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Feds sending $9.4M to South Dakota to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ in water
Program targets PFAS - polyfluoroalkyl substances - in rural communities, private wells
 • The Dakota Scout
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
 • Jonathan Ellis
Attack ad financers in South Dakota governor's race revealed
Campaign finance disclosures tie Dusty Johnson's supporters to PAC ads leveled at primary opponents
 • Jonathan Ellis, Dominik Dausch, and Joe Sneve
'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
 • The Dakota Scout
Ethel Diercks, 96
September 28, 1929 - February 1, 2026
St. Joseph’s Indian School to give away thousands more books across South Dakota
Native American authors, reading promoted with statewide bookmobile that logged 3,000 miles, 22,610 donated books in 2025
 • The Dakota Scout
Highway Patrol will increase number of troopers assisting ICE with immigration enforcement
GOP candidates for governor want more local law enforcement agencies to work with ICE
 • Jonathan Ellis
The Dakota Scout E-edition | May 15-21, 2026
Volume 2 | Number 90
VIEWPOINT | Flock safety quietly moves its guardrails while South Dakotans lose
Guest column by Andrew Konechne, Brookings
SCOUTING REPORT | Finishing perfect, concert art, small biz awardees, Peggy Laurenz, RIP
A weekly digest of interesting local, state, national and even international developments
 • Jonathan Ellis
Homeless hub: Sioux Falls attracts homeless as other cities close services, data show
City officials wary of regional communities busing in their homeless as shelters close
 • Jonathan Ellis
Crossword, Sudoku answers: May 15-21
Free, for your entertainment
 • The Dakota Scout
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