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Feds say Avera fired helicopter mechanic for reporting Careflight safety concerns
Cannabis group wants anti-pot lawmaker's medical marijuana license revoked
South Dakota entertainment & events: June 9-13
All aboard: Ellis & Eastern rail line getting multi-million dollar facelift
Crossword, Sudoku answers June 8-15
Jabba: The Dakota Scout Pet of the Week
T. Denny Sanford, Lloyds gift millions to expedite downtown ice-ribbon project, add more amenities
Booze stings couldn't have come at worse time for these two Sioux Falls stores
Planned utility rate increases in Sioux Falls met with resistance
Xcel Energy reaches deal to lower proposed rate increases, refund customers
New Regents say they're ready to work toward university reforms Noem called for last month
Vote on Minnehaha County pipeline setback met with disappointment
Some gnat relief coming, but spraying not intended to kill biting pests
Trio of South Dakota Democrats get nod from state party
County relief program could become obsolete with Medicaid expansion
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Crazy Horse monument breaks ground 75 years ago
Avera Health to get day in court against Minnesota insurance company
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
LETTER: More information, time needed for public to navigate pipeline dilemma
Anti-pot lawmaker issued medical marijuana card by South Dakota health office
Term limit impacts, presidential politics & the bête noire of the left
Governor's Office says emergency funds have been used to fund past border deployments
South Dakota entertainment & events: June 2-5
Sioux Falls mansion owner could get more time to finish decade-long project
Noem sending more troops to US-Mexico border
Noem appoints Watertown man to lead Governor's Office of Economic Development
Sanford lobbyist leaving health system for Sioux Falls chamber
DOE: South Dakota students with disabilities exceeding expectations after high school
Big changes coming for Outdoor Campus
Brown County landowner not in contempt of court order in pipeline dispute
Sioux Falls fully staffed as pools prepare to open
Box Elder’s City Clerk tapped to take over job in Sioux Falls
Patch: The Dakota Scout Pet of the Week
Country club denies responsibility for manager's conduct in sex allegations
Cannabis advocate pulled from South Dakota's medical marijuana committee
Veterans, families pay respect to fallen comrades
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Sirens fail before deadly South Dakota tornado
South Dakota's term-limit 'loophole' targeted
South Dakota's POW-MIAs honored as part of nationwide 'Ride for Freedom'
AG: South Dakota won't rely on feds to get serious about 'zombie drug'
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Johnson: Debt ceiling deal must limit government spending
Democratic leader hits Noem on higher-ed critique
Former S.D. congressional candidate to lead Minnesota economic development agency
Noem: liberal ideologies 'poison' higher education
South Dakota entertainment & events: May 26-June 3
South Dakota sees first positive case of 'zombie drug'
Crossword, Sudoku answers May 25-31
DOJ: Farmers' crop failures weren't a case of bad luck
Cerberus: The Dakota Scout Pet of the Week
Sioux Falls water, sewer users could be paying 20 percent more by 2027
Meet the 98-year-old pilot and veteran still fascinated with flying
South Dakota parolee hunters nabbing hundreds of absconders
Energy companies backing off pursuit of Gregory County Pump Storage Project
Minnehaha County Commission can't agree on setback distances for carbon pipelines
Let's talk about South Dakota's suicide rates
TenHaken: 'Decentralizing' alcohol sales first step in solving Pettigrew Heights crime dilemma
Brown County asks federal judge to dismiss carbon pipeline lawsuit
Bloomberg picks Sioux Falls, TenHaken for city development initiative
South Dakota's top Republicans not supporting a Trump return to the White House
Dan Ahlers tapped to run South Dakota Democratic Party
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Polio crisis reaches South Dakota
Judge: Northern State dean should have recused herself from tenure committee
Harrisburg, Spearfish fastest growing cities
Weekly cartoon: Hitchin' a ride
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
COUNTERPOINT: Property owners deserve eminent domain protections
POINT: Carbon capture, sequestration projects vital to South Dakota’s future
COVID's end, pipeline pandemonium & a healthy youth sports balance
Cannabis critics lose bid for seats on medical marijuana oversight committee
Letter: Pipeline approach undermines property rights
More South Dakotans dying of malnutrition
Marijuana panel changes have cannabis advocates and opponents feeling boxed out
State investigating allegations of faked water quality reports in Aberdeen
Canadian wildfires bring hazy conditions to South Dakota
Crossword, Sudoku answers May 18-24
South Dakota entertainment: May 19-25
Feds sending millions to South Dakota to address nursing shortage
Minnesota legislators urge Noem to stop minors from traveling there for transgender treatments
Betsy: The Dakota Scout Pet of the Week
Hughes County prosecutor headed to Attorney General’s Office
Owner of Mexican market, restaurant loses beer license amid city clamp down
Aberdeen water chief says City Hall complicit in faked quality reports at treatment plant
Future of Minnehaha County fairgrounds clouded by gifting restrictions
Parking in downtown Sioux Falls? Consider bringing some spare change
Pipeline opponents rally, seek new strategy
Selberg, Merkouris to lead Sioux Falls City Council
Nexat developers hope machine will revolutionize farming
Analysis: Decision to borrow $22M for levees paid off
Weekly cartoon: Government pruning
Letter: Johnson impressed at school board election forum
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
A goat named Scout, Sioux Falls' booze crusade, carbon alternatives & country club sex parties
Real world experience needed to foster new era in education
Post-pandemic, Sioux Falls tourism once again thriving
Baseball legend Pete Rose to headline law enforcement dinner
A block of chaos: Casino first to go as Sioux Falls looks to rid 'hood' of alcohol sales
LETTER: A vote for Johnson is a vote to keep school board elections non-partisan
State loses bid to reclaim COVID funding from bed and breakfast
State health plan administrator sued for denying cancer treatment
The Dakota Scout Crossword, Sudoku answers May 11-17
South Dakota authorities identify body found in Missouri River nearly 50 years ago
Lucky Lady's shutters central Sioux Falls casino
Noem’s son-in-law dipping toe in political waters
Diamond: The Dakota Scout Pet of the Week
Sioux Falls to add first east-west thoroughfare through town in decades
Reporter who used Noem's number for prank call pleads guilty to lesser charge
Former reporter claims sex discrimination, 'toxic' work environment
S.D. Housing director who resigned in March now advising Sen. Rounds
South Dakotans to start receiving settlement checks from Turbo Tax this month
Country club servers allege unwanted sexual contact, alcohol
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Wounded Knee occupation ends after bloodshed, peace pact
Experience matters when representing Sioux Falls schools
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Why we're taking international trade into our own hands
LETTER: Johnson best choice for Sioux Falls School Board
The Madison Mafia, Dusty's debt limit & the pipeline showdown
Missouri River forecast improves, but drought lingering
Denise: The Dakota Scout Pet of the Week
Crossword and Sudoku answers May 4-10
Single-family housing construction cooling across South Dakota
Reporter accused of orchestrating prank call governor's office connected to federal data breach
Group sending reinforcement to Capitol to defend South Dakota’s initiated measure rules
CO2 pipeline hearing promises emotion
Midwest Murder comes to Sioux Falls
Woman says bank replaced her with younger male who got 'enormous' office
Rep. Dusty Johnson: China relations pose vexing questions
CO2 pipeline ruling allows Summit to conduct surveys on private land
Rural water system alleges billing, metering fiasco in lawsuit
Motorists in Harrisburg coping with traffic mayhem
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Weekly cartoon: The taxman's new ride
COUNTERPOINT: When 'they' came after 'us'
POINT: Here's why I voted for South Dakota's new social studies standards
Sioux Falls trucking company chipping in to promote South Dakota to rest of country
VIEWPOINT: Climate challenges require pragmatic solutions, big tent conversations
Mobile Market plans to bring healthy options to neighborhoods without grocery stores
Residency of lawmaker under scrutiny following home purchase outside of his district
Crossword and Sudoku answers April 27-May 3
Emmett: The Dakota Scout Pet of the Week
State's economic development chief stepping down
Senate leaders: Governor's office signed off on $200M housing bill in December
LETTER: Roe v. Wade petition mischaracterized by anti-abortion activists
LETTER: Abortion ballot question too extreme for South Dakota
South Dakota aims to double apprenticeship programs with $7.9M boost
Noem: 'Houses would be built' if Legislature didn't meddle with $200M housing initiative
Minnehaha, Lincoln counties need another judge to keep pace with population growth
South Dakota is upping its international trade game
Williams and Ree offer potential last chance show for Sioux Falls-area fans
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Freedom Train rolls into South Dakota to ‘resell America to Americans’
Northern Lights likely to make another appearance in South Dakota Sunday night
Scouting Hollywood: April 20-26
Weekly cartoon: Winter always loses
Federal judge excoriates lawyer, accusing her of abandoning clients, unethical behavior
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
This Earth Day, South Dakota’s agriculture industry deserves protection
Thune rebuts constitutionality concerns over his TikTok ban bill
Buying 'swampland,' hand-crank car windows & inflation exacerbation
Utility rate hikes lie ahead for Sioux Falls residents, businesses
Sioux Falls buys land near Premier Center with eye on future development
$200M in housing money won’t be available in time for summer construction
Crossword and Sudoku answers April 20-26
Minnehaha County tax man bought fully-loaded SUV without approval
Tiny: The Dakota Scout Pet of the Week
Mickelson, leaders who perished in 1993 crash honored with Economic Development Leadership Day
Fate of Sioux Falls mansion still unclear despite month-old federal ruling
Mickelson casts long shadow over South Dakota
Sioux Falls grows reserves to record levels with strong 2022 financials
Democratic Party chairman, former U.S. Attorney Randy Seiler dies
Minnehaha County mental health holds on record pace
Opponents fall short of derailing new social study standards
'Serious medical condition' prompts Avera CEO to step down
TenHaken: Sioux Falls growth, quality of life made possible by private-public partnerships
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Nixon veto leads to shut down of South Dakota school
Scouting Hollywood: April 13-19
Letter: Food sales tax cut would have helped taxpayers more
Pharmacy benefit managers are hurting South Dakota patients
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
A 45-year transparency crusade, secretive g-men & a busy week of quirky legal news
Education secretary fires back after superintendents criticize social studies standards
Democratic chairman, former U.S. attorney hospitalized following heart attack
PUC approves 10-day discovery turnaround for CO2 pipeline questions
Transparency at center of new City Hall debate
Bigger than Roe, more than mifepristone
Crossword and Sudoku answers April 13-19
Analysis: Council election could spell trouble for recall efforts against Baltic mayor
Gov. Noem to merge more South Dakota state agencies
Student relations, safety, partisan worries driving school board candidates
Winter brought higher number of injuries than usual
Middle-school gap in afterschool programming raises questions about city-school rec center shift
South Dakota Senate candidate accused of sexual child grooming gets 10 years
Provision in South Dakota death penalty law unconstitutional, judge rules
'Midtown' zoning aimed at urban renewal, but could prompt neighborhood blowback
Letter: A family without a state
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Computer giant moves out of South Dakota before eventual demise
Negative GDP growth a red flag for South Dakota's economy
Scouting Hollywood: April 6-12
Roof collapse at South Dakota bank second in a week in Aberdeen
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Setting the record straight on 'sexual content' in South Dakota's schools
Three to vie for open Sioux Falls School Board seat after Mickelson bows out
State denies politics played role in canceling contract with transgender advocacy group
New private golf club planned in eastern South Dakota
Lincoln County, West River counties see post-Covid population surges
Owners of demolished McKennan Park 'Monster House' file dismissal in lawsuit
Court rules affidavits in T. Denny Sanford investigation should be released
South Dakota Budweiser distributor, lawmaker says he’s staying out of trans beer can controversy
As federal stimulus evaporates, South Dakota county told to start planning for tax hikes
Crossword and Sudoku answers April 6-12
Trump charges: South Dakota's Thune, Johnson join list of skeptics
Amid recall effort, Baltic mayor says she's target of bullies
Thune, Noem break silence on criminal charges against ally, former President Donald Trump
New crop of Sioux Falls SculptureWalk pieces unveiled
Baltic developer, ag expert accused of pushing for mayor's ouster
South Dakota's top Republicans quiet on Trump indictment
First candidate emerges in Sioux Falls School Board race
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: South Dakota war hero released from Vietnamese prison camp
Baltic mayor facing recall amid corruption, abuse of power accusations
Two-year project to upgrade Benson Road and I-229 kicks off
Lingering cool weather softening flood worries
Judge rules against government in secretive police chase
Community Centers shutdown a betrayal to Sioux Falls' working poor
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Weekly cartoon: It'll grow back
More than 40 South Dakota lawmakers awarded for anti-cannabis stances
605 Cannabis v. DOH, mansion mayhem & Sneve's shameful lack of South Dakota history
Former Education Department employee alleges maternity discrimination
Judge rules that Sioux Falls man shouldn't have been fired for testifying at the Legislature
Gov. Kristi Noem's lousy session
Northern State latest school to take on Presentation College students amid closure
South Dakota Democratic Party launches hiring search for new director
Sioux Falls VA gets new director following last year's administrative shakeup
Sioux Falls police planning more satellite buildings beyond downtown headquarters
Cannabis company fighting back against state recall, sues Department of Health
Bilking grain elevator costs South Dakota woman freedom, $39K
Measure to make sales tax rollback permanent already drafted
Northern State taking dorm offline to accommodate $500,000 budget cut
Minnehaha County Commission moves to regulate short-term rentals
First makeover in two decades underway for Minnehaha County Sheriff vehicles
Federal judge won't stop mansion from being razed, but city warned it could get sued
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Marlon Brando refuses Oscar amid Wounded Knee support
Developer, city of Spearfish accused of polluting irrigation ditch
Scouting Hollywood: March 23-29
City of Howard accused of violating federal law for scuttling business sale
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Noem’s hemp bill veto stifling to South Dakota agriculture
There’ll be snow on the ground for weeks. So why is Great Bear Ski Valley’s season ending?
Sioux Falls City Clerk taking top job at Minnehaha County Commission
Free after-school drop-ins ending at Sioux Falls Community Centers
Noem vetoes increase to THC production cap for hemp-based goods
Billionaire Sanford argues for power to redact affidavits issued in child porn investigation
RV voters face tougher residency requirements under election reforms coming July 1
(EXTRA) Weekly cartoon: Open for crypto
State says bed and breakfast owner not entitled to COVID-19 funds because S.D. never shut down
April marks start of heavy road project season in Sioux Falls
Actor Kevin Costner fights in South Dakota Supreme Court over fate of Black Hills sculptures
Noem signs temporary tax cut, says she'll push to make it permanent
U.S. Senate honors South Dakota's late Sen. Jim Abourezk
Minnehaha County 'letter of concern' over carbon pipeline too soft for opponents
Noem signs budget, backing down on veto threats
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Spirit of Six tragedy sends shockwaves through South Dakota
Glitches in teacher certification system causing backlog, manual processing
Scouting Hollywood: March 16-22
South Dakota's cattle population down in fed's latest inventory report
300-month prison sentence upheld for pastor who swindled people out of millions
Ten themes for Sioux Falls in 2023
Cornhole v. bean bags, Noem-Schoenbeck beef & why prosecutor likes 'truth in sentencing'
City Hall: Federal court can't overturn previous mansion demolition rulings
Croce Plays Croce blends Americana tunes with audience interaction
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Noem fires back after Senate leader calls her 'weak'
World War II souvenir to be repatriated
Lawyer wins rare medical malpractice verdict
Gov. Kristi Noem signs legislation to restrict frivolous lawsuits against ag producers
Sen. Rounds teams up with West Virginia's Manchin to push back on fed's visa fee hike
Former South Dakota Attorney General to work in Southeast Asia
Architect of South Dakota's sales tax cut vows to keep fighting to make it permanent
Settlement payments from opioid sellers, manufacturers trickle into South Dakota
Manufacturing giant Caterpillar denies a skid loader it produces is defective
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Bus drivers strike after contract fails
TenHaken administration renews push for arts position
‘Homeless doesn’t mean criminal’: Shelter addresses concerns about family service expansion
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
The question of sexual content available to children in school libraries
Pierre in the rearview mirror, tax cut negotiations, candid thoughts on Gov. Kristi Noem
Department of Public Safety loses bid to revoke man's commercial driver's license
Former Sioux Falls city attorney returning to City Hall
Noem vetoes cryptocurrency bill, cites potential federal overreach
Historic sales tax cut earns support in final hours of South Dakota’s winter lawmaking session
Gov. Noem vetoes booze, teacher assault measures
More booze licenses on the way for South Dakota cities
Tax cut negotiators at South Dakota Capitol send compromise to House, Senate floors
No tax cut? Optimism waning that a deal can be reached
The House lamp: How lawmakers use an antique light for unspoken communication
Squeezing savings out of Unity Bridge
Negotiations deadlocked over Senate’s sales ‘tax holiday’ proposals
TenHaken administration seeking money to fund homeless outreach program
Noem’s hotel tax veto survives attempted legislative override
Sales tax cut last surviving relief option in South Dakota Legislature
Letter: Your legislators heard calls for action on crime
Wholestone putting Sioux Falls pork processing facility on hold
Noem’s food tax cut bill raised from the dead
Consider the facts around tourism bill vetoed by Gov. Noem
‘A little bit of compassion’: Adding PTSD to medical pot program inches toward Noem’s desk
SCOUTING YESTERDAY: Uniting South Dakota with Missouri River crossings
Why House conservatives ate one of their own
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Supreme Court upholds mandatory psychiatric medication for man fervent about Geneva Bible
Feeding students: An investment now or an expense later
Is it a cut or a rebate? + Abortion, grass and 'knuckleheads'
GOP leaders reach grand bargain on nominating candidates for state offices
Wagner residents go to great lengths to save four-lane highway
Senate increases direct checks proposed for homeowners to $425
Senator Pischke again told Legislature has autonomy to discipline its own
South Dakota Gov. Noem vetoes hotel tax increase
Black Hills underground science lab getting $13M boost from taxpayers
South Dakota homeowners would get $300 checks under new property tax bill
Counties with jail woes had a rough day at the South Dakota Capitol
South Dakota Right to Life blamed for blocking new ‘life of the mother’ exemption in abortion ban
Changes to South Dakota’s school board elections aimed at cost savings, voter turnout
Sioux Falls expanding free landfill program for more city residents
House volleys new tax bill to Senate after expiration date placed on sales tax rollback
‘Truth in sentencing’: Parole reform gets resounding endorsement from House
Senator wants Attorney General’s Office to investigate Frye-Mueller discipline
Maher to step down as head of Board of Regents
Gov. Noem isn’t a fan of putting expiration date on tax cut, hints at veto
Drag show-inspired ban on ‘lewd’ events at state-owned facilities stalls
Gov. Noem stands between hemp industry, looser CBD rules in South Dakota
Legislators opt for status quo, won’t require ballot signatures from across South Dakota
South Dakota’s pending sales tax cut could go away in two years
'Vanished in Vermillion' recounts infamous South Dakota cold case, investigators' blunders
Unresolved: Tough-on-crime bills, prison funding
Scouting History: Fifth Face of Mount Rushmore dies, Wounded Knee occupation & a disliked judge
Jack Billion, 2006 Democratic nominee for governor dies
Scouting Hollywood: Feb. 23-March 1
South Dakota lawmakers must embrace budget reform
When will we ever learn? Recent tragedies reminder of oversight needs
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Longtime Aberdeen City Councilor tapped to lead South Dakota Democratic Party
Prosecutor says she has no authority to probe Frye-Mueller suspension
As world pivots to green energy, ethanol turns to carbon pipelines
Remembering South Dakota's brawler, mansion suspense & late-session dust ups still ahead
Jim Abourezk, brawler, maverick U.S. senator dies
Judge: 'What an incredible waste' to tear down Sioux Falls mansion
Primary election recount boards would become partisan under proposed legislation
S.D. Supreme Court reverses intentional destruction conviction
Whether it's a fee or tax, hotel increase not veto proof
Controversy over Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller suspension flares up again at state Capitol
In departure from last year, GOP Senate leadership on board for tax cut
Legislators grapple with how to fund services for elderly, most vulnerable
Lawmakers moving to collect data on foreign ownership of ag land in S.D.
S.D. public universities trying to stem enrollment declines
Future constitutional amendments could require signatures of voters from across the state
S.D. lawmakers steamroll sales tax decrease through House
Mansion owner makes last pleas to stop Sioux Falls demolition
U.S. Senator James Abourezk in hospice care
Max penalty for attempting to murder a law enforcement officer could double
Sioux Falls workers getting rare mid-contract raises
Lincoln County Commission warned it could face First Amendment lawsuit
Councilors skeptical $500K will fix potholes faster
Feds sending aid to tribes following December blizzards
Senate rejects measure to review foreign ag land purchases
Gov. Kristi Noem loses fight to repeal grocery tax
Kristi Noem has enough money to be player in state politics for years to come
COUNTERPOINT: Food tax cut not the relief South Dakotans need
Lawmaker deadlines loom in South Dakota
POINT: South Dakotans want the food tax cut
Weekly cartoon: Competing cuts
Avian flu, egg shortages at heart of lawsuit filed by Sioux Falls food company
Letter: Short-term rental bans are shortsighted
Couple asks federal judge to stop Sioux Falls from razing $2.75M mansion
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Deutsch hate, budget battles & pothole city
Public record costs in Minnehaha County could be going up by 233 percent
City Hall commits to demolishing once-abandoned mansion in upscale Sioux Falls neighborhood
Noem joins other GOP governors demanding answers on 'foreign objects' in sky
Landowners lose battle on carbon pipeline
Lawmaker who brought trans policy to South Dakota mainstream looks back
Bill to strip political party conventions of nominating power advances
Voucher measure fails, but school officials put on defensive
Lawmakers maneuver for advantage in budget negotiations
Twitter account behind death threat to lawmaker deactivated amid investigation
South Dakota state offices to close in eight counties Wednesday because of storm
Will more money for pothole repairs help City Hall fix cratered streets faster?
Noem's China-inspired ag land panel gets early blessing from hesitant Senate committee
Tax cut proposals near debate as new revenue estimates released
Abandoned cemetery access to remain at landowner's discretion
South Dakota could join the vast majority of states with post-election ballot audits
South Dakota issues first recall of cannabis products
Should S.D. governors choose their lieutenant governor?
Bills restricting drag shows get first hearing, with one advancing
Sioux Falls’ Unity Bridge moving ahead despite council frustrations
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Protesters await lawmakers at legislative coffee
Protests, crime trends and winter's misery
COUNTERPOINT: Expanding sports gaming a bad bet for South Dakota
POINT: South Dakota sports betting — an untapped resource
Frye-Mueller allies target senators who voted to suspend her
Competing tax cuts: South Dakotans still don’t know what relief package they’re getting
The Dakota Scout print edition
South Dakota to ban trans-youth therapies, surgeries
Help is on the way for county jails that hold parole violators. But is it enough?
Winter taking toll on pheasant, wildlife populations
‘Truth in sentencing,’ parole reform halfway to passage
‘Get some respect back’: Cemetery access bill finding more success this year
Salem hopes to harness growth with new industrial park
South Dakota counties could join forces to borrow for new jails, public safety operations
Noem won’t reappoint Aberdeen superintendent to education standards board
Minnehaha County to spend up to $50 million to replace Juvenile Detention Center
‘Pop-up’ marijuana card clinics in legislative crosshairs
‘Under God the People Rule’ won’t make redesigned South Dakota license plates
Sioux Falls contractor dinged for workplace hazard violations on back-to-back days
Landowners look to ‘level the playing field’ in eminent domain struggle against pipelines
Lloyd Construction sues Liberty Mutual over derecho damages
Letter: Don't single carbon pipelines out of eminent domain
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Letter: Are RVers welcome in South Dakota?
Gear Up scandal, murders cast long shadow
Weekly cartoon: ‘800-pound gorilla’
'Pipeline Monday,' social issues dominate legislative coffee
China balloon, uppity Minnesotans & Capitol zingers
Reflecting women empowerment in statutes, Constitution advances in South Dakota Legislature
‘Bastard stepchild of local government’ denied new taxation authority — again
Frye-Mueller accuser told Senate committee she ‘felt violated’
The Dakota Scout print edition
Lobbying of Frye-Mueller’s husband under scrutiny
Sanford, Fairview merger takes fire as target date nears
Lame duck legislator travel rules won’t be changing
Julie Frye-Mueller reclaims Senate seat following week-long suspension
Sen. Rounds brings bill to ban hostile nations from buying into American agriculture
Senate probe ends with adoption of report recommending Frye-Mueller reinstatement, censure
Senate committee to recommend censuring and reinstating Sen. Frye-Mueller
South Dakota politicians opt not to loosen their own campaign finance limits
Judge says Frye-Mueller attorney should’ve alerted Schoenbeck of lawsuit
Ban on gender surgeries, puberty blockers for minors inches ahead in South Dakota
Downtown land acquired for next big development
Nuclear power on the move in state Legislature
Sen. Frye-Mueller vows to fight Select Committee
Senate releases redacted Frye-Mueller complaint
Should able-bodied Medicaid enrollees have to work to get federal health insurance?
Securing South Dakota's land – American soil – is not a partisan issue
GOP uprising brewing over senator's suspension
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Weekly cartoon: Tax cut-a-comin'
The benefits of grass-fed livestock are clear
Passion on food tax fuels early-morning trip to Pierre
Frye-Mueller says female staffer sought advice for an issue as a young mother
Scouting Hollywood - Jan. 26-Feb. 1, 2023
Dick Cheney advisor, ‘America First’ fellow to pitch legislators on Noem’s China plans
Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society dissolving, gifting assets to other arts groups
Frye-Mueller fallout, Ellis FOMO & 'abortion politics'
Frye-Mueller complaint involves 'childhood vaccines and breastfeeding'
COUNTERPOINT: 'School choice' equals vouchers
POINT: School Choice Week renews hope for education in South Dakota
Watertown could close a school as student numbers fall
The Dakota Scout print edition
Senate showdown between Lt. Gov. Rhoden, Sen. Schoenbeck ends in Frye-Mueller's suspension
Gov. Kristi Noem's tax cut on groceries passes first hurdle
Sources: State senator's aggression with staffer over Covid vaccine at heart of committee suspension
Overdose deaths are soaring. Lawmakers moving to legalize fentanyl strips
2022 best financial year yet for Sioux Falls' Premier Center
Senator stripped of her committee assignments in rare rebuke
Lawmakers support tougher rape sanctions, but want exception for some juveniles
Jan. 6 riot defendants won't get support from South Dakota lawmakers
Should South Dakota teens be able to drop out of school when they're 16?
'Significant regret': Councilors to revisit Sioux Falls' $22M bridge vote
Pipeline talks arrive in Minnehaha County, the '800-pound gorilla' in battle to stop carbon projects
Fear of more uninsured motorists in South Dakota scuttles auto insurance proposal
Pregnant, breastfeeding women won't be allowed medical marijuana cards under proposal
LG Rhoden tells Corn Growers to get on board with China-inspired ag land panel
South Dakota congressman named to panel tasked with scrutinizing U.S.-China relations
Delay doesn't stop $200 million workforce housing program
Governor's office says Kristi Noem's cellphone hacked
Lawmakers want pro-America civics curriculum developed at Black Hills college
Gov. Kristi Noem wants to scrap non-compete contracts for mental health professionals
State’s flagship museum closing for renovation
A new beginning for South Dakota lawmakers
Weekly cartoon: Gonna miss the perks
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Young Republicans — keep carrying water to the elephant
South Dakota needs a Commissioner of Immigration
Republican faction challenging legislative process as unconstitutional
Learning on the job, a $22M 'disunity' bridge & an early smoke out
Noem’s $200M housing initiative again splintering House Republicans
Legislative travel reform pushes forward after ‘abuse of power’ trips to Hawaii
Federal data cast doubt on safety concerns of Sixth Street Bridge
South Dakota might ditch requirement to study inmate fluctuation costs
Legislators pay respects to former lawmakers who died in 2022
The Dakota Scout print edition
Former Noem staffer taking over South Dakota GOP operations
Names of legislators who traveled to Hawaii released
AG wants tougher election laws, penalties for would-be cop killers
National Champion Jackrabbits honored at South Dakota Capitol
Legislators move to add PTSD, glaucoma to qualifying medical marijuana conditions
Price of 'Unity Bridge' causes discord for Sioux Falls City Council
Presentation College in Aberdeen to close this year
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra receives historic gift
Noem’s food tax cut bill filed in South Dakota Legislature
South Dakota lawmakers want to ban gender surgeries, puberty blockers for children
Noem wants board to vet foreign land purchases, but lawmakers could go further
Service, evolving Sioux Falls, stressed on Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Texas company suing over pilfered Triceratops skull found in Harding County
Scouting Hollywood - Jan. 12-18, 2023
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
COUNTERPOINT: Decline to sign petition for extreme abortion amendment
POINT: Common-sense balance can be reached on Roe
Sen. John Wiik elected South Dakota GOP chairman
South Dakota GOP committee rejects bylaw changes, preserves nomination process
Moving ahead with 'Unity Bridge' to cost Sioux Falls taxpayers double
Labeling GOP factions, Sioux Falls' mansion dilemma & podcasting from the Capitol
University of Minnesota announces plan to buy back medical center in Sanford-Fairview merger
House committee takes first move on reducing unemployment tax on businesses
Brookings lawmaker tapped to lead national tax board
Lawmakers reject efforts to restore investigative committee's subpoena power
BIA officer not negligent for man's death after fall, head injury
The Dakota Scout print edition
Crow Creek chairman wades into controversy in State of the Tribes' Address
Once-abandoned mansion project inches forward as threat of demolition looms
Lawmakers start effort to fix error that stopped $200 million workforce housing program
Secretary of State Monae Johnson spearheading study on post-election audits
South Dakota's chief justice casts doubts on ending Bar Exam for lawyers
Carbon pipeline hearing could take weeks, Public Utilities Commissioner says
Inflation pinching government budgets, jeopardizing major projects
City Hall unveils plans for overhaul of public bus service
Noem calls on expanding paid family leave, cutting food tax in speech
New House speaker weathers rare opposition in nomination vote
Legislative session is here: A quick look at some bills already in the hopper
Jensen out, Brunner in: Another candidacy change in South Dakota GOP chairman contest
Former prison guard alleges he was called 'prairie n*****' in retaliation lawsuit
The Scouting Report: A weekly digest
Weekly cartoon: Capitol stampede
South Dakota GOP should offer voters a vision for the state’s future
Scouting Hollywood - Jan. 5-11, 2023
Schreier resigning federal judgeship, giving Biden administration another nomination
Noem demands answers on Social Security number release
What is the Freedom Caucus, working with Chairman Mao & more GOP infighting
Jackley: Mission accomplished for Vargo’s legacy in South Dakota AG’s office
GOP civil war sees counties jockeying ahead of rule change, chairman votes
PUC votes to delay hearing on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline
New Minnehaha County commissioners take oath
Incoming auditor in Minnehaha County beefing with fellow Republicans over salary
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Thune: McConnell's historic run as GOP leader leaves imprint on judiciary
Sioux Falls turns away more would-be video lottery businesses
Republican who violated residency rule tapped to work in Secretary of State’s Office
Venhuizen resigns as South Dakota Regent, adding to growing list of board vacancies
Mitchell losing longtime superintendent to Noem administration
Violent felons could see longer prison sentences under 'truth in sentencing' bill
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