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A Look Inside South Dakota's State Penitentiary
Many in the MAGA movement are in a state of anger and disbelief over the Justice Department and FBI’s memo disclosing that ...
Inside access: Conditions at the South Dakota State Penitentiary
A new step toward transparency from the Department of Corrections, as a handful of people were brought on a tour inside the ...
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State lawmaker files statement of candidacy to run for U.S. House
MADISON, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – A Republican state legislator from Madison filed his statement of candidacy ...
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South Dakota VFW Baseball adds state tournaments to give more youth teams a chance to play
More competitions also allow more small communities in South Dakota to host tournaments, which is often a big deal to bring visitors to their town for three days.
CO2 pipelines, state-owned bathrooms and political deepfakes: New South Dakota laws taking effect July 1
More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and the vast majority of them ...
A Minnesota state trooper drowned while boating on a South Dakota lake. Here's what we know
A Minnesota State Patrol trooper drowned while boating on Waubay Lake in South Dakota, the Day County Sheriff's Office said ...
Minnesota state trooper who went viral for saving baby deer drowns in South Dakota lake
The Minnesota State Patrol is mourning the loss of a trooper who drowned in a South Dakota lake over the weekend.
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Is South Dakota the only state that doesn’t sanction high school baseball?
South Dakota and Wyoming are the only states that don’t sanction baseball at the high school level.
Trooper who went viral for heroic rescue drowns in South Dakota lake, cops say
In 2023, McClure went viral when the department shared a video of her rescuing a baby deer that was caught in a fence.