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President Donald Trump’s grip on GOP politics has two South Dakota congressional hopefuls overtly jockeying for MAGA appeal — and potentially even a White House endorsement.

An early summer sting has South Dakota retailers across the state facing prison time for allegedly selling mind-altering candy bars and other illegal products out of their shops.

Builders of South Dakota’s proposed men’s prison in northeast Sioux Falls are helping Gov. Larry Rhoden reassure lawmakers construction costs won’t balloon past $650 million.

A University of South Dakota professor who was placed on administrative leave after making a social media post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination is back on the job.