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The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department’s (GF&P) long-planned shooting sports complex in the Black Hills has a name.

The South Dakota Board of Regents made news last week with an announcement that many thought would never come: the state’s only medical school is moving from small-town Vermillion to Sioux Falls, the state’s population and health care hub. It is a rare example of state government breaking with tradition to do the right thing, choosing logic over sentiment.

A woman has been arrested after a confrontation during a college football game that involved a top contender in South Dakota’s 2026 governor’s race — and the alleged assault is being investigated as a politically motivated attack.

Political divisions that have erupted online following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk are now spilling into real life in South Dakota, with police reporting multiple confrontations tied to the fallout.

Gov. Larry Rhoden said Wednesday that he will create a Correctional Rehabilitation Task Force to guide the expansion of inmate programming as the state moves forward with plans for a new men’s prison.

The 2026 race for Sioux Falls mayor is taking shape with the entry of another familiar civic leader into the increasingly crowded contest.

A front-runner to be the next mayor of South Dakota’s largest city will make her long-anticipated bid for the city of Sioux Falls’ highest office before month’s end.