Abortion-access ads spark Attorney General probe in South Dakota
A national abortion-access group advertising its services in South Dakota could be in violation of the state’s ban on chemically…
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Judges uphold prison sentences of men who kidnapped FBI specialist at gunpoint
Two drug dealers who abducted an FBI employee on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation will continue to serve out their…
Trump statue placed in downtown Rapid City
The president has returned to the Black Hills. Well, a bronze depiction of Donald Trump has, anyway. The Republican firebrand…
Johnson to seek SNAP ban on soda, candy if elected governor
Rep. Dusty Johnson said Monday, November 24, he would move to ban the use of food stamps to buy soda…
South Dakota could go nuclear as energy demands climb, technology evolves
State agency leaders, utility executives, cybersecurity officials and engineers from across the public and private sectors are calling for more…
South Dakota judge removed from bench
A state judge in southeast South Dakota has been removed from the bench. Second Circuit Court Magistrate Judge Wade E….
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden confirms 2026 election ambitions
Gov. Larry Rhoden wants six years in the Governor’s Mansion. But the Union Center rancher’s 2026 ambitions hinge on whether…
Inflation driving another jump in South Dakota’s minimum wage
South Dakota’s lowest wage earners are set for a pay bump in the months ahead. The state Department of Labor…
S.D. bird hunters getting boost from delayed crop harvest
South Dakota’s slow-moving fall harvest is helping hunters find plenty of pheasants in the field in the early days of…
Treatment courts mark 73 percent success rate
South Dakota’s treatment courts are helping break the cycle of addiction and incarceration, with new data showing that nearly three-quarters…
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