Charges, data centers and school lunches | Today's Stories | Jan. 26

By Jackson Dircks

Published January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM CST

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Authorities say eleven people are facing charges in the overdose death of a South Dakota prison inmate.

Senate and House leadership team up to introduce a new bill they’re calling the “Data Center Bill of Rights.”

Momentum continues to swell on an effort to expand free school lunches to South Dakota’s poorest students. It now waits for the eyes of House appropriators.

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Jackson Dircks

Jackson Dircks is a Freeburg, Illinois, native. He received a degree from Augustana University in English and Journalism. He started at SDPB as an intern before transitioning to a politics, business and everything in-between reporter based in Sioux Falls.

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