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What's going on, South Dakota? | Upcoming events & entertainment

Submit your events for The Dakota Scout's Lounge section by emailing events@thedakotascout.com

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A letter from Santa: St. Nick is all around us

The kindness of a child reaffirms the Christmas spirit

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VIEWPOINT | South Dakota's failed corrections policies proving deadly

By Steve Haugaard, former South Dakota House Speaker

Dec 24

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | City matriarch helps chart future of Sioux Falls parks system

This week in South Dakota history: Dec. 19-25

Dec 24 • Dan Gehlsen

Officials clash over decorum while Lincoln County courthouse vote delayed

Airport report sparks confrontation as commissioners continue deliberations on what to do with Canton courthouse

Dec 24 • Todd Epp

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

Dec 24 • The Dakota Scout

Minnehaha County insurance rate hike lowest in nearly a decade

Officials say insurance market leveling off after double-digit increases

Dec 23 • Barry Allan Amundson

Virgil Elmer Heidenreich, 97

November 25, 1928 — December 19, 2025

Dec 23

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

Dec 23 • 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

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