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- Trump’s newest order on birthright citizenship blocked in federal court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) A federal judge in Maryland Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump’s second attempt to redefine birthright citizenship. In
- FEMA to reimburse eight South Dakota counties, three tribes for storm-related infrastructure fixes
Matilyn Kerr, left, and sister Brittany Kerr watch as a skid-steer loader pulls a tree from Brittany Kerr’s yard in Highmore, South Dakota, on June 29, 2026, after a severe
- Yellow Jackets Head East River for the Sioux Falls Volleyball Classic
The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets (2-2) are getting their final non-conference test this weekend as they compete in the Sioux Falls Volleyball Classic in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Yellow
- Why the rushed Postal Service plan for mail-in voting has states in a panic
A Utah County election worker picks up mailed ballots from the United States Postal Service office on Oct. 26, 2020 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images) President Donald
- Crow Creek tribal member to be South Dakota’s next Missing and Murdered Indigenous People liaison
A mural in Eagle Butte on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota raises awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) A Fort Thompson
- Newly expanded Surbeck Center welcomes students
RAPID CITY, SD — South Dakota Mines students returning to campus this fall are finding a newly renovated Surbeck Center, following the completion of a more than $10 million expansion
- Disaster declaration approved for South Dakota
WASHINGTON – FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of South Dakota to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes
- 67th Annual Newell Labor Day Celebration a tradition
NEWELL, S.D. – Take a large group of volunteers and a labor of love and what you get is a community-wide celebration that attracts thousands of people to Newell over
- Spearfish woman charged with embezzlement in youth football theft
SPEARFISH, S.D. — A local youth sports organization is once again at the center of an embezzlement investigation after a Spearfish woman was formally charged with stealing thousands of dollars
- June city sales tax receipts show growth in most sectors
RAPID CITY, SD—Sales tax collections for June showed continued growth across most sectors of the Rapid City economy. City Finance Director Daniel Ainslie will share the June report at Wednesday’s










