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Secretary of State's Office backs Auditor Leah Anderson on foreign-only ballots

Voters who use post office boxes on absentee ballot applications can't vote in state and local elections

39 mins ago • Jonathan Ellis

$100K check gives Sioux Falls mayoral candidate record-setting boost

Pro-Erickson Driving South Dakota PAC donors include Dana Dykhouse, Denny Sanford and Henry ‘Chip’ Carlson.

16 hrs ago • Patrick Lalley

Avera Health to relocate Dell Rapids medical campus; city readies westward growth

Neighbors vow to fight development that relies on utility service extension toward Interstate 29

16 hrs ago • Dominik Dausch

Feds sending $9.4M to South Dakota to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ in water

Program targets PFAS - polyfluoroalkyl substances - in rural communities, private wells

May 19 • The Dakota Scout

Claremont, South Dakota farmer leading global U.S. soybean trade

Mike McCranie joins delegations seeking new overseas markets for U.S. producers

May 20 • Connie Sieh Groop

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State Politics

'I have cancer': South Dakota auditor hopeful opens up on diagnosis

More medical tests underway for David Barranco as Sioux Falls city councilor's treatment plan develops

May 18 • The Dakota Scout

South Dakota Democrats book Joe Biden to headline party banquet

Former president set to give keynote at June 5 McGovern Day Dinner in Sioux Falls

May 16 • The Dakota Scout

Johnson won’t announce running mate before South Dakota Republicans cast first votes

Lieutenant governor choices still unclear for two of four candidates in GOP primary

May 16 • The Dakota Scout

Rhoden campaign tells broadcasters to pull attack ads targeting his legislative record

Incumbent governor's campaign promises ‘further action’ if ads not removed

May 8 • Dominik Dausch

Bankruptcies, criminal past follow Custer man to South Dakota treasurer's race

Court, financial records detail legal troubles for Republican campaigning for office that oversees billions; Heath Shields cites faith for life…

May 8 • Jonathan Ellis

Rhoden revives Noem-era tourism grant fund

South Dakota governor also announces plan to award $200,000 to 40 projects statewide

May 4 • Dominik Dausch

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Secretary of State's Office backs Auditor Leah Anderson on foreign-only ballots

Voters who use post office boxes on absentee ballot applications can't vote in state and local elections

39 mins ago • Jonathan Ellis

$100K check gives Sioux Falls mayoral candidate record-setting boost

Pro-Erickson Driving South Dakota PAC donors include Dana Dykhouse, Denny Sanford and Henry ‘Chip’ Carlson.

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Mail forwarding president says out-of-state voters getting wrong ballots

New law for federal-only ballots was not supposed to apply to people already registered to vote, officials say

May 19 • Jonathan Ellis

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May 14 • Bo Hutchins

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