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Noem ‘not planning to run’ but doesn’t rule out a political future as her statue is unveiled

Noem ‘not planning to run’ but doesn’t rule out a political future as her statue is unveiled

by Meghan O'Brien

PIERRE — Former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Friday after the unveiling of a statue in her honor that she won’t rule out any future campaigns but is not planning to run for U.S. Senate in two years. Noem, a Republican, was rumored as a possible Senate candidate this year but is not challenging […]

Candidates for South Dakota governor will debate twice in September

by John Hult

Two debates between South Dakota’s candidates for governor will take place in September. The first will be at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron during the fair Sept. 2-7, with the time and date of the debate yet to be confirmed.  The second is scheduled for 8 p.m. Central, 7 p.m. Mountain on Sept. […]

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US Sen. Rounds on Wounded Knee medals, water pipelines and a ‘clandestine’ postal investigation

US Sen. Rounds on Wounded Knee medals, water pipelines and a ‘clandestine’ postal investigation

Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota joins Searchlight Report to talk about his friendship with the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, a request for more information about a Wounded Knee Massacre medals review, his support of “clandestine” efforts to investigatePostal Service problems, and the future of water pipeline projects in the state.

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More states ban child marriage, though it’s still legal in most of the US

More states ban child marriage, though it’s still legal in most of the US

by Anna Claire Vollers

After authorities rescued 16 children last month who had been confined to a single room in a home in rural Ohio, attention turned to their mother, who had been 15 and pregnant when she married their father. The child endangerment case has recharged a national conversation around child marriage, which is defined by the United […]
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