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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...
Lalley: Prison debate doomed from day one
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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July 10, 2025
A quote from Macbeth comes to mind when assessing debate over a new prison in South Dakota. But this calls for a modernist description of the ongoing discussions about replacing the decrepit State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls and the potential...
10 New Pieces Purchased For State Art Collection
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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PIERRE — The South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC) recently purchased 10 new pieces for the state’s public art collection through the Art for State Buildings program. The artworks were selected by a five-member advisory committee to the SDAC, which...
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...
Is it legal to leave children home alone in Pennsylvania?
Go Erie - Pennsylvania
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Most schools have let out for the summer and your child is another year older. You may be wondering if your children are old enough to be left alone? Or are they old enough to babysit their siblings? Here's what the law says in your state. Some...
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,...
Republican Prosch nominated for Iowa Senate special election in Woodbury County; UNI students from outside Iowa could get in-state tuition rates
KWIT - Iowa
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July 9, 2025
A Sioux City man who runs a media consulting firm has been picked as the Republican nominee for the special election next month for the vacated Iowa Senate District 1 position. Christopher Prosch was selected in a special nominating convention by...
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...
SD Supreme Court Rules Against Neighbors In Now-Moot Prison Site Dispute
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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The South Dakota Supreme Court handed a legal loss Thursday to opponents of a Lincoln County prison site lawmakers have already abandoned. In a unanimous ruling, the justices decided that Lincoln County residents don’t have the right to force the...
Thune’s Office Seeking Fall Interns
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is currently seeking college students to serve as fall interns in his office in Washington, as well as in his offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls. Interns in Thune’s Washington, D.C., office...
Authors: SD’s Legacy Of Citizen Ballot Questions Is Under Threat
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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A new law review article argues that South Dakota Republican legislators have spent the past eight years systematically weakening the public’s ability to enact laws through ballot questions, a right enshrined in the state constitution since 1898....
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...
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...
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...
New land survey seeks to document archaeological history of Douglas County
The Lawrence Times - Kansas
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Share this post or save for later Leaders of a new Douglas County land survey are calling for local participation as they seek to document archeological sites in the area. The Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council has hired archaeologists...
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...
Kristi Noem faces social media backlash for portrait post amid Texas flood tragedy: ‘Who cares??’
Mint
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July 10, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew fierce criticism online after she asked her Instagram followers to help choose a Western-themed portrait of herself to be displayed in the South Dakota State Capitol — just as devastating floods in...
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...