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Montana Public Service Commission postpones vote on merger of Black Hills Energy, NorthWestern
The Montana Public Service Commission postponed a decision on the pending merger of NorthWestern Energy and Black Hills Corp until Nov. 10. Commissioner Jennif…
Potential of Missouri River pipelines to Western states opens new front in uptream-downstream fight
Downstream Missouri River states have worried for decades about receiving an insufficient flow of water from upstream dams. Now they’re worried their share of …
Public comment period opens as company seeks state permits for uranium mine
A company that wants to mine for uranium in southwestern South Dakota is restarting its state permitting process and preparing for a public hearing after secur…
Commentary: Water pipeline discussion is about choosing our future, or letting scarcity choose it for us
Imagine if Lake Oahe were filled with oil instead of water. We would treat it as one of the country’s greatest economic assets. Pipelines would be flowing. Ind…
Department of Justice election monitor deployment will include South Dakota’s Minnehaha County
The South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office said this week that federal election monitors will be in Minnehaha County for the Nov. 3 election, as the Trump ad…
South Dakota task force recommends bills to move toward ambulance service regions
Creating eight to 14 ambulance service regions might help preserve sustainable access to emergency medical care in South Dakota, according to lawmakers on a le…
Money flows to South Dakota US Senate race as independent challenges Republican incumbent
Money is pouring into South Dakota’s U.S. Senate race as people and groups across the country sense a rare chance to support a potentially competitive challeng…
2026 US ballot measures are written at a graduate-school reading level, report finds
This year’s statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report. The readability of 2026’s ballot …
Independent US Senate candidate in South Dakota backed by Forward Party
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota’s independent U.S. Senate candidate, Brian Bengs, said Sunday he “would probably not be here in a competitive position today” withou…
Commentary: Candidates running as independents don’t always seem, well, independent
As if South Dakota’s two-party system wasn’t weak enough, now there are a slew of independent candidates up and down the ballot. While the number of independen…
Enrollment increases at South Dakota technical colleges, despite drops in some programs
Enrollment at South Dakota’s four technical colleges increased, according to the 2026 fall enrollment report. The state Board of Technical Education reviewed t…