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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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9 South Dakota Pie Shops That Turn Highway Rest Breaks Into Dessert Runs
From peach kuchen to bourbon pecan pie, these South Dakota pie stops turn roadside breaks into delicious dessert adventures ...
South Dakota VFW Baseball adds state tournaments to give more youth teams a chance to play
After 60-plus years of organizing state youth baseball tournaments in South Dakota, the Veterans of Foreign Wars baseball postseason is going to look much different in 2025. Gone are the past Class A ...
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Adventure’s Calling: This Trail Is Ideal for Discovering Fossils in South Dakota
Interested in combining history with nature? Learn about the creatures that roamed around the Fossil Exhibit National ...
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 ...
Republican South Dakota lawmaker removes ‘white boy summer’ social media post after criticism
Five Democratic state representatives, including House Minority Leader Erin Healy, D-Sioux Falls, sent a letter to House ...
US Rep. Dusty Johnson announces he's entering race to become South Dakota governor
South Dakota’s lone member of the U.S. House, Dusty Johnson, has announced that he is entering the race to become South ...
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 drowned in South Dakota lake honored with proclamation on day of her funeral
A funeral for the 33-year-old Saint Joseph woman was held Tuesday, which Gov. Tim Walz declared "Trooper Mollie McClure Day." ...
Huron's Blake Ellwein commits to South Dakota State men's basketball program
South Dakota's top-ranked boys basketball prospect in the graduating class of 2026, per 247Sports, has chosen to stay in-state to continue his athletic career, as Huron High School star Blake Ellwein ...