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USPS mail overhaul left South Dakota mail taking the long way around

Inspector General report says out-of-state processing reduced intrastate connectivity and contributed to longer delivery times across the state

Sep 24, 2026

Joe Sneve

LETTER | South Dakota cannot afford to leave adult learners behind

Submitted by Natalie Lacey, Sioux Falls

Sep 24, 2026

The Dakota Scout

LETTER | South Dakota cannot afford to leave adult learners behind

OBITUARY | Carolyn Cathryn Billion Healy, 88

Jan. 19, 1938 – Sept. 15, 2026

Sep 24, 2026

The Dakota Scout

OBITUARY | Carolyn Cathryn Billion Healy, 88

Leaner South Dakota Festival of Books comes to Sioux Falls

One-day event offers 25 books, 8 local authors, keynote speaker on Jefferson–Hamilton rivalry

Sep 24, 2026

Virginia Olson

Leaner South Dakota Festival of Books comes to Sioux Falls

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

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

Sep 3, 2026

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State Politics

Mayor Erickson selects familiar face to lead Sioux Falls planning department

Tom Greco has 30 years administrative experience in Army, local government

Sep 23, 2026

The Dakota Scout

Aberdeen providing bulk water to North Dakota data center

Aberdeen City Council working on policy regarding data center placement

Sep 23, 2026

Elisa Sand

Gov. Rhoden backing GOP ticket, stops short of secretary of state endorsement

Johnson's support for Democratic candidate marks unusual split in South Dakota Republican Party; Baxter gets blessing from Marty Jackley

Sep 22, 2026

Joe Sneve

Public safety drives Minnehaha County's 2027 budget

Jail expansion, staffing needed as inmate population increases

Sep 22, 2026

Jonathan Ellis

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

Sioux falls

Mayor Erickson selects familiar face to lead Sioux Falls planning department

Tom Greco has 30 years administrative experience in Army, local government

Sep 23, 2026

The Dakota Scout

Sioux Falls man who ran tax scheme headed to prison

African Communities United owner siphoned money from bogus federal tax returns

Sep 22, 2026

The Dakota Scout

Public safety drives Minnehaha County's 2027 budget

Jail expansion, staffing needed as inmate population increases

Sep 22, 2026

Jonathan Ellis

From senior meals to foster vans, $170K is headed into the community

Seven Sioux Falls-area nonprofits earn Community Fund grants to support health care, crisis services, technology, literature, arts

Sep 21, 2026

The Dakota Scout

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

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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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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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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.

USPS mail overhaul left South Dakota mail taking the long way around

LETTER | South Dakota cannot afford to leave adult learners behind

OBITUARY | Carolyn Cathryn Billion Healy, 88

Leaner South Dakota Festival of Books comes to Sioux Falls

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

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State Politics

Mayor Erickson selects familiar face to lead Sioux Falls planning department

Aberdeen providing bulk water to North Dakota data center

Gov. Rhoden backing GOP ticket, stops short of secretary of state endorsement

Public safety drives Minnehaha County's 2027 budget

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

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

Sioux falls

Mayor Erickson selects familiar face to lead Sioux Falls planning department

Sioux Falls man who ran tax scheme headed to prison

Public safety drives Minnehaha County's 2027 budget

From senior meals to foster vans, $170K is headed into the community

Sioux Falls Hapkido and Judo Club punches above weight

League of Women Voters declares victory in voter registration lawsuit

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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