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Half of the state's residents live outside of Sioux Falls and Rapid City, and South Dakota News Watch has a full-time reporter dedicated to covering those regions with stories that highlight its people.
Fewer eyes on the sky: NWS forecast reductions raise concerns in SD
Effects at the National Weather Service offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City and Sioux Falls include unfilled jobs and fewer weather balloons.
Libraries evolve and thrive despite funding uncertainty
"You have a home and your work or school, but you need a third place to go and experience things. And the library can be that place."
Populists seek staying power with Republican takeover
"What happened here? What changed in South Dakota politics when a Hand County farmer ends up as chair of the GOP?"
Trump's tariffs: South Dakota farmers prepare for impact
Uncertainty surrounding American trade policies could rattle an already fragile agricultural outlook.
Prison site's previous owners would be 'rolling over in their graves'
Tom Eiesland, who lives next door and worked the farm for more than 40 years, said the project will 'absolutely destroy the community.' The final story in a 3-part series.
Prison project faces legislative, legal hurdles
"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled. Part 2 of a 3-part series.
State prison project draws strong views, harsh criticism
Perspectives from neighbors, policy analysts, law enforcement and governors show plenty of division surrounding South Dakota's plan to build a new prison in rural Lincoln County.