Fact brief: Is Trump the first president to have Rapid City statue installed while in office?
A fact brief that refutes or confirms a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context.
Showing our math: The numbers behind the latest poll
South Dakota News Watch and the Chiesman Center at USD poll summaries, stories, demographics and methodology.
Fact brief: Are South Dakota police departments using automatic license plate readers?
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Monument could lose millions due to Sanford Health expansion
Monument CEO says competing campus in Rapid City jeopardizes $40 million annually and other revenue. "I don't think the population is growing fast enough for what they plan to build."
Poll: Confidence in government shows large partisan divides
South Dakota voters have low confidence in the U.S. presidency and Congress but high confidence in state government. Drilling into the numbers shows large partisan divides.
Fact brief: Is South Dakota one of the easiest states to acquire residency?
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Financial literacy aims to boost tribal sovereignty on Pine Ridge
With the 3rd-highest poverty rate in the country – behind only 2 other South Dakota counties – an organization based in Oglala Lakota County seeks to improve tribal sovereignty by teaching youth about finances.