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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem holds a press conference, in Los Angeles

Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem hospitalized after allergic reaction: reports

The former South Dakota governor turned Homeland Security Secretary was taken to a Washington, DC hospital on Tuesday following an allergic reaction.

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91 years on, reminders of John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson gang bank robbery remain

Current occupants of former Security National Bank and Trust in South Dakota reflect on notorious crime

Mar 18

South Dakota Legislature passes eminent domain ban for carbon pipelines

Legislation is culmination of yearslong controversy; governor will decide bill鈥檚 fate

Mar 5

Lalley: John Thune is the new majority leader in the U.S. Senate

The South Dakota Republican faced opposition from John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida

Nov 13, 2024

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Health

Sanford Health announces another merger plan, less than a year after last try

The Sioux Falls-based health care system intends to combine forces with Wisconsin's Marshfield Clinic Health System.

Jul 10, 2024

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What happened to Ellabeth Lodermeier? Police renew call for tips on five-decade mystery

Police in Sioux Falls continue to seek information on Ellabeth Lodermeier's disappearance, 50 years later

Mar 7, 2024

By Hunter Dunteman

Augustana's Caden Kirkman goes up for a shot while being guarded by MSU Moorhead's Dane Zimmer on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, in Moorhead, Minn.

College

NSIC tournament pairings are set

First round tips off Wednesday, with winners advancing to Sanford Pentagon Saturday

Feb 24, 2024

By Matt Zimmer

Northland Outdoors

Trampled by Turtles bringing concert for conservation to South Dakota

Duluth-native band Trampled by Turtles will be kicking off the three-day National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic in Sioux Falls with a show on Thursday, Feb. 29

Feb 23, 2024

By Luke Hagen

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South Dakota kills legislation that would raise minimum age to marry from 16 to 18

Legislators debate maturity and premarital sex before voting 8-5 to maintain 1930s-era law on marriage age

Jan 29, 2024

By Jonathan Ellis / The Dakota Scout

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She was a park worker, slain on the job in 2001, killer unknown. Then a clue on a watch cracked the case.

20-year-old Carrie Nelson was in the front office at Blue Mounds State Park when she was attacked on May 20, 2001. The case drew hundreds of tips from the public, to no avail.

Oct 2, 2023

By Trisha Taurinskas

Truckers hire civil rights lawyers after alleged profiling at Denny鈥檚 in Sioux Falls

Though the waitress involved is no longer employed at the restaurant, the men have hired two civil rights attorneys

Sep 12, 2023

By Hunter Dunteman

West Central Tribune photographer Mike Gunter captured this image as Willmar Police officers carried Mae Herman's body from her home after her homicide was discovered on Jan. 27, 1974.

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DNA clues led to an arrest, and an exoneration, in a 1974 Minnesota murder

A Willmar Police Department cold case team took up the trail 46 years after the violent death of a 73-year-old woman. There was no trial as the suspect was found incompetent before he died.

Aug 22, 2023

By Tom Cherveny

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How the Midwest saved Ringling Bros.鈥� 1938 circus season

After a labor strike upended the season, the owner decided to send the show to the Dakotas.

Jul 24, 2023

By Danielle A. Teigen

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