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Remember to look up at South Dakota's night sky
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
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On today's show... Light pollution can negatively impact human health and natural ecosystems. Diane Knutson shares more. She is a former member of the board of directors with the International Dark-Sky Association (1:00 to 11:16). Bright city...
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem asks fans to vote on their favorite cowboy cosplay for her official governor's portrait
Daily Mail
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July 8, 2025
Donald Trump's border chief Kristi Noem engaged in some direct democracy, allowing fans on Instagram the chance to vote on her cowboy-themed governor's portrait. The Department of Homeland Security secretary - now known to some as 'ICE Barbie' -...
Science National Enquirer Shocking Study Reveals the Top Four American States Proven to Be Breeding Grounds for Psychopaths
Yahoo News
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A frightening new study has revealed the top four American states that appear to be breeding grounds for psychopaths: Nevada, New York, South Dakota and Texas. In a fascinating glimpse into how human personalities develop, researchers at the...
Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vice President Vance breaks a 50-50 tie
The Times Leader - Ohio
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined from left by, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters after...
Best VPN for South Dakota: Pornhub workarounds
PC World
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Beginning on June 30 of this year, residents in South Dakota are going to lose access to the adult site Pornhub. Earlier this year the South Dakota state legislature passed House Bill 1053, an over-18 age-verification law designed to prevent...
Senate passes major bill extending tax relief for Americans
Northeast South Dakota News
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July 1, 2025
Senator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune addressed the Senate floor today, announcing the...
Where Are the Public Fallout Shelters in South Dakota?
KXRB 1140 AM/100.1 FM - South Dakota
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June 27, 2025
Many people will remember doing bomb drills in school. That awful piercing alarm would sound and students and teachers would go through the motion of getting under their desks or line up with head between knees in hallway. It was terrifying for...
Sam Clemens retiring as the public face of the Sioux Falls Police Department
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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June 26, 2025
SIOUX FALLS — The public face of the Sioux Falls Police Department is set to change. Public Information Officer Sam Clemens is retiring Friday, June 27, after 25 years and one day with the state’s largest law enforcement agency. “That’s a great...
State approves dollars to be used for skilled trades education and job training at South Dakota State Penitentiary
DGR News
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Governor Larry Rhoden and the South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development have awarded approximately $1,518,000 in FY 26 Future Fund dollars to support skilled trades education and job training at the South Dakota State Penitentiary....
Former Southside softball standout finishes college career at South Dakota State
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
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June 27, 2025
Madi Conklin is ready to turn the page on the next phase of her life after finishing her career as a college softball player. At the same time, Conklin admits it is a difficult phase leaving the sport she grew up loving and playing. “I will miss...
DCI Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Sioux Falls
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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June 27, 2025
PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the officer-involved shooting investigation that happened Thursday, June 26th, in Sioux Falls. “The Attorney General’s Office and DCI are committed to doing a...
Bond Requirement For South Dakota Notaries Removed Effective July 1
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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PIERRE — Beginning July 1, 2025, South Dakota notaries public will no longer be required to post a surety bond as part of their application process, following the passage of House Bill 1133 during the 2025 Legislative Session. HB 1133, signed into...
Crofton Unveils New Freedom Rock, Honors Military Veterans
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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CROFTON, Neb. — Crofton, Nebraska, has revealed a rock-solid addition to the community’s memorial that honors its military veterans. Tucker-Brown-Everton American Legion Post 128 of Crofton celebrated the Knox County community’s new Freedom Rock...
Is South Dakota the only state that doesn’t sanction high school baseball?
KTIV - Iowa
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June 26, 2025
SOUTH DAKOTA (South Dakota News Watch) - No. South Dakota and Wyoming are the only states that don’t sanction baseball at the high school level. The South Dakota High School Activities Association voted on June 18, 2025, not to add the sport to...
Rapid City man sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for leading methamphetamine conspiracy within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and in Rapid City Area
DGR News
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U.S. District Court Judge Karen E. Schreier has decided on the penalty for a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Guillermo Calderon, a/k/a “Memo,” age 38, was sentenced on June 6, 2025, to 25...
Senate passes Trump’s big tax bill
The Antelope Valley Press - California
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WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight...
Senate passes Trump's big bill; House battle is…
USA Today - Virginia
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On Wednesday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey gives some of his biggest takeaways after the Senate's passage of President Donald Trump's bill of legislative priorities. Paramount settles...
New prison site options appear in South Dakota
The Brookings Register - South Dakota
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By John HultSouth Dakota Searchlight Land that Sioux Falls economic development boosters had once hoped to see anchored by a $500 million slaughterhouse is now on offer as a men’s prison site. Also a prison site option, as of Tuesday: a...
Ban on sanctuary cities takes effect in South Dakota July 1, 2025
DGR News
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On July 1, 2025, the ban on sanctuary cities in South Dakota, SB 7, will take effect. This was the first bill Governor Larry Rhoden signed after taking office as Governor. “We must do everything we can to keep our people safe, including removing...
Minnehaha County hires Sioux Falls firm to examine building needs
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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June 26, 2025
Architecture Incorporated of Sioux Falls has been hired to study and develop a plan to address the growing building needs for Minnehaha County. Commissioners unanimously approved a contract for $200,000 on Tuesday as they continue to worry about...