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South Dakota enacts porn site age verification law
Natural News
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October 7, 2025
Gov. Larry Rhoden signed House Bill 1053, which requires websites that regularly host material "harmful to minors" to verify that users are at least 18 years old using official identification or financial information. The law prohibits websites...
South Dakota’s legacy of citizen ballot questions is under threat, law review authors warn
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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July 10, 2025
A new law review article argues that South Dakota Republican legislators have spent the past eight years systematically weakening the public’s ability to enact laws through ballot questions, a right enshrined in the state constitution since 1898....
Prison task force selects Sioux Falls
The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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By John HultSouth Dakota Searchlight SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota can’t build the prison it needs at the price it wants without sacrificing quality and longevity. That was the message delivered Tuesday to the Project Prison Reset task force by the...
New blog series honors the people who keep South Dakota’s townships running
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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July 10, 2025
FORESTBURG, S.D. — Grading gravel roads, fixing culverts, balancing budgets — township work isn’t glamorous, but it keeps rural South Dakota moving. A new blog series is putting names and faces to the people behind it. The series, titled Township...
Safe Place of Eastern South Dakota to continue campaign against domestic violence with new Mitchell facility
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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July 10, 2025
MITCHELL — As work continued Thursday morning in Mitchell on sidewalks and landscaping around the new home for the Safe Place of Eastern South Dakota, a crowd filed through the doors. Made up of Mitchell and regional officials, staffers at the...
Best public middle schools in the Sioux Falls metro area
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Best public middle schools in the Sioux Falls metro area Stacker compiled a list of the best public middle schools in the Sioux Falls metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: academics grade,...
State Education Commissioner announces run for NU Board of Regents 58 minutes
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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July 11, 2025
Dr. Brian Maher, Nebraska’s current Commissioner of Education and a lifelong educator, announced today his candidacy for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents representing District 1. A proud first-generation college graduate, Brian Maher...
South Dakota State's Hunter Wallster receives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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SDSU Sports Information BROOKINGS — South Dakota State’s Hunter Wallster becomes one of 42 spring athletes to receive the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, as announced by the NCAA on Monday. “Congratulations to Hunter on this tremendous honor that...
SDGA Men’s and Women’s Match Play Championships get underway
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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July 11, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Thursday is the opening day of the 2025 SDGA Match Play Championships at Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls. With the pod format of the tournaments meant to drive more interest from competitors and allow...
New northeastern Sioux Falls prison estimated to cost $725M
Watertown Public Opinion - South Dakota
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South Dakota's Project Prison Reset task force recommended a $650 million budget for a new men's prison in Sioux Falls, despite expert estimates of $725 million. Two potential sites near Interstate 229 were chosen, with the final decision left to...
Woman arrested for Attempted Murder after Assault at Rapid City Church
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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July 9, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police say she attacked and attempted to strangle an employee during a meeting at Destiny Foursquare Church. Officers were called to the church, located at 1001 E. Philadelphia...
Analysis: How the One Big Beautiful Bill might impact South Dakota
SDPB Radio - South Dakota
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July 9, 2025
This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio. On July 4, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law. The budget package reshapes federal policy and implements the president's domestic agenda. Our Dakota...
New Salon And Tattoo Studio Opening at the Alliance in Sioux Falls
B102.7 - South Dakota
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July 9, 2025
The South Dakota Heritage Military Alliance does so many great things for the people of Sioux Falls, and not just for the military families that live here in the community. The Alliance, located at 1600 W. Russell Street, is a non-profit...
Forum showcases local success in immigrants, refugees
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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July 10, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A group of newspaper editors from around the world is holding their annual conference this year in Brookings and Sioux Falls. Thursday’s event included Discovering Downtown and addressing a hot topic. At the...
Bright Start Marks 25 Years of Supporting Moms and Babies in South Dakota
Mitchell Now - South Dakota
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July 9, 2025
By Christal Blue July 9, 2025 11:31 am MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) The South Dakota Department of Health is celebrating 25 years of Bright Start, a home visiting program that’s helped more than 5,000 families since its launch in 1999. Bright...
‘Down Home Fab’s’ next project? A ‘prominent’ Sioux Falls figure’s family mansion
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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Fresh on the heels of “Down Home Fab’s” latest episode on HGTV on July 8, where they took on their first commercial space renovation, Culture Cove retreat center, Sioux Falls’ Chelsea and Cole DeBoer revealed that their next project may just be...
Prison task force recommends Sioux Falls location
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
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On today's show... The state is one step closer to a plan for the new men's prison. SDPB's Jackson Dircks brings listeners a recap of the Project Prison Reset task force's latest meeting. Dircks shares the prison's location and budget (1:10 to...
South Dakota attorneys vote for continuing education
The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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By Bart PfankuchSouth Dakota News Watch South Dakota attorneys have voted to impose for the first time a requirement on themselves to undergo regular continuing legal education, taking a big step toward joining 46 other states that have similar...
Marist basketball: Women to face LSU in November's Paradise Jam
Times Herald Record - New York
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Marist women's basketball will have an opportunity to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday Caribbean style. The Red Foxes have been slated to play in the Paradise Jam, hosted by the U.S. Virgin Islands. Marist will take on Louisiana State on...
Council votes against lowering election threshold for Sioux Falls seats
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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It was a who's-who of Sioux Falls government at the Sioux Falls City Council's July 8 meeting as former mayors and councilors popped into public input to try to sway councilors one way or the other on the question of whether to lower the election...