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Warning signs found in new South Dakota economic data

Farm income, sales tax collections, job openings, unemployment, personal income and gross domestic product are among the top concerns. 'No red flags ... (but) a return to more of the normal.'

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Build Dakota Scholarships fill jobs with homegrown talent

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the grants for students to attend tech schools in Watertown, Mitchell, Rapid City and Sioux Falls, the result of a partnership among the state, First Premier Bank and industry.

Two women talk at a Dakotafest event in Mitchell, South Dakota.

Empowering and connecting women in agriculture

South Dakota woman's podcasting and networking effort wins $1.2 million grant to help emerging female leaders statewide expand their leadership potential.

A man stocks groceries in the cereal aisle of a grocery store.

Q&A: South Dakota's food tax repeal measure

What key issues should voters consider before casting a vote on Initiated Measure 28? Glad you asked.

South Dakota Voter Guide

South Dakota Voter Guide

Everything South Dakota voters need to know about statewide contests in the Nov. 5 general election: How to register and vote, what's at stake, and a way to ask questions and express what issues are important to them.

Tourists stand on a platform to view the mammoth site in Hot Springs, South Dakota.

Tourist attractions combine sightseeing and science

Some sites are capitalizing and partnering on an increased interest in learning in hopes of inspiring the next generation of South Dakota's STEM workforce.

A woman stands at a table as her voter registration information is checked by two women during an election in Sioux Falls

Vote South Dakota forum aims to shed light on 'complicated' election

Students will team up with journalists to ask questions at the forum, which will feature PUC candidates and representatives from both sides of ballot measures to be decided in November.

A historic building sits on a hit in Hot Springs, South Dakota.

Hot Springs takes next steps in push for prosperity

The Southern Black Hills city is part of a pilot project to identify top problems and solutions using journalism and community engagement.

A blue watertower in the city of Watertown, South Dakota.

Watertown taps resident input to solve problems

The South Dakota city of 23,000 is among those crowdsourcing solutions to community challenges like housing, child care and labor.

South Dakota Sen. John Thuen stands and smiles in front of a row of American flags after being re-elected to the Senate

South Dakota's top 5 campaign war chests

What it means for 2026: Fundraising sheds light on what could be one of the state's most contested and consequential election cycles.

A man and a woman pose for a photo taken by another person at Falls Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Southeast SD surges ahead of Black Hills in tourism revenue

South Dakota saw $4.96 billion in tourism spending in 2023, with 14.7 million visitors. Increasingly, more of them are drawn to the 14 counties in and around Sioux Falls.

A doctor and a nurse help a homeless man in a wheelchair with his foot in an alley in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

How Midwest Street Medicine is bridging health equity gaps for the homeless

"This is where we can make a real difference in health equity and life expectancy."

A woman walks into the South Dakota Department of Social Services building in Sioux Falls..

Medicaid work requirements in South Dakota? Only if Trump wins.

South Dakota voters will decide on Amendment F, a legislative effort to allow employment criteria to be used for able-bodied adults to receive Medicaid benefits.

Motorcycles park on a main street in Sturgis, South Dakota, during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

Tourism targets next generation of Sturgis rally-goers

In the past two years of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally campaigns, 97% of advanced bookings are from people 49 years old and younger.