The largest tree in the Capitol, a 35ft Colorado Blue Spruce, is decorated by Daughters of the American Revolution of South Dakota and was donated by Bob, Kristin, and Will Rogers of Florence, SD.

WATERTOWN, S.D. –Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS), a division of Sanford Health, has once again earned a place on Newsweek’s America’s Best-In-State Hospitals list for 2026.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins addressed a significant need in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Minnesota acquired veteran catcher Alex Jackson from the Orioles in exchange for Minor ...

Police and medical personnel were dispatched to the 700-block of South Lake Drive where they found a car upside down in the west ditch with significant front-end damage and all airbags deployed. The ...

A scam poplar during the holiday season involves gift cards. People who purchase gift cards should carefully check the card to make sure there has been no visible tampering with the package or the ...

RAPID CITY, S.D.–Multiple fire crews responded to a structure fire at Reptile Gardens overnight. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered an active fire in a detached agricultural shelter. Heavy fire and ...

ABERDEEN, S.D.–A Watertown man will spend decades in prison after being convicted of sex crimes. Back in May, a jury found 29-year-old Gokoh Frank Brown guilty of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sexual ...

Jensen has appointed the Honorable Heidi L. Linngren as presiding judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit. Judge Linngren replaces the current Seventh Judicial Circuit presiding judge, the Honorable ...

RAPID CITY, S.D.–A Pennington County jury has returned its verdict on the insanity plea issued by the man convicted of a 2022 drowning murder at Memorial Park in Rapid City. The jury found Walter ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.–The Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave Program will face questions today (Wednesday) from the House Fraud Prevention Committee. The new program launches on January 1st and will ...

WATERTOWN, S.D.–The City of Watertown has announced the following Thanksgiving holiday schedule: Closed Thursday, Nov. 27 and Friday, Nov. 28: City Hall, Watertown Regional Landfill, Watertown ...

All lotto prizes must be claimed within 180 days after the date of the drawing in which the prize was won. If prizes are not claimed, they are distributed to the South Dakota Lottery’s Unclaimed Prize ...