More nurses are needed in South Dakota. “Obviously, the baby boomers are kind of retiring, COVID took out a lot of nurses too just from burnout, and so we’re just seeing a massive shortage in general across the state and across the nation,

American Postal Workers Union (APWU) Sioux Falls Local 718 Vice President Manny Lopez reflected on DeJoy’s tenure and in a statement to Dakota News Now, expressed an appreciation for the effort DeJoy put in, even though he disagreed on some of the changes.

According to the Department of Corrections, all state prison facilities in Sioux Falls are on lockdown status.

MITCHELL — In an effort to tackle South Dakota's pressing nursing shortage, Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) is launching a new two-year nursing program in Sioux Falls, set to begin in August.

Crime in South Dakota rose by 1.2% in 2024, according to a yearly report from the South Dakota Office of the Attorney General, including homicides.

State prison facilities in Sioux Falls were placed on lockdown status at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from the DOC.

A resolution supporting Amtrak expansion to South Dakota has made it out of the House and now heads to the Senate.

Supporters of the plan, including Gov. Larry Rhoden and his predecessor, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, insisted that the nearly 150-year-old South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls needs to be replaced, and waiting longer will just make ...

In a two-day period in the last week of January, six people on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers were brought to the Minnehaha County Jail for processing and holding for up to 48 hours, he said. Of those six detained locally, at least two were known to have active local warrants, Milstead said.

To say there are no abortions going on in South Dakota is ludicrous,” said Amy Kelley, an OB-GYN in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

FORESTBURG, S.D. — Winners of 15 of the final 16 regular-season contests, including a five-game streak entering the region playoffs, the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket girls re-entered the South Dakota Prep Media basketball poll this week as the No. 5 squad in Class B.

South Dakota fan favorites Judd Hoos and Denham Music have merged into a new band, Juliet Motel. Juliet Motel band members are, from left, Shane Funk, Chase Huseby, Denham McDermott, Keithan Funk and Andy Young. Juliet Motel's first single, "Call Up The Boys," dropped on streaming services Feb. 21.