Archive - The Dakota Scout

Recording mandate for local meetings in South Dakota remains unsettled

Government transparency task force balks at scope of open government proposals

56 mins ago • Hunter Dunteman

Rep. Dusty Johnson wants South Dakota to go tougher on drug dealers, repeat offenders

GOP candidate for governor taps law enforcement officials to lead offender task force

2 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

New Sioux Falls task force to assess school facility needs, with focus on Whittier

Group starts meeting this week with potential bond issue in district's future

14 hrs ago • Todd Epp

South Dakota seeks federal aid in curbing high recidivism by bolstering parole supervision

DOC partners with national group, applies for $900K DOJ grant to optimize system where 54 officers are monitoring more than 3,000 parolees

17 hrs ago • Joe Sneve

Richard 'Dick' Bohy, 85

September 6, 1940 - April 5, 2026

18 hrs ago

‘A true champion’: Black Hills remembers Kevin Forrester, 58

Late mayor had resigned from Sturgis city post two weeks before succumbing to pancreatic cancer on Easter Sunday

20 hrs ago • Joe Sneve

Sioux Falls mayoral hopefuls tout experience, backgrounds in Chamber forum

Hundreds turn out to hear candidates talk economic development, growth, public safety

20 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

Thomas Sorum, 79

November 23, 1946 - March 31, 2026

Apr 7

Former South Dakota AutoZone workers say they were bilked out of overtime pay

Plaintiffs in federal lawsuit say they were managers in name only

Apr 7 • Jonathan Ellis

OSHA files wrongful termination suit against Valley Springs business

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

Apr 6 • 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

Apr 6 • Jonathan Ellis

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

Volume 2 | Number 84

Apr 6

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