SIOUX FALLS — A farmer who formerly served in the Legislature emerged Wednesday as the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of South Dakota. Steven McCleerey, 73, of rural Sisseton, served six years in the state House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020. He said his approach as lieutenant governor would be focused on cooperation rather […]

South Dakota’s Democratic U.S. Senate nominee ended his campaign Tuesday. “In recent weeks, my family has faced extraordinary personal challenges,” Julian Beaudion said in a written statement. “As many of you know, we experienced a devastating house fire while continuing to navigate significant personal financial hardship.” The deadline for the state Democratic Party Central Committee […]