1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (67+ words) Guest column by Gleb Tsipursky South Dakota is making two workforce bets at once. It is helping employers adopt artificial intelligence, and it is strengthening the apprenticeship infrastructure that teaches people through real work. Those bets should become one strategy....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (188+ words) Guest column by Kory Rawstern, president, South Dakota State Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO As we approach Labor Day, it is worth taking a moment to remember what this holiday represents. Labor Day is more than the unofficial end of summer…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (157+ words) Sharp, snappy and South Dakotan — an anonymous shot of insight with a twist of sarcasm Trump wants Lake Ontario renamed Lake America. Fine. But somebody apparently forgot to check with the nation’s geography teachers. We’ve spent generations remembering the Great…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (193+ words) Experience Sioux Falls CEO tells councilors ongoing tensions between United States, Canada backdrop decrease in visitor spending Teri Schmidt, CEO of Experience Sioux Falls, discusses tourism trends with the Sioux Falls City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Patrick Lalley / SiouxFallsLive.com)…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (77+ words) Federal aid follows storms that brought 131 mph winds, widespread damage to Highmore, Beadle counties Image courtesy of X @McMillinWx The federal government will send more than $5 million in disaster relief aid to South Dakota following summer storms in the Mount…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (185+ words) The Dakota Scout The mystery of the bogus candidates | 3 theories | 2020's sus count | What a county party does | Courting Dominion | Ballot drought | K-12 superintendent shoutouts COUNTERPOINT | Turnout in local elections matters – so does who turns out Guest column by Gregory LaFollette…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (105+ words) The Dakota Scout S.D. judicial system taking public input on Fourth and Seventh circuit court merger Proposed merger would consolidate West River judicial circuits into one of state’s largest circuit courts Members of the public can have their voices heard on…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (122+ words) The Dakota Scout VIEWPOINT | Reauthorize parks upkeep funding to maintain tourism jobs, economic benefits Guest column by Bob Deelstra For many years, we’ve welcomed families into Pleasureland RV from across the country, these travelers are looking for the same thing:…...