Killer lawman, former mayor found guilty in triple homicide
By Jonathan Ellis of The Dakota Scout - March 24, 2026 in Crime, State News Reading Time: 2 minutes
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Supreme Court suspends former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s law license in scathing rebuke of conduct
Former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg committed an ethics breach following an accident that killed a pedestrian that warranted a suspension…
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Half of South Dakotans now live in two metro areas
By Melissa Avelino South Dakota News Watch (Editor’s note: Melissa Avelino is a data journalism student at Augustana University. In…
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Red meat within high-quality diets may support mental health, SDSU study finds
By SDSU Marketing and Communications BROOKINGS, S.D. — Red meat has long been associated with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause…
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South Dakota posts second-lowest drug overdose death rate in U.S.
South Dakota recorded one of the lowest drug overdose death rates in the nation last year. The Mount Rushmore State…
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