Category Archives: News
5 Key Facts About SD's Teacher Shortage Crisis
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News South Dakota's teacher shortage extends beyond simple vacancy numbers, according to education policy analysts. Here are five essential facts every South Dakotan sh...
Jul 24, 2025
Voters Oppose NOAA, FEMA Cuts As Northern Plains Faces Rising Disaster Risk
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) As South Dakota and the nation face summer storms, a new national poll reveals strong bipartisan opposition to proposed federal cuts to weather forecasting and di...
Jul 23, 2025
Surge In Tick Bites Hits South Dakota As Summer Peaks
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Emergency departments across South Dakota and the Midwest are reporting a surge in tick bites this summer, with data pointing to one of the busiest peak seasons f...
Jul 22, 2025
Rural Organizers Hope To Inspire More Non-political Establishment Candidates
(From Mike Moen, Greater Dakota News Service) In South Dakota and its neighbors to the west, grassroots groups are recruiting rural residents and other underrepresented people to seek elected office, ...
Jul 20, 2025
Gen Z High Schoolers, Parents Report Lacking Awareness Of Post-HS Options
(From Brett Peveto, Greater Dakota News Service) Most Gen Z high school students and their parents are unaware of the range of options available to kids after graduation, according to a new survey. Th...
Jul 20, 2025
Hike Smart This Summer!
Western South Dakota is beautiful, but it can also be unpredictable. Whether you're heading to the Badlands, Wind Cave, Black Elk Peak, Spearfish Canyon, or anyplace in between, make safety your top p...
Jul 15, 2025
Four-Day School Weeks Linked To Lower Student Achievement In SD And The Plains
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) A new peer-reviewed study finds that four-day school weeks-adopted by a growing number of districts in South Dakota and neighboring states-are linked to lower stu...
Jul 11, 2025
Northern Hills Community Band Concerts For July 2025
Friday, July 18 - Homestake Opera House in Lead at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 20 - Harley-Davidson Point in Sturgis at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 23 - Herrmann Park in Belle Fourche at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, ...
Jul 08, 2025
Congressional Democrats Challenge South Dakota's Noem Over Immigration Detention Access
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) House Democrats are demanding South Dakota's Kristi Noem immediately rescind a new policy that restricts congressional access to immigration detention facilities,...
Jul 04, 2025
Dusty Johnson Launches 2026 Governor Bid
(From Scott Sundberg, Hub City Radio and Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) Congressman Dusty Johnson has officially entered the 2026 race for governor of South Dakota. Johnson made his announcement Mond...
Jul 04, 2025
