Petition-gathering group reaches settlement with Minnehaha County
"We're pleased that our First Amendment right to circulate these petitions, which was threatened with this policy, is no longer being threatened."
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Vaccinations slump as SD Health Department reorganizes community health system
"We need to keep babies on a vaccination schedule, and this makes that really difficult."
Former small-town Minnesota mayor is behind the rise of electoral activism in South Dakota. He's just getting started.
Other South Dakota conservatives aren't convinced there's a problem: “I called these people and they assured me they were not dead.”
Dusty Johnson went from SD Republican boy wonder to the US House. Is he tough enough to be the next governor?
Dusty Johnson has risen from a fresh face on the PUC and chief of staff for Gov. Dennis Daugaard to South Dakota's U.S. House Representative. Could a run for governor be next?
$100 million in food benefits lost when South Dakota ended pandemic emergency
South Dakotans who rely on food stamps missed out on $100 million for groceries because the state declared an end to the COVID-19 emergency while federal funding was still available.
South Dakota road hunting laws the most lax in the Great Plains
“It’s kind of been a strong issue with me, that it may be legal but it’s not smart,” said Ron Kolbeck of Salem, who has taught state HuntSAFE programs for more than 20 years.
'Freedom Works Here' has spent millions to promote SD jobs. Now businesses are being asked to pitch in.
Noem’s administration is seeking the help of economic development groups and top businesses to pay for national ads touting her “Freedom Works Here” campaign. But some of these groups are still waiting for the names of thousands of prospective employees.