SOUTH DAKOTA

Health

Medicaid cuts loom for hundreds of thousands of Midwesterners in 鈥榖ig, beautiful bill鈥�

Between North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, close to 285,000 people are projected to lose health insurance coverage by 2034.

The Vault

Data and archives show deadly tornadoes not unusual in the Dakotas, Minnesota

Newspaper archives show the Enderlin tornado on June 20 was the third deadliest in North Dakota in the past 75 years, but newspaper archives report at least four even more deadly.

Jun 25

Police arrested three young people in what newspapers called a prank after taking the head off a corpse from a White Rock, South Dakota cemetery, published by the Bismarck Tribune April 25, 1970.

The Vault

How a Halloween grave robbery led investigators to a dancer, two college students and a missing head

One of the students, struck by a guilty conscience, confesses after taking drugs given to him by a female nightclub entertainer.

Jun 23

The Vault

Did he or didn鈥檛 he? History wrestles with legend of Jesse James鈥� jump over Devil鈥檚 Gulch

Fabled leap more myth than fact, but still an entertaining story, historian says

Jun 17

Latest Headlines

Minnesota

Minnesota and South Dakota soldiers among the 120,000 American servicemembers buried overseas

American Battle Monuments Commission operates 26 burial grounds on foreign soil.

May 24

By Keith Norman, For The Jamestown Sun

Business

Dry conditions mean more wear and tear on planters, increased demand for irrigation

Innovative Ag in Bridgewater, South Dakota, has seen a need for more planter maintenance and irrigation needs due to dry soils.

May 12

By Ariana Schumacher

Sports

Forum Communications acquires MetroSports TV, launches new media brand

MetroSports TV will become Midwest Sports+ with a soon-to-launch streaming app and website to connect viewers across all platforms with high-quality sports content and streaming.

May 7

By Staff reports

South Dakota cattle producer discovers rare three-hoofed calf

David Murphy discovered one of his calves had three hooves on each of its front feet. This genetic defect is called polydactyly.

May 6

By Ariana Schumacher

Photographs of opium seizures published by the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 1930..jpg

The Vault

1880s opium trail infected city-folk and pioneers alike, across states and the Dakota Territory

From Deadwood, South Dakota, to Bottineau, North Dakota, and east to Duluth and St. Paul, opium lured many toward illicit profits and harmful addictions.

Apr 11