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Argus Leader, 17 Oct 2026

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The Argus Leader is an American daily newspaper focused on local news, politics and community reporting across Sioux Falls and South Dakota. First published in 1881, it has served as one of the state’s leading news sources for generations, providing comprehensive coverage of the issues, events and people shaping communities throughout the region. The newspaper is known for its reporting on state and local government, business, education and public affairs, alongside breaking news, investigative journalism and in-depth features that examine topics of statewide importance. It also covers agriculture, economic development and community issues that reflect the character and priorities of South Dakota, while lifestyle and entertainment content highlights arts, culture, dining and local events. Sports reporting is a major focus, featuring coverage of high school athletics, college sports, regional competitions and major national sporting events, supported by expert analysis and commentary. The newspaper combines a long tradition of public service journalism with thoughtful regional reporting, making it a trusted source of information for readers across the region. Available on PressReader, the Argus Leader newspaper delivers reliable journalism, community insight and comprehensive daily news coverage from Sioux Falls and across South Dakota.

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Article‘A FORMER SCRAPYARD’ TRANSFORMED

The second phase of Jac­ob­son Plaza in down­town Sioux Falls is offi­cially open, com­plet­ing another piece of the grow­ing pub­lic space sur­round­ing Falls Park and cre­at­ing new con­nec­tions between sev­eral down­town des­tin­a­tions. The City...

‘A FORMER SCRAPYARD’ TRANSFORMED

ArticleTeen­age shooter kills 4 at ele­ment­ary school

Author­it­ies are invest­ig­at­ing a deadly shoot­ing at an Ore­gon ele­ment­ary school where police say a teen­age sus­pect killed three chil­dren and a teacher before being fatally shot by a wit­ness. Police offi­cials say the 16-year-old sus­pect...

Teen­age shooter kills 4 at ele­ment­ary school

ArticleDell Rap­ids Demo­crat Dan Ahlers bets on beat­ing the odds again

DELL RAPIDS — In a cof­fee shop on his homet­own’s main thor­ough­fare, Dan Ahlers thinks back on his first run for elec­ted office 20 years ago. There was a dif­fer­ent Demo­crat run­ning who needed to drop out, local party lead­ers said, and they...

Dell Rap­ids Demo­crat Dan Ahlers bets on beat­ing the odds again

ArticleTODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Oct. 17. On this date in: 1777: Brit­ish Gen. John Bur­goyne and his entire army of 5,700 men sur­rendered to Amer­ican Gen. Hor­a­tio Gates after the Battle of Saratoga, a decis­ive Amer­ican vic­tory and a turn­ing point in the...

TODAY IN HISTORY

ArticleCORRECTION

A story Oct. 11 about using arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence to shop for vehicles con­tained an incor­rect quote from Olivier Fran­cois, the former mar­ket­ing chief at Stel­lantis. He said, “In order to do that, I need to own the ima­gin­a­tion, the...

CORRECTION

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