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South Dakota lawmakers approve $650M prison project in Sioux Falls
This article was originally published by South Dakota Searchlight. John Hult South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — After 144 years, South Dakota lawmakers decided Tuesday it’s time for “the Hill” to retire. The required two-thirds of each legislative...
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Rapid City Police Dept. collecting costume donations for their 4th annual Trunk or Treat
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Police Department and local community partners such as Journey On are gearing up for their fourth annual Knollwood Trunk or Treat, an event designed to provide a safe and festive Halloween celebration for...
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Great Plains Zoo Education Center set to honor Joe H. Floyd, further zoo’s mission
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Wednesday, the Great Plains Zoo in Sioux Falls held a gathering for a special announcement. Funding for the new education center has helped the zoo secure another piece of its ultimate goal. With Midco as...
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Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals in US reliant on immigrant workers
When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions. Within nine months, he had filled those vacancies with Filipino teachers, the majority of...
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Sioux Falls Fire Rescue emphasizing battery fire risks during Fire Prevention Week
SIOUX FALLS — Affixed to the outside of Station 3 on Minnesota Avenue is Sioux Falls Fire Rescue’s mission: saving lives, protecting property. While it’s something they do year-round, firefighters this week are hoping to raise awareness about a...
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Zimmer: Nate Tibbetts, Becky Hammon put South Dakota at center stage in WNBA Finals
SIOUX FALLS — The WNBA Finals are in full swing, and South Dakota's fingerprints are all over the Wilson basketballs being dribbled in Phoenix and in Vegas. Game 3 is set for Wednesday night, with the Las Vegas Aces out to a 2-0 lead in the...
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South Dakota has third-highest increase amid growing US prison population
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Argus Leader - South Dakota
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The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline. A new prison population report from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, released before the federal shutdown, shows...
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Operation: Prairie Thunder completes fourth operation in Sioux Falls area
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Oct. 8, 2025: A fourth set of saturation patrols in the Sioux Falls area concluded Friday (Oct. 3, 2025) as part of South Dakota’s Operation: Prairie Thunder. According to the Highway Patrol, the primary purpose of the saturation patrols is...
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These Are The Top 5 Most Haunted Places Around Sioux Falls
Looking for a spine-tingling experience near Sioux Falls this Halloween? Check these out! While Deadwood holds the title of South Dakota's most haunted town, the Sioux Falls area has its own collection of eerie legends and paranormal hotspots that...
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Get Your Spook On With A Haunted Sioux Falls Tour
You can get into the Halloween mood during what will seem like a really short one-hour bus tour of some haunted places in Sioux Falls. Every year, the Siouxland Heritage Museums host this holiday tradition, and lots of people sign up for the...
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No. 12 Iowa women’s soccer searching for full 90-minute match in final weekend
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Iowa women’s soccer fans watched the number of shots on goal soar higher and higher against Michigan. The Hawkeyes nearly doubled their...
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New H-1B visa fee threatens rural healthcare, education
Summary New $100K H-1B visa fee poses barrier for rural employers Health care and education sectors face workforce shortages International doctors, immigrant teachers fill critical gaps Groups seek exemptions for medical and K-12 professionals...
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Annual learning expo strives to educate future educators
Today’s students are tomorrow’s teachers. At least, that’s the hope of Educators Rising, a group that offers highschoolers a chance to explore a career in education. A record number of students attended the annual Learning Expo on Wednesday. High...
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HUSKER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Nebraska to Appear on TV 11 Times in 2025-26
LINCOLN–(NU Athletics Oct. 7)–The Nebraska women’s basketball team learned it will play in big environments early and often under the lights of television cameras during the 2025-26 season, when the Big Ten Conference announced its network TV...
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South Dakota State's Steiger Manson wins first place at national singing competition
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The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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SDSU Marketing & Communications BROOKINGS — South Dakota State University junior Steiger Manson has earned national recognition for his vocal talent, winning first place in the freshman/sophomore tenor, baritone, bass category at the National...
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Texas governor enacts Women’s Privacy Act, barring men from female-only facilities
By Dillon Burroughs / Tuesday, October 7, 2025 The Lone Star State is the seventh state to ban men from female-segregated facilities operated by the government, including prisons and women’s shelters — joining Arkansas, Florida, Montana, South...
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Various Rapid City organizations collaborate to help the homeless this winter
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Representatives from several organizations and agencies in Rapid City met to discuss plans for helping the city’s homeless population this winter. Members of Journey On, Woyatan Lutheran Church, Rapid City Fire Department...
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Sioux Falls Lions Club and other organizations in the city collect plastic for a service project
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Sioux Falls Sioux Empire Lions Club is asking for help from the community with one of their service projects: recycling plastic to make park benches. While the Sioux Falls Lions Club originally started...
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GMR&SC president appeals for public cooperation after fatal South Dakota Circuit accident
The Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR7Sc) president has called for public cooperation with regard to adherence to rules at the South Dakota Circuit following a tragic fatal accident. A tragic accident at the South Dakota Circuit, Guyana’s...
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Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant...
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Journal News - Ohio
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“We’ve hired the H-1B teachers because we quite simply didn’t have other applicants for those positions," Coverdale said. “So they're certainly not taking jobs from Americans. They're filling jobs that otherwise just simply we would not get...
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