Prison sentence upheld in one of largest drug busts in South Dakota history
An illegal immigrant who was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for possessing a backpack with enough fentanyl…
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Open meeting tweaks intended to increase government transparency amid public distrust
PIERRE – When Attorney General Marty Jackley returned to the post of the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2023,…
South Dakota lawmakers to debate guns, government power, term limits
South Dakota lawmakers have already begun staking out policy ground weeks ahead of the start of the state’s 101st Legislative…
Lineage of ‘pretendian’ heading Rosebud school exposed
Erica J. Moore An academic at a tribal school on the Rosebud Indian Reservation is accused of falsely claiming Indigenous…
Johnson criticizes governor’s commitment to K-12 education
Rep. Dusty Johnson criticized Gov. Larry Rhoden Monday for proposing a state budget next year that does not include an…
South Dakota banking leader remembered as visionary dedicated to fairness, trust
The Brookings area and South Dakota’s broader financial community are mourning the loss of a philanthropic business leader paramount to…
South Dakota corn crop expected to top billion-bushel mark
By Art Hovey The Dakota Scout Corn, the long-time leader in South Dakota agricultural acres, has achieved a new milestone….
South Dakota’s $650 million prison plan OK’d in special session
South Dakota’s long-sought replacement of its 144-year-old penitentiary is over following a tenuous, years-long battle that spanned two gubernatorial ……
Workplace fatalities prompt wrongful death lawsuit
A Mitchell company that employed two people who were killed in a workplace accident has been sued by the wife…
Rhoden’s office releases pared-down $650 million prison plan ahead of special session
A proposed $650 million prison in Sioux Falls accomplishes $175 million in savings by reducing inmate dayroom space from 70…
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