Jonathan Ellis
Founder and Reporter at The Dakota Scout
Bringing news as a founder of @TheDakotaScout. I also coach soccer. Formerly @argusleader @usatoday
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thedakotascout.com | Jonathan Ellis |Joe Sneve
Speaker of the South Dakota House Jon Hansen and a close legislative ally are expected to announce next week that they are seeking the governor’s mansion in 2026, making them the first entrants into the highly anticipated race. Hansen, a Dell Rapids Republican, is scheduled to make an announcement April 24 with fellow Rep. Karla Lems at his side. It’s an indication that the Canton Republican would be Hansen’s running mate.
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thedakotascout.com | Jonathan Ellis
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close or reduce services at recreation areas across the Dakotas, Nebraska and Montana due to staffing shortages, the Corps’ Omana District announced Wednesday. The Corps attributed the closures to seasonal staffing shortages. The agency maintained that it didn’t have the resources to safely open and manage recreation sites at their normal levels of service. Environmental considerations and hydropower and dam operations were considered in the decision.
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thedakotascout.com | Jonathan Ellis
Sioux Falls city councilors got a glimpse at where the city’s revenues are headed Tuesday, and they aren’t up. Sales tax growth slumped in the first quarter of 2025, expanding at just a smidge above 0 percent compared to last year. The 2 percent sales tax that Sioux Falls collects on goods and services is the most important revenue source – funding many employee salaries, including public safety workers – as well as road construction, maintenance and other capital projects.
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thedakotascout.com | Jonathan Ellis
PIERRE – Tim Whalen was playing poker with a lousy hand. But he couldn’t fold. The defense attorney for a former state government employee convicted earlier this month of stealing $1.8 million, Whalen and his client felt they had to play it to the end despite facing a flurry of face cards on the other side of the pot.
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thedakotascout.com | Jonathan Ellis
Game on. The great Anglers for Veterans Fishing Tournament is set for May 17 at Lake Thompson in De Smet, South Dakota. This tournament comes with some pretty nice payouts: $5,000 for first prize, followed by $2,500, $1,200, $800 and $500 for second through fifth. Prizes will be awarded based on the highest weighted fish in pounds and ounces caught during the competition. Each team will be allowed to catch up to eight walleyes.
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An appropriate way to celebrate the 250th anniversary to the start of the Great British ass kicking. https://t.co/tMl1LdUyXc
I'm generally not a fan of tariffs. But it is amusing to me that some of the shrillest critics of tariffs these days always support raising corporate tax rates.
Action tonight in the immigration case against a @sdsmt Ph.D. student who sued @KristiNoem https://t.co/TIBQhhxShM
