“Dirty Jobs” Star Mike Rowe Visits SD Tech Colleges
(Sioux Falls, SD) — It’s not a dirty job, but someone is doing it. Mike Rowe, star of the show “Dirty Jobs,” was in the state on Thursday to help celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the Build
Kindergarten Teacher Named State Teacher Of The Year

(Volga, SD) — A Brookings County kindergarten teacher is the 2025 South Dakota Teacher of the Year. The state Department of Education announced on Thursday that Sioux Valley Elementary School teacher Amy Verhelst is this year’s winner.
Judge Dismisses Sinkhole Lawsuit
(Black Hawk, SD) — A judge is dismissing a lawsuit against the state in connection with a sinkhole in a Rapid City-area town. Residents of Black Hawk filed suit over the 2020 Hideaway Hills mine sinkhole. The
Reggie Rhoden Pleads No Contest On Disorderly Conduct Charge
(Milwaukee, WI) — State GOP Party Executive Director Reggie Rhoden is pleading no contest on a disorderly conduct charge at the Republican National Convention. An attorney for Rhoden entered his plea this week in a courtroom in
SF Man Arrested On Child Sexual Assault Charges

(Sioux Falls, SD) — A Sioux Falls man charged with crimes connected to a child is in the Minnehaha County Jail after he was arrested in Illinois earlier this month. Orangie Johnson is facing charges of rape,