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Abortion rights group, teachers union spend millions to sink Amendment L

Abortion rights group, teachers union spend millions to sink Amendment L

Supporters of ballot measure increasing threshold to amend South Dakota Constitution swamped by out-of-state money

Oct 22, 2026

Jonathan Ellis

SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Anthrax letter sent to Sen. Daschle leaves deadly trail through U.S. mail

This week in South Dakota history: Oct. 16-22

Oct 22, 2026

Dan Gehlsen
SCOUTING YESTERDAY | Anthrax letter sent to Sen. Daschle leaves deadly trail through U.S. mail

What's going on, South Dakota? | Upcoming events & entertainment

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Oct 22, 2026

Lyrical Limelight, +1
What's going on, South Dakota? | Upcoming events & entertainment

South Dakota National Guard unit deployed to southern border

Rhoden activates engineering company as fentanyl seizures continue

Oct 22, 2026

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South Dakota National Guard unit deployed to southern border

OBITUARY | Sandra Ellen Moore, 84

Jan. 21, 1942 – Oct. 15, 2026

Oct 22, 2026

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OBITUARY | Sandra Ellen Moore, 84

Sioux Falls GOP mayor courting progressive input, acknowledges narrow victory

Mayor Christine Erickson's public input series draws allies of election adversary

Oct 22, 2026

Joe Sneve
Sioux Falls GOP mayor courting progressive input, acknowledges narrow victory
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Abortion rights group, teachers union spend millions to sink Amendment L

Abortion rights group, teachers union spend millions to sink Amendment L

Supporters of ballot measure increasing threshold to amend South Dakota Constitution swamped by out-of-state money

Oct 22, 2026

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

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

Jonathan Ellis
Rhoden's Social Services secretary resigns

Rhoden's Social Services secretary resigns

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

Oct 16, 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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New construction slows in 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

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

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

Jonathan Ellis
Inside the funeral honoring Minnehaha County Deputy Katherine Frank

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

The Dakota Scout, Sioux Falls Live
New owners honor tradition at west-side staple in Sioux Falls: Rosie’s Café

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

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

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

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

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Representing conservatives progressively | Goosebumps, R.L. Stine & the ingenuity of the drama nerd | There's beef & then there's beef | A hand-me-down waterbed | Pain-point positives | Oct. 17, 2026 Nikki Gronli, Premier Playhouse's Emma Madeja & Oliver Mayes

Representing conservatives progressively | Goosebumps, R.L. Stine & the ingenuity of the drama nerd | There's beef & then there's beef | A hand-me-down waterbed | Pain-point positives | Oct. 17, 2026 Nikki Gronli, Premier Playhouse's Emma Madeja & Oliver Mayes

Oct 17, 2026

Passing the badge | Going home | Is the Bengs' ad fair? | Parking meter metrics | Legislator troubles | Oct. 10, 2026- Mike Milstead, Josh Phillips

Passing the badge | Going home | Is the Bengs' ad fair? | Parking meter metrics | Legislator troubles | Oct. 10, 2026- Mike Milstead, Josh Phillips

Oct 9, 2026

The Trump drag | Democracy, populism & ruling South Dakota | A viral confrontation | Is he a liberal? | 50%+1's two edges  | Caring for neighbors | Oct. 3, 2026 - Brian Bengs, Ned Horstad, Elizabeth Schenkel

The Trump drag | Democracy, populism & ruling South Dakota | A viral confrontation | Is he a liberal? | 50%+1's two edges | Caring for neighbors | Oct. 3, 2026 - Brian Bengs, Ned Horstad, Elizabeth Schenkel

Oct 4, 2026

Election integrity | About Monea's endorsement | The auditors' admiral? | The political spark | Sept. 26, 2026 Heather Baxter

Election integrity | About Monea's endorsement | The auditors' admiral? | The political spark | Sept. 26, 2026 Heather Baxter

Sep 27, 2026

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