Lincoln County News

South Dakota teens love taking pictures with their cell phone cameras and sending them to friends, but a local prosecutor wants parents to watch out.

A man was injured Wednesday when the car he was driving hit a semi carrying grain 6 miles north of Canton.

Residents of Minnehaha and Lincoln counties interested in becoming a foster parent may attend the upcoming Parent's Resource for Information, Development and Education Training in Sioux Falls.

In the seasons of planting and harvest, Vern Heber isn't able to simply walk out his door and climb onto his tractor.

The lawns in Tea might get a bit thirsty as watering restrictions have stiffened to once a week.

After a recount in a close primary election, Jason Melcher has officially defeated Otto Hagedorn for a seat on the Lincoln County Commission.

Fewer shops are selling fireworks in South Dakota this year, but those that are report robust sales heading into the Fourth of July.

A dozen or so one-room schools once circled Beresford. In the decades since they closed, North Star School has been recycled into a crafts and antiques business.

The death of 10-month-old Lachlan Edwards last May in a Harrisburg day care has been attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

Palleton, Inc. hopes to start rebuilding its manufacturing plant in the Kerslake Industrial Park later this year.

A Sioux Falls mother pleaded guilty Monday in Lincoln County court to first-degree manslaughter in the November death of her 5-month-old son.

Posted by: Todd Epp - 06/23/2008 10:27 PM I had an opportunity to see a pretty good chunk of the new Lincoln County Courthouse Annex in Canton today when I was there for the Otto Hagedorn/Jason Melcher GOP ...

A Harrisburg construction company needs more space. Next month, Lincoln County will consider rezoning three acres of land next to BHI Construction's Minnesota Avenue headquarters to allow the contractor to ...

A local credit counseling service received a $108,000 grant from a national organization to help prevent foreclosures in the Sioux Falls area.

The City of Sioux Falls Health Department will conduct ultra low-volume ground spraying efforts for mosquitoes in targeted areas of Sioux Falls and Minnehaha and Lincoln counties this evening, if weather ...

Wet fields delay soybean planting With grain prices at record highs, area farmers are understandably frustrated with not being able to get a crop in the field.

A Sioux Falls woman accused of murdering her 5-month-old son has reached an agreement to plead guilty.

Incidents of violent crime in Sioux Falls fell in 2007, according to FBI data released this week, a statistic law enforcement officials here greet with cautious optimism.

Lincoln County Emergency Management put out the call for sandbagging volunteers this afternoon.

The rising waters are threatening several homes in Lincoln county. The hardest hit area right now is in Canton by Christmas Lake, where water is rising up to the back doors of homes.