
State officials say a data center switch failure was behind last week’s South Dakota government outage that shut down services for two days. The breakdown triggered a chain reaction across the state’s network, disrupting access to birth and death records, marriage licenses, and vehicle registrations.

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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 47 Attorneys General urging major search engines and payment platforms to crack down on the spread of deepfake nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII).

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Mitchell school leaders say the new year is off to a strong start, led by the opening of the new Mitchell High School. Superintendent Joe Childs told the school board students and staff are adjusting well to a new cell phone policy requiring devices be stored during class. The district is preparing for the demolition of the old high school in September.

An Edison Middle School 8th grader is urging the Sioux Falls School Board to allow protective Guardian Caps during football practice. Student Grant Hohn told board members he was recently blocked from wearing the gear, which fits over a helmet to reduce impact.

The South Dakota Legislature is accepting applications for 22 student interns to serve during the 2026 legislative session, which begins January 13. The program offers college and university students from all majors a paid, hands-on experience in state government, including assisting lawmakers, attending committee hearings, and working in caucus meetings. Interns earn $185 per day—about $7,200 for the full session

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 43 other Attorneys General in demanding that leading artificial intelligence companies take action to protect children from harmful content. In a letter sent to firms including Anthropic, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and xAI, officials cite reports of AI chatbots engaging in sexually inappropriate conversations with minors.

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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 43 other Attorneys General in demanding that leading artificial intelligence companies take action to protect children from harmful content. In a letter sent to firms including Anthropic, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and xAI.