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Joe Sneve · October 17, 2025
Bringing data centers to South Dakota is fast becoming a political litmus test in the state’s 2026 Republican primary for governor.
Jonathan Ellis · February 21, 2026
PIERRE – In a partisan world that is often cleaved between left and right, blue and red, one issue in South Dakota has unified parts of the progressive and conservative movements.
The Dakota Scout · May 13, 2026
A Lemmon woman is getting a boost from the state to keep northwest South Dakota from becoming a food desert.
Jonathan Ellis · May 8, 2026
A Black Hills Republican with aspirations of becoming South Dakota government’s chief banker and custodian of state funds has a checkered past that includes bankruptcies, bad-check charges and a criminal record.
Jonathan Ellis · May 15, 2026
A recent West Coast transplant running for the Republican nomination for Minnehaha County sheriff boasts a long list of accomplishments in law enforcement.
