AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoGubernatorial runoff: Early voting has started statewide for the GOP governor runoff between Larry Rhoden and Toby Doeden, with voters also able to request absentee ballots ahead of the July 28 election. Campaign politics: Doeden is walking back criticism tied to a legislative runoff rule, saying his earlier comments about the late Joe Barnett were meant as jest. Public safety: Sioux Falls police are investigating an armed robbery on the city’s east side near East Arrowhead and South Hillview, where a masked suspect demanded money at gunpoint and fled in a dark sedan. State government: The Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force will hold its first 2026 meeting June 17 in Pierre and online, and the Commission on Equal Access to Our Courts meets June 18 to discuss grant operations and a director search. Local government: Turner County will conduct a sheriff recount Monday after a three-vote gap in the Republican primary. Weather: A cold front is set to bring cooler temps, rain/snow in parts of the region, and gusts that could reach around 50 mph. Sports & community: South Dakota’s Simeon Birnbaum won the NCAA 1,500m title in Eugene, and Sioux Falls youth and Legion baseball action continued over the weekend.
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