Fact briefs
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Fact brief: Does South Dakota have the smallest state capital city?
Pierre's population is 14,000. Is that the smallest in the country?
Fact brief: Is Smithfield Foods one of the largest meat processing plants?
City and state officials announced Monday that Smithfield Foods will build a new plant in northwestern Sioux Falls, freeing up prime land near downtown.
Fact brief: Is a former South Dakotan leading the Nancy Guthrie investigation?
The FBI is offering a $50,000 award for information that leads to the whereabouts of Guthrie, who has been missing since Feb. 1. She is the mother of NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.
Fact brief: Is Adam Vinatieri the only SD-born player in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
Adam Vinatieri, the all-time NFL points leader who won four Super Bowls, was selected to join the Hall of Fame on Feb. 6.
Fact brief: Does SD have some of the most ‘ambulance deserts?’
An ambulance desert is places and people that are more than 25 minutes from an ambulance service.
Fact brief: Has SD shared voter rolls with the DOJ?
More than 10 states have complied with a Department of Justice demand for voter rolls.
Fact brief: Can people hunt on South Dakota tribal lands?
Though rules differ, several South Dakota reservations allow hunting on tribal lands.