Harrisburg, South Dakota

A Lincoln County judge dismissed a lawsuit over the Department of Corrections’ plans to build a men’s prison near Harrisburg.

Harrisburg defeated Rapid City Stevens 5-0 on Saturday afternoon in Yankton for the ‘AA’ girls state soccer championship. This is the third straight year the Tigers have won it.

Harrisburg City Council members rejected the state’s offer of $7 million dollars to allow the new men's state prison to connect to the city's water system.

At a Downtown Sioux Falls Rotary Club meeting, the mayors of Harrisburg, Crooks and Hartford all discussed the water needs facing their communities.

Harrisburg's Beau Karst is the top boys pole vaulter in South Dakota prep history. Karst reached a height of 16'4" at the 2024 state meet, breaking his state record (16'3").

The state boys high school pole vault record has been broken. On Monday at a meet in Brandon, Beau Karst of Harrisburg achieved a jump of 16’3” to take over the top spot. The previous mark of 16’1.5” was set by Wagner’s Jaden Peters in 2021.

Lawmakers are weighing priorities and projects to fund in the later half of the current fiscal year. The largest budget item they’re considering is placing $250 million into a fund to pay down new men’s and women’s prisons near Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Officials want to pay that down with cash, to avoid bonding for the facility.

Legislative leaders are echoing calls by Gov. Kristi Noem to continue paying down two prison projects in the state. Officials are hoping to avoid issuing bonds they say would cost the state the hundreds of millions of dollars.

A Lincoln County-rooted organization is joining a larger campaign calling for greater local control across the state.

In what was Eric Christensen’s final game as coach of Harrisburg, the Tigers successfully defended their state championship from a year ago with an 8-1 win over Mitchell in the 2023 ‘AA’ girls title match.