Fact brief: Has South Dakota ever voted for a Democrat for president?

Fact brief: Has South Dakota ever voted for a Democrat for president?
South Dakota's electoral votes have been a lock for Republicans for decades, but has the state ever gone for a Democrat?
Tense Senate vote exposes fault lines surrounding data centers
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Tense Senate vote exposes fault lines surrounding data centers

What Smithfield's move could mean for environment, economy
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What Smithfield's move could mean for environment, economy

SD near the bottom in rate of kids prepared for kindergarten
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SD near the bottom in rate of kids prepared for kindergarten

South Dakota Voter Guide
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South Dakota Voter Guide

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News about News Watch: February 2026

News about News Watch: February 2026

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Fact brief: Has South Dakota ever voted for a Democrat for president?

Fact brief: Has South Dakota ever voted for a Democrat for president?

What Smithfield's move could mean for environment, economy

What Smithfield's move could mean for environment, economy

Civics and media series

Civics and media series

Tense Senate vote underscores data center challenges

Tense Senate vote exposes fault lines surrounding data centers

Tense Senate vote exposes fault lines surrounding data centers

Fact brief: Can some minors legally marry in South Dakota?

Fact brief: Can some minors legally marry in South Dakota?

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Food solutions in rural areas focus on community building

What to know about food resources in SD

Grassroots effort in Redfield turning old bank into day care

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Civics and media series

Tense Senate vote exposes fault lines surrounding data centers

South Dakota Voter Guide

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Fact brief: Has South Dakota ever voted for a Democrat for president?

Fact brief: Can some minors legally marry in South Dakota?

Fact brief: Does South Dakota have the smallest state capital city?

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What Smithfield's move could mean for environment, economy

Update: SD media landscape shifts as newspapers sold, 2 launch

Reserves of critical minerals driving mining interest in SD

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What Smithfield's move could mean for environment, economy

Food solutions in rural areas focus on community building

What to know about food resources in SD

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South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

What $189M in rural health care funding may mean for SD

Health care in South Dakota, explained

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Moving mountains: Blasting and clawing toward a safer US 385

Tribal nations in SD are betting on tourism on reservations

Pheasant season begins Saturday with big numbers expected

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Civics and media series

Family of man killed in raid sues US Marshals for $150 million

Prominent Native activist's trial ends with a hung jury

Education
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SD near the bottom in rate of kids prepared for kindergarten

Sioux Falls 5th grader wins South Dakota State Spelling Bee

As student violence rises, state wants districts to have options

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Food solutions in rural areas focus on community building

Family of man killed in raid sues US Marshals for $150 million

Update: SD media landscape shifts as newspapers sold, 2 launch

Agriculture
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What Smithfield's move could mean for environment, economy

Food solutions in rural areas focus on community building

What to know about food resources in SD

Environment
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What Smithfield's move could mean for environment, economy

Reserves of critical minerals driving mining interest in SD

Student interest in SD energy programs on the rise

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South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

How nonprofits are teaming up to fight hunger in South Dakota

Award-winning 'East of Wall' illustrates rural life in 'docu-fiction'

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Update: SD media landscape shifts as newspapers sold, 2 launch

South Dakotans' biggest needs, according to 211 calls

South Dakotan in the Super Bowl

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Civics and media series

Sioux Falls 5th grader wins South Dakota State Spelling Bee

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