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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A year of headlines about public corruption, state employee scandals, nepotism and abuse of power put a spotlight on the value of investigative journalism. Of the […]
PIERRE, S.D. — After being subpoenaed to appear before the South Dakota Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee, officials with the two agencies – that are the subject of the […]
Revenue secretary cites prosecutions and potential lawsuits as reasons to withhold information, even in closed session PIERRE, S.D. – The refusal of a state department director to explain what’s changed […]
Employees say reports of suspicious activity dismissed by department of revenue management, cabinet secretary PIERRE, S.D. – Internal reports of a potential fraud by a state employee within the South […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The latest case involving a a South Dakota state employee is a Department of Revenue (DOR) worker who is accused of manipulating the system to benefit […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A former state employee who oversaw vehicle titling in the Motor Vehicles Division for South Dakota has been accused of creating fake titles and then using those […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota officials are changing trophy bison hunting laws in the state to allow archery hunting and are increasing the number of licenses available. Trophy bison in […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A single bank has been identified in a report as being the source of hundreds of deposits and withdrawals in an embezzlement case involving a state agency. […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Six South Dakota FFA members were elected to serve as the 2024-2025 South Dakota FFA Officer team at the 96th South Dakota FFA Convention, April 18-20, 2024. […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – For the past several years, ongoing staffing and safety concerns at the state’s penitentiary has been front page news. It resulted in pay raises and other […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota needs a new flag, says Brandon Valley High School student Ryan Schultz. Schultz, who is passionate about flag design and vexillology (the study of flags), […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Nearly 600 FFA members from across South Dakota met in Rapid City Dec. 4 for the State FFA Leadership Development Events (LDEs).  Students qualified through district competitions, […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem will deliver her fiscal year 2025 budget address Tuesday at 1 p.m. CT/noon MT from the Capitol in Pierre. The governor delivers the budget […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Mother’s Day and Father’s Day might not be freebies any more for visitors at South Dakota’s state parks and recreation areas, or for anglers throughout South Dakota. […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and their two young children died when the small plane they were traveling in crashed soon after a […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Two inmates in the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls are each charged with Attempted Murder and Aggravated Assault Against A Law Enforcement Officer in connection […]
PIERRE, SD – Shortly before the Nov. 8 general election, South Dakota Senate President Pro Tempore Lee Schoenbeck said Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposal to eliminate the state’s sales tax on […]
Shirley E. Tennyson, age 99, of Rapid City, South Dakota, died on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at the […]