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Sanford Health campus expansion to make room for USD medical students
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (145+ words) The Dakota Scout Sanford Health will break ground on a new medical building this month at its main Sioux Falls campus, in part to make way for the relocation of the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. Medical…...
Sioux Falls voters stick with school board status quo
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (139+ words) Three incumbent members of the Sioux Falls School Board won re-election by comfortable margins Tuesday. Incumbents Dawn Marie Johnson, Marc Murren and Gail Swenson each secured another four-year term that will begin in July. During the campaign, the incumbents highlighted…...
Sioux Falls school principal dies following bout with acute myeloid leukemia
1+ week, 2+ day ago (145+ words) Memorial Middle School announced in an email to student families the passing of Principal Demi Moon. The District announced in spring 2025 that Moon had been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. She was a wife and mother of four, according to…...
SCOUTING REPORT | Watertown library legacy, Pierre's academic scores, single mothers, USD law milestone
2+ week, 2+ day ago (168+ words) The Dakota Scout It wasn't unusual for the Watertown Regional Library to receive small donations in the mail this spring supporting its summer reading program. But one check stood out. It was for $96, 000. "We just opened the mail one day…...
America250 immersion swings between South Dakota public schools
2+ week, 3+ day ago (137+ words) The Dakota Scout America250 immersion swings between South Dakota public schools Districts lean into nationwide celebration while others send students into semiquincentennial summer with limited exposure to 250th anniversary of Declaration of Independence signing As communities across America gear up for a…...
South Dakota university tuitions going up again
2+ week, 5+ day ago (95+ words) The Dakota Scout South Dakota university tuitions going up again School of Mines sees higher bump than six other Board of Regents schools The cost of attending public college in South Dakota is rising. The South Dakota Board of Regents…...
Retired South Dakota State professor gifts millions for livestock technology research
2+ week, 5+ day ago (139+ words) The Dakota Scout Retired South Dakota State professor gifts millions for livestock technology research University leaders say new position will help students, researchers keep pace with rapidly evolving industry, science A multimillion gift from help South Dakota's land grant university…...
$3. 4 M Homebuilding Lab to put students on construction sites from foundation to finish
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (110+ words) The Dakota Scout $3. 4 M Homebuilding Lab to put students on construction sites from foundation to finish Southeast Technical College moves first dirt on Wells Fargo-backed workforce development anchor in Sioux Falls Southeast Technical College students will soon be able to…...
Sioux Falls schools in mental health pilot program see attendance, performance gains
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (126+ words) The Dakota Scout Sioux Falls schools in mental health pilot program see attendance, performance gains School district partnered with Avera and Sioux Falls Community Foundation to place on-site therapists at five schools A pilot program that embedded mental health therapists…...
Award-winning ag reporter to keep covering South Dakota statehouse with The Dakota Scout
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (350+ words) South Dakota's leading independent newspaper is widening its lens on the state Capitol with the addition of another award-winning journalist. The Dakota Scout has announced the hiring of longtime South Dakotan and the North American Agricultural Journalists Association's 2024 Journalist of…...