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BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) - A non-profit that gives free books to students across South Dakota found out Thursday morning that 100% of its federal funding from the National Endowment For The Humanities had been cut. This comes as the Department of Government Efficiency tries to reduce government spending. Part of the South Dakota Humanities Council's [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- It's back to the drawing board when it comes to building a new men's prison in South Dakota. The task force that was formed to look at alternative options; including a new location, met for a second time today. What the committee found out is that there's going to be [...]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – After South Dakota lawmakers voted down legislation to build a new penitentiary, members of Project Prison Reset are starting from scratch. On Thursday morning, they were told that despite all of the unknowns, including the location, the state has already invested tens of millions of dollars in the project. South [...]