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Public safety drives Minnehaha County's 2027 budget

Jail expansion, staffing needed as inmate population increases

Sep 22, 2026

South Dakotans may be owed money over generic drug prices

State among participants in antitrust cases against pharmaceutical companies that have paid nearly $100 million in settlements

Sep 22, 2026

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South Dakotans may be owed money over generic drug prices

VIEWPOINT | Data center issue deserves seat at the table, not a moratorium

Guest column by Joe Gierut

Sep 22, 2026

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VIEWPOINT | Data center issue deserves seat at the table, not a moratorium

PREVIEW | Matt Vee and The Killer Vees bring ‘I AM, HE SAID’ back to Sioux Falls

Neal Diamond tribute show at Pavilion tracks legacy of relationships, history handed down through generations

Sep 22, 2026

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PREVIEW | Matt Vee and The Killer Vees bring ‘I AM, HE SAID’ back to Sioux Falls

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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

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

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

Sioux falls

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

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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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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

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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

Sep 5, 2026

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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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.

Public safety drives Minnehaha County's 2027 budget

South Dakotans may be owed money over generic drug prices

VIEWPOINT | Data center issue deserves seat at the table, not a moratorium

PREVIEW | Matt Vee and The Killer Vees bring ‘I AM, HE SAID’ back to Sioux Falls

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

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State Politics

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

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

Sioux falls

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

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

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

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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