Lightning-sparked wildfire in Banner County draws massive mutual aid response
A lightning strike sparked a wildfire west of Harrisburg Saturday night, sending 45 firefighters and 20 trucks into steep timber-filled canyons in Banner County.

A lightning strike sparked a wildfire west of Harrisburg Saturday night, sending 45 firefighters and 20 trucks into steep timber-filled canyons in Banner County.

Drowning death under investigation at Johnson Lake
A 30-year-old Allen woman is facing multiple charges after authorities say she drove a pickup into a Merriman business.
A 51-year-old Sioux Falls man who was sentenced to life in prison for a 1994 killing in Winner is now facing federal charges in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl.
Fire personnel are beginning to scale back operations on the South Fork Fire near Crawford as containment reaches 80%, according to a Thursday morning update from Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2.