South Dakota’s Move Over Law changing on July 1

On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, South Dakota’s Move Over Law is changing. South Dakota’s previous Move Over law required drivers to change lanes when approaching emergency vehicles stopped on the side of the road. Starting July 1, drivers will be required to …

19-Year-Old Oglala Lakota Democrat Robert Arnold Launches Historic Bid for South Dakota Governor

PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A 19-year-old Pierre native is seeking South Dakota’s top political seat. Dakota State University study Robert Arnold is running for governor. He needs to collect 1,231 signatures to qualify for the ballot. If that happens, he’ll …

December retirement of Justice Janine Kern opens up seat on South Dakota Supreme Court

PIERRE — The longest-serving current justice of South Dakota’s Supreme Court will step down in December, creating a vacancy to be filled by Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden. Justice Janine Kern represents the high court’s first district, which includes Custer, …

South Dakota’s Thune Goes To Mat For Medicaid Reforms In ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is making the case for reforming Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — arguing that eliminating alleged waste, fraud and abuse in the entitlement program is the “right thing to do.” Thune told the …

Attorney General Jackley Announce DCI Investigating 4th Inmate Death at the South Dakota State Penitentiary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878  PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is …

These Stadiums Are Big Enough to Hold Entire South Dakota Cities

The size of sports stadiums always blows my mind. I almost can't wrap my mind around a structure that can hold so many people. Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where the University of Michigan plays football, has a capacity of 107,601! I may be …

Is South Dakota among the most vulnerable to hail damage?

Worth in South Dakota Highway Patrol 71st Recruit Academy Graduating Class

A Gettysburg woman was among the dozen South Dakota Highway Patrol Troopers who officially graduated June 6 during a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Pierre. Paige Worth completed her 13 weeks of the Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy, 10 weeks of …

Three Cornbelt teams on top of the first South Dakota Amateur Baseball Poll

The first South Dakota Amateur Baseball Poll of the season has the defending champions of Dell Rapids PBR on top in Class B. PBR is 5-1 in the Cornbelt this season.   The Canova Gang and the Dell Rapids Mudcats, who are both 4-2 in league play, finished …

Environmentalists on both sides of border fear impact of planned North Dakota dairy farms on Lake Winnipeg

Two massive dairy farms planned just south of the border in North Dakota could deliver a devastating blow to Lake Winnipeg and its already fragile ecosystem, environmental and animal advocates warned Wednesday. “There’s a need to really get the awareness …