Hemp absorbs carbon as it grows, and we can lock the carbon into the various materials produced.” By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight Ken Meyer’s boots imprint the fine layer of dust settled over the concrete floor as he walks through South Dakota’s first industrial hemp processing facility.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. — When June storms demolished three grain bins that Dean Bjornson had planned to use to store much of this year’s crop, his reaction was to bag it instead. He ordered 14 grain storage bags — long plastic tubes that have become more common on North Dakota farms in recent years — to replace the lost storage.

Ranchers across North Dakota are increasingly looking to add value to the cattle they raise. Some do that through marketing their beef as grass-finished, or minimizin

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — There’s a surge in tick bites in South Dakota and across the Midwest this summer. Emergency departments say it’s one of the busiest peak seasons for tick bites in recent years, according to a report by Northern Plains news. Health experts say the pattern matches a broaders national trend.

Ground squirrels have proliferated in Minot, North Dakota's fourth-largest city. They've burrowed everywhere from vacant lots to school grounds, residential areas and the downtown area.

"So sorry about the aggressive maneuver, it caught me by surprise. This is not normal at all," the pilot told passengers.

South Dakota is teaming up with federal immigration officials to crack down on violent criminals and drug dealers. Attorney General Marty Jackly says ICE has agreed to partner with the state’s Division of Criminal Investigation.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. ( KCAU) — A Dakota County Commissioner will serve a seven-day jail sentence for driving while drunk. During a hearing on Monday, a judge gave Richard Bousquet the sentence for refusing to submit to a test, a first offense charge. He was ordered to report to the Dakota County Jail at 6 p.m.

Nineteen inmates died in the recently concluded 2025 fiscal year, which is the highest number since 2018, which is the earliest that records are available.