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Bracket play begins at 48th Ringneck International Softball Tournament
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - After two days of pool play it’s time to hand out hardware at the 48th Ringneck International Softball Tournament. The 112 teams across the age 12-18 age divisions were sorted into brackets for the final...

Florida Men Wanted For Murder Arrested in SE South Dakota
Two men from Florida wanted for the murder of a store clerk have been arrested in southeastern South Dakota by the U.S. Marshals Service – Dakota Territory Fugitive Task Force with the assistance of several state and local partners. Devon...

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, walks to the Senate floor during debate on a massive tax cut and spending bill, a top priority of President Donald Trump
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U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson announces campaign for South Dakota governor
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — For more than a decade, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson has crisscrossed South Dakota and the country — from Mitchell to Pierre, Washington, D.C. and back — balancing public service with family life and often traveling with a suitcase...

Campus Carry for Self-Defense Took Effect Today in South Dakota
Campus carry on public college campuses and technical schools took effect July 1, 2025, in South Dakota. Dakota News Now reported the campus carry measure was contained in Senate Bill 100, which Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) signed. Rhoden responded to...

Mobile Legal Aid Clinic, The ‘Justice Bus,’ Launches In SD
A nonprofit providing legal aid to low-income South Dakotans launched the state’s first mobile legal aid office this year, aiming to increase accessibility across the state. Swaths of western South Dakota are considered legal deserts, where...

Lalley: Can humility still win in South Dakota politics?
Dusty Johnson was the man of the hour in downtown Sioux Falls on Monday. But Dennis Daugaard was the honored guest. Johnson, a current four-term congressman, made the much-anticipated announcement that he will seek the Republican nomination for...

Rep. Johnson announces Republican run for governor of South Dakota
Rep. Dusty JohnsonSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Rep. Dusty Johnson is running for governor of South Dakota. That could set up a battle between Johnson and fellow Republican and current Gov. Larry Rhoden. Johnson has served as South Dakota’s only...

Senator Rounds comment on “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Posted on July 4, 2025 by - KSDN News, Local News, Pheasant Country News, Point 106.7 News, Pure Country News, Sunny 97.7 News, The Reason 94.5 News, The Rock News WASHINGTON, D.C.(KCCR)- Congress passed President Donald Trumps “One Big Beautiful...

Congressman Dusty Johnson Announces Run for South Dakota Governor
By Christal Blue July 1, 2025 11:49 am MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson announced Monday that he’s running for governor of South Dakota. Johnson, a Republican, says he’s ready for a new chapter focused on building...

AAA Warns of Busy Roads and Airports in South Dakota for Fourth of July
By Christal Blue July 1, 2025 12:11 pm MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) AAA expects heavy travel in South Dakota this Independence Day. Drivers are urged to buckle up, avoid distractions, and check their vehicles before hitting the road. Officials say...

Former South Dakota legislator announces campaign for attorney general
July 1, 2025 HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (KWAT)–Marty Jackley has announced he’s running for South Dakota’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives next year, and now a candidate has come forward who’d like to replace Jackley as attorney general....

New government accountability laws for South Dakota take effect July 1, 2025
On July 1, 2025, two government accountability bills signed by Governor Larry Rhoden will take effect. SB 62 establishes mandatory reporting requirements related to improper governmental conduct and crime, and SB 63 establishes protections for...

South Sioux Falls: The Forgotten Town Inside Sioux Falls
If you live south of 33rd street, north of 57th, and west of Cliff Avenue in Sioux Falls, up until 70 years ago, you would have been living in a different town. Sioux Falls has been an economic powerhouse for its entire history. Nowadays, the city...

Age verification requirement to access adult-oriented websites law takes effect today in South Dakota
Last week, the United States Supreme Court upheld a Texas law that requires adults to verify their age in order to access adult-oriented– or pornographic– websites. Because the Texas law was determined to be constitutional, a new state law putting...

Kristi Noem failed to disclose $80,000 received while South Dakota governor – report
The US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, failed to disclose $80,000 that she accepted while serving as South Dakota’s governor, according to a report published on Monday. The investigative news website ProPublica said that tax records from...

What new South Dakota laws take effect July 1? Here are a few to know about
More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and most of them take effect July 1. The bills signed this year by South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden vary in subject and scope, ranging from one about...

South Dakota Highway Patrol announces July Sobriety checkpoints
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The South Dakota Highway Patrol announced on Friday that sobriety checkpoints will be conducted in 17 counties throughout July. The counties that will have sobriety checkpoints include: Beadle Charles Mix...

Kristi Noem ‘likely’ violated ethics requirements with political donations disclosures, experts say
Noem then failed to disclose the $80,000 payment to the public. After President Donald Trump selected Noem to be his secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, she had to release a detailed accounting of her assets and sources of income...

Rapid City man found not guilty on federal firearm charge
Alison J. Ramsdell U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of South DakotaAlison J. Ramsdell U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota A man from Rapid City, South Dakota, has been acquitted of a federal firearm charge....