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Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight The candidates themselves are not the only ones raising and spending money in South Dakota’s race for governor. Political action committees not officially associated with the candidates have spent over $1.3 [Read More…]

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight Since last year, South Dakota’s National Guard has helped U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deport 664 people, the Department of Corrections has handed 24 inmates over to that agency, and state [Read More…]

Robbie Sequeira/Stateline Conversations with survivors of sexual abuse left Missouri state Sen. Tracy McCreery wondering what could have prevented the harm, leading her to sponsor a bill that would require clergy and religious workers to [Read More…]

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight HOT SPRINGS, S.D. — Persistent, drizzling rain didn’t keep dozens of people from rallying against a proposed uranium drilling project in the southern Black Hills on the first day of a [Read More…]

Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch BLACK HAWK, S.D. – Six years ago, a huge sinkhole opened in a residential neighborhood in this unincorporated town that serves largely as a bedroom community for Rapid City. After [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight Former President Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker June 5 at the South Dakota Democratic Party’s McGovern Day Dinner, the party announced Saturday. “It is an honor to welcome President Biden [Read More…]

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s environmental regulatory department has changed how it publicly presents its report on the quality of the state’s rivers, lakes and streams, leading to praise for the simplified presentation but [Read More…]

Alexander Rifaat/South Dakota News Watch PIERRE, S.D. – Some Republican primary voters in South Dakota may be forgiven for getting a case of deja vu when they head to the polls on June 2. Besides [Read More…]

South Dakota Searchlight The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated a natural disaster area Thursday in four South Dakota counties due to drought, making farmers and ranchers eligible to apply for emergency loans. The counties are [Read More…]

Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight Republican South Dakota governor candidate Jon Hansen wants to pause the state’s gas tax this summer and use an economic development fund to cover the cost, but none of his opponents [Read More…]

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Chris Lee will drive hundreds of miles to vote in person. The truck driver from Cleveland plans his route through South Dakota on Election Day. The Republican has been registered in [Read More…]