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Some local governments in South Dakota waiting to spend $9.6M in opioid dollars

South Dakota counties and cities that received the first $9.6 million of national opioid settlement money have spent less than half of it, according to Department of Social Services spending reports through the end of 2025.

 

Historic restoration project shines light on Canton Lutheran Church in South Dakota

When the light hits right on a sunny morning, Canton Lutheran Church glows. Circles of multicolored light dance across rich wooden pews, and one can’t help but appreciate the beauty of a place that fully embodies the history of the community it occupies.

 

What Smithfield’s move could mean for environment, economy

Besides 120 acres of prime downtown real estate, Sioux Falls city leaders got something that has sometimes been elusive over the history of the Smithfield pork plant: an assurance that it’s not leaving.

 

First-of-its-kind South Dakota cohousing development finds its place in Vermillion

In this college town of 11,000, a handful of long-time residents are building the state’s first-ever cohousing development, which they hope provides a new way of living for them and frees up traditional homes for others.

 

Some South Dakota tribes begin to embrace visitors as engine for economic development

Some members of the state’s tribal nations are beginning to slowly embrace visitors, as the South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance (SDNTA) works with tribal leaders and organizations to reframe tourism on the nine reservations as an engine for economic development.

 

Biotech: South Dakota revs up for the future in a young, growing industry

In the northwest corner of Sioux Falls, an 80-acre campus opened its first building this year dedicated entirely to expanding the state’s life science and biotechnology research industry.

 

Hispanic population thrives in one small South Dakota town

Of the just 768 people who call Plankinton, South Dakota home, 163 identify as Hispanic, according to the 2023 American Community Survey.

 

South Dakota lacks incentives that could lead to movies set there to be filmed there

Several movies that have been set in South Dakota haven’t actually been filmed there. South Dakota News Watch reports the state is one of only nine states without such tax or other incentives.

 

Lakota Music Project to take program on tour this fall

There are very few places in the world where one can listen to a violin and a cello played alongside a Lakota drum and singers.