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Smithfield move: How to preserve rural areas as metro grows

How the addition of a pork processing plant to the state's largest industrial park has sparked conversation about "responsible growth" in the Sioux Falls metro area.

Fact brief: Is SD's public university enrollment higher than pre-pandemic levels?

The Board of Regents announced that Sept. 10 enrollment has decreased overall at three of its public universities and increased at the other three.

More South Dakotans now vote early

It's part of a national trend that could have been impacted by a federal ruling on mail-in ballots. Voters in the state also do a better job of staying "active."

Fact brief: Did an NFL team sponsor girls flag football in SD?

It's one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S. but not fully sanctioned in all states.

Couple finds life next to limestone mine unnerving

Without local zoning, retirees contend with blasts and dust from two new mines near their Black Hills home that could foretell what nearby Piedmont residents can expect.

News Watch and DWU again sponsoring state spelling bee

Elementary and middle schools as well as family home schools can now register to qualify for the Feb. 6 bee at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell.
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