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The legal saga surrounding the Mitchell Legion baseball team has reached a formal conclusion. After guilty please to lesser crimes from the group of baseball players, the group has received probation and suspended sentences. A warning, this story contains descriptions of sexual assault.
Attorney General Marty Jackley has concerns about the validity of a ballot effort to mandate prayer in South Dakota schools. In a statement, he says he interprets the state Constitution to read that a sponsor of an initiated ballot measure must be a citizen of South Dakota.
The 2025 budget is set in Sioux Falls. At $781 million, it represents a lower overall balance from last year.
Sheryl Johnson is a Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson for his seat in Congress this November. She's kicking off her "Tour of South Dakota" with a town hall looking to first-time voters for support.
National Dance CLubs (NDC) in Rapid City ended their summer festival with the Rushmore Ballroom Classic—a day-and-a-half of dance competitions, classes, and connection. At many studios across the country, students pay 'big money' to learn technique, styling, and musicality, among other things...from Waltz to Tango to Swing. But this year, they shimmied away with much more.
And more.