Archive - The Dakota Scout

Sturgis Rally rumble brings slower speed limits, traffic changes back to Black Hills highways

Department of Transportation prepares for influx of bikers descending upon western South Dakota for 86th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

37 mins ago • Gabriella Dodway

VIEWPOINT | Traffic calming test shows downtown is built for people, not just cars

Guest column by Brandon Hanson

5 hrs ago

Johnson, Rhoden camp confirm behind-the-scenes runoff alliance

South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson deployed campaign staff, voter data and donor network in support of governor's GOP nomination

11 hrs ago • Joe Sneve

REVIEW | Joanne Shaw Taylor and Kris Lager showcase blues at the Levitt

Opener, headliner explore different flavors of music but stay true to fundamentals of genre

22 hrs ago • Lyrical Limelight

Democrat Julian Beaudion pulls out of South Dakota Senate race

Democratic candidate cites pressure campaign against his family as reason to end candidacy

Aug 4 • Jonathan Ellis

VIEWPOINT | In gubernatorial runoff, South Dakota voters opened our closed primary

Guest column by Joe Kirby

Aug 4

Commissioner rebuked after calling cost of Lincoln County Justice Center 'a boondoggle'

County also hears results of study recommending a $2.5 million roundabout at 271st Street and Western Avenue after 12 crashes and worsening delays

Aug 4 • Todd Epp

Feds look to bolster crime prevention in Indian Country with grant program

Trump administration announces availability of more than $107 million in funding

Aug 4 • The Dakota Scout

Veteran political adviser to John Thune stepping down to join faculty at Augustana University

Historian Jon Lauck will become executive director of the Center for Western Studies

Aug 3 • Jonathan Ellis

VIEWPOINT | We need to treat loneliness as a health risk – and the cure is connection

Guest column by Leah Hendrickson

Aug 3

The Dakota Scout E-edition | July 31-Aug. 6, 2026

Volume 3 | Number 1

Aug 3

SCOUTING REPORT | Rodeo center shifting ground, Fauci on Noem, departing Congress

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

Aug 2 • Jonathan Ellis

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