Stu Whitney

Stu Whitney

Total 135 Posts
  • Sioux Falls, SD
Title: investigative reporter; expertise: politics, justice, education, health care, demographics, immigration, sports; language spoken: English; contact: 605-759-4576 / stu.whitney@sdnewswatch.org

Opera on the prairie? University of South Dakota program raises its voice

Traceyln Gesteland arrived in Vermillion in 2008 with doubts about whether opera could thrive on the prairie. Now she knows that the show will go on.

Who leads South Dakota if Noem runs for vice president? 'I still get to be governor' she says.

Noem is among Donald Trump’s top picks for his running mate. The South Dakota Constitution might keep her from doing both jobs at once.

Hand counting vs. voting machines: Debate rages in South Dakota

Nearly 90% of county officials who administer elections in the state don't find hand counts effective or efficient. Activists counter that they don't trust the machines.

Here are the 4 ballot measures South Dakota voters could have a say on this election

Citizen-led issues on abortion, open primaries and a grocery tax are sure things, and recreational pot is a possibility

Meet the man who exposed Mike Lindell's election lies and won $5 million

My Pillow founder and Donald Trump supporter Mike Lindell claimed to have proof that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Bob Zeidman exposed it as "gibberish."

Dakotans for Health threatens lawsuit over signature withdrawal bill

Proposed bill would change South Dakota’s ballot initiative process by allowing an individual who signed a petition to withdraw their signature.

Computer coding error snags South Dakota voter rolls

State officials told impacted voters that the problem has been fixed and “your ability to cast a ballot in an election was not impacted by this error.”
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