Wind blows a path of destruction across southeastern South Dakota

By Makenzie HuberSouth Dakota Searchlight HUDSON — At least no one was hurt. That’s what Amanda Lounsbery said as she stepped over toppled tree limbs littering her yard and tripped over flattened soybeans while surveying damage in one of her fields. It’s …

Medicaid changes a mixed bag for South Dakota

By Makenzie HuberSouth Dakota Searchlight Changes to Medicaid could leave thousands of South Dakotans uninsured and impair an already fragile rural health care system, advocates worry. But a concurrent $50 billion in federal funding for rural providers …

Did South Dakota's Congressional delegation vote to defund public broadcasting?

By Michael KlinskiSouth Dakota News Watch Yes South Dakota U.S. Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds and Rep. Dusty Johnson voted to cut $1.1 billion in federal funding to public broadcasting. South Dakota Public Broadcasting expects to lose $2.2 million — 23% …

Feeding South Dakota asks South Dakota lawmakers for $3M due to federal cuts

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Feeding South Dakota asked state lawmakers for $3 million due to federal spending cuts. Feeding South Dakota says a $500 million cut of funding for food banks through the USDA, done back in March, led to the reduction of 1.5 …

Sandy Hook survivor calls for gun safety education in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The school year is right around the corner, and families around the country are doing their back-to-school shopping. One anti-gun violence advocate called on the state of South Dakota to ensure that guns in the state …

South Dakota Governor Announced “Operation Prairie Thunder”

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has announced the launch of Operation Prairie Thunder in the city of Sioux Falls. During the announcement, he was joined by representatives from nearly all local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. This is a …

Police: Suspect arrested after a couple with ties to South Dakota were murdered in Arkansas

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - There is new information on a double murder along a trail in northwest Arkansas that left a family from KOTA Territory shattered. Authorities in Arkansas have announced a man was arrested Wednesday in connection to the murders of …

Police: Suspect arrested after a couple with ties to South Dakota were murdered in Arkansas

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - There is new information on a double murder along a trail in northwest Arkansas that left a family from KOTA Territory shattered. Authorities in Arkansas have announced a man was arrested Wednesday in connection to the murders of …

Couple murdered in Arkansas has South Dakota ties

Sandy Hook survivor calls for gun safety education in South Dakota.