South Dakota predator bounty program to continue despite opposition
Despite data or evidence, state is 'confident that this bounty program is enhancing nest success.'
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'Freedom' not enough to fill South Dakota jobs: Local business leaders say there are hurdles with campaign
Economic development groups helped fund Gov. Noem's 'Freedom Works Here' campaign. They're also doing the heavy lifting of recruiting workers to the state.
'Kids look to adults:' Responding to child trauma 50 years after Gitchie Manitou murders
When four teenagers were murdered at Gitchie Manitou in 1973, Sioux Falls high school students weren't given much support to deal with the trauma.
Demand remains high for 'heritage turkeys' grown in South Dakota
A few South Dakota organic farms are raising smaller heritage turkeys, and interest is rising. “Once that breed is gone, they’re gone and gone forever.”
Petition-gathering group reaches settlement with Minnehaha County
"We're pleased that our First Amendment right to circulate these petitions, which was threatened with this policy, is no longer being threatened."
South Dakota tops nation in drunken driving-related fatalities over Thanksgiving weekend
More than half of fatal crashes over the holiday have been alcohol-related.
$8.3B in crop insurance payouts to South Dakota farmers: A cost of climate change
Nearly 65% of federal crop insurance premiums are subsidized with federal funding.
Vaccinations slump as SD Health Department reorganizes community health system
"We need to keep babies on a vaccination schedule, and this makes that really difficult."
As South Dakota veteran population declines, honor guards carry on
South Dakota's veteran population has declined 20% since 2010, and finding veterans to participate in honor guard ceremonies is getting more difficult. “I feel like we need to continue to have these remembrances.”
Former small-town Minnesota mayor is behind the rise of electoral activism in South Dakota. He's just getting started.
Other South Dakota conservatives aren't convinced there's a problem: “I called these people and they assured me they were not dead.”
South Dakota beef industry sees potential in small, local meat plants
A new trend in South Dakota agriculture could fundamentally change the economic landscape for the state's $1 billion annual beef cattle industry
'Hope Squads' empower students to tackle suicide prevention
“It’s OK to not be able to fix everything. Sometimes you need to get other people to help.”
My career or my kids? Lack of options forces families to make tough decisions
Parents who would otherwise participate in the workforce may find themselves leaving for years at a time because they either can’t find or afford care for their children.