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Latest headlines and breaking news from Argus Leader Media in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Joined July 2008
South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson says he will vote no on impeachment: "It is an act sure to divide our country, and Democratic leaders are making a mistake pursuing it."
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A Sioux Falls man stood at the corner of 11th Street by the YMCA for two hours on Christmas Eve holding a sign that said: "If UR lookin 4 A sign 2 not end your life today this is it. I'm glad your here." Here is his story:
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The state's 2020 budget also includes $1 million for meth treatment services and more than $730,000 for school-based meth prevention programming.
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The medical marijuana ballot measure in South Dakota will pass, the Associated Press reports.
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Argus Leader Editorial: To put it bluntly, South Dakota's governor is a lost cause when it comes to COVID-19 leadership. It's time for Sioux Falls city leaders to step.
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"I'm actually always excited to go to places they don't expect me to go." Bill Maher is coming to the @washpav this weekend:
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A recent graduate of Duke Law School with South Dakota ties just won a national award for his research on how drag bans violate the First Amendment.
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Commentary: Flood washes away Noem’s false veneer of leadership
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Both North and South Dakota now face a predictably tragic reality that health experts say could have been largely prevented with earlier action.
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After a South Dakota agency moved to deny her daughter's application to become a certified real estate appraiser, Gov. Kristi Noem summoned to her office the state employee who ran the agency, the woman's boss and the state labor secretary.
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Gov. Kristi Noem has spent more than $68,000 in taxpayer money on redecorating and remodeling the Governor’s Residence. That includes a sauna that cost more than $8,100 and $13,000 in rugs.
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Lynn's Dakotamart in Lead started packaging ribeye steaks with two beers and a potato a few weeks ago, a representative for the store said.
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The Deadwood sports gambling ballot measure will pass, the Associated Press reports.
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From photo op to out-of-state flights, Gov. Noem jets around nation as South Dakota floods
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'Solidarity': All 9 South Dakota Native American tribes endorse Kristi Noem's banishment
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Argus Leader Editorial Board endorses Billie Sutton for governor: "His ranching and rodeo background give him insight into the fabric of South Dakota, and his personal triumph over adversity strengthens his political resolve."
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Today we observe #MLKDay.
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Walz, 60, brings political mastery, suburban-rural synergy, and progressive patriotism to the competition.
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SDSU is headed to the FCS National Championship game for the first time in program history.
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"This is within just a few points of each other, a very close race," said David Wiltse, the director of the SDSU Poll.
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Coroner: Carrie Fisher had used Cocaine three days before death, but it's unclear what role drugs played in death
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The closings mark the biggest by a single chain this year and nearly doubles the number of retail stores set to close in 2019.
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While Dell Rapids farmer Nate Hansen lost plenty as the derecho went ripping though, he's glad his TikTok-famous sidekick survived. "Didn't know I cared so much for a frickin' donkey," he said.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem receives a long ovation while announcing the Republican delegate votes Monday:
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BREAKING: It's a dead heat in the South Dakota gubernatorial race, according to Argus Leader-KELO TV poll.
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.@billmaher Q&A ahead of @washpav show: ‘What’s good for comedy is bad for America’ http://t.co/6Imgibpue9
http://t.co/UHi5Fq0VGc.
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"I think our governor's afraid of losing an election, and she's going to do anything she can to ensure that election," Jamie Smith said, who is Gov. Noem's opponent.
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“I believe personally that the government has a moral obligation to provide free school lunches to students," Rep. Kadyn Wittman said.
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BREAKING: T. Denny Sanford is donating $3.5 million and the city is giving $1.5 million to get the State Theatre in downtown open by next spring.
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Argus Leader Editorial: We are not the first to call out Sen. John Thune's hypocrisy on the Supreme Court issue, but it bears calling out regardless. His lodestar principle appears to be that of securing power for his party.
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#BREAKING: Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump's account "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."
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Harold Thune, a standout South Dakota basketball player who flew combat missions in World War II as a Navy fighter pilot, died Saturday. He was 100.
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South Dakota philanthropist Denny Sanford will match the dollars the city of Sioux Falls puts into a fund to help those struggling to pay rent amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Argus Leader Editorial: The line between what benefits the citizens of South Dakota and what boosts Governor Noem politically has become increasingly blurry.
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The University of South Dakota is the state's best college, according to the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings.
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South Dakota Democrats will bring forward a bill Thursday asking for a statewide mask mandate to the legislature.
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A new poll of 500 registered South Dakota voters suggests state residents are very firm in their support for inclusion of Native studies in public schools.
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“This is the right thing to do for our patients and residents, people and communities,” said Bill Gassen, president and CEO of Sanford Health.
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A mystery man paid his family's $144 bill at a Florida eatery and left the employees a $10,000 tip, to be split between the 10 staff members. Each of them went home with $1,000 — just about a smidge under a 700% tip per.
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If approved, West Mall 7 would be the only movie theater in Sioux Falls to offer alcohol to its patrons.
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The defense bill Congress has sent to President Joe Biden prohibits using private funds for interstate National Guard deployments like South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem did this year.
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.@WWE superstar @HEELZiggler primed for showdown at @PREMIER_Center. Q&A: http://t.co/lLCIKeyBei
http://t.co/Ye2QqcjFRs.
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In a statement, the president of the Sioux Falls Education Association said Noem's implication that teachers are indoctrinating their students "is neither correct, nor a constructive starting point" for the advancement of educational opportunities.
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“A lot of our young people leave the state for a place that’s more inclusive. That’s why I ran,” he said.
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A daughter of Gov. Kristi Noem received preferential treatment as she progressed through a real estate appraiser licensing program administered by the state, according to a report.
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Passing the buck in any executive role is shaky. Doing it during a public health emergency is dangerous.
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Two city councilors are bringing back the mask mandate proposal that failed to pass on Nov. 10 — as well as an ordinance that would place limits on the number of people allowed in many local businesses.
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The first thing to know about America's next first lady is that Jill Biden – a college English professor with four degrees, including a doctorate – is going to be a very busy FLOTUS.
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Gov. Noem this week used social media to remind people, "There are consequences for how we talk to each other in this country." But that didn't stop her from going after two Democrats who won a pair of runoff elections Tuesday in Georgia.
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Late last year, the choir director at O’Gorman High School resigned after she says she was pressured by administration to delete a social media post she wrote that was supportive of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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.@SenJohnThune has been elected the Republican majority whip, the second-ranking position in Senate leadership.
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Johnson was one of 13 Republicans to join Democrats and block the emergency declaration. He said that such "concentrations of power threaten liberty.".
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By a 5-2 vote, a South Dakota Senate committee sent the transgender healthcare bill to the 41st day, effectively killing it.
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The @SidneyHillman Foundation named Argus Leader reporter @MakenzieHuber the Sidney Award winner in April for her work covering the Smithfield Foods coronavirus outbreak. Past winners include The Washington Post and New York Times.
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BREAKING: Ellsworth Air Force Base has been selected as one of three bases that will be home to the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation long-range bomber
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A survivor of cancer, a grandmother to five and a chaplain at @AveraHealth Heart Hospital won $4.9 million @pchdotcom prize. See the moment she learned she won:
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Kristi Noem’s latest memoir received 'dagger of death' on New York Times Best Sellers list
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Dr. Jody Huber, Sanford Pediatrics critical care, is first at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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"Appraisers can sympathize with (Kassidy) Peters’ frustration. They’ve all gone through the process. But none had the advantage of a governor influencing their license application."
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Public outcry against Gov. Kristi Noem's plan to expand camping in South Dakota's Custer State Park has lawmakers readying to kill the $10 million project.
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After making national headlines in 2019, 10-year-old Tani just became America's newest chess master — making him one of the youngest people to achieve that title.
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The Government Accountability Board subpoenaed the DCI for a report relating to an investigation if Gov. Kristi Noem misused the state airplane.
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A South Dakota lawmaker who earlier this week visited Gov. Kristi Noem's mansion and attended her budget address in Pierre has tested positive for COVID-19.
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"Vaccinations have literally saved millions of lives over the years. That is not something that I can support."
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Sioux Area Metro will be offering free bus rides on Nov. 3.
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Industrial hemp and CBD oil are now legal in South Dakota after a yearlong standoff between Gov. Kristi Noem and legislators.
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“Shooting fireworks over a ponderosa pine forest, or any flammable vegetation, is ill advised and should not be done. Period,” said Bill Gabbert, former fire management officer for Mount Rushmore and six other national parks in the region.
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Club suites, new locker rooms and better bathrooms are all in the works for @usd's football facility:
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New: An Argus Leader/KELO-TV poll shows South Dakota voters slightly support recreational marijuana and strongly support medical marijuana.
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Thune on Trump tweet: "I think the president needs to tone down the rhetoric, stop the personal attacks, rise above this kind of commentary and focus on the issues that matter to the American people."
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South Dakota's Rep. Erin Healy (D-Sioux Falls) met with Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democratic lawmakers from across the United States on Friday to discuss reproductive rights in the wake of the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
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"I did not advocate for legal marijuana while I served in the Senate but, like many other Americans, my viewpoint has vastly evolved in recent years."
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A 97-year-old former @SDState student recently recreated an iconic photo of herself in front of the Campanile. Here's her story:
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A family of a Sioux Falls man is urging the public to mask up, social distance and take more precautions to avoid experiencing what they went through.
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The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline said Wednesday it is pulling the plug on the contentious project
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The former head of the South Dakota's appraisers program told the committee that the path of Kassidy Peters, the governor’s daughter, to becoming a state-certified appraiser was not routine and was outside of normal protocol.
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South Dakota is one of 14 states that celebrate Native Americans' Day today instead of Columbus Day.
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Commentary: Noem’s dog killing was bad, but to really understand her, consider the goat
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Roman Newson, an eighth grade student from Sioux Falls, is one of 15 national winners of NASA's "You've Got Perseverance!" award.
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Photos: President Trump arrives in Ellsworth ahead of fireworks display:
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Brandon Valley student took a literal approach when dressing up for "Ranch Day." And for that, we thank her.
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Carli Steffes has entered the @pchdotcom sweepstakes at least once a day for 10 years. On Saturday, it paid off.
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Argus Leader editorial: Gov. Kristi Noem has a “reefer madness”-type fear that approving hemp is akin to legalizing mind-altering marijuana, which doesn’t square with the facts.
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“She cannot use those funds for that,” Lee Schoenbeck said. “She needs to follow the law.”
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Avera Health announced Monday that it will begin processing up to 200 coronavirus tests per day after winning regulatory approval.
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It was a fun ride. South Dakota's memorable and historic run in the Little League World Series ended Saturday.
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Three Republican leaders are encouraging South Dakotans to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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One Sioux Falls resident is busy creating “Dorothy’s List," a statewide collection of businesses and resources allied with the LGBTQ+ community.
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Taneeza Islam said in a news release that she would officially announce her candidacy at a 3:30 p.m. press conference Tuesday in Meldrum Park.
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U.S. Sen. John Thune made those comments to a USA Today Network reporter a day after President Donald Trump and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem made unfounded accusations of wide-spread voter fraud and a "rigged" system.
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Watch: A @usd student sang the national anthem in Lakota at the Class A state basketball tournament. And it was beautiful.
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Update: Islam made the announcement for mayor Tuesday afternoon. "Our city cannot be strong when the divide between those who have access and wealth is growing," Islam said.
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For the next generation of Native Americans in South Dakota, recognizing that history in its totality is the only way to keep the culture and traditions alive.
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South Dakota, a state that had the loosest COVID-mitigation measures in the country, will now see most of its major employers vaccinating or testing employees by federal order.
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Event organizers say MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell chose South Dakota to launch a "censorship-free" social media platform because of Gov. Kristi Noem's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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