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Backlog of untested guns confiscated by South Dakota Indian tribe examined by feds

FBI, ATF among law enforcement agencies leading ballistics testing on 500 firearms in Oglala Sioux Tribe police custody to assess connections to other…

3 hrs ago • The Dakota Scout

LETTER | Response to Amundson letter: Parties deserve a say about who votes in primaries

Submitted by Ezra Hays, Piedmont

4 hrs ago

Neighbors push back as Avera eyes new Dell Rapids hospital site

Supporters call the project critical for growth, while nearby homeowners question whether the location is right

11 hrs ago • Barry Allan Amundson

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Nuclear missile once kept Soviets at bay, now part of historic site

This week in South Dakota history: June 12–18

7 hrs ago • Dan Gehlsen

MΩTHER, Dragged Out To Sea and Exhausted bring heavy music to The Den in Sioux Falls

Fargo and hometown bands range through thrash, screamo, noise rock, progressive metal

22 hrs ago • Lyrical Limelight

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State Politics

Rhoden won't debate Doeden ahead of runoff in South Dakota GOP governor primary race

Governor's campaign accuses Aberdeen businessman of making false claims during previous forums in declining forum invitations

Jun 12 • Joe Sneve

Left-wing activists urge South Dakota Democrat to exit Senate race in favor of independent

Supporters of idea say former Democrat Bengs has edge in funding, poll numbers

Jun 12 • Joe Sneve

South Dakota state lawmaker faces warrant for alleged highway damage

Rep. Travis Ismay, R-Newell, was reelected earlier this June

Jun 11

Could Hansen pivot to South Dakota attorney general's race? GOP delegates await answer

Outgoing House speaker remains silent after gubernatorial defeat as attorney general candidates continue courting support ahead of Republican convention

Jun 9 • Dominik Dausch and Joe Sneve

Former US senator Larry Pressler 'reminisces' with Joe Biden during Sioux Falls visit

Humboldt native, who worked with former president during overlapping terms in U.S. Senate, calls for nation's leaders to debate 'more intelligently and…

Jun 7 • Dominik Dausch

ONE & DONE | GOP voters scuttle reelection prospects of a dozen one-term incumbents

Populists who rode wave of victory in 2024 don't have the same mojo in 2026

Jun 6 • Jonathan Ellis and Dominik Dausch

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Backlog of untested guns confiscated by South Dakota Indian tribe examined by feds

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Jonathan Ellis

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Sioux Falls

Neighbors push back as Avera eyes new Dell Rapids hospital site

Supporters call the project critical for growth, while nearby homeowners question whether the location is right

11 hrs ago • Barry Allan Amundson

Partisanship creeping further into Sioux Falls mayoral runoff

South Dakota governor, political parties getting involved in ‘nonpartisan’ June 23 election

Jun 16 • Dominik Dausch and Joe Sneve

Smith, Erickson chart Sioux Falls' future with eye on homelessness, policing, child care

Candidates find some common ground on development in debate ahead of June 23 runoff

Jun 13 • Jonathan Ellis

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Viewpoints

LETTER | Response to Amundson letter: Parties deserve a say about who votes in primaries

Submitted by Ezra Hays, Piedmont

4 hrs ago

COUNTERPOINT: What an email to City Hall showed about how Christine Erickson leads

Guest column by Gregory LaFollette, CPA and former technology executive

Jun 16

VIEWPOINT: Life lessons from my dad, Jamie Smith, show he’ll be a great mayor

Guest column by Johnathan Smith

Jun 16

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Nuclear missile once kept Soviets at bay, now part of historic site

This week in South Dakota history: June 12–18

7 hrs ago • Dan Gehlsen

MΩTHER, Dragged Out To Sea and Exhausted bring heavy music to The Den in Sioux Falls

Fargo and hometown bands range through thrash, screamo, noise rock, progressive metal

22 hrs ago • Lyrical Limelight

Hometown roots, national spotlight share Levitt stage in downtown Sioux Falls

South Dakota's own Alexis Lorene opens for country artist Britnee Kellogg during Saturday concert that draws thousands

Jun 14 • Lyrical Limelight

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