South Dakota Searchlight Staff, Author at The Rapid City Post

July 10, 2025

Brandon Wipf was appointed to a state Senate seat in South Dakota’s District 22 in July 2025. (Courtesy of Governor’s

June 30, 2025

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, speaks with students on May 19, 2023, in Sioux Falls. (Joshua Haiar/SD Searchlight) Dusty

June 13, 2025

Nicole Preble holds a sign during a protest against the Trump administration on April 23, 2025, in Rapid City. (Seth

June 11, 2025

The Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre, pictured in November 2022. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) Another person has been sentenced for

June 10, 2025

Indiana Rep. Erin Houchin, left, and South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson, both Republicans, speak with reporters inside the U.S. Capitol

June 9, 2025

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden speaks with the press at the Capitol in Pierre on Feb. 27, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South

June 3, 2025

A male ring-necked pheasant. (Photo by Travel South Dakota) Hunters bagged more pheasants last fall in South Dakota than they

May 28, 2025

Rep. Roger Chase, R-Huron, listens to Gov. Kristi Noem during her 2023 budget address on the House floor of the

May 22, 2025

A sign opposing carbon dioxide pipelines stands alongside an eastern South Dakota farm field in July 2024. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota

April 10, 2025

Case is part of a run of prosecutions against government workers PIERRE, S.D. – Another criminal prosecution against a former

South Dakota Searchlight Staff.