Long-time journalist Kevin Woster analyzes the impacts of shuttering newspapers in Brookings, Huron, Redfield and Flandreau.

As part of Operation: Prairie Thunder, the state Board of Pardons and Paroles is transferring 10 undocumented immigrants serving prison time to ICE custody.

State law mandates any TIF, or tax increment finance district, be published in the local newspaper of record at least 10 days before the planning commission votes on the matter.

While in the dog days of summer, the part-time Legislature is still making important decisions with taxpayer dollars. At this week’s Executive Board meeting, budgets for legislative research and a legislative audit through 2027 were solidified.

The South Dakota Department of Social Services is investigating the potential misuse of accounts within a state food assistance program.

The state Highway Patrol seized over 200 pounds of meth during a stop.

A third-party consultant found land in Sioux Falls proposed for a new state prison is now considered to be the “best” of all proposed land.

The City of Sioux Falls is looking into implementing an ordinance that addresses dwellings in public places and areas not intended for habitation.

US Sen. John Thune was the keynote speaker at the USS South Dakota Day of Honor. Some protestors rallied nearby to oppose some of Thune’s latest policies, namely the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Gov. Larry Rhoden said the state has entered into a purchase agreement to purchase 148 acres of land in northeast Sioux Falls along Benson Road. The agreement gives the state the option to purchase the site, if approved by the Legislature.