Barnes & Noble has opened a second location in South Dakota

South Dakota's second Barnes & Noble bookstore opened July 16 in Rapid City. The new store is one of seven that the bookseller plans to open in July, alongside others in Maryland, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington. The new …

South Dakota Lawmakers Examine Prison Overcrowding

MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) A legislative study committee is at work examining some of the reasons South Dakota has an overcrowded prison system. They’re comparing South Dakota’s sentencing practices with those of other states. Pennington County State’s …

South Dakota DOC alerts public of prisoner’s release

July 17, 2025 PIERRE, S.D.–The South Dakota Department of Corrections is notifying law enforcement and the public about the pending release of state prison inmate Glenn Waege. He’ll be released on Friday. Waege will have served the entirety of his sentence …

South Dakota Farmers Benefit from Busch Light Campaign

MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Busch Light is raising money for Midwest farmers with special Farming Cans available through July.  For every case sold, the company donates ten cents, up to 200 thousand dollars, to Farm Rescue, a nonprofit that helps farm …

South Dakota State announces spring 2025 graduation list

High risk sex offender from South Dakota being released Friday to live in Montana

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is providing notification to law enforcement and the public about the pending release of state prison offender Glenn Waege.   Waege, age 30, will be released from prison Friday (July 18, 2025) after serving the …

South Dakota has first West Nile Virus case of 2025

Photo courtesy Alpha Media July 17, 2025 PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT)–The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed the first human West Nile virus case of the 2025 season in a resident of Brookings County. South Dakota has reported more than 2,864 human …

South Dakota reports first West Nile Virus case in human for 2025

The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed a human case of West Nile Virus, the first in the state in 2025. The virus was found in a resident of Brookings County, according to a release from the SDDOH. Since it was first reported in 2002, there …

Priestly Vocations Are Booming in the Midwest and the South

In a 2008 address in Washington, D.C., Pope Benedict told the U.S. bishops that “the ability to cultivate vocations to the priesthood and the religious life is a sure sign of the health of a local Church.” By Benedict’s metric, some American dioceses are …

Armstrong appoints Bismarck attorney Marina Spahr to South Central Judicial District judgeship

BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today appointed Bismarck attorney Marina Spahr to an open judgeship in the South Central Judicial District, effective Sept. 15. Spahr has practiced civil and criminal law for more than 30 years, both in private …