Sioux Falls man arrested for making bomb threat in Brookings

July 11, 2025 BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Authorities in Brookings arrested a Sioux Falls man for making a bomb threat against a local business. According to Brookings police, on Wednesday at around 3:35 p.m., the Starbucks located on 22nd...

New Cameras Aim To Curb Vehicle Theft Around Sioux Falls

God forbid your vehicle should ever be stolen, but if someday it is, the chances of it being recovered here in the Sioux Falls area are about to increase. Minnehaha County is currently installing License Plate Reader Cameras on streets and...

South Dakota hunters gain 30,000 acres

Nearly 30,000 acres of private land in northwestern South Dakota will be open to public hunting and recreation through Pheasants Forever's PATH program. This addition brings the total PATH acreage in South Dakota to over 62,000 acres across 31...

Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer talks youth sports in Sioux Falls

University of Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer returned to his home state of South Dakota on July 10, speaking to a crowd for Sanford Sports Night about his experiences and advice regarding youth athletics — along with plenty of stories...

South Dakota enacts porn site age verification law

Gov. Larry Rhoden signed House Bill 1053, which requires websites that regularly host material "harmful to minors" to verify that users are at least 18 years old using official identification or financial information. The law prohibits websites...

Five former players, two umpires to be inducted to South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame

Staff Reports WATERTOWN — The South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association (SDABA) and South Dakota Umpires Association (SDUA) are set to bestow hall of fame honors on seven men in 2025. Five former players — Doug Schooley of Watertown, Freddy Ellis...

South Dakota economics professor weighs in on tariff jockeying

South Dakota Amateur Baseball Rankings [Week 4]

Posted on July 10, 2025 by - Sports WATERTOWN, SD (Press Release) — There’s a change at the top in this week’s South Dakota amateur baseball rankings. The Winner-Colome Pheasants are the new No. 1 team in Class B and the Renner Monarchs now share...

Sioux Falls man with stolen handgun charged with resisting arrest

A 36-year-old man was arrested July 8 on multiple charges, including aggravated assault on law enforcement, after trying to pull out a stolen handgun while resisting arrest, Sioux Falls Police spokesperson Aaron Benson said. The Sioux Falls man...

South Dakota economics professor weighs in on tariff jockeying

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Right now, many countries are scrambling to strike trade deals with the United States as President Trump’s pause on tariffs has expired, and reciprocal tariffs are expected to go into effect starting in...

Sioux Falls Fire Rescue hosts first hydrant party of 2025

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Kids in Sioux Falls had the chance to beat the heat on Thursday afternoon. Sioux Falls Fire Rescue hosted its first hydrant party of the year. Firefighters hooked up their hoses for a fun way to stay cool,...

Rapid City Police warn of Porch Pirates amidst summer sales

RAPID CITY, S.D. —Amazon's annual Prime Day sales event runs through this week. With an increase in parcel traffic across the country, law enforcement in Rapid City are reminding the public to take precautions against package theft, a crime of...

230 illegally possessed guns seized in federal cases last year in South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - 230 illegally possessed guns were taken off the streets of South Dakota in federal cases last year. According to federal prosecutors, 230 seizures are about average for the state. About 35 to 40 percent of seizures of...

South Dakota Supreme Court rules against neighbors in now-moot prison site dispute

The South Dakota Supreme Court handed a legal loss Thursday to opponents of a Lincoln County prison site lawmakers have already abandoned. In a unanimous ruling , the justices decided that Lincoln County residents don’t have the right to force the...

Iowa, South Dakota to receive millions in national opioid settlement

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Two Midwest attorneys general announced that both South Dakota and Iowa are expected to receive millions of dollars in an opioid settlement. Recently, there was a $720 million national settlement with eight opioid drug makers,...

South Dakota to receive $1.5 million from opioid settlement

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Attorney General Marty Jackley announced on July 10 that South Dakota will get over $1.5 million from a $720 million settlement with eight opioid drug makers. “No amount of money will ever be enough to...

2025 MVFC Preview: Are South Dakota or SDSU Predicted to Win it?

It's really anyone's guess as to who comes out on top in the Missouri Valley Football Conference this season. This offseason, there was a ton of change and turnover among many programs within the conference, and both of our in-state schools...

Prison task force selects Sioux Falls

By John HultSouth Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota can’t build the prison it needs at the price it wants without sacrificing quality and longevity. That was the message delivered Tuesday to the Project Prison Reset task force by the...

New blog series honors the people who keep South Dakota’s townships running

FORESTBURG, S.D. — Grading gravel roads, fixing culverts, balancing budgets — township work isn’t glamorous, but it keeps rural South Dakota moving. A new blog series is putting names and faces to the people behind it. The series, titled Township...

Winner/Colome rises to No. 1 ranking in latest South Dakota amateur baseball poll

WINNER, S.D. — There's a new No. 1-ranked club in this week’s South Dakota Class B amateur baseball rankings: the Winner/Colome Pheasants. Leaders of the Sunshine League with an overall record of 14-1 so far this season, Winner/Colome has...