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STRAIGHT OUTTA PIERRE | The ‘Plan B’ era brings loud socks, quiet math and voter unease

Sharp, snappy and South Dakotan — an anonymous shot of insight with a twist of sarcasm

32 mins ago • Bo Hutchins

Bidding adieu: 49 years as school district stalwart coming to end

Ben Schnell started working for district when he was a student

6 hrs ago • Shannon Marvel

Yankton records dispute The Scout’s reporting on county tenure history

Public service logs provided by Register of Deeds reveal former Ziebach County commissioner served 46 years in office

19 hrs ago • The Dakota Scout

Closed Sioux Falls rehab hospital sued over patient death

Feeding tube meant for patient's stomach ended up in lung, lawsuit alleges

Apr 1 • Jonathan Ellis

South Dakota county government fixture will retire with historic distinction

Longtime Lincoln County commissioner, Sioux Falls metro powerbroker won’t seek reelection after 28 years in office

Apr 1 • Joe Sneve

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State Politics

Lawmakers demand report on welfare program spending, cash balances

Department of Social Services told to return this summer with TANF data

Mar 31 • Todd Epp

South Dakota keeps moratorium, not ban, on ‘fake meat’; sustains governor’s veto

State lawmakers also fall short of overriding Rhoden’s objection to home-care background checks, licensing regulations

Mar 30 • Joe Sneve

South Dakota to pick up tab for reduced-price school meals

State to absorb cost of reduced-price program; Gov. Rhoden announces support

Mar 27 • Joe Sneve

Rhoden campaign failed to report private plane travel

South Dakota governor used donor aircraft for Sioux Falls rally; campaign spox says disclosure forms will be modified to reflect November flights

Mar 26 • Joe Sneve

Johnson outlines plan to help homegrown South Dakota startups with state seed money

Congressman wants to expand program to assist local businesses reach the next level

Mar 16 • Jonathan Ellis

South Dakota lawmakers leave Capitol after passing $7.5 billion budget

Fiscal conservatives argued government spending has increased too quickly, but others point to rising Medicaid caseloads

Mar 12 • Jonathan Ellis

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Closed Sioux Falls rehab hospital sued over patient death

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Apr 1 • Jonathan Ellis

South Dakota county government fixture will retire with historic distinction

Longtime Lincoln County commissioner, Sioux Falls metro powerbroker won’t seek reelection after 28 years in office

Apr 1 • Joe Sneve

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Mar 29 • Dorene Weinstein

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STRAIGHT OUTTA PIERRE | The ‘Plan B’ era brings loud socks, quiet math and voter unease

Sharp, snappy and South Dakotan — an anonymous shot of insight with a twist of sarcasm

32 mins ago • Bo Hutchins

COUNTERPOINT | Abortion accountability needed in South Dakota, not passive ideology

Guest column by Patricia Shiery, Justice for the Voiceless

Mar 29

CARTOON | Shifty shifters

As seen in the March 27-April 2, 2026, print edition of The Dakota Scout

Mar 28 • Ryan M Stoick

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