Big Stone’s sturgeon comeback: After a 70-year absence, over 44,500 lake sturgeon have been stocked since 2014 and a new three-year study launches this fall to track their growth, movements and spawning success — find out if they’re spawning naturally.
South Dakota solar setback: The EPA has ended the Solar for All grant program, pulling $62.5 million in funding that would have boosted affordable clean energy, local jobs and grid resilience across the state — learn what comes next.
Hidden Gems in Rapid City: This urban getaway pairs life-sized presidential sculptures, accessible parks, craft breweries and a vibrant dining scene against the Black Hills backdrop — find out.
$500M soybean plant nears launch: The 296-acre High Plains facility south of Mitchell will begin crushing up to 35 million bushels annually in mid-October, creating 75 jobs and handling canola and sunflower — find out.
Victory or complacency: South Dakota celebrates 6,000 measles vaccinations and no new cases, yet misfired pop-up clinics and a decade-long dip in immunization rates reveal lingering vulnerabilities — find out what’s next.
Other South Dakota headlines this week
- State network restoration ends judicial emergency
- SD schools ranked seventh-lowest funded in 2023
- Airborne microplastics threaten lungs, SDSU researchers warn
- Study finds South Dakota digitally overloaded
- South Dakota’s first Chabad center broke ground
- Louisiana woman finds home in South Dakota
