Seth Tupper
@sethtupper.bsky.social
Journalist, author and editor-in-chief of @southdakotasearchlight.com for @statesnewsroom.com.
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For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according to a new report.
Via @stateline.org
Via @stateline.org
Shortage of rural doctors won’t end anytime soon, report says • South Dakota Searchlight
For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
For at least the next dozen years, rural areas will continue to have only about two-thirds of the primary care physicians they need, according to a new report.
Via @stateline.org
Via @stateline.org
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is “crunching numbers” as it considers potential relief for farmers from tariff-related losses, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen A. Vaden said.
Via @tennesseelookout.com
Via @tennesseelookout.com
USDA ‘crunching numbers’ for potential tariff relief, official says ‘lots’ changed during shutdown • South Dakota Searchlight
The U.S. Department of Agriculture considers potential relief for farmers from tariff-related losses, said Stephen A. Vaden of the USDA.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is “crunching numbers” as it considers potential relief for farmers from tariff-related losses, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen A. Vaden said.
Via @tennesseelookout.com
Via @tennesseelookout.com
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South Dakota’s top election official floated potential legislation that would allow prospective candidates to pay their way onto the ballot. Currently, candidates have to gather petition signatures from registered voters.
Candidates could pay their way onto ballot under idea proposed by SD’s top election official • South Dakota Searchlight
South Dakota’s top election official floated potential legislation that would allow prospective candidates to pay their way onto the ballot.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
South Dakota’s top election official floated potential legislation that would allow prospective candidates to pay their way onto the ballot. Currently, candidates have to gather petition signatures from registered voters.
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NorthWestern Energy has filed notice of its intent to seek a permit for a $276 million #NaturalGas plant in Aberdeen, citing higher electrical demand from a growing population.
NorthWestern Energy plans second natural gas plant in Aberdeen as electricity demand grows • South Dakota Searchlight
NorthWestern Energy is planning to build a second natural gas plant to generate more electricity in Aberdeen.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
NorthWestern Energy has filed notice of its intent to seek a permit for a $276 million #NaturalGas plant in Aberdeen, citing higher electrical demand from a growing population.
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Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, voted yes as the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to force the release of unclassified investigative files from the case against convicted sex offender #JeffreyEpstein.
US House nears vote requiring release of Epstein files • South Dakota Searchlight
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation to force the release of unclassified investigative files.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, voted yes as the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation to force the release of unclassified investigative files from the case against convicted sex offender #JeffreyEpstein.
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South Dakota Gov. #LarryRhoden launched a campaign to keep his job with an expression of his philosophy: “Good policy makes good politics." buff.ly/s01YdUT
South Dakota governor bets on policy over politics while launching campaign to keep his job • South Dakota Searchlight
Larry Rhoden has competition from three other declared candidates for the Republican Party’s nomination in the 2026 primary election.
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
South Dakota Gov. #LarryRhoden launched a campaign to keep his job with an expression of his philosophy: “Good policy makes good politics." buff.ly/s01YdUT
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South Dakota is conducting its seventh investigation into a state prison inmate death since February.
Another death under investigation in state prison system • South Dakota Searchlight
South Dakota is conducting its seventh investigation into a state prison inmate death since February, according to a news release.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
South Dakota is conducting its seventh investigation into a state prison inmate death since February.
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The South Dakota #NationalGuard announced that about 130 Mitchell-based soldiers have been activated for overseas service in Germany.
130 South Dakota-based National Guard soldiers are deploying to Germany • South Dakota Searchlight
The South Dakota National Guard announced that about 130 Mitchell-based soldiers have been activated for overseas service in Germany.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The South Dakota #NationalGuard announced that about 130 Mitchell-based soldiers have been activated for overseas service in Germany.
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Sanford Health announced it will use a $300 million gift from its namesake philanthropist, Denny Sanford, to build a medical center in Rapid City. buff.ly/n024ngk
Sanford Health plans to build Rapid City medical center with $300 million gift • South Dakota Searchlight
Sanford Health announced Monday that it will use a $300 million gift from its namesake philanthropist, Denny Sanford, to build a medical center in Rapid City. The move will increase competition…
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Sanford Health announced it will use a $300 million gift from its namesake philanthropist, Denny Sanford, to build a medical center in Rapid City. buff.ly/n024ngk
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The winner of a $250,000 scientific prize said his formative South Dakota years helped set him on his award-winning path.
A Q&A with Frank Leibfarth:
A Q&A with Frank Leibfarth:
Q&A: 'Creative freedom' from South Dakota education helped scientist earn $250,000 prize • South Dakota Searchlight
A Yankton, South Dakota-born scientist recently earned a $250,000 award for pioneering work in PFAS filtration and plastics recycling.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The winner of a $250,000 scientific prize said his formative South Dakota years helped set him on his award-winning path.
A Q&A with Frank Leibfarth:
A Q&A with Frank Leibfarth:
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"Reform for something as delicately interconnected as the state’s tax system should probably be handled with a scalpel. For the second year in a row, lawmakers have instead chosen to use a scattergun."
Commentary from Dana Hess:
Commentary from Dana Hess:
Lawmakers throw property tax proposals against the wall, hoping something sticks • South Dakota Searchlight
Reform for something as delicately interconnected as the state’s tax system should probably be handled with a scalpel. For the second year in a row, lawmakers have instead chosen to use a scattergun.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Reform for something as delicately interconnected as the state’s tax system should probably be handled with a scalpel. For the second year in a row, lawmakers have instead chosen to use a scattergun."
Commentary from Dana Hess:
Commentary from Dana Hess:
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South Dakota is the fourth state in the country to commit to President Donald Trump’s federal education tax credit program, Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Friday in Sioux Falls.
SD opts into Trump’s education tax credit program • South Dakota Searchlight
South Dakota is the fourth state in the country to commit to President Donald Trump’s federal education tax credit program, Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Friday in Sioux Falls.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
South Dakota is the fourth state in the country to commit to President Donald Trump’s federal education tax credit program, Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Friday in Sioux Falls.
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Firm tied to #KristiNoem secretly got money from $220 million DHS ad contracts, reports @propublica.org.
Firm tied to Kristi Noem secretly got money from $220 million DHS ad contracts • South Dakota Searchlight
Noem has hailed the more than $200 million, taxpayer-funded ad campaign as a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Firm tied to #KristiNoem secretly got money from $220 million DHS ad contracts, reports @propublica.org.
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First freeze dates across South Dakota are trending later in the year since 1970 (12 days later in Sioux Falls, 13 in Mitchell and seven in Rapid City), which has lengthened the growing season while prolonging risks from weeds, pests and wildfires.
First freeze dates have trended nearly two weeks later in some SD cities since 1970, report says • South Dakota Searchlight
First freeze dates across South Dakota are trending later in the year, which has lengthened the growing season while prolonging some risks.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
First freeze dates across South Dakota are trending later in the year since 1970 (12 days later in Sioux Falls, 13 in Mitchell and seven in Rapid City), which has lengthened the growing season while prolonging risks from weeds, pests and wildfires.
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A committee of South Dakota lawmakers expressed support for legislative efforts to rein in powers that some committee members said former Gov. #KristiNoem abused. The efforts address the use of state credit cards and an economic development fund under the governor's control. buff.ly/6yZgD9m
Noem’s uses of credits cards and an economic fund cause lawmakers to propose restrictions • South Dakota Searchlight
A committee of South Dakota lawmakers expressed support Thursday for legislative efforts to rein in powers that some committee members said Republican former Gov. Kristi Noem abused.
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A committee of South Dakota lawmakers expressed support for legislative efforts to rein in powers that some committee members said former Gov. #KristiNoem abused. The efforts address the use of state credit cards and an economic development fund under the governor's control. buff.ly/6yZgD9m
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State Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr, R-Sioux Falls, called the #Education Department's review the “worst performing report that we have” and said Department Secretary Joe Graves faces an “uphill battle.” southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/11/13/s...
South Dakota Department of Education fails to reach goals in legislative performance review • South Dakota Searchlight
The South Dakota Department of Education deserves an F, according to one of the lawmakers tasked with performance management reviews.
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
State Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr, R-Sioux Falls, called the #Education Department's review the “worst performing report that we have” and said Department Secretary Joe Graves faces an “uphill battle.” southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/11/13/s...
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South Dakota sellers of #hemp based products ranging from seltzers to lotions fear that a provision in federal legislation will result in the products "getting ripped away."
Hemp products will be ‘ripped away’ by federal legislation, SD businesses fear • South Dakota Searchlight
A federal bill caps hemp-based THC, threatening South Dakota seltzers, vapes and CBD products, and leaving retailers high and dry.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
South Dakota sellers of #hemp based products ranging from seltzers to lotions fear that a provision in federal legislation will result in the products "getting ripped away."
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The U.S. House plans to approve a stopgap spending bill this evening that will end the record-breaking 43-day government #shutdown once President Trump signs it. House Republican leaders need nearly all of their members to back the deal.
Via @statesnewsroom.com
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Via @statesnewsroom.com
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US House expected to clear bill reopening the government after record-shattering shutdown • South Dakota Searchlight
The U.S. House planned to approve a stopgap spending bill that will end the record-breaking 43-day government shutdown.
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The U.S. House plans to approve a stopgap spending bill this evening that will end the record-breaking 43-day government #shutdown once President Trump signs it. House Republican leaders need nearly all of their members to back the deal.
Via @statesnewsroom.com
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Via @statesnewsroom.com
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South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden is looking for parole board applicants. He needs to appoint a replacement for Ken Albers, the former Lincoln County sheriff, state lawmaker and 15-year parole board member who announced his retirement from the board last week. buff.ly/Xy8Shce
South Dakota governor seeks applicants for parole board • South Dakota Searchlight
Rhoden needs to appoint a replacement for Ken Albers, who announced his retirement from the board last week.
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden is looking for parole board applicants. He needs to appoint a replacement for Ken Albers, the former Lincoln County sheriff, state lawmaker and 15-year parole board member who announced his retirement from the board last week. buff.ly/Xy8Shce
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U.S. House Democrats investigating the late sex offender #JeffreyEpstein released emails they say show President Trump knew about the financier’s abuse of underage girls. In a 2011 correspondence, for example, Epstein wrote that Trump “spent hours at my house” with a victim. buff.ly/gmduzp8
US House Dems say newly released Epstein emails show Trump knew about abuse • South Dakota Searchlight
U.S. House Democrats investigating the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released emails they say show President Trump knew about the financier’s abuse of underage girls.
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
U.S. House Democrats investigating the late sex offender #JeffreyEpstein released emails they say show President Trump knew about the financier’s abuse of underage girls. In a 2011 correspondence, for example, Epstein wrote that Trump “spent hours at my house” with a victim. buff.ly/gmduzp8
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South Dakota's $1 billion application to a new federal rural health fund — which was created in response to concerns about Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — includes a plan to modernize telehealth and data-sharing efforts.
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See more highlights: buff.ly/cBc96ne
Regionalization, telehealth, data-sharing: SD applies for $1 billion from federal rural health fund • South Dakota Searchlight
If South Dakota is awarded the $1 billion it’s seeking from a new federal rural health fund, half of it will be used to modernize telehealth and data-sharing efforts.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
South Dakota's $1 billion application to a new federal rural health fund — which was created in response to concerns about Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — includes a plan to modernize telehealth and data-sharing efforts.
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See more highlights: buff.ly/cBc96ne
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Delayed #SNAP food assistance benefits will be loaded onto payment cards overnight, South Dakota officials said Tuesday, but recipients will receive only a portion of their usual benefits. The state hopes to load the rest later, after the federal government #shutdown ends. buff.ly/D2cdc9R
State loads partial benefits onto food assistance cards and plans to add the rest later • South Dakota Searchlight
Delayed food assistance benefits will be loaded onto recipients' payment cards Tuesday night, South Dakota officials said Tuesday, but recipients will receive only a portion of their usual benefits.
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Delayed #SNAP food assistance benefits will be loaded onto payment cards overnight, South Dakota officials said Tuesday, but recipients will receive only a portion of their usual benefits. The state hopes to load the rest later, after the federal government #shutdown ends. buff.ly/D2cdc9R
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South Dakota dedicated six bridges to fallen #WorldWarII veterans on #VeteransDay. “When folks drive by, that’s somebody’s loved one, and it’s a good way to keep their memory alive," said an honoree's nephew. buff.ly/ETmWzrR
On Veterans Day, South Dakota names six bridges for World War II veterans • South Dakota Searchlight
On Veterans Day, the state of South Dakota named six bridges after World War II veterans who died in combat.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
South Dakota dedicated six bridges to fallen #WorldWarII veterans on #VeteransDay. “When folks drive by, that’s somebody’s loved one, and it’s a good way to keep their memory alive," said an honoree's nephew. buff.ly/ETmWzrR
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Kentucky’s U.S. senators sparred over the future of the country’s #hemp industry — one arguing that a provision attached to the package that will reopen the government will close a problematic loophole and the other contending the language will regulate the industry “to death.” buff.ly/PKmWmCZ
Hemp growers, retailers targeted in section of government shutdown legislation • South Dakota Searchlight
Kentucky’s two U.S. senators sparred this week over the future of the country’s hemp industry — one arguing that a provision attached to the package that will reopen the government will close a…
southdakotasearchlight.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kentucky’s U.S. senators sparred over the future of the country’s #hemp industry — one arguing that a provision attached to the package that will reopen the government will close a problematic loophole and the other contending the language will regulate the industry “to death.” buff.ly/PKmWmCZ
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The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe argues in new court documents that a federal judge was wrong to dismiss its latest lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the #DakotaAccessPipeline.The lawsuit seeks to shut the pipeline down.
Via @northdakotamonitor.com
Via @northdakotamonitor.com
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe argues against pipeline lawsuit dismissal in latest DAPL filing • South Dakota Searchlight
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe argues in new court documents that a federal judge was wrong to dismiss its latest lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe argues in new court documents that a federal judge was wrong to dismiss its latest lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the #DakotaAccessPipeline.The lawsuit seeks to shut the pipeline down.
Via @northdakotamonitor.com
Via @northdakotamonitor.com