The Capital Journal

The Capital Journal is a newspaper based in Pierre, South Dakota, established in 1881. It caters to the residents of Pierre and the nearby areas, such as Fort Pierre. As of December 2012, the newspaper had a daily circulation of 10,750 and releases new editions from Monday to Friday, taking breaks on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Since its inception, it has served as the official print record for Hughes and Stanley counties in South Dakota.

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Governor, law enforcement honor fallen first responders

2 days ago | capjournal.com | Iain Woessner

Governor Larry Rhoden attended a gathering of law enforcement officers, cadets, leaders and family members on at the Law Enforcement Memorial at the Capitol Lake last week. It's a somber and heartfelt annual ceremony, recognizing the dangers faced every day by the brave men and women who serve their communities, particularly on the line of fire in law enforcement. kAm#2A:5 r:EJ r9:67 @7 !@=:46 s@?
Steve Beck is SD Franchised Dealer of the Year

5 days ago | capjournal.com | Iain Woessner

When Steve Beck of Beck Motor Company, attended the 107th Annual South Dakota Auto Dealers Association in April, he had no idea what he was in for. “Went out to Deadwood with my wife, Jamie, went to the banquet on Thursday night and they just guided the outgoing chairman, he’s reading the deal and pretty soon I realized it was about me,” Beck said. “He’s reading stuff … my wife knew about it.
Our Outdoors: On Their Own

1 week ago | capjournal.com | Nick Simonson

“What are you catching them on,” the mother across the pond hollered to me as my youngest boy Jackson landed a feisty stocked rainbow for my older son AJ. With a wave that I was on my way, and a scamper up the embankment of the small community water with my tacklebox in hand, I told the boys I’d be right back and we’d soon be on our way to a victory meal at McDonald’s.
From the Prairie to the Bay : Pierre native earns accolades in marine biology

1 week ago | capjournal.com | Iain Woessner

Perched upon a ship in the San Francisco bay, Josie Slaathaug spends her days documenting the movements of great leviathans, gray whales, pondering and marveling at their many mysteries. She’s come a long way from her roots in Pierre. kAm“x’G6 <?@H? x H2?E65 E@ 36 2 |2C:?6 q:@=@8:DE D:?46 367@C6 >J 7C6D9>2? J62C @7 9:89 D49@@=[” $=22E92F8 E@=5 E96 r2A:E2= y@FC?2=] “t2C=J 9:89 D49@@= H2D H96? x C62==J K6C@65 :? @?
As the Vatican prepares a conclave, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal looms

2 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Nicole Winfield

VATICAN CITY (AP) — As the Vatican switches gears from saying goodbye to Pope Francis to electing his successor, the status of a once-powerful Italian cardinal has been a constant question and source of gossip as preparations get under way for the May 7 conclave. Cardinal Angelo Becciu was once an influential Vatican chief of staff who was a leading papal contender himself.
Fast-building states get more babies

2 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Tim Henderson

The number of births in some Western states that are adding new housing rose last year, reversing losses the year before in many cases, according to new federal statistics released Wednesday. Increases from 2023 to 2024 were highest in Colorado (4.5%), Idaho (3.8%), Utah (3.6%), Washington state and Nebraska (each 2.6%). Births increased around 2% in West Virginia, South Dakota, North Carolina, Montana, Rhode Island and South Carolina. kAmp=>@DE 2== E9@D6 DE2E6D 925 564C62D6D :?
Our Outdoors: Totally Jacked

2 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Nick Simonson

I’m a numbers guy. I’d rather be catching tons of fish than hunting down that one large one that’s going to test my drag and my mettle. I’ll take action over size any day on the water. At this point in my fishing career, I’ve chalked it up to a combination of my short attention span and caffeine-fueled brain circuitry. But what happens when I manage to find both big fish that test my endurance and action so fast that it satisfies every misfiring neuron in my brain? Last week, I got my answer.
Downtown businesses struggle amidst long construction

3 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Iain Woessner

As workmen gouge a great wound in the main intersection of Pierre, the nearby historic downtown has seen a marked drop in foot traffic, with some businesses fearing not being able to keep their doors open until the project’s expected completion in July. “I’d say traffic’s down about 40 percent,” Randy Schumacher of Capital City Monuments, who also owns the Popcorn Shop, told the Capital Journal.
Pierre boy completes 500th music lesson

3 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Iain Woessner

Archer Roebuck has recently achieved a major milestone at Andrea Royer’s Studio – his 500th music lesson. It’s all the more impressive, considering he had only planned to take 100. kAm“|J >@> D2:5 :E >:89E 36 7F?
Our Outdoors: It’s Grow Time

3 weeks ago | capjournal.com | Nick Simonson

Spring is a time of growth, not only in the natural world as tightly wrapped buds unfurl and create the green canopy and carpet around us, expanding their branches and their bound but also in the opportunities provided to expand our reach to others in the outdoors.