Archive - The Dakota Scout

Law enforcement ties Sioux Falls’ drug bust drop to border security

Fentanyl seizures dropped 87 percent from 2024 to 2025, while meth, coke and heroin confiscations also decreased

4 hrs ago • Hunter Dunteman

'We do not have the option to delay services'

South Dakota educators push lawmakers to boost funding for costly special-education cases as critics warn it'd raise taxes statewide

20 hrs ago • Todd Epp

Gov. Rhoden, House Speaker Hansen team up on property tax relief package

Both Larry Rhoden and Jon Hansen look to sales tax revenue to offset escalating bills for homeowners

24 hrs ago • Jonathan Ellis

Staffing shortages, funding shortfalls, reluctant lawmakers linger for South Dakota EMS

Lincoln County Commission frustrated with lack of action to address ambulance service constraints as another community moves to limit service for rural…

Mar 4 • Todd Epp

Lawmakers take pass on $87 million in federal broadband funding, citing national debt

Fiscal hawks in the South Dakota Senate band together to reject high-speed Internet dollars

Mar 4 • Jonathan Ellis

Larry James De Groot, 77

July 12, 1948 - February 27, 2026

Mar 4

Sioux Falls’ crime rate continues trending down as population steadily grows

Public safety leaders say latest police data shows South Dakota's largest city still safe place to live

Mar 4 • Hunter Dunteman

Schools would be required to show prenatal video as lawmakers change abortion definition

Two measures deal with reproduction making their way to the governor following Senate votes

Mar 3 • Jonathan Ellis

Sioux Falls mayor, police slam recidivism vote, say it undercuts $650M prison promises

Paul TenHaken, Sioux Falls Police Labor Council spotlight talking points heard before lawmakers voted to construct new corrections facility; mayor wants…

Mar 3 • Joe Sneve

VIEWPOINT | Don’t let THC fears, poison pills sink the Farm Bill

Guest column by Mike Jaspers, former South Dakota Ag Secretary & state USDA Rural Development director

Mar 3

South Dakota joins Utah in push for social media regulations, digital portability

Social media history likened to medical records as lawmakers aim to give users control over personal data

Mar 3 • The Dakota Scout

Inmate recidivism funding falls short amid push for new prisons

Five-year contract would have provided training to give prisoners leadership skills

Mar 3 • Jonathan Ellis

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