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Recent Editions

What's at stake today on the ballot

What's at stake today on the ballot

Plus: Rural South Dakota's dependence on housing policy

Nov 3, 2026

Job training for inmates

Job training for inmates

Plus: Water rights, mining and the future

Nov 2, 2026

Billions for bridges

Billions for bridges

Plus: Listen to all of Searchlight's election interviews

Oct 31, 2026

Economic headwinds in South Dakota

Economic headwinds in South Dakota

Plus: The costs of inmate rehabilitation and reducing recidivism

Oct 30, 2026

New front in Western water fight

New front in Western water fight

Plus: Uranium mine permitting process begins

Oct 29, 2026

Monitoring elections

Monitoring elections

Plus: The costs of water and scarcity (commentary)

Oct 28, 2026

Tracking the Senate race money

Tracking the Senate race money

Plus: Ideas to help rural ambulance services

Oct 27, 2026

New party's role in Senate race

New party's role in Senate race

Plus: Technical college enrollment; commentary on independents

Oct 26, 2026

Voices of mail-in voters

Voices of mail-in voters

Plus: Big spending against higher bar for constitutional amendments

Oct 24, 2026

$5 million political flop

$5 million political flop

Plus: Guard soldiers deployed; replacing the state's longest bridge

Oct 23, 2026

Cross-party contributions

Cross-party contributions

Plus: Suicide numbers rise in South Dakota

Oct 22, 2026

Saving money with specialty courts

Saving money with specialty courts

Plus: Billions in aid for farmers; new natural gas plant proposed

Oct 21, 2026

State Capitol rotunda makeover

State Capitol rotunda makeover

Plus: The inadequacy of surprise as a flood response

Oct 20, 2026

Advance voting demonstrations

Advance voting demonstrations

Plus: Pheasant hunting fades among South Dakotans

Oct 19, 2026

Independents day in SD

Independents day in SD

Plus: Rounds-Bengs closer look; social services secretary departs

Oct 17, 2026

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