As 2024 comes to a close, here’s a look back at South Dakota Searchlight’s most-read news stories and commentary of the year, ...

Some 16 states had "very high" levels of the virus present in wastewater during the week of Christmas, an increase from the week before.

The number of COVID-19 tests coming back positive increased over Christmas, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). A map shows the regions across the ...

In 1972, a virtually unknown senator from South Dakota, George McGovern, finished second in Iowa. After going all in on the ...

It’s easier to become a resident and reap the benefits in South Dakota than in perhaps any other state. Now the state is ...

In a January news release urging ice fishers to clean up after themselves, the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (GFP) also revealed the presence of the ...

I grew up in South Minneapolis in a place called Little Earth. I didn’t see many places around that showed it was Dakota homeland. When I created these maps, I felt like it was important to ...

Some of the balloons people see floating over Wyoming aren’t Chinese spy efforts, they’re from South Dakota. One balloon was ...

Goetz estimated more than 30,000 people are full-time traveler residents of South Dakota, but the actual number is unclear.

Troubles in the Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer's office, a ban on public encampments and the opening of the new Mandan ...

It’s easier to become a resident and reap the benefits in South Dakota than in perhaps any other state. This article explains ...