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VIEWPOINT | Sen. John Thune saves small business
Guest column by Jason Glodt
CARTOON | Bird doggin' in South Dakota
As seen in the Dec. 5-11, 2025, print edition of The Dakota Scout
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Ryan M Stoick
SURF sets standard as next-generation of experiments build on Black Hills research
Majorana Demonstrator experiment paves way for more aggressive studies that could overturn human understanding of universe
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The magic of Christmas | Robots are coming | Data center dividends & disruptions | Sioux Falls love | Homebuilding workforce
Sponsored by Juna Sleep Systems & Beal Distributing | Sioux Falls photographer Christopher Reistroffer chats about The Arctic Express, data centers …
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SDSU police chief jailed on animal cruelty charges
Brookings Police seize dogs following investigation into Chief Timothy Heaton
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Council reaffirms airport, Dakota Mainstem water projects, adds inmate reentry, tax relief to legislative goals
Sioux Falls’ 2026 priorities drop daycare request, support property tax relief, rehabilitation programs, airport expansion and funding for regional…
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Gov. Larry Rhoden faces tight revenues, big ambitions with inaugural spending plan
Governor will ask state Legislature to support airport funding, state-radio backup, county property tax relief replacement in Tuesday's Budget Address
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Joe Sneve
State apologizes, but can’t explain missing evidence in prison overdose case
Inmate, now serving 7-10 years, could face life if convicted of drug distribution
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John Hult SD Searchlight
Probe puts South Dakota election chief's breakup with voter integrity buffs on display
Deep fractures within GOP formed since 2022 election exposed with Legislature's subpoena of Secretary of State Monae Johnson
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Joe Sneve
Voter apathy driving South Dakota’s anti-business faction to power, governor says
Rhoden finds support for Operation: Prairie Thunder in first Sioux Falls town hall since declaring candidacy
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Jonathan Ellis
New rules clear path to $80M in opioid settlement funds for South Dakota cities, counties
Department of Social Services unveils guidelines for addiction-riddled communities
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