beat North Dakota 6-0 in LLB Midwest Region game

Woster: Eliminating FEMA? History shows South Dakota needs emergency response operations

Orientation for a job in public information for the Department of Public Safety in 2009 included a brief tour of the state’s Emergency Operations Center. The tour guide, who was leaving the post I had been hired into, showed me the EOC...

Four men from South Dakota arrested and federally charged following multi-agency child exploitation operation during Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

The South Dakota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, the Rapid City Police Department, the Ellsworth AFB Office of Special...

Rhoden Signs Cash/Land Swap Deal for Prison Site in Northeast Sioux Falls

Published 2025-08-09 by Cory Allen Heidelberger Last month Governor Rhoden’s Prison Task Force made clear that if the Legislature will approve the money, the state will build a new prison in Sioux Falls, not in recalcitrant Lincoln County or any...

Rapid City man sentenced for receiving firearm while under indictment

Alison J. Ramsdell U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of South DakotaAlison J. Ramsdell U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota A Rapid City man has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of...

Governor announces $17 million deal for Sioux Falls prison site, subject to legislative approval

South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden speaks during a press conference Feb. 6, 2025, at the Capitol in Pierre with Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) — South Dakota Gov....

Brandon woman sentenced to ten years for meth trafficking in Sioux Falls

Alison J. Ramsdell U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of South DakotaAlison J. Ramsdell U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota A woman from Brandon, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison...

Four South Dakotans charged federally after Sturgis Rally child exploitation sting

Alison J. Ramsdell U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of South DakotaAlison J. Ramsdell U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota Four men from South Dakota have been arrested and face federal charges following a...

Underrated National Forest Hikes in South Dakota That Rival the Skyline Trail Loop

South Dakota 9-1-1 Centers Implement RapidSOS To Enhance Emergency Response

PIERRE — South Dakota 9-1-1 call centers have recently began implementing the RapidSOS Unite GIS module, an AI-powered intelligent safety platform that securely connects life-saving data from over 540 million devices, apps, and sensors directly to...

South Dakota man injured after truck overturns in Pulaski County

A South Dakota man was seriously injured after overturning his vehicle in Pulaski County on Friday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) reported the incident happened at 12:25 p.m. in the westbound lane of I-44, next to mile marker 149. The...

Sioux Falls Little League Team defeats Fargo to return to Williamsport

WHITESTOWN, I.N. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls Little League team took the field in the Midwest Regional Championship game. It was a rematch with Fargo, and the winner would advance to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA....

South Dakota Lottery announces weekly winners for August 1–7

Last week, several South Dakota Lottery players claimed significant prizes. A $30,000 prize was awarded to a ticket purchased at Elk Creek Valley Market in Piedmont through the Joker’s Wild game. Another player won $25,000 on a Supper Hot 777S...

Employers from Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting sector in South Dakota filed 1,211 H-2A petitions in 2024

United Development Management Company, LLC Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 77 100% 0% SBH Agent Services, Inc. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 76 100% 0% JNJ Construction, Inc. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 62...

Sioux Falls Little League Dominates Fargo, on to LLWS!

The Sioux Falls Little League team had a massive redemptive opportunity on Friday to avenge a recent loss to North Dakota (Fargo) with a trip to Williamsport on the line. Sioux Falls had fallen to Fargo on Wednesday by the final of 5-4 and matched...

Expectations high for the Rapid City Stevens boys soccer team

RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Rapid City Stevens boys soccer team is coming off a highly successful season in 2024, that culminated with a tough loss to Watertown in the Class AA state quarterfinals. This year, the Raiders once again enter the season...

Rapid City shooting suspect arrested