SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–A former Democrat candidate for South Dakota governor has announced he’s running for Sioux Falls mayor. Jamie Smith, the assistant minority leader in the South Dakota Senate, will ...

ABERDEEN (S.D. Searchlight)–Toby Doeden, an Aberdeen businessman, officially launched his campaign for governor of South Dakota on Wednesday evening, promising a sweeping overhaul of state government ...

ABERDEEN, S.D. – The Watertown Arrows began their 2025 legion baseball season Wednesday with a doubleheader sweep of the Aberdeen Smitty’s at Fossum Field.

Today, the city council is interviewing three finalists for the job. Joining council members will be members of the Robert Half group, which the city hired to help them recruit what ultimately will be ...

Barry Hillestad of Waubay died May 23rd at his home. His funeral will be held Monday, June 2nd in the Webster Armory. Hillestad was a 24 year law enforcement veteran who served three terms as Day ...

Some of the kids are Hosanna Lutheran youth, while others are Watertown High School football players. Middle school teacher and assistant varsity football coach Chris Tracy helped organize the cleanup ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – David Barranco, who has served on the Sioux Falls City Council since 2022, has announced his run for South Dakota State Auditor.

The South Dakota Drought Monitor, updated weekly, shows parts of 14 counties are no longer in drought conditions. Those counties are Corson, Campbell, Perkins, Meade ...

That message is part of the annual seatbelt “Click it or Ticket” campaign which kicked off this week. The nationwide campaign, running through June 1st, aims to reduce highway fatalities. More than ...

Baker was indicted last May and pleaded guilty in September. The charges arose from an incident when Baker was stopped by police in Watertown. He was found to be in possession of a .45 caliber ...

Twenty nine year-old Gokoh Brown of Watertown, sexually assaulted a 12 and 13 year-old girl in 2023 while living in Red Iron Housing on the Lake Traverse Reservation. The conviction comes after a ...