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What does Noem really stand for? It might depend on whom, and when, you ask.

The Minot-born artist and longtime former Fargo Housing Authority director finds inspiration in his retirement travels.

How the 'critical race theory' debate is crashing headlong into efforts to update social studies standards.

Sour tastings shared with history, interesting facts at small but mighty International Vinegar Museum in Roslyn, S.D.

Seven striking statistics on the status of gay rights and homophobia across the globe An activist’s silhouette is seen through a rainbow flag during a gay pride parade in Kiev, Ukraine, in 2013. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP/Getty Images) The majority of countries now allow sexual activity between consenting adults of the same gender, and the legal recognition of same-sex marriage is slowly spreading along with laws to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, according to a report publishe...

Ward Whitwam, designer of iconic South Dakota rest area tipis, dies at age 97 Dan Crisler, Watertown Public Opinion © Jay Pickthorn / Argus Leader Ward Whitwam, an architect, designed the tipi sculptures located at rest stops throughout South Dakota. The concrete tipis now on are the National Register of Historic Places, nominated by the South Dakota State Historical Society. Ward Whitwam, a Watertown native who designed some of South Dakota’s most iconic structures, died M...