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South Dakota to push ahead with age verification law following SCOTUS opinion
Biometric Update
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July 1, 2025
The Supreme Court ruling upholding Texas’ age verification requirement for porn sites has set the stage for a wave of legislation in the U.S. Up first is South Dakota, where an age verification law is set to take effect today. It requires any site...
South Dakota Unified Judicial System unveils new mission, vision and strategic plan to guide state court system
DGR News
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Starting July 1, 2025, a new mission, vision and strategic plan will serve as a roadmap to guide the Unified Judicial System (UJS) in serving the citizens of South Dakota with fairness, integrity and excellence. UJS began work on the new strategic...
Lalley: Can humility still win in South Dakota politics?
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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July 1, 2025
Dusty Johnson was the man of the hour in downtown Sioux Falls on Monday. But Dennis Daugaard was the honored guest. Johnson, a current four-term congressman, made the much-anticipated announcement that he will seek the Republican nomination for...
Former South Dakota legislator announces campaign for attorney general
Go Watertown - South Dakota
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July 1, 2025
July 1, 2025 HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (KWAT)–Marty Jackley has announced he’s running for South Dakota’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives next year, and now a candidate has come forward who’d like to replace Jackley as attorney general....
A Longtime Gem is Serving The Best Cheap Sandwich In South Dakota
B102.7 - South Dakota
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July 1, 2025
There's cheap food and there's good food, and very rarely do the two things intersect. But one South Dakota restaurant is proving to be the exception to the rule. Spanning the Nation Recently, AOL criss-crossed America in search of 'The Most...
Resistance to revival: South Dakota pastor becomes an unlikely church planter
Baptist Press - Tennessee
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July 1, 2025
YANKTON, S.D. (BP) – Jeff Mueller never intended to plant a church. In fact, he was pretty loud in his opposition to its widespread practice while training to be a minister. But starting in his teens, he had every intention on entering the...
CL splits Sioux Falls games
Lyon County Reporter - Iowa
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July 1, 2025
Liam Vander Zee delivers a pitch for Central Lyon during a complete-game outing against Sioux Center. Vander Zee, a junior, pitched six innings and allowed one earned run, while striking out three. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Central Lyon Baseball Squad...
Storm chasers get engaged during tornado in South Dakota
KTIV - Iowa
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July 1, 2025
CLEAR LAKE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Two full-time storm chasers from Pennsylvania took a break from tracking tornadoes last weekend to make a memory that will last a lifetime. Paige Berdomas and Bryce Shelton met through the weather community and...
South Sioux Falls: The Forgotten Town Inside Sioux Falls
Kickin' Country 99.1/100.5 - South Dakota
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July 1, 2025
If you live south of 33rd street, north of 57th, and west of Cliff Avenue in Sioux Falls, up until 70 years ago, you would have been living in a different town. Sioux Falls has been an economic powerhouse for its entire history. Nowadays, the city...
Senior Legion splits with Salem; juniors strong in Sioux Falls
Freeman Courier - South Dakota
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July 1, 2025
The Post 152 Senior Legion split a pair of games against Salem Monday night, June 30 in Freeman, losing the first 2-1 while winning the second 1-0. Hits were hard to come by in the first contest, with Easton Miller and Tayden Kerrigan collecting...
Sioux Falls Gets Hoppin’ With Jump Rope National Championship
B102.7 - South Dakota
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July 1, 2025
Sioux Falls will be hoppin' this week, literally, thanks to the Jump Rope National Championship in town through Thursday. If you happen to see several people skipping around Sioux Falls, don’t worry, you haven’t stumbled into some sort of retro...
South Dakota's expanded 'Move Over' law takes effect today
DGR News
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July 1, 2025: South Dakota’s updated ‘Move Over’ law requiring motorists to move over for ANY VEHICLE on the side of the road with flashing amber, yellow or blue warning or hazard lights goes into effect Tuesday (July 1, 2025). State Department of...
South Dakota eyes possible reforms involving sexual assault kits
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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July 1, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. When South Dakota's new budget kicks in this week, there will be money to address potential funding shortfalls for rape kits. At the same time, a key lawmaker says he's looking at other improvements. The...
South Dakota humorist Dorothy Rosby doesn’t have the stomach for the “wurst” way to spend the 4th of July
The South Dakota Standard
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It was the 4th of July a few years ago. I was having lunch with my husband in one of those restaurants that has giant TV screens on every wall so that all the diners can watch different games and not have to talk to each other. The screen I faced...
How To Best View The Northern Lights In Montana Tonight
Z100 Classic Rock - Montana
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July 1, 2025
The heat has arrived in Montana with some locations possibly reaching the triple digits this week. According to the National Weather Service there are locations in Montana that have been under a heat advisory. For those that have been waiting for...
New List Shows Toughest Sioux Falls Tables To Book All Summer
B102.7 - South Dakota
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July 1, 2025
Like it or not, Sioux Falls is growing by the day. We have new residents flocking to South Dakota's biggest city not just to live, but to stay for a vacation. Since many people are coming to Sioux Falls, it might be difficult to get a table at any...
Kristi Noem failed to disclose $80,000 received while South Dakota governor – report
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
The US homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, failed to disclose $80,000 that she accepted while serving as South Dakota’s governor, according to a report published on Monday. The investigative news website ProPublica said that tax records from...
States With the Largest and Smallest Social Security Checks
24/7 Wall St.
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July 1, 2025
1. Alabama In Alabama, the average monthly Social Security check is $1,855.76. However, it’s a state with a fairly low cost of living to compensate. 2. Alaska The average monthly Social Security benefit in Alaska is $1,837.49. Given the state’s...
Rapid City ranks among the best-run cities in America
KOTA Territory News - South Dakota
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July 1, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Rapid City was named in WalletHub’s top 30 best-run cities, landing in 27th. Cities like Denver, Chicago, and Dallas were in the same review as Rapid City. “Rapid City has great professionals working for it, so it doesn’t...
What new South Dakota laws take effect July 1? Here are a few to know about
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and most of them take effect July 1. The bills signed this year by South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden vary in subject and scope, ranging from one about...