Perspectives from neighbors, policy analysts and law enforcement show division surrounding plan to build prison in rural ...

"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled.

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South Dakota U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson has a front-row seat in Congress to all the changes accompanying the new White House ...

Educators from around the world are working on temporary visas and helping alleviate teacher shortage in South Dakota, ...

CANTON, S.D. – It was early October of 2023 when Tom Eiesland learned that the land he farmed for more than four decades was slated to become a prison. Located at the corner of 278th Street and 477th ...

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Tom Eiesland, who lives next door and worked the farm for more than 40 years, said the project will 'absolutely destroy the community.' The final story in a 3-part series.

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