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Rapid City Council celebrates new members
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Council chambers saw five members were sworn into office Monday for new three-year terms. Two newcomers, Stephen Tamang representing Ward 1 and Callie Meyer from Ward 5, took the oath of office alongside...
Fact brief: Does South Dakota have some of the highest rates of DUI arrests in the nation?
South Dakota News Watch
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July 8, 2025
South Dakota ranks at or near the top nationwide for driving under the influence arrests per capita, according to multiple sources from the past few years. A report compiled by Forbes ranked the state second for DUI risks, citing the highest...
Rapid City Police Department uses a drone to catch a suspect
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - While many spent the last week celebrating the Fourth of July, the Rapid City Police Department was hard at work. Around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 2, RCPD was dispatched to the area of East North Street for reports of a...
South Dakota’s ACLU hopes transgender bathroom law is short lived
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - At the beginning of the month, over 200 pieces of legislation went into effect, House Bill 1259 being one of them. The bill prohibits unauthorized access to certain spaces when they do not match the biological...
Five Rapid City councilors take oath of office
KOTA Territory News - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Five members of the Rapid City Council took the oath of office to begin new terms Monday night. Newcomers Stephen Tamang and Callie Meyer joined Bill Evans, Lance Lehmann, and Greg Strommen for the oath. Tamang replaces...
Senate Republicans Smash Fundraising Record by Eye-Popping Margin
The Western Journal
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July 8, 2025
Senate Republicans’ main outside groups raised more than $85 million in the first half of 2025, blowing past every previous off-year mark. Axios reported Tuesday that the Senate Leadership Fund and its nonprofit partner, One Nation, more than...
Mobile legal aid Justice Bus launches in South Dakota
Watertown Public Opinion - South Dakota
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Dakota Plains Legal Services launched South Dakota's first mobile legal aid office, the Justice Bus, to serve residents in legal deserts. Funded by a state grant, the bus helps low-income residents access legal aid for civil cases like custody...
Sioux Falls event leaves politics and hate at the door and invites in kindness and unity
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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July 7, 2025
A free event this week asks community members to gather for kindness and compassion in response to violence and political polarization in Minnesota. The recent shootings of lawmakers in Minnesota left local communities devastated, but inspired...
South Dakota VFW Baseball adds state tournaments to give more youth teams a chance to play
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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July 7, 2025
MITCHELL — After 60-plus years of organizing state youth baseball tournaments in South Dakota, the Veterans of Foreign Wars baseball postseason is going to look much different in 2025. Gone are the past Class A and Class B region tournaments and...
Officers shoot, injure 1 person Monday in Sioux Falls
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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Officials with the Sioux Falls Police Department say several officers shot and injured a person as they attempted to arrest him on July 7 near the area of West 10th Street and South Garfield Avenue. Assistant Chief Nick Cook, speaking at an 8:30...
Sioux Falls mayor says there are 'better options' for new state prison
SDPB Radio - South Dakota
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July 7, 2025
While many argue Sioux Falls is the best location for a new $600 million men's prison, one of the city's leaders doesn't agree with that train of thought. Mayor Paul TenHaken said he believes there are better options out there. “The Lincoln County...
South Dakota AG warns of donation scams following Texas floods
KTIV - Iowa
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July 7, 2025
PIERRE, S.D. (KTIV) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning people to be aware of money donation scams for relief efforts following the Texas flash floods. Jackley said scammers use disaster events, such as the flooding in Texas,...
Sioux Falls man jailed for wallet theft
The North West Iowa Review
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LARCHWOOD—A 60-year-old Sioux Falls, SD, man was arrested about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, on a Lyon County warrant for fourth-degree theft. The arrest of Mark Andrew Pederson stemmed from him being handed a wallet that did not belong to him by an...
Update: Suspect hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting in Sioux Falls
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Sioux Falls police say law enforcement was involved in a shooting Monday evening. Update - Sioux Falls police officers arrived in the area of West 10th and South Garfield Avenue to attempt to carry out an...
Jackley warns South Dakotans about Texas flood donation scams
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning people to be vigilant about Texas Flood donation scams. The AG says South Dakotans are very generous to people affected by disasters in other states. “What we’re...
One community plays role in spotting what’s coming next for South Dakota
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Just as swing states help predict political outcomes, certain towns across the nation act as early warning systems for the economy. One community in KOTA Territory plays a unique role in spotting what’s coming next for...
“We intend to go big” Mayor Salamun details plans to make Rapid City premiere destination for America’s 250th birthday
Black Hills FOX News - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Rapid City leaders are working to make the city a premier destination for America’s 250th birthday. “We intend to go big next year, we intend to have a lot of visitors,” said Mayor Jason Salamun. The mayor outlined a...
Republican South Dakota lawmaker removes ‘white boy summer’ social media post after criticism
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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July 8, 2025
A South Dakota lawmaker removed a social media post that some fellow lawmakers described as “a direct expression of racism and sexism.” Meanwhile, a legislative leader declined to act on the post and criticized the legislators who complained about...
Sioux Falls woman hiking to Omaha to raise awareness about threats to giraffes
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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July 7, 2025
Michele Mattingly, a 67-year-old Sioux Falls resident, is hiking 180 miles across the Great Plains for her favorite animal, giraffes, which are now an endangered species. Mattingly started at Great Plains Zoo on June 22 and hopes to arrive at...
35th Anniversary of the ADA marked in Sioux Falls
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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July 7, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The disability community in Sioux Falls is marking the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Vicki Stewart is one of those people with a positive personality and who lights up the room when...