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South Dakota grocery sales tax hits families hard at checkout counter

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2 years ago

April 25, 2024

South Dakota grocery sales tax hits families hard at checkout counter

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – Getting rid of the South Dakota grocery sales tax was a campaign promise during Governor Kristi Noem’s last re-election campaign.

Although the tax is still in place, one organization is trying to get it removed. In an effort to ease the financial strain, the South Dakota State Federation of Labor is supporting a campaign to get rid of the 4.2% state tax on groceries.

Rick Weiland, the Founder of TakeItBack.org, says the state of South Dakota is an outlier as it is one of the last states to levy a full state sales tax on such a necessity.

“Paying a tax for something that they absolutely have to have to live and their families need to live, it just doesn’t seem quite right. The state offers sales tax exemptions on all kinds of things,” said Weiland.

According to Feeding South Dakota, 90,000 South Dakotans face food insecurity and Weiland says this number shows the need for action.

The group submitted the petitions and are waiting for a ruling from Pierre to learn if the initiative will be on November’s ballot.

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Wheeler-Thomas leads North Dakota State over North Dakota 70-62 in Summit League title game

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5 hours ago

March 9, 2026

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Wheeler-Thomas leads North Dakota State over North Dakota 70-62 in Summit League title game

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Damari Wheeler-Thomas scored 19 points to lead top-seeded North Dakota State to a 70-62 victory over North Dakota on Sunday night, winning the Summit League Championship and earning an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament for the Bison.

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Grand Forks Man Running For State Attorney General

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17 hours ago

March 8, 2026

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Grand Forks Man Running For State Attorney General

(Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Democrats rallied for a turnaround endorsing several candidates for statewide office to take on Republicans in November.

The Democratic-NPL Party endorsed state Sen. Ryan Braunberger of Fargo for secretary of state, Scot Kelsh of Fargo and John Pederson of Mayville for Public Service Commission and Tim Lamb of Grand Forks for attorney general. The party also issued a letter of support for Tracy Foss of Hatton for superintendent of public instruction.

Democrats have 429 delegates participating, which Party Chair Adam Goldwyn said is the most since 2018. The party has 49 legislative candidates so far, but Goldwyn challenged attendees to field candidates in districts that don’t yet have anyone running.

“The North Dakota Democratic-NPL party has one goal: contest every single election up and down the ballot all across the state,” Goldwyn said.

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NDHP, multiple police sighted downtown

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1 day ago

March 8, 2026

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – North Dakota Highway Patrol, Mandan police and Bismarck police were all assisting on an incident Bismarck police say started in Mandan Saturday evening.

Multiple law enforcement vehicles were seen in downtown Bismarck and eventually ended up near Sanford Hospital.

Sanford officials say the hospital was placed under a modified lockdown for a short period of time. The lockdown has lifted.

At this time, no patients or employees were injured.

We will have more on this story as information becomes available.

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