News/Investigations

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Heard in South Dakota / ZIP 572: People and issues from the northeast

Unique glacial lake landscape brings unique qualities to northeast South Dakota, though many small towns face similar issues.

Engage South Dakota: News Watch wants to hear from you

Community engagement project will identify issues the entire state should know about, people whose voices aren't often heard and grassroots solutions to challenges through in-person visits, reader surveys and virtual gatherings.

South Dakotans asked to help in research of 'news deserts'

As a new foundation launches to help fund media organizations, two upcoming discussions will focus on how people get their news in order to ensure access to trusted information.

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.

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."

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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