Payday loans gone, but need for quick cash remains
RAPID CITY, S.D. – For 15 years, South Dakota residents who needed a small amount of money in a hurry could turn to storefront lenders who made so-called payday loans at annual interest rates that could rise well over 500 percent.
The industry thrived, and payday lending businesses that made
Black Hills gold mine plan ignites protests
ROCHFORD, S.D. – One paved road leads in and out of Rochford, a remote Pennington County town that suddenly has become the center of a heated and growing debate over a proposal to mine for gold in a pristine part of the northern Black Hills.
With state permits in hand,
March 2018 Update: Word is spreading as we deliver quality journalism
To our supporters:
It’s been a thrilling two weeks since the launch of South Dakota News Watch, which is gaining traction around South Dakota as a timely source of in-depth news about issues of statewide interest.
On behalf of our board and staff, thank you for your enthusiastic support
Sales tax breaks: Consumers pay, big businesses get exemptions
You pay it when you buy a pair of jeans, a couch or a loaf of bread. Many shoppers don’t even notice the small tax assessed at the bottom of the sales receipt.
But Margaret Straley does. And last month, the Sioux Falls woman’s explanation to lawmakers how
Reckless roads: Hard lessons
A range of emotions swept over Cassondra Grogan as she sat in her car on the side of a Mitchell street, a police car with its lights flashing parked behind her.
Reckless roads: South Dakota takes slow lane to safety
In South Dakota, a driver can zip along at 80 mph on the interstate without wearing a seatbelt while writing a text message and there’s no legal reason that a law enforcement officer can pull that motorist over.
Video and transcript: South Dakota News Watch public launch and press conference
Co-founders Randell Beck and Jack Marsh hosted the public launch of South Dakota News Watch at a press conference, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in downtown Sioux Falls, S.D. South Dakota News Watch is the nation’s latest non-profit news organization, committed to investigative and public service journalism for the