Argus Leader

I’ve watched it happen at both the Sioux Falls Argus Leader and the Rapid City Journal, where I worked, between the two papers, for more than 30 years. I was deeply saddened a few years back when part of the Rapid City Journal building down on Main Street became a hair salon. I was further depressed to go upstairs to the old newsroom one day about that time to see that most of it was dark, unused, dusty — melancholy remnants of what once was and then wasn’t. Now isn’t.

In a case cloaked in secrecy, the South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments pitting open records against privacy. Justices held court on Tuesday, Aug.…

In The Moment … May 6, 2020 Show 811 Hour 2Governor Noem bristles at some of the reporting on her. Is the reporting fair? Does the Governor have political…

In The Moment ... February 12, 2020 Show 752 Hour 2The tension between South Dakota lawmakers and the Board of Regents shows itself in proposed…

In The Moment ... January 8, 2019 Show 729 Hour 2What were the top news stories of 2019? What lies ahead for the next legislative session in Pierre? And…

In The Moment ... December 4, 2019 Show 712Governor Kristi Noem, in her budget address Tuesday, announced $9 million in reductions to state agencies.…

In The Moment ... October 16, 2019 Show 680 Hour 2Over the last several days, we've seen the drama play out within the Minnehaha County State's Attorney's…

In The Moment ... October 1, 2019 Show 670 Hour 2While many area sports fans are down on the Minnesota Vikings, the Minnesota Twins have given others a…

In The Moment ... September 25, 2019 Show 666 Hour 2South Dakota's Congressional delegation is calling for transparency after yesterday's announcement…

In The Moment ... August 14, 2019 Show 637 Hour 2Dakota Political Junkies Jonathan Ellis (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) and Mike Card, Ph.D (University of…