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James Bialota | Investigation | Nov. 2 The South Dakota Governor has hidden from the press, denied press access, and excluded Republicans from his last-ditch attempt bus tour. In this article, we are releasing never before seen photos of Governor Larry Rhoden cowering in a Dollar General office while hiding from investigative journalist James Bialota. Shortly after these photos were captured, someone tampered with witnesses and press stories. Who could that have been? Was it

James Bialota | Investigation | Nov. 1 Taxpayers now seem to be footing the bill for a pet project of Pennington County State's Attorney Lara Roetzel. Additionally, Roetzel and Pennington County are already being sued by one individual. How many more will be suing for additional constitutional rights violations? The State’s Attorney’s recent fail at press intimidation at the Pennington County Commission meeting on 10/6/2026 compounds the issue, as Commissioner Hadcock tried t

Michael Vogt | Opinion | Oct. 30 Republicans are struggling all across the nation in the 2026 General Election, as evidenced by recent poll numbers, but in South Dakota we’ve seen some especially competitive races play out. Monae Johnson, sitting Republican Secretary of State, endorsed Democrat Terrence Davis to replace her instead of Republican Heather Baxter. We saw an extended primary where incumbent Governor Larry Rhoden took down populist conservative Toby Doeden. Bria

James Bialota | Investigation | Oct 28th, 2026 Before Martin J. Jackley’s campaign for US House started in 2025 for the Congressional primary election, information of Jackley’ vile past kept disappearing from the web, as if it was being scrubbed. Who was scrubbing it? We don’t know who, but we do know why; to make a bad candidate look more palatable. Significant negative stories on Jackley that have been scrubbed from searches (that don't include a specific dozen key words):