Meghan O'Brien

Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

Supporter: Amendment J Would Close ‘Loophole’

By: Dakota Searchlight

Voters fill out their ballots at a Sioux Falls polling place during the South Dakota primary election on June 2, 2026.

South Dakota No Kings events emphasize advance voting • South Dakota Searchlight

By: Meghan O'Brien

Demonstrators in South Dakota echoed the nationwide message: vote early. Attendees said they're concerned about election interference from the Trump administration.

NBC News

Mother and daughter found murdered while family mourned another loss. 37 years later, questions remain

By: Meghan O Brien

Ann Furst and Helen Larkin were found dead in Ann's home in Aberdeen, Maryland, on October 18, 1989.

H & H Farm Repair

Diesel tax break may help farmers, but concerns linger

By: Meghan O'Brien

A temporary waiver allows dyed diesel on public roads, but farmers fear leftover dye could expose them to fines later.

'Night and day' difference revealed after restoration in South Dakota Capitol rotunda • South Dakota Searchlight

By: Meghan O'Brien

Scaffolding stood in the center of South Dakota’s Capitol building for six months, but now the work is done and the reviews are coming in.

‘Not only convenient, but necessary’: Voices of mail-in voters • South Dakota Searchlight

By: Meghan O'Brien, Makenzie Huber, Seth Tupper

Amid scrutiny of mail-in voting, South Dakota Searchlight interviewed mail-in voters about why the option is important to them.

National groups power spending against higher bar for constitutional amendments • South Dakota Searchlight

By: Meghan O'Brien

Groups opposing a higher bar for approving state constitutional amendments have so far outspent supporters of the ballot question by nearly $2 million.

Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

National Groups Power The Spending Against Amendment L

By: Dakota Searchlight

Mailed campaign materials from L-No, a South Dakota ballot question committee formed to opposed a measure that would require 60% voter approval to change the state constitution.

NewsBreak

Ep. 40: Voices of mail-in voters: ‘What other alternative do many of us have?’

By: Meghan O'Brien

Amid failed attempts to restrict mail-in voting by President Donald Trump, who has alleged “mail-in ballots are inherently corrupt,” South Dakota Searchlig

Rapid City Weekly News

Ballot measure could auto-repeal Medicaid expansion, attorney general says in contrast to lawmakers

By: Meghan O’Brien

PIERRE — South Dakota Republican lawmakers who placed a state constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot have repeatedly said it would not automatically end expanded Medicaid eligibility.