Archive - 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

5 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

8 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

Rising public safety expenses to hit Minnehaha County taxpayers

Commission approves $2.3 million property tax opt-out

Jul 7 • Jonathan Ellis

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

Guest column by Curstie Konold

Jul 7

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

Sioux Falls City Councilor David Barranco dies

Southeast District council member survived by wife, two children

Jul 7 • Dominik Dausch

Recount of Sioux Falls mayor election results starts Wednesday

Smith, Erickson tap prominent public policy attorneys to review ballots after historic runoff

Jul 6 • The Dakota Scout

Todd Robert Hudson, 65

Feb. 23, 1961 – July 4, 2026

Jul 6

Contenders for Lincoln County Commission seat weigh in on growth, data centers, agriculture

Current commissioners to choose replacement for Betty Otten at July 7 meeting

Jul 6 • Todd Epp

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

The Dakota Scout E-edition | July 3-9, 2026

Volume 2 | Number 97

Jul 6

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