Trisha Taurinskas

3 weeks ago | siouxfallslive.com | Joe Sneve |Trisha Taurinskas

As a national outbreak of measles continues, South Dakota has detected its first case of the year.

4 weeks ago | siouxfallslive.com | Joe Sneve |Trent Singer |Trisha Taurinskas

A high-stakes debate is taking shape inside the Sioux Falls City Council that will consider competing proposals that will determine whether voters cast ballots for mayor and city council in June or November of 2026.

4 weeks ago | siouxfallslive.com | Trent Singer |Trisha Taurinskas

South Dakota’s largest hunger-relief organization says it faces a $2.5 million budget shortfall next year because of President Donald Trump’s federal funding cuts. Feeding South Dakota CEO Lori Dykstra addressed lawmakers on a budget committee Friday in Pierre. She said the group has already cut the amount of food it provides and has merged distribution sites.

4 weeks ago | siouxfallslive.com | John Gaskins |Trisha Taurinskas

South Dakota’s proposal to implement work requirements for Medicaid expansion could be “an exercise in futility” now that the federal government is also considering it, said state Department of Social Services Secretary Matt Althoff. The state began drafting its proposal immediately following the end of the state legislative session in March, Althoff said, before debates about work requirements heated up at the congressional level.