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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem ‘Dogged’ at Republican Convention
Two nights after South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was in the national spotlight during her prime time speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, she was given a shout out on Fox News, but not for the reason she would have hoped. During the network's Wednesday (July 17) coverage...
Election integrity group asks SD Supreme Court for action on Minnehaha June primary
The president of a South Dakota-based election integrity group, and a District 11 candidate who was narrowly defeated in a June primary election, are asking the South Dakota Supreme Court to compel a number of state and local officials to take a number of actions regarding the state's elections — including invalidating 132 votes that have already been the subject of controversy. ...
Former South Dakota DSS employee indicted for stealing $1.8M from Child Protection Services
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced the indictment of a former state Department of Social Services employee Thursday at the Police Law Enforcement Center in Sioux Falls. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa, has been indicted for allegedly stealing about $1.78 million from the department's Child Protection Services. Carroll...
Teachers On Educational Trip Make A Stop In Yankton
Educators from across South Dakota took a summer road trip to Yankton Wednesday to learn more about the state’s history as preparations continue to implement the new social studies standards in the fall of 2025. This is the second summer the South Dakota Department of Education (DOE) has offered...
Apply for 2024 SD Century Farm Recognition
HURON — There is still time to submit your application for your farm or ranch to be honored at the Century Farm celebration at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron on Thursday, Aug. 29. South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural...
Spirit of Dakota Nominations Sought
The deadline for nominations for the 2024 Spirit of Dakota Award is Aug. 1. The honoree will be announced Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at a celebration banquet at the Huron Event Center. This award will be presented to an outstanding South Dakota woman who has demonstrated vision, courage, and strength...
SOUTH DAKOTA ARTS COUNCIL TO MEET JULY 22
CUSTER, S.D. – Members of the South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC), the advisory board of the state arts agency, will meet July 22 in Custer State Park for the Council’s annual summer meeting. The meeting will begin at 8:30 am MDT, in the Coolidge Room at Creekside Lodge,...
More people testing positive for COVID in KELOLAND
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – It’s easy to forget how serious COVID was. The virus killed more than 3,000 people in South Dakota, the majority of them in 2021. Dr. Kevin Post, Avera’s Chief Medical Officer, says it is important to remember what it was like in those days. “I can remember walking through the […]
From small-town SD to Nashville
LESTERVILLE, S.D. (KELO) – Tennessee might be the birthplace of country music, but out on a South Dakota farmhouse’s front porch, you can feel the soul of the music. “This is where country music is,” singer/songwriter Elizabeth Jo said. “We live the life of country music. I think it’s a lifestyle. I think it’s a way of life and family and friends and love stories, sad stories.”
Some legislators lukewarm on Noem’s plan to spend $81 million surplus on prisons
Some South Dakota legislators aren’t sure they’re ready to support Gov. Kristi Noem’s plan to devote an $81 million budget surplus to prison construction. The future women’s prison in Rapid City is estimated to cost $87 million, and already has funding from the Legislature. The state has also allocated $567 million from state and federal […] The post Some legislators lukewarm on Noem’s plan to spend $81 million surplus on prisons appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
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