VIEWPOINT | New prisons quickly turn into billion-dollar money pits

Guest column by Jackson McNeely, founder of Block the Brierfield Prison in Alabama

VIEWPOINT | Springfield prison a model for future correctional facilities

Guest column by Scott Kostal, mayor of Springfield, South Dakota

Legals & Public Notices: Feb. 21, 2025

City of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls School District, Minnehaha County, Lincoln County, Baltic, Bid Notices, Notices to Creditors, Name Changes, Public Notices, Summons, Pardon Applications

Plastic black babies center of lawsuit filed by teen charged with hate crime

Former Brandon Valley student accuses school, police, JDC of unlawful response to incident characterized as 'prank'

Page turned on measure to restrict 'obscene' library books

House narrowly passes measure despite impassioned opposition

Obfuscating public records, when party favors turn bad & the flashpoint fence — is it oppressive?

Verla Elaine Rebel Sturdevant, 97

Feb. 15, 1928 - February 19, 2025

Prison funding advances for make-or-break vote

Appropriations committee sends bill to full House without recommendation

Gov. Rhoden picks Wentworth native to lead South Dakota Department of Veteran Affairs

Standout chief petty officer takes reins of agency after predecessor's November retirement