Archive - The Dakota Scout

South Dakota lawmakers to debate guns, government power, term limits

The Dakota Scout reviews 17 early bills that signal familiar fights await 101st Legislative Session

29 mins ago • The Dakota Scout

Minnehaha County insurance rate hike lowest in nearly a decade

Officials say insurance market leveling off after double-digit increases

3 hrs ago • Barry Allan Amundson

Virgil Elmer Heidenreich, 97

November 25, 1928 — December 19, 2025

8 hrs ago

Pharmaceutical companies lose bid to halt South Dakota law on discount drugs

Drug manufacturers wanted to limit number of pharmacies that hospitals can contract with in federal 340B program

12 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

End of automatic subsidies for Sioux Falls nonprofits brings warnings of service cuts

Multi-Cultural Center leader says being left off funding list stunts 28-year relationship with city of Sioux Falls

Dec 22 • The Dakota Scout

Shirley Ljunggren, 95

October 31, 1930 — December 20, 2025

Dec 22

South Dakota fire departments replace PFAS foam with soy-based alternative

More than 2,300 gallons of PFAS-containing foam collected through exchange program

Dec 22 • The Dakota Scout

Department of Corrections deploys inmates to Custer State Park to assist with storm recovery

Parts of the park remain closed, as power outages continue for hundreds in the Black Hills

Dec 22 • Jonathan Ellis

The Dakota Scout E-edition

Vol. 2 No. 69 | Dec. 19-25, 2025

Dec 22

A taste of tradition: The elegance of Christmas lefse

Norwegian flatbread best with butter, cinnamon-sugar mixture

Dec 21 • Virginia Olson

SCOUTING REPORT | Snowmobiling sans snow, collaring deer, preserving Wounded Knee

A weekly digest of interesting local, state, national and even international developments

Dec 21 • Jonathan Ellis

COUNTERPOINT | South Dakotans should decide if data centers are worth the cost

Guest column by Brooke Manca, Dakota Rural Action member

Dec 20

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