Fact brief: Was Martin Luther King Jr. discriminated against in Sioux Falls?
King arrived in Sioux Falls during the middle of riots at the University of Georgia after two Black students were admitted for the first time.
As student violence rises, state wants districts to have options
A 2024 survey found that aggressive behavior was the second-most common job complaint among educators behind low wages.
South Dakota students to compete in state spelling bee
The Feb. 7 competition at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell is the second state bee sponsored by South Dakota News Watch and DWU.
Fact brief: Was Rapid City’s M Hill the first of its kind in the United States?
A fact brief that refutes or confirms a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context.
State-tribal relations shifts tone 1 year after Noem exit
"It was almost like a light switch went on and it just felt like that immediate, 'OK, we're doing a new thing now and this is the olive branch that we are willing to offer.'"
A guide to South Dakota's 9 Native tribes
The governance, geography, people and economy of South Dakota's nine Native American reservations and tribes.
Fact brief: Have ICE agents detained Native Americans?
A fact brief that refutes or confirms a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context.