Archive - The Dakota Scout

OSHA files wrongful termination suit against Valley Springs business

Government alleges retaliation against employee for reporting 'severe work-related injury'

2 hrs ago • Hunter Dunteman

Corps of Engineers releasing less Missouri River water for barge, river traffic

Storage in dam system nearing point where 'minimal service' would be provided amid drought

4 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

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

Volume 2 | Number 84

11 hrs ago

'Very disappointed': Sioux Falls leaders frustrated by opioid funding rollout

Expectations for more significant state backing dashed with $100K award for the city-county triage center known as the Link

11 hrs ago • Joe Sneve

SCOUTING REPORT | Redlin's unfinished art, Habitat helping homeowners, the media duped, honoring youth volunteer

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

Apr 5 • Jonathan Ellis

Crossword, Sudoku answers: April 3-9

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Apr 5 • The Dakota Scout

CARTOON | ✝️ He has risen ✝️

As seen in the April 3-9, 2026, print edition of The Dakota Scout

Apr 5 • Ryan M Stoick

Battle-hardened servant retiring with career-long view of South Dakota's growing political, cultural divide

Renowned Lincoln County official's appointment required outside help to break stalemate among commissioners nearly 30 years ago.

Apr 5 • Joe Sneve

VIEWPOINT | Sioux Falls is a strong city, but work still remains

Guest column by Everett Palmer, Cougar Alliance for Sustainability founder

Apr 4

Population growth easing in some parts of South Dakota

Census data show that fast-growing communities continue to see people moving into them, but some at a slower rate

Apr 4 • Jonathan Ellis

Selling out & selling out | The politics of being A-political | Did $ioux Falls get $nubbed | Four Winds Arts & Music Fest | A wannabe…

SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING & JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS | Metro Concerts Live founder Corey Church talks about sustaining an annual music festival that now…

Apr 4 • The Dakota Scout, Jonathan Ellis, and Joe Sneve

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Tribal activists, environmentalists move to block Black Hills graphite exploration project

Groups file lawsuit over Forest Service decision to allow exploration near sacred Native American site

Apr 4 • Jonathan Ellis

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