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TV personality Mike Rowe helped South Dakota leaders on Friday announce the launch of a double-barreled tradesmen program aimed at bolstering housing and the workforce here.

South Dakota residents will not pay higher electric bills if massive data centers arrive in the state.

A Sioux Falls public official and leading contender to become South Dakota’s next state auditor is recovering after a medical emergency earlier this week that nearly cost him his life.