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How South Dakota and Michigan took different paths to 'election integrity'

Democratic-controlled Michigan expanded voting opportunities through ballot measures while Republican-led South Dakota restricted access with legislative action. Both states believe that they're on the right track.

The exterior of Lutheran Social Services Center in Sioux Falls, a brick building with glass windows.

For increasing number of immigrants, a 'new life in America' starts in South Dakota

The state's population of people born overseas grew by 45.5% between 2010 and 2022, compared to 15.6% across the entire United States.

Hundreds dressed in red block a portion of a Sioux Falls street to protest the overturning Roe v. Wade.

Anti-abortion group: Amendment G can make ballot and still be discounted

Group says secretary of state can make public statement that "no votes for or against the measure will be counted or have any impact."

Close-up of a man in a hospital bed looking at the camera. He has tubes coming out of his nose.

Alcohol's impact: 35, dry and dying while waiting for a transplant

Chronic liver disease is now the leading cause of death of South Dakotans in their 30s. “Alcohol is particularly challenging because it's prevalent. It's relatively cheap, and it's not in any way illegal."

SD Supreme Court sends abortion lawsuit back to lower court

SD Supreme Court sends abortion lawsuit back to lower court

Anti-abortion group Life Defense Fund will have another chance to plead its case in front of Circuit Court Judge John Pekas in Minnehaha County.

Dozens of girls sit on the stairs wearing blue shirts and are looking at a woman speaking in front of them.

Girls-only cybersecurity camp challenges stereotypes

There are now more than 200 women in the Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences at Dakota State University: "Not a hacker hiding in mom's basement."

The outside of the Dakota State University Madison Cyber Labs building.

How a small college became a national cyber powerhouse

A credit card company's move to South Dakota 40 years ago helped turn Dakota State University into a unique, high-tech campus.