South Dakota
South Dakota non-profit provides ballots in five different languages
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A local non-profit is taking a big step to encourage voting for legal immigrants across the state.
Dakota News Now spoke with the CEO of South Dakota Voices for Peace on how translated ballots can encourage voter participation.
Taneeza Islam said pushing out translated ballots to the immigrant community, which is prominent in Sioux Falls, is essential.
After a low turnout across the board in June’s primaries, Islam wants to ensure that all communities are reached out to.
So, with the help of four translators, Voices for Peace has provided ballots in Amharic, Arabic, Spanish, and Nepali.
These translations, including the English ballot, can be found on Voices for Peace’s website.
“Sioux Falls specifically and South Dakota in general is growing because of multi-lingual communities immigrating into our communities and so it becomes incumbent on city services, social services to make their information accessible to these different languages,” Islam said.
Additionally, over 20,000 sample ballots will be mailed across Minnehaha and Yankton counties.
Islam said Voices for Peace used Census data, as well as data from the Sioux Falls School District, to determine how many ballots would need to be mailed out.
“Our state and our city are very data-deficient when it comes to multi-lingual households and our multi-lingual communities in general,” Islam said.
Islam hopes that this push of ballots, just 12 days away from Election Day, will create more voter efficacy in these communities.
“We hope it starts the intrigue amongst our multilingual communities who have otherwise not been engaged in the political process in the state,” Islam said.
Many of these ballots will be delivered starting this weekend.
Islam also pointed out that you are allowed to bring sample ballots to the voting booths, and you can also bring a translator, but the translator cannot tell you how to vote.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released the name of the woman who was killed in a fatal crash in Minnehaha County last week.
64-year-old Patricia Archambeau of Mitchell died on January 5 due to her injuries in a crash that took place in the early hours of Saturday, January 3.
Archambeau’s 2012 Chevrolet Traverse was traveling eastbound on I-90 near mile marker 379, about four miles west of Humboldt, when she attempted to pull off on the side of the road.
At the same time, the Traverse was struck by a semi-truck, also traveling eastbound, and pulling a trailer. The truck continued driving east after the crash and has yet to be located.
On Sunday, the South Dakota Highway Patrol released two images of the semi-truck suspected of hitting Archambeau’s Traverse. The two photos were taken on I-29 near 41st Street in Sioux Falls at 2:25 a.m., about 12 minutes after the crash west of Humboldt.
Highway Patrol is seeking more information about a red Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck, missing its passenger-side headlight. If anyone has information, they’re asked to contact Highway Patrol at 605-367-5700.
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VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Cameron Fens scored 23 points as South Dakota beat Denver 82-72 on Saturday.
Fens also contributed 12 rebounds and four blocks for the Coyotes (9-9, 1-2 Summit League). Isaac Bruns scored 20 points while going 8 of 12 and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds. Jordan Crawford went 5 of 11 from the field (3 for 7 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.
Gabe Oldham led the Pioneers (8-11, 1-3) in scoring, finishing with 24 points, 13 rebounds and two steals. Denver also got 19 points from Zane Nelson. Carson Johnson also put up 11 points and six assists.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The South Dakota Highway Patrol is continuing to look for the suspect in a deadly hit-and-run near Humboldt, SD.
In a Facebook post, the SD Highway Patrol has released new details regarding the semi suspected of committing the hit and run.
According to police, the semi is a red Freightliner Cascadia semi, missing its passenger-side headlight.
The semi was traveling eastbound from the Humboldt area on I-90 in the early morning hours of Jan. 3, 2026.
Police are seeking information, video, or pictures from 2:13 a.m. – 3:00 a.m. along I-90 and I-29 from the public.
If you have any tips or footage, contact the South Dakota Highway Patrol District 2 Office at (605) 367-5700.
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