Archive - The Dakota Scout

South Dakota school districts in target of property tax revolt

Lawmakers, activists pushing to force public votes on opt outs

3 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

Road hunting doves? South Dakota lawmakers look to expand vehicle-based bird bagging

Critics, safety advocates say mourning doves should remain illegal to shoot from public roadways

16 hrs ago • Todd Epp

Property Taxes: Hard data tells different story than debate

Analysis reveals property tax spikes leveling off for most Minnehaha and Lincoln counties homeowners

17 hrs ago • Patrick Lalley

Lawmakers stick to their guns in requiring enhanced permits to carry firearms at colleges

Effort to allow more K-12 employees to carry firearms in schools also rejected

21 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

Retired soccer star in South Dakota in bid to help youth athletes

Former Seattle Sounders first rounder Steve Zakuani promoting app that helps build mental resilience

Feb 2 • Jonathan Ellis

The Dakota Scout E-edition | Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2026

Volume 2 | Number 75

Feb 2

LETTER | Citizens should decide if tax increases for South Dakota schools are necessary

South Dakotans are sick of their property taxes being ratcheted up year after year.

Feb 2

VIEWPOINT | South Dakota doesn’t have to be a drunk driving loser

Guest column by Dan Nelson, Brookings County State's Attorney

Feb 1

SCOUTING REPORT | USS Pierre gift box, USD's nurse anesthesia grads, evolving fentanyl, Sioux Falls school buildings

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

Feb 1 • Jonathan Ellis

Janklow rail prophecy materializing in South Dakota decades later

Bidders answer state's call to return last public rail to private sector

Feb 1 • Joe Sneve

CARTOON | State (Theatre) centenarian

As seen in the Jan. 30-Feb. 5, 2026, edition of The Dakota Scout

Feb 1 • Ryan M Stoick

LETTER | ICE actions in Minneapolis go too far

The recent shooting deaths of two people in Minneapolis have been met with an unsettling silence from many in positions of leadership.

Feb 1

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