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Outgoing state secretary's endorsement of Democratic candidate stuns South Dakota GOP

Republican who upset incumbent's re-election bid running on election integrity platform that parlayed Johnson to office in 2022

Sep 19, 2026

Dominik Dausch

Heavy reading | Energy ethics | DWIs spike | Asking the right PUC questions | World exploration & getting eaten | Asking for chains? | Sept 19, 2026 Don Haggar

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Sep 19, 2026

Joe Sneve

Heavy reading | Energy ethics | DWIs spike | Asking the right PUC questions | World exploration & getting eaten | Asking for chains? | Sept 19, 2026 Don Haggar

VIEWPOINT | South Dakota shines in index on life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Guest column by Paul Glader

Sep 19, 2026

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VIEWPOINT | South Dakota shines in index on life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Sioux Falls Hapkido and Judo Club punches above weight

'Small but mighty' martial arts community started as way to help kids play safely, now expanding in trophies, students

Sep 19, 2026

Virginia Olson

Sioux Falls Hapkido and Judo Club punches above weight

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CONTEST — Rancher celebrates local journalism revival with meat giveaway through partnership with The Dakota Scout

Sep 3, 2026

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State Politics

Outgoing state secretary's endorsement of Democratic candidate stuns South Dakota GOP

Republican who upset incumbent's re-election bid running on election integrity platform that parlayed Johnson to office in 2022

Sep 19, 2026

Dominik Dausch

Aberdeen mayor’s aircraft struck terrain, barbed wire fence after takeoff

NTSB issues preliminary report in crash that killed Emerson Schaunaman

Sep 18, 2026

Elisa Sand

League of Women Voters declares victory in voter registration lawsuit

Secretary of State's Office fix to inaccurate letter averts federal injunction

Sep 18, 2026

Jonathan Ellis

Judge pulled from South Dakota lawmaker’s election fraud case

Reason behind recusal request not given, but judge previously presided over Dell Rapids senator’s 2014 divorce

Sep 18, 2026

Joe Sneve

Value of DTSF's largest-ever sponsorship will remain shielded

CJ Schwan's inks deal to be five-year partner of city of Sioux Falls' downtown booster

Sep 18, 2026

Joe Sneve

South Dakota Trade turns to homegrown leader

South Dakota native Rachael Weiland tapped to lead state's young trade organization

Sep 17, 2026

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Sioux falls

Sioux Falls Hapkido and Judo Club punches above weight

'Small but mighty' martial arts community started as way to help kids play safely, now expanding in trophies, students

Sep 19, 2026

Virginia Olson

League of Women Voters declares victory in voter registration lawsuit

Secretary of State's Office fix to inaccurate letter averts federal injunction

Sep 18, 2026

Jonathan Ellis

Value of DTSF's largest-ever sponsorship will remain shielded

CJ Schwan's inks deal to be five-year partner of city of Sioux Falls' downtown booster

Sep 18, 2026

Joe Sneve

Sioux Falls celebrates quarter-century of mentors, matches and memories

Lutheran Social Services’ mentoring program is celebrating 25 years of connecting young people with adults who show up

Sep 17, 2026

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South Dakota Trade turns to homegrown leader

South Dakota native Rachael Weiland tapped to lead state's young trade organization

Sep 17, 2026

The Dakota Scout

Drunk drivers flooding Sioux Falls streets as DWI arrests surge

Police made 714 DWI arrests through August. The city's five-year average is 800 for a full year.

Sep 17, 2026

Joe Sneve

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English origins | Coming to America | Coaching success | Data center lobbying | Defending the Flock | Zoo ask | Turfing a field | Sept. 5, 2026 James Oppenheimer

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Beating a dead pandemic | Banking on journalisms future with The Collegian | Marijuana markets | The Scout's next big step | Aug. 29, 2026 Ben Nesselhuf

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Room for improvement | ‘Back to normal ... what we have here is good’ | A big job | The Democrats most winnable race? | Using AI to improve record keeping | Online & early voter registration

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Outgoing state secretary's endorsement of Democratic candidate stuns South Dakota GOP

Heavy reading | Energy ethics | DWIs spike | Asking the right PUC questions | World exploration & getting eaten | Asking for chains? | Sept 19, 2026 Don Haggar

VIEWPOINT | South Dakota shines in index on life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Sioux Falls Hapkido and Judo Club punches above weight

Let’s eat: Choice South Dakota-raised beef awaits The Scout's subscribers

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State Politics

Outgoing state secretary's endorsement of Democratic candidate stuns South Dakota GOP

Aberdeen mayor’s aircraft struck terrain, barbed wire fence after takeoff

League of Women Voters declares victory in voter registration lawsuit

Judge pulled from South Dakota lawmaker’s election fraud case

Value of DTSF's largest-ever sponsorship will remain shielded

South Dakota Trade turns to homegrown leader

Sioux falls

Sioux Falls Hapkido and Judo Club punches above weight

League of Women Voters declares victory in voter registration lawsuit

Value of DTSF's largest-ever sponsorship will remain shielded

Sioux Falls celebrates quarter-century of mentors, matches and memories

South Dakota Trade turns to homegrown leader

Drunk drivers flooding Sioux Falls streets as DWI arrests surge

THE LATEST FROM…

Check out what veteran reporters Jonathan Ellis and Joe Sneve are covering as well as The Dakota Scout’s other trusted team members.

Joe Sneve

Jonathan Ellis

Dan Gehlsen

Dominik Dausch

VIEWPOINTS

Horse slaughter & smoking | 13 inches | 25 years since 9/11 | Commissioning public utility politics | Staying dry | Data center outrage & Chi-coms | Sept. 12, 2026 Frank Kloucek

English origins | Coming to America | Coaching success | Data center lobbying | Defending the Flock | Zoo ask | Turfing a field | Sept. 5, 2026 James Oppenheimer

Beating a dead pandemic | Banking on journalisms future with The Collegian | Marijuana markets | The Scout's next big step | Aug. 29, 2026 Ben Nesselhuf

Room for improvement | ‘Back to normal ... what we have here is good’ | A big job | The Democrats most winnable race? | Using AI to improve record keeping | Online & early voter registration

THE SCOUTING LOUNGE PODCAST

A weekly podcast where award-winning reporters Joe Sneve and Jonathan Ellis ditch the gotcha journalism to bring candid, behind-the-scenes conversations with South Dakota’s political leaders, celebrities and newsmakers.

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