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VOTER GUIDE: GOP primary, municipal races crescendo in South Dakota
Voters head to the polls in a uniquely packed election day combining statewide primaries with; here's a look at who's on the ballot
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Former tribal official, wife, indicted for distributing fentanyl
Oglala Sioux members indicted two years after Kristi Noem accused Mexican cartels of being active in Indian Country
 • Jonathan Ellis
Republican primary: Here's how South Dakota’s four-way GOP governor's race reached the brink
TIMELINE: From Noem’s departure and populist organizing, PAC battles, debates and tightening polls, the road to Tuesday’s primary showdown has been…
 • The Dakota Scout
Scouting Sioux Metro: Study finds market support for new hotel in Tea by 2030
The study examined the success factors of a potential hotel located at the 85th/I-29 interchange or along Gateway Boulevard
 • Hunter Dunteman
VIEWPOINT | Downtown Sioux Falls is for everyone
Guest column by Brandon Hanson, Downtown Sioux Falls CEO
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VOTER GUIDE: GOP primary, municipal races crescendo in South Dakota
Voters head to the polls in a uniquely packed election day combining statewide primaries with; here's a look at who's on the ballot
 • The Dakota Scout
Republican primary: Here's how South Dakota’s four-way GOP governor's race reached the brink
TIMELINE: From Noem’s departure and populist organizing, PAC battles, debates and tightening polls, the road to Tuesday’s primary showdown has been…
 • The Dakota Scout
Doeden guarantees GOP primary victory, says runoff won’t be needed
Four-way GOP governor race nears finish as Hansen, Johnson, Rhoden joust with Aberdeen businessman before South Dakota's June 2 election
 • Joe Sneve
South Dakota lawmaker won’t resign as tax status probed in Minnehaha County
State Sen. Tamara Grove says Sioux Falls owner-occupied filing was an 'omission'; officials reviewing tax implications
 • Joe Sneve and Dominik Dausch
Indian Country lawmaker claims Sioux Falls owner-occupied home on tax filings
Residency of South Dakota Sen. Tamara Grove scrutinized; tribal leaders, District 26 constituents can't corroborate legislator's community involvement
 • Dominik Dausch
Wife of cancer-struck Republican will seek South Dakota auditor nomination in his place
Catherine Barranco to carry on campaign after David Barranco's diagnosis
 • The Dakota Scout
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