The Watertown Current becomes an award-winning newspaper
The Watertown Current and its sister paper, The Aberdeen Insider won several awards last week at the South Dakota NewsMedia…
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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,…
Column: Candidates should remember newspaper readers are also voters
Dana Hess I don’t have a good track record with political predictions. In 1986, I thought George Mickelson was just…
Improving open records law in S.D. an uphill battle for advocates
In 2020, a bill was filed in South Dakota that would have spelled out extensive rules for how police body…
Police videos in SD: Public pays costs but cannot see footage
Attorney Jeffrey Montpetit knew that obtaining a video of a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper’s actions after a 2015 DUI…
‘It’s bad’ — South Dakota newspapers abruptly cease publication
The publishing company that owns several newspapers in South Dakota abruptly shuttered them Wednesday, August 6, potentially ending the legacies…
Votes to fire Watertown city manager shielded from public
Watertown city officials cut ties with their city administrator during a closed door meeting, despite South Dakota sunshine laws prohibiting…
Open meetings short course would be good for government
The theme for this year’s National Newspaper Week, which started Oct. 6, is “Telling Our Stories” – a reminder about…
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