South Dakota students to compete in state spelling bee
The Feb. 7 competition at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell is the second state bee sponsored by South Dakota News Watch and DWU.
Fact brief: Was Rapid City’s M Hill the first of its kind in the United States?
A fact brief that refutes or confirms a claim with supporting information and additional evidence and context.
State-tribal relations shifts tone 1 year after Noem exit
"It was almost like a light switch went on and it just felt like that immediate, 'OK, we're doing a new thing now and this is the olive branch that we are willing to offer.'"
Fact brief: Have ICE agents detained Native Americans?
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Hot topics aplenty on 2026 SD legislative session agenda
Session will feature a robust debate on how to spend limited state funds. "We have a long list of ideas people want to discuss," said top budgeting lawmaker Mike Derby.
News about News Watch: January 2026
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Moving mountains: Blasting and clawing toward a safer US 385
Huge boulders are being moved and rocky hillsides blasted and scraped away as part of a $72 million widening project on U.S. 385, the only major highway through the central Black Hills.