Title: statehouse investigative reporter
Contact: 605-736-4396 / kevin.killough@sdnewswatch.org
Language spoken: English
Demographic expertise: Dakotas, Wyoming, Southwest U.S.
Topic expertise: state government, politics, energy, industry, business
Biography: Killough (pronounced KEY-low) is a New Mexico native. He has worked for more than 12 years as a reporter. He started out as a journalist covering local government in Gallup, New Mexico, before spending a few years as a proposal writer. After deciding he’s much happier as a journalist, he reported in small towns in rural North Dakota and Wyoming. He also reported on energy for Cowboy State Daily in Wyoming and Just the News, which is based in Washington. Killough has won more than a dozen awards with the North Dakota Newspaper Association and the Wyoming Press Association. He’s been interviewed about his articles on iHeart Media’s “The Rod & Greg Show” and Fox Business. He lives in Pierre, and when he’s not reporting, he hikes and designs scenery for flight simulators and other games.
Professional memberships: Investigative Reporters and Editors
Social platforms: X/Twitter
Archive of work: South Dakota News Watch, Muck Rack
Kevin Killough
Total 9 Posts
Poll: What South Dakotans think about their political leaders
Most enjoy high approval ratings, though national positions are weighing on a couple. Challengers struggle with name recognition.
House poll: Jackley leads with many undecided
The AG trailed behind the leaders in the governor's race, but his move to the House race appears to have paid off.
Governor poll: Rhoden, Johnson lead but Doeden, Hansen surge
Republican voters support incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, but Doeden and Hansen are pulling in voters.
Rhoden appoints new Corrections secretary
Opponents of the new prison raised concerns about the "chaos" in the DOC. A former corrections officer claims he faced retribution for complaining about problems at the Jameson Prison.
As more communities embrace tax increment financing, the tiff over TIFs heats up
Tax increment financing (TIF) districts have become a go-to tool for cities and counties to spur economic development. As the number of TIFs grows, so does the debate.
Citizens' fight highlights tax increment financing district debate
Conflicting answers to a residents' question about a TIF in Mitchell highlights concerns about if tax increment financing districts are being done correctly.
Projects that TIFs built: Counties using for housing, industry
To highlight some of the projects that tax increment financing districts have helped fund, here are 10 examples in South Dakota from the past 20 years.