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She thought she would play tuba professionally. Then, she discovered her talent for art.

"I got to meet a ton of really cool artists, and it was a really validating experience for both me and my art," Ratliff said.

 

South Dakota rejects federal food funding despite 25,000 children going hungry

According to Feeding South Dakota, about 24,750 South Dakota children, or about 11% of the school-aged population, remained "food insecure" in 2022.

 

South Dakota beekeepers fighting historically high loss of colonies, wild bees

From 2019 to 2022, honey production in South Dakota fell from 19.44 million pounds to about 7.5 million pounds, according to USDA data.

 

South Dakota's Hyde County, with population in decline, seeks to stabilize

Hyde lost a higher percentage of population (6%) than any other South Dakota county from 2020-22.

 

4 decisions by the Sioux Falls School Board you need to know for the start of the year

From chronic absenteeism to the latest in safety protocols, here's what school board members are focused on at the start of the school year.

 

Gov. Ron DeSantis, fresh of GOP debate, barnstorms Iowa to make up ground on Donald Trump

Gov. Ron DeSantis travels through Iowa for his presidential campaign to help his lagging position in the polls.

 

Sioux Falls mother arrested for manslaughter after bathtub drowning, court records show

"It was too late," she told officers, according to the affidavit. "I turned around, and it was too late."

 

Police pursuit of stolen vehicle ends with 2 Sioux Falls men arrested

The stolen car was identified in an earlier hit-and-run incident where a woman was struck and "flew in the air for a short distance," police said.

 

Garretson man arrested after 12-hour standoff with Minnehaha deputies

Achterberg threw "about every household item" at an armored vehicle on-scene, including mustard, milk, oil and a hammer, Phillips said.

 

Decision looms by Sept. 6 on Navigator pipeline permit, overruling South Dakota counties

Navigator wants commissioners to shoot down county-level restrictions on pipeline construction its representatives say are untenable.

 

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