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Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
What's at stake today on the ballot

Nov 3, 2026

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2 min read

What's at stake today on the ballot

Plus: Rural South Dakota's dependence on housing policy

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Job training for inmates

Nov 2, 2026

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2 min read

Job training for inmates

Plus: Water rights, mining and the future

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Billions for bridges

Oct 31, 2026

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2 min read

Billions for bridges

Plus: Listen to all of Searchlight's election interviews

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Economic headwinds in South Dakota

Oct 30, 2026

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2 min read

Economic headwinds in South Dakota

Plus: The costs of inmate rehabilitation and reducing recidivism

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
New front in Western water fight

Oct 29, 2026

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2 min read

New front in Western water fight

Plus: Uranium mine permitting process begins

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Monitoring elections

Oct 28, 2026

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2 min read

Monitoring elections

Plus: The costs of water and scarcity (commentary)

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Tracking the Senate race money

Oct 27, 2026

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2 min read

Tracking the Senate race money

Plus: Ideas to help rural ambulance services

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
New party's role in Senate race

Oct 26, 2026

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2 min read

New party's role in Senate race

Plus: Technical college enrollment; commentary on independents

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Voices of mail-in voters

Oct 24, 2026

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2 min read

Voices of mail-in voters

Plus: Big spending against higher bar for constitutional amendments

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
$5 million political flop

Oct 23, 2026

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2 min read

$5 million political flop

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

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Cross-party contributions

Oct 22, 2026

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2 min read

Cross-party contributions

Plus: Suicide numbers rise in South Dakota

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Saving money with specialty courts

Oct 21, 2026

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2 min read

Saving money with specialty courts

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

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
State Capitol rotunda makeover

Oct 20, 2026

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2 min read

State Capitol rotunda makeover

Plus: The inadequacy of surprise as a flood response

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Advance voting demonstrations

Oct 19, 2026

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2 min read

Advance voting demonstrations

Plus: Pheasant hunting fades among South Dakotans

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Independents day in SD

Oct 17, 2026

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2 min read

Independents day in SD

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

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Inside the US House race

Oct 16, 2026

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2 min read

Inside the US House race

Plus: Amendment K explained; scholarships for teachers

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Machines vs. hand-counting

Oct 15, 2026

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3 min read

Machines vs. hand-counting

Plus: Amendments I and L explained

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Barred from voting at state-local level

Oct 14, 2026

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2 min read

Barred from voting at state-local level

Plus: SD among 11 states not participating in summer food program

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Independents for US Senate

Oct 13, 2026

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1 min read

Independents for US Senate

Plus: New lawsuit against Dakota Access Pipeline

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Deadly deer disease

Oct 12, 2026

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2 min read

Deadly deer disease

Plus: Reasons to vote in the Nov. 3 election

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Meet the Democrat running for governor

Oct 10, 2026

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2 min read

Meet the Democrat running for governor

Plus: The latest on Hurricane Isaias

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Fuel tax holiday sought

Oct 9, 2026

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2 min read

Fuel tax holiday sought

Plus: State lawmaker cited for DUI

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
County sales taxes on the ballot

Oct 8, 2026

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2 min read

County sales taxes on the ballot

Plus: Better water practices urged for farmers

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
Hesitancy about Trump's diesel help

Oct 7, 2026

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2 min read

Hesitancy about Trump's diesel help

Plus: The state of South Dakota newspapers

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper
South Dakota deportation numbers

Oct 6, 2026

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2 min read

South Dakota deportation numbers

Plus: Training election observers

Seth Tupper
Seth Tupper

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