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Another gold rush is reopening mines in South Dakota

Interest in Black Hills gold mining has soared along with the price of the metal

The Independent UK

Did Kristi Noem Really Shoot a Dog and Goat? Yes And South Park Just Roasted Her For It

Former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem admitted to shooting her dog and pet goat in her memoir, sparking national outrage and becoming the subject of a brutal South Park parody.

International Business Times UK

Top South Dakota official apologizes for releasing voter data

South Dakota secretary of state Monae Johnson is apologizing for accidentally revealing sensitive voter registration data about thousands of residents last month

The Independent UK

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Ranchers say expanding herds to take advantage of record retail beef prices isn't so simple

South Dakota rancher Calli Williams wants to benefit from high beef prices, but it's not so simple

The Independent UK

Gen Zs are becoming first home buyers before millennials or Gen X did. Here’s how

Being a homeowner as a young person can feel impossible, but some Gen-Zers have beat the odds. Katie Hawkinson reports

The Independent UK

Kristi Noem failed to disclose $80,000 received while South Dakota governor – report

Homeland security secretary was paid by group listed as American Resolve Police Fund, according to Politico

The Guardian - US

Trump's DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Pocketed $80K in Fundraising Money: Report

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem secretly took $80,000 from a dark money nonprofit while serving as South Dakota's governor, a new report reveals.

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Rep. Dusty Johnson launches bid for governor in South Dakota - Roll Call

Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson, South Dakota’s sole member of the House, announced he’s running for governor in 2026.

Roll Call

Kristi Noem secretly accepted huge sum of money from mystery donor - then failed to declare it: report

Noem received the funds from a nonprofit called American Resolve Policy Fund, a so-called dark money group, while serving as Governor of South Dakota in 2023

The Independent UK

Northern lights may be visible in these 14 US States tonight (June 25)

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to South Dakota as a giant hole in the sun's atmosphere shakes up geomagnetic activity in the coming days.

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Trump’s controversial statue garden ignites opposition from Indigenous groups

The statues will depict prominent figures including Steve Jobs and Christopher Columbus

The Independent UK

Made in America, Built to Last: Albany Farms on Domestic Food Manufacturing

Albany Farms, a ramen production company based in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, is rethinking what domestic food manufacturing can look like. It's committed to helping build economic durability, create jobs, and establish a more affordable and healthier food system for all.

International Business Times

9 States Where Vehicle Inspections Are Getting More Invasive

Did you know that not every state requires you to have your car inspected on a regular basis? Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, South Carolina, and South Dakota don’t make residents get vehicle inspections. However, in states where inspections are necessary, the “powers that be” seem to be overstepping more…

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Indian PhD graduate granted protection from deportation by federal judge

Priya Saxena was studying in South Dakota when Trump administration revoke her visa over traffic infraction

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Kristi Noem faces angry protesters as she collects doctorate at South Dakota university

Protester calls Homeland Security secretary a ‘tool of the Trump administration’ who has been ‘implementing policies that go against the Constitution’

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Which States Have 80 MPH Speed Limits In 2025?

North Dakota passed a new law raising its maximum speed limit on certain highways to 80 miles per hour. It goes into effect on August 1, 2025, and covers most sections of Interstate 94 and Interstate 29—the only major highways in the state. Its wide-open plains, straight highways, and light…

The Independent UK

Lawmakers seek to rein in citizen ballot initiatives with new requirements for petitions

Citizen activists could find it harder to get initiatives on next year's ballot in some states

The Independent UK

South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem

Students and faculty at Dakota State University are facing free speech concerns for the first time now that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to deliver the commencement speech May 10

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The Independent UK

Trump statue unveiled in South Dakota city to half-filled auditorium as protesters gathered outside

Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson spoke at the ceremony and sent a special video message to the president, which Trump later reposted

The Independent UK

South Dakota panel rejects permit for an $8.9 billion carbon capture Midwest pipeline

The massive carbon capture pipeline in the Midwest has been thrown into uncertainty after South Dakota’s Public Utility Commission denied its route permit application

The Independent UK

Mount Rushmore tourists hit with air quality warning

Air quality index values were estimated to have peaked at 161 at a key landmark near the iconic sculpture

The Independent UK

Education Department withdraws from plan to address discipline disparities for Native students

The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion

The Independent UK

A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years

The Independent UK

Lakota artist smudges the former gold mine inside the Black Hills

When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota, he doesn’t just see its natural beauty, he also sees a scar cut deep into the heart of the universe

The Independent UK

Trump official gives clearest indication yet that there are plans to put Donald Trump’s face on Mount Rushmore

President Trump’s daughter-in-law says ‘a lot of people wonder’ whether his face will be added to the South Dakota monument

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