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Erickson picks up two more votes in first day of Sioux Falls mayor's race recount

More than 31,000 ballots still to be retabulated; attorneys acknowledge litigation likely

4 hrs ago • Joe Sneve

South Dakota to receive share of $45M Cash App settlement

More than $410,000 will go to state's Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division

9 hrs ago • The Dakota Scout

Lincoln County Commission taps former lawmaker to fill vacancy in split vote

Residents lobbied for candidate with ties to agriculture, rural district

16 hrs ago • Todd Epp

Habitual criminal gets prison sentence for assaulting federal officer

Lower Brule man has had multiple run-ins with federal, South Dakota authorities

19 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

Hidden Sioux Falls quarry pond to be revitalized via $15M Bezos grant

City leaders in Sioux Falls announced a $15 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund, earmarked to revitalize a little-known quarry pond near Falls Park

Jul 7 • Hunter Dunteman

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State Politics

ANALYSIS | Russell’s AG nomination, party convention mark South Dakota GOP shift

Republican delegates trended toward mavericks, outsiders for constitutional offices

Jul 7 • Joe Sneve and Dominik Dausch

TenHaken steps into South Dakota governor fray with endorsement

Sioux Falls mayor says only one candidate in GOP runoff has sound morals, ethics and character

Jul 6 • Jonathan Ellis

South Dakota senator's election fraud case brings more calls to step down

Minnehaha County GOP leaders urge Sen. Tom Pischke to resign party positions

Jul 3 • Joe Sneve and Jonathan Ellis

Another South Dakota secretary of state bounced after four years by GOP delegates

Baxter upsets Johnson at Republican convention in Rapid City

Jun 27 • Joe Sneve

Populist push falls short in South Dakota GOP contest for Public Utilities nod

Rep. Peri Pourier comes up eight votes shy as delegates nominate former lawmaker Don Haggar

Jun 27 • Joe Sneve

CONVENTION GUIDE: South Dakota GOP fields candidates to serve in executive branch

Republicans face Democratic challengers in all delegate-chosen races minus attorney general

Jun 25 • The Dakota Scout

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Erickson picks up two more votes in first day of Sioux Falls mayor's race recount

More than 31,000 ballots still to be retabulated; attorneys acknowledge litigation likely

4 hrs ago • Joe Sneve

Lincoln County Commission taps former lawmaker to fill vacancy in split vote

Residents lobbied for candidate with ties to agriculture, rural district

16 hrs ago • Todd Epp

Hidden Sioux Falls quarry pond to be revitalized via $15M Bezos grant

City leaders in Sioux Falls announced a $15 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund, earmarked to revitalize a little-known quarry pond near Falls Park

Jul 7 • Hunter Dunteman

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Viewpoints

VIEWPOINT | We need to find balance in a world that never stops

Guest column by Curstie Konold

Jul 7

VIEWPOINT | Sioux Falls should consider the cost of saying ‘No’ to downtown investments

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Jul 6

CARTOON | Moo? Me?

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Jul 5 • Ryan M Stoick

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SCOUTING YESTERDAY | SD archaeologists uncover gold rush Chinatown treasure trove

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