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VIEWPOINT | What is Amendment L REALLY about? Protecting special interests

Guest column by John Fiksdal

Oct 21, 2026

VIEWPOINT | What is Amendment L REALLY about? Protecting special interests

Sioux Falls taxpayers subsidizing sobriety care for South Dakota, out-of-state residents

The Link looking to fill more than $500,000 shortfall in 2027 budget

Oct 20, 2026

Sioux Falls taxpayers subsidizing sobriety care for South Dakota, out-of-state residents

10-year vision for 48,000-square-foot hospital in rural South Dakota town takes shape

Freeman Regional Health Services breaks ground on new medical campus

Oct 20, 2026

Joe Sneve, +1

10-year vision for 48,000-square-foot hospital in rural South Dakota town takes shape

Black Hills researchers have stake in Nobel-winning work at the South Pole

South Dakota Mines is among 58 institutions collaborating on IceCube observatory that detects high-energy neutrinos from space

Oct 20, 2026

Black Hills researchers have stake in Nobel-winning work at the South Pole

Illegal immigrant who bilked tribe out of hundreds of thousands wins appeal

Eighth Circuit finds trial judge relied on unproven link to Mexican cartels

Oct 20, 2026

Illegal immigrant who bilked tribe out of hundreds of thousands wins appeal

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State Politics

Sioux Falls taxpayers subsidizing sobriety care for South Dakota, out-of-state residents

The Link looking to fill more than $500,000 shortfall in 2027 budget

Oct 20, 2026

Rhoden's Social Services secretary resigns

DSS Deputy Secretary Brenda Tidball-Zeltinger elevated to post in interim

Oct 16, 2026

Smithfield to reapply for permit for $1.3B Sioux Falls pork plant

City unlikely to appeal judicial ruling that invalidated prior municipal approval for new slaughterhouse

Oct 13, 2026

Senate candidate Bengs vows to stay out of Democratic, Republican caucuses

Brian Bengs, Dan Osborn and Seth Bodnar say independents would have leverage against two-party system

Oct 13, 2026

Data center debate prompts Sioux Falls City Council to plan public outreach

City Council’s Regulatory Oversight Committee wants input on potential regulations for industry

Oct 12, 2026

Patrick Lalley

Syracuse University study spotlights Sioux Falls newspaper

The Dakota Scout, other news startups value independence, strive to balance journalism and business

Oct 11, 2026

Sioux falls

New construction slows in Sioux Falls

Building permit valuations down $230 million this year; finance officer ties drop to rising interest rates, persistent inflation

Oct 21, 2026

Sioux Falls taxpayers subsidizing sobriety care for South Dakota, out-of-state residents

The Link looking to fill more than $500,000 shortfall in 2027 budget

Oct 20, 2026

The Dakota Scout, Sioux Falls Live

Inside the funeral honoring Minnehaha County Deputy Katherine Frank

Photos capture procession, tributes, gathering of mourners that honored South Dakota law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty.

Oct 19, 2026

New owners honor tradition at west-side staple in Sioux Falls: Rosie’s Café

Friends with deep experience in city's restaurant scene offer fresh takes as well as familiar favorites as they reopen in same building as original

Oct 18, 2026

Virginia Olson

Sioux Falls ending Business Improvement District tax breaks for downtown

Incentive previously targeted industrial, multifamily housing; DTSF leader says needs have shifted in city's center to more multi-use development

Oct 17, 2026

Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation sets record with $73M in giving

Pierce McDowell and Matt Tobin recognized for their contributions to charity

Oct 16, 2026