Transportation & Infrastructure: South Dakota’s Transportation Commission approved a $289.99 million bid to replace the Platte-Winner Bridge—about $40 million above the state’s estimate—moving the project forward as the DOT’s biggest effort to date. Energy & Grid: The U.S. Department of Energy canceled three multistate transmission line projects, including a Tribal Energy Access Corridor that runs through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and tribal reservations. Economic Development: South Dakota’s Board of Economic Development approved nearly $481,199 in SD Works loans and SD Jobs grants, including funding for Rapid City’s Chemistry Distilling (high-purity ethanol) and expansion support for a Rapid City materials firm. Agriculture & Livestock: SDSU Extension added Paige Madison as a new livestock production and stewardship field specialist and beef quality assurance coordinator, while USDA expanded emergency haying and grazing options on Conservation Reserve Program acres for wildfire-impacted producers, including in South Dakota. Public Safety & Privacy: AG Marty Jackley says license plate reader safeguards are needed and plans draft legislation on proper use and data deletion practices. Community Resilience: Severe storms destroyed youth resource center trailers on both the Rosebud and Pine Ridge reservations; organizers are seeking replacement supplies and donations to rebuild. Local Business & Retail: Petco is set to open a second Sioux Falls location in the Foss Fields development, with an expected fall 2027 opening. Legal Watch: An Eighth Circuit panel ruled police could seize a phone without a warrant after deleting attempts during an interview in a South Dakota vape-for-sex case.