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September 20, 2024

Virginia’s in-person early voting begins as election season picks up steam

Virginia becomes the first state to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 election cycle, learn if your home state has absentee ballots available and if there are restrictions.

September 17, 2024

On this day in history, September 17, 1937, Abraham Lincoln carving is officially dedicated at Mount Rushmore

The Mount Rushmore carving of Abraham Lincoln, the nation's 16th president, was officially dedicated on this day in history, Sept. 17, 1937, in Keystone, South Dakota.

August 30, 2024

Meet the American who inspired American Legion Baseball, John Griffith, WWI vet and sports pioneer

John L. Griffith was an early 20th-century college sports administrator whose call to action inspired the creation of American Legion Baseball in 1925.

August 17, 2024

Harley-Davidson CEO compares himself to 'Taliban' in effort to remake motorcycle brand

Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz compared himself to the Taliban in a 2020 speech, saying he's "trying to redefine" capitalism. Some longtime riders are now abandoning the company.

August 9, 2024

Meet the American who founded the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, 'put the brotherhood in motorcycles'

J.C. "Pappy" Hoel founded the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in 1938. It's the world's most successful motorcycle rally, drawing 500,000+ annually to remote South Dakota.

August 7, 2024

Harley-Davidson faces 'woke' accusations from Sturgis bikers: 'Breaks my heart'

Harley-Davidson is facing a Bud Light-level backlash at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, the world's largest gathering of bikers, over concerns the company has gone woke.

June 16, 2024

South Dakota bar snack chislic, rooted in pioneer tradition, enjoys modern American makeover

Chislic is a South Dakota bar-food tradition brought by Russian-German immigrants in the 1870s. The local delicacy is generating headlines today with a modern multicultural makeover.

June 5, 2024

Rural South Dakota voters reject proposal to require hand-counting of ballots

Voters in South Dakota's rural Gregory, Haakon and Tripp counties have rejected proposals to require that ballots be hand-counted in future elections.

June 2, 2024

3 South Dakota counties to vote on returning to ballot tabulation by hand

Three rural South Dakota counties are set to vote Tuesday on whether they will return to counting ballots by hand, an initiative based on concerns stemming from machine tabulation.

May 29, 2024

Victims, possible motive identified in South Dakota triple murder allegedly committed by former mayor

Three men allegedly killed by a former mayor in a Memorial Day shooting in South Dakota have been identified, as well as a possible motive.