Tom Lawrence

Tom Lawrence of Sioux Falls, S.D., has been a reporter, editor and author since 1978. He has covered his native state as well as writing about politics, government, and other issues in Texas, Montana, Iowa and elsewhere. Lawrence is the author of "Pictures, a Park, and a Pulitzer," the story of Mel Ruder and Montana's Hungry Horse News.

Selwyn Jones next to a mural of his nephew, George Floyd

Uncle Tells How George Floyd’s Death Changed His Life

On the fourth anniversary of George Floyd’s death, his uncle Selwyn Jones tells The Daily Beast how his nephew’s brutal killing turned him into an activist.

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An illustration including a photo of the Kristi Noem wearing a MAGA cap in front of South Dakota flag

TRYING TOO HARD

How South Dakotans Really Feel About Kristi Noem

The governor’s dog-and-goat shooting tale was a poseur’s way of appealing to the “real folks.”

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Kristi Noem

‘IGNORANCE’

Tribal Leaders Furious at Kristi Noem’s ‘Malicious’ Smear

The South Dakota governor claims Native American officials are in league with drug cartels.

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem

ATTENTION GETTER

South Dakota Dems Have a Theory About Kristi Noem’s Flackery

What’s behind the GOP governor’s strange informercial for a dentist and endorsement of a shoe shop on social is anyone’s guess.

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A photo illustration of Jake Burghduff and Sterling Brown overlaying a poster of Jeremy Renner and Ben Affleck in ‘The Town’

Did a Ben Affleck Movie Inspire This Montana Murder?

Prosecutors say that before the brutal killing of ranch hand Isaac Carrier, two suspects shared video clips of the Hollywood hit “The Town.”

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