South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls
Calls to 211 in 2025 indicate that many South Dakotans are concerned about access to housing, food and utilities.
South Dakota Voter Guide
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South Dakota Voter Guide

Housing solutions from across South Dakota
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Housing solutions from across South Dakota

Fact brief: Has SD shared voter rolls with the DOJ?
Fact brief

Fact brief: Has SD shared voter rolls with the DOJ?

Habitat for Humanity leads nation in subdivision efforts
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Habitat for Humanity leads nation in subdivision efforts

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South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

Calls to 211 in 2025 indicate that many South Dakotans are concerned about access to housing, food and utilities.
Fact brief: Has SD shared voter rolls with the DOJ?

Fact brief: Has SD shared voter rolls with the DOJ?

South Dakota Voter Guide

South Dakota Voter Guide

Habitat for Humanity leads nation in subdivision efforts

Habitat for Humanity leads nation in subdivision efforts

Housing solutions from across South Dakota

Housing solutions from across South Dakota

South Dakotan in the Super Bowl

South Dakotan in the Super Bowl

1st-of-its-kind SD cohousing development finds its place in Vermillion

1st-of-its-kind SD cohousing development finds its place in Vermillion

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Habitat for Humanity leads nation in subdivision efforts

Housing solutions from across South Dakota

1st-of-its-kind SD cohousing development finds its place in Vermillion

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What $189M in rural health care funding may mean for SD

As student violence rises, state wants districts to have options

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Fact brief: Has SD shared voter rolls with the DOJ?

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Fact brief: Does Southeast SD generate more tourism dollars than the Black Hills?

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Reserves of critical minerals driving mining interest in SD

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South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

1st-of-its-kind SD cohousing development finds its place in Vermillion

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South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

What $189M in rural health care funding may mean for SD

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Moving mountains: Blasting and clawing toward a safer US 385

Tribal nations in SD are betting on tourism on reservations

Pheasant season begins Saturday with big numbers expected

Justice
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Prominent Native activist's trial ends with a hung jury

Fewer job vacancies in DOC as new women's prison prepares to open

ICE's year in SD, from small towns to Operation: Prairie Thunder

Education
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As student violence rises, state wants districts to have options

South Dakota students to compete in state spelling bee

Fact brief: Was Rapid City’s M Hill the first of its kind in the United States?

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Prominent Native activist's trial ends with a hung jury

Health care in South Dakota, explained

State-tribal relations shifts tone 1 year after Noem exit

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From instinct to evidence: Building connections matters most to women in SD ag

Meet the South Dakota Women's Ag Network team

Small local farms growing stronger roots in South Dakota

Environment
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Reserves of critical minerals driving mining interest in SD

Student interest in SD energy programs on the rise

Major power line expansions will fuel future growth in SD

Family
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South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

How nonprofits are teaming up to fight hunger in South Dakota

Award-winning 'East of Wall' illustrates rural life in 'docu-fiction'

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South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

South Dakotan in the Super Bowl

1st-of-its-kind SD cohousing development finds its place in Vermillion

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Housing solutions from across South Dakota

South Dakota students to compete in state spelling bee

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