Six South Dakota nursing homes rated among the nation’s worst

June 5, 2025 S.D. Searchlight Six of South Dakota’s 96 nursing homes are on the newest monthly federal list of the nation’s worst-rated care facilities. Five of the facilities are eligible for a special program to improve quality of care through increased …

South Dakota bonding authority approves $1 billion for Sanford Health’s merger efforts

State Capitol in Pierre By: Joshua Haiar PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – A South Dakota bond authority has backed a plan to issue up to $1 billion in bonds — the largest financing package in the authority’s history — for Sanford Health to support …

$7 billion data center deal in southeast North Dakota is 'worth the growing pains,' residents say

ELLENDALE, N.D. — The foundations for a massive data center operation have been laid in Ellendale, and the town’s 1,100 residents are set to have a new neighbor after an artificial intelligence company signed on as one of the first tenants to occupy the …

Dakota Commercial planning 150-unit apartment development near Icon Sports Center

GRAND FORKS – Dakota Commercial is planning a $42 million, five-acre development of apartments off 47th Avenue South across from the Icon Sports Center. The development is working its way through the Grand Forks Planning and Zoning Commission and City …

South Dakota food bank receives large donation of milk

June 5, 2025 SIOUX FALLS, S.D.–It’s been a little over a month since Sioux Falls started enforcing an 18-foot maximum length for vehicles parked along Phillips Avenue. From 9th to 13th Street, white painted lines reach 18 feet from the curb for 142 parking …

North Dakota families influenced by deadliest fire in Norway's history, 203 years ago

GRAND FORKS — Whether they know it or not, everyone who has ever walked through any outward-opening egress door has already benefited from the fire of 1822. The worst fire in Norway's history took place 203 years ago on Pentecost Sunday, May 26, 1822, …

South Dakota Establishes Itself As A Renewable Energy Leader

(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) South Dakota has spent the last decade or so quietly establishing itself as a leader in America's renewable energy space. Surprisingly, the Midwestern Republican-led state has built an energy portfolio that's so …

South Dakota State soccer releases 2025 schedule

DOH reports first measles case in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has reported the state’s first case of measles in 2025. According to a release sent Monday afternoon, a man in Meade County developed the infection after traveling internationally. The …

South Dakota to mark Forever 605 Day on June 5

Travel South Dakota PIERRE— June 5 isn't just another day. It's Forever 605 Day, a time for South Dakotans to unite and celebrate the state’s only area code — and learn how to keep it beautiful and welcoming for all. Now in its third year, the …