South Dakota
What South Dakotans need to know about the ‘Border Bill Showdown’
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The division surrounding a bi-partisan immigration bill is growing after former president Donald Trump came out in opposition, calling it a “bad” bill.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, as well as House Speaker Mike Johnson, have both sided with Trump.
To get a better understanding of the political gamesmanship being played we sat down with a political science expert. He breaks down what we as South Dakotans need to know.
“We haven’t seen this much try (for an immigration bill) for both Republicans and Democrats since the George Bush administration,” Michael Card said, professor emeritus of political science at the University of South Dakota.
Card pointed out how over the past 25 years the border has been used as a tool by both sides of the political aisle.
”We have motivated interest telling us that there’s nothing happening at the border and motivated interest telling us that it’s a warzone,” Card said.
Governor Noem visited the border last week. She has recently repeatedly referred to it as a warzone.
Specifically four times in a press release sent on Friday, and again during an interview on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’
“It is a dangerous situation and it is a warzone at our southern border,” Governor Noem said.
“Certainly the use of any inflammatory language such as warzone isn’t helping us reach a calm solution. A warzone is clearly in Ukraine, a warzone is clearly in Gaza. I don’t know if we would describe a warzone along the Rio Grande River,” Card said.
Another important consideration with this border battle is the political chess that is being played during an election year.
“They were getting ready to pass a very bad bill. I tell you what, I’d rather have no bill than a bad bill,” Former President Donald Trump said.
Trump has stated he wishes to use the border crisis as a campaign point, and Governor Noem has sided with him against the bill.
“To say that we have to accept this poison pill of a bill, it essentially codifies illegal immigration,” Noem said. “It is just a terrible bill. I think President Trump is exactly right it should not pass.”
For most people visiting the border to determine what is actually happening is not a viable option. Which is why Card encourages Americans to try and remain neutral.
“There’s just no room for compromise if we take an extreme position, and we’ll end up just using this for political bargaining points. I don’t think that’s what Americans really want out of our government,” Card said.
We reached out to Governor Noem’s office to ask why she uses the term warzone when describing conditions at the southern border.
Her office told us our question would be answered during an upcoming address to South Dakota legislators on Wednesday. Also adding quote:
Governor Noem has consistently called the situation at the Southern Border a warzone since 2021. What do South Dakotans need to know about the border that their Governor can share with them? That’s the question that you should be asking.
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Oklahoma didn’t suffer any strong wind damage this week, but wind farms in South Dakota certainly did.
Several wind turbines were toppled by the 130 MPH winds that hit the central part of the state Monday morning. They were described as straight line winds and not tornadoes. But the winds compared to those recorded in some tornadoes.
The 131-mph wind was recorded at Holabird in Hyde County at 6:15 a.m. local time.
A picture of the extensive damage showed at least 7 of the wind towers were bent over by the powerful Mother Nature.
According to a report by Energy News Beat, storm chaser Jakob McMillin documented the scene in a widely shared post on X (formerly Twitter), showing multiple wind turbine towers collapsed or heavily damaged, with blades and structural debris scattered across the prairie. In replies to his post, McMillin stated he observed “over 20” turbines destroyed or critically damaged.
The Affected Wind Farm
The damaged facility is the South Dakota Wind Energy Center (also known as the Highmore Wind Energy Project or Highmore Wind Farm), located approximately 10 miles south of Highmore.
- Number of turbines: 27
- Turbine model: GE Vernova 1.5s (1.5 MW each)
- Total nameplate capacity: 40.5 MW
- Commissioning year: 2003 (South Dakota’s first major wind farm)
- Owner/Operator: NextEra Energy Resources (formerly FPL Energy)
- Power purchaser: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 29, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from June 29 drawing
10-14-41-53-59, Powerball: 03, Power Play: 2
Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lotto America numbers from June 29 drawing
08-13-29-30-31, Star Ball: 04, ASB: 03
Check Lotto America payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from June 29 drawing
04-25-26-31-36, Bonus: 04
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
- Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
- Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.
When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a South Dakota editor. You can send feedback using this form.
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