Best VPN for South Dakota: Pornhub workarounds

Beginning on June 30 of this year, residents in South Dakota are going to lose access to the adult site Pornhub. Earlier this year the South Dakota state legislature passed House Bill 1053, an over-18 age-verification law designed to prevent minors from …

Spirit Of Dakota Award Seeking Nominations

HURON The Spirit of Dakota Award Society is seeking nominations for this premier womans award. The 39th Anniversary of the Spirit of Dakota Award will honor an outstanding South Dakota woman this fall in Huron. Nominations close Aug. 1. The recipient will …

A Boost For The Dakota

Those are the words of Holly Wortmann, one of the Dakota Theatre/Onward Yankton board members who is helping raise funds for Yankton’s historic downtown venue. Anyone downtown over the spring and summer has been able to see the renovation work being …

Jackley: Gang activity present in the South Dakota State Penitentiary

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Twenty-four inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary are facing assault and riot charges following a May 27 fight. The Attorney General’s announcement on Tuesday alleged that those inmates are tied to nine gangs. …

Clean energy group says ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will cost South Dakota billions in economic loss, higher electricity rates

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A clean energy group says the Big Beautiful Bill will cost South Dakota billions of dollars in economic loss. According to the American Clean Power Association, South Dakota is estimated to lose about $20 billion in spending loss …

Could Box Elder be the site for the new South Dakota men’s prison?

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - In February, South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden created the South Dakota Project Prison Reset Task Force to seek the best path in constructing a new state prison. After state lawmakers didn’t approve a final funding bill to have the …

South Dakota high school football team uses 'Star Wars' theme for its 2025 schedule reveal

South Dakota State football player Nate White dies at 20

BROOKINGS – South Dakota State University football student athlete Nate White died Wednesday morning. He was 20 years old. White was found unresponsive in his bed by his roommate at around 6:45 a.m. His death is under investigation and a cause is yet to be …

South Dakota State running back dies in Brookings

Staff reports BROOKINGS — South Dakota State running back Nate White died Wednesday morning in Brookings. He was 20. The cause of death has yet to be released. “At approximately 6:44 a.m, a roommate to White located at 1000 Seventh Avenue South called 911 …

South Dakotans rally support after passing of SDSU player

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -It was a quiet and rainy day in Brookings as a memorial of transfer running back Nate White shone over the field. White was going to be a feature in the Jackrabbit offense before his sudden death in his room. “As a …