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South Dakota

Arcs in and about South Dakota from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 458 stories · 1,278 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 10, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Sep 2.

All arcs1 named arc in 2026

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Sep 28, 202651212102

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else46 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about South Dakota that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 21– 23Republican who oversees South Dakota's elections endorses a Democrat in the race to succeed her9 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 3 right
  2. Aug 13South Dakota Troopers Nearly Struck By Lightning While On Manhunt50 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Aug 4– 6South Dakota Democratic nominee exits Senate race, bolstering independent rival5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  4. Jul 27– 29South Dakota governor fends off challenger in primary runoff10 articles · 9 independent sources
    4 left, 2 center, 2 right
  5. Jul 14– 18South Dakota T. rex fetches $50 million at auction83 articles · 39 independent sources
    2 left, 11 center, 1 right
  6. Jul 13– 14A chance encounter led to one of the largest T. rexes ever found. Now, it could be ‘lost to science’5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name South Dakota

  1. Sep 29Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem files for divorce, court docs show17 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 3 right
  2. Sep 26– 29Giants acquire quarterback J.J. McCarthy from the Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round pick51 articles · 37 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 8 right
  3. Sep 21– 27Saturday’s Texas high school football scores for Week 537 articles · 19 independent sources
    2 left, 12 center, 5 right
  4. Sep 17– 19Trump to announce all 50 states joining Medicaid drug pricing model45 articles · 29 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 6 right
  5. Sep 15– 18Senate Ag advances farm bill along party lines13 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 2 right
  6. Sep 14– 20Pain at the pump: diesel prices hit record high in the tri-state53 articles · 26 independent sources
    3 left, 13 center, 5 right
  7. Sep 14– 21College sports bill faces uphill battle in post-midterms House50 articles · 28 independent sources
    5 left, 13 center, 5 right
  8. Sep 9– 10The Tate brothers must stay locked up during their UK extradition fight, US judge says46 articles · 35 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 4 right
  9. Sep 7– 11Appeals court rejects Trump mail-in ballot restrictions53 articles · 36 independent sources
    7 left, 14 center, 3 right
  10. Sep 7– 8Prices at the pump climbing over Labor Day weekend6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 27– 2872-year-old Harrold man dies in weekend crash2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 26Annual Walk to End Alzheimer's brings community together at Outer Harbor3 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 25– 26Riders with more than 70 years of combined experience share their love of Custer's annual Buffalo Roundup3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 21Nebraska man identified in fatal pickup vs tractor crash3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 16Former lawmakers remember Lars Herseth1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 23Charlie St. Clair, lawmaker and leader of Laconia Bike Week, dies after motorcycle accident1 articles · 1 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 9– 12Rally Tally Day 3: Two killed, 13 injured across 11 new crashes28 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  8. Aug 319-year-old killed in southwest North Dakota crash5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  9. Jul 31Grimes teen drowns while on church group trip in South Dakota1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  10. Jul 28Estimated cost of proposed eastern SD water pipeline is at least $8.4 billion1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
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