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08/02/2025
Changes to Medicaid could leave thousands of South Dakotans uninsured and impair an already fragile rural health care system, advocates worry. But a concurrent $50 billion in federal funding for rural providers nationwide over the next five years co…
Changes to Medicaid could leave thousands of South Dakotans uninsured and impair an already fragile rural health care system, advocates worry. But a concurrent $50 billion in federal funding for
08/02/2025
Think estate planning is only for the wealthy or elderly? Think again. If you own anything — a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet — you already have an estate plan. The only question is: Did you create it, or will your state do it for you?
Think estate planning is only for the wealthy or elderly? Think again. If you own anything — a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet — you already
08/02/2025
Feeding South Dakota is the first of what could be multiple nonprofits asking the Legislature for help to recover from federal funding cuts.
08/01/2025
WASHINGTON — The fallout over President Donald Trump’s handling of financier and Florida s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case files permeated business on Capitol Hill Thursday, as Senate Democrats urged release of the information.
WASHINGTON — The fallout over President Donald Trump’s handling of financier and Florida s*x offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case files permeated business on Capitol Hill Thursday, as Senate Democrats urged release
08/01/2025
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08/01/2025
In a few deer hunting units this summer, hunters were audibly befuddled by the fact that they had once again been snubbed for their fi****ms lottery deer license in North Dakota, despite a number having accumulated significant preference points. Whi…
In a few deer hunting units this summer, hunters were audibly befuddled by the fact that they had once again been snubbed for their fi****ms lottery deer license in North
07/31/2025
Generally in life, I’m not big on looking back. Jobs, old relationships, major screw-ups and minor mistakes I try to leave in the rear-view mirror taking with me on the road ahead only the lessons learned from those experiences. There’s an old sayin…
Generally in life, I’m not big on looking back. Jobs, old relationships, major screw-ups and minor mistakes I try to leave in the rear-view mirror taking with me on the
07/31/2025
GAME ON! The past week has been stupid good for catching catfish on the Red River in and around Grand Forks. Big numbers of post spawn fish are out feeding so they can bulk back up. The best areas to fish have been right down the middle in the deepe…
GAME ON! The past week has been stupid good for catching catfish on the Red River in and around Grand Forks. Big numbers of post spawn fish are out feeding
07/31/2025
It’s been over a dozen years since Laura Anderson began baking professionally, growing from a home kitchen to a storefront and now, just this year, a new location in the historic downtown. Along the way, she’s learned some tough lessons, adapted to …
It’s been over a dozen years since Laura Anderson began baking professionally, growing from a home kitchen to a storefront and now, just this year, a new location in the
07/30/2025
Artist Jill Kokesh met with Fort Pierre Development & Shane Mattheis, owner of the Chuckwagon/Chateau Lounge & Event Center to begin work on the Ghost Mural Project.
07/30/2025
South Dakota lawmakers should expect an even tighter state budget next legislative session with revenues potentially $24.5 million less than projected, the Legislature’s budget committee learned this week.
07/30/2025
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The Capital Journal has been the official printed record of Hughes and Stanley counties since 1881 and currently has 7,000 daily readers. We publish Monday through Friday mornings, except on major holidays. The paper is printed on our premises at 333 W. Dakota Ave, Pierre, SD.
We are a dedicated group of newspaper professionals comprised of local journalists, press and production professionals and sales associates, all committed to delivering a quality community newspaper to our readers each morning. We strive to provide the most up-to-date information available in the communities we serve.
Each Wednesday, we also publish the Reminder Plus which has nearly 40,000 readers. This publication is available free of charge.
In 2006, the Capital Journal went through a major redesign, including press upgrades and significant capital improvements, following its purchase by Wick Communications in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The pages were redesigned again in 2019.
Wick Communications is a group of family-owned community newspapers with 30 newspapers and specialty publications in 13 states.
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