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REPLAY THE DEBATE: Didn't get to see Sioux Falls mayoral hopefuls talk public safety? Watch it here
The Dakota Scout & SiouxFallsLive.com talk crimes, corrections with David Zokaites, Christine Erickson, Greg Jamison, Joe Batcheller and Jamie Smith
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WATCH LIVE @ 6 | Candidates square off in Sioux Falls Public Safety mayoral debate
City Hall hopefuls share visions for cops, crime at forum hosted by The Dakota Scout-SiouxFallsLive.com
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Commissioners rebuff Lincoln County sheriff's request for new Justice Center metal detector
Sheriff Steve Swenson warns that aging courthouse security device can't be fixed if it fails
 • Todd Epp
VIEWPOINT | Ellsworth is booming. Our communities are scrambling.
Guest column by Emmett Reistroffer
Former Union County 911 director sues county, sheriff over firing after she married woman
South Dakota county argues it terminated woman for just cause
 • Jonathan Ellis
Briley Piper, South Dakota death row inmate, loses appeal to Eighth Circuit
Ruling leaves murderer with few options before execution date can be set
 • Jonathan Ellis
Sioux Falls schools in mental health pilot program see attendance, performance gains
School district partnered with Avera and Sioux Falls Community Foundation to place on-site therapists at five schools
 • Jonathan Ellis
Rhoden revives Noem-era tourism grant fund
South Dakota governor also announces plan to award $200,000 to 40 projects statewide
 • Dominik Dausch
The Dakota Scout E-edition | May 1-7, 2026
Volume 2 | Number 88
Subscriber tickets now available for this week's Sioux Falls mayoral debate
Limited in-person access to The Dakota Scout-SiouxFallsLive.com public safety forum opened ahead of Tuesday night's debate between Batcheller, Erickson…
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Award-winning ag reporter to keep covering South Dakota statehouse with The Dakota Scout
Sioux Falls-based newspaper announces hiring of former Argus Leader, KOTA journalist
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CARTOON | Watch for weather warnings
As seen in the May 1-6, 2026, print edition of The Dakota Scout
 • Ryan M Stoick
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