# The Dakota Scout

> South Dakota’s leading alternative, independent and locally owned newspaper focusing on culture and politics in the Mount Rushmore State.

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## Posts
- [Sioux Falls taxpayers subsidizing sobriety care for South Dakota, out-of-state residents](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/sioux-falls-taxpayers-subsidizing-sobriety-care-for-south-dakota-out-of-state-residents): The Link looking to fill more than $500,000 shortfall in 2027 budget
- [10-year vision for 48,000-square-foot hospital in rural South Dakota town takes shape  ](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/10-year-vision-for-48-000-square-foot-hospital-in-rural-south-dakota-town-takes-shape): Freeman Regional Health Services breaks ground on new medical campus
- [Black Hills researchers have stake in Nobel-winning work at the South Pole ](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/black-hills-researchers-have-stake-in-nobel-winning-work-at-the-south-pole): South Dakota Mines is among 58 institutions collaborating on IceCube observatory that detects high-energy neutrinos from space
- [Illegal immigrant who bilked tribe out of hundreds of thousands wins appeal](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/illegal-immigrant-who-bilked-tribe-out-of-hundreds-of-thousands-wins-appeal): Eighth Circuit finds trial judge relied on unproven link to Mexican cartels
- [Inside the funeral honoring Minnehaha County Deputy Katherine Frank ](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/inside-the-funeral-honoring-minnehaha-county-deputy-katherine-frank): Photos capture procession, tributes, gathering of mourners that honored South Dakota law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty.
- [Law officers from across state honor Deputy Katherine Frank](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/law-officers-from-across-state-honor-deputy-katherine-frank): Minnehaha County sheriff's deputy remembered as fun-loving sister who enjoyed law enforcement
- [Sister agencies on patrol to let Minnehaha County mourn slain deputy](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/sister-agencies-on-patrol-to-let-minnehaha-county-mourn-slain-deputy): Lincoln and Moody counties as well as highway patrol provide presence during funeral of Katherine Frank at Denny Sanford Premier Center
- [VIEWPOINT | Representing South Dakota means supporting our farmers, ranchers](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/viewpoint-representing-south-dakota-means-supporting-our-farmers-ranchers): Guest column by U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson
- [The Dakota Scout E-edition | Oct. 16-22, 2026](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/the-dakota-scout-e-edition-oct-16-22-2026): Volume 3 | Number 12
- [LETTER | Votes for Rounds, Jackley only serve to further Trump’s chaos](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/letter-votes-for-rounds-jackley-only-serve-to-further-trump-s-chaos): Submitted by Bill Kubat, Sioux Falls
- [SCOUTING REPORT | Faking cancer, water testing, electing Hitler, LifeScape ](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/scouting-report-faking-cancer-water-testing-electing-hitler-lifescape): A weekly digest of interesting local, state, national and even international developments
- [CARTOON | It's that time of year](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/cartoon-it-s-that-time-of-year): As seen in the Oct. 16, 2026, print edition of The Dakota Scout
- [New owners honor tradition at west-side staple in Sioux Falls: Rosie’s Café](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/new-owners-honor-tradition-at-west-side-staple-rosie-s-caf): Friends with deep experience in city's restaurant scene offer fresh takes as well as familiar favorites as they reopen in same building as original
- [Representing conservatives progressively | Goosebumps, R.L. Stine & the ingenuity of the drama nerd | There's beef & then there's beef | A hand-me-down waterbed | Pain-point positives | Oct. 17, 2026 Nikki Gronli, Premier Playhouse's Emma Madeja & Oliver Mayes](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/representing-conservatives-progressively-goosebumps-r-l-stine-the-ingenuity-of-the-drama-nerd-there): SPONSORED BY BEAL DISTRIBUTING, FIRST BANK & TRUST, JUNA SLEEP SYSTEMS
- [VIEWPOINT | Sioux Falls foundation creates bridge between generosity, need](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/viewpoint-sioux-falls-foundation-creates-bridge-between-generosity-need): Guest column by Andy Patterson, CEO, Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation
- [Crossword, Sudoku answers: Oct. 16-22](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/crossword-sudoku-answers-oct-16-22): Free, for your entertainment
- [Sioux Falls ending Business Improvement District tax breaks for downtown](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/sioux-falls-ending-business-improvement-district-tax-breaks-for-downtown): Incentive previously targeted industrial, multifamily housing; DTSF leader says needs have shifted in city's center to more multi-use development
- [Rhoden's Social Services secretary resigns ](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/rhoden-s-social-services-secretary-resigns): DSS Deputy Secretary Brenda Tidball-Zeltinger elevated to post in interim 
- [Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation sets record with $73M in giving](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/sioux-falls-area-community-foundation-sets-record-with-73m-in-giving): Pierce McDowell and Matt Tobin recognized for their contributions to charity
- [VIEWPOINT | ‘L-NO’ is about abortion, not about democracy](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/viewpoint-l-no-is-about-abortion-not-about-democracy): Guest column by state Rep. John Hughes, District 13
- [Last chance to enter running for $1,000 worth of South Dakota-raised beef ](https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/last-chance-to-enter-running-for-1-000-worth-of-south-dakota-raised-beef): Any paid subscriber to The Dakota Scout is automatically entered to win one of two quarters of grass-finished beef from Rausch