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Sioux Falls plans parking meter rate hike, enforcement later into evening hours

Oct 6, 2026

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Sioux Falls plans parking meter rate hike, enforcement later into evening hours

Ramp leases, fines also set to increase downtown, but hourly cost at two ramps set to fall

Joe Sneve

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Lincoln County cuts homeowners’ property taxes by more than half

Oct 6, 2026

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Lincoln County cuts homeowners’ property taxes by more than half

Commissioners approve immediate relief funded by a new half-cent sales tax; security objections raised to proposed courthouse tour

Todd Epp

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Nearly 1,000 Sioux Falls families could lose school meal help

Oct 6, 2026

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Nearly 1,000 Sioux Falls families could lose school meal help

District officials are urging low-income families to complete applications before Friday’s deadline for free and reduced-price meals.

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Broin land donation to increase size of Great Bear by 20 acres

Oct 6, 2026

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Broin land donation to increase size of Great Bear by 20 acres

Family gifting adjoining land, increasing size of park by nearly 10 percent

Jonathan Ellis

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Oct 6, 2026

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OBITUARY | Donlin G. Faulstich, 91

Feb. 21, 1935 – Sept. 30, 2026

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Farm diesel is now fair game on South Dakota roads

Oct 6, 2026

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Farm diesel is now fair game on South Dakota roads

Gov. Rhoden directs state highway inspectors to stop enforcing restrictions on tax-exempt dyed diesel as states, Trump address high fuel costs

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Trump poised to act on South Dakota senator's push to cut fuel costs

Oct 5, 2026

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Trump poised to act on South Dakota senator's push to cut fuel costs

Executive order of the president follows letter from Sen. Mike Rounds Friday

Joe Sneve

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Third defendant charged in connection with death of McKenna Wendel

Oct 5, 2026

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Third defendant charged in connection with death of McKenna Wendel

Newly unsealed court documents charge sex offender as co-defendant in death of Sioux Falls 14-year-old, accusing him of selling cocaine to Mark Milk

Hunter Dunteman

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LETTER | Amendment L is not the correct path for South Dakota

Oct 5, 2026

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LETTER | Amendment L is not the correct path for South Dakota

Submitted by Mike Zitterich, Sioux Falls

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Rhoden extends National Guard immigration enforcement deployments

Oct 5, 2026

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Rhoden extends National Guard immigration enforcement deployments

Guardsmen in Sioux Falls and Rapid City have assisted with more than 1,000 deportations

Jonathan Ellis

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STRAIGHT OUTTA PIERRE | Political curveballs, oatmeal cookies and sports

Oct 5, 2026

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STRAIGHT OUTTA PIERRE | Political curveballs, oatmeal cookies and sports

Sharp, snappy and South Dakotan — an anonymous shot of insight with a twist of sarcasm

Bo Hutchins

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Oct 5, 2026

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OBITUARY | Karen Ann Handel, 85

June 1, 1941 – Sept. 25, 2026

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Oct 5, 2026

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The Dakota Scout E-edition | Oct. 2-8, 2026

Volume 3 | Number 10

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'I'll always keep fighting for him': Tourney honors legacy of gifted boxer

Oct 5, 2026

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'I'll always keep fighting for him': Tourney honors legacy of gifted boxer

Memorial for Manny draws fighters from across the country, Canada, aims to help spread message of suicide prevention

Art Hovey

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VIEWPOINT | Downtown district helps Sioux Falls accomplish more

Oct 4, 2026

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VIEWPOINT | Downtown district helps Sioux Falls accomplish more

Guest column by Brandon Hanson, DTSF CEO

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SCOUTING REPORT | Teacher award, SDSU medallions, data center votes, Japan's foreigner fatigue

Oct 4, 2026

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SCOUTING REPORT | Teacher award, SDSU medallions, data center votes, Japan's foreigner fatigue

A weekly digest of interesting local, state, national and even international developments

Jonathan Ellis

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Oct 4, 2026

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CARTOON | It happens

As seen in the Oct. 2-8, 2026, print edition of The Dakota Scout

Ryan M Stoick

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Snubbed Custer State Park manager has history with South Dakota's new out-of-state pick

Oct 4, 2026

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Snubbed Custer State Park manager has history with South Dakota's new out-of-state pick

U.S. Hotel & Resort Management ran Black Hills lodges for two decades before losIng contract to Colorado-based Xanterra; Sioux Falls company previously stepped in for industry giant in Ohio

Joe Sneve

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Oct 3, 2026

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OBITUARY | Shonna Lynn Haugen, 56

Feb. 4, 1970 – Sept. 30, 2026

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Oct 3, 2026

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OBITUARY | William Golden, 60

Dec. 31, 1965 – Oct. 2, 2026

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Podcast

Oct 3, 2026

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The Trump drag | Democracy, populism & ruling South Dakota | A viral confrontation | Is he a liberal? | 50%+1's two edges | Caring for neighbors | Oct. 3, 2026 - Brian Bengs, Ned Horstad, Elizabeth Schenkel

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COUNTERPOINT | ‘Under God the People Rule’: Vote ‘L-NO’ on Amendment L

Oct 3, 2026

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COUNTERPOINT | ‘Under God the People Rule’: Vote ‘L-NO’ on Amendment L

Guest column by John A Durajczyk

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VIEWPOINT | Amending S.D. Constitution deserves higher level of consensus

Oct 3, 2026

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VIEWPOINT | Amending S.D. Constitution deserves higher level of consensus

Guest column by state Sen. Taffy Howard, District 34

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White House sending $7M boost to rural South Dakota ambulance service

Oct 3, 2026

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White House sending $7M boost to rural South Dakota ambulance service

EMS funds designated for telemedicine, communications technology across Mount Rushmore State

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Blocked Smithfield permit brings appeal consideration in Sioux Falls

Oct 2, 2026

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Blocked Smithfield permit brings appeal consideration in Sioux Falls

Judge's decision favoring landowner plaintiffs notes process lacked mitigation documentation

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