Dakota News Now

Gray Digital Media News & Magazines Contains ads

Breaking news and weather from around the region

Rating: 3.5; 155 ratings
Downloads: 27.2K+; on Google Play
Price: Free; No in-app purchases
Updated: Oct 23; 2026

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About Dakota News Now

Dakota News Now (KSFY and KDLT) brings you the latest news, weather, and sports from across South Dakota, southwest Minnesota, and northwest Iowa.

What’s new

Updated October 23, 2026

Updated the video player Push titles are now included in notification inbox Added support for embeds in articles Closings banner added to homepage Made scrolling through the homepage more fluid

User reviews

Nancy Hofer

Excellent

Marta Huls

The app even alerts you when you school is closed! Awesome!

Lars Peterson

Great love it 🤗

jeaneth Larsen

I also like this app because I get my history off it as well

Don Monrad

WAY BETTER THE KSFY WEATHER APP !!!!

John James

Really good

App details

Dakota News Now is a free News & Magazines app for Android with 10,000+ installs on Google Play and a 3.5/5 average rating from 155 ratings. It was released on November 11, 2014 and last updated on October 23, 2026. It's developed by Gray Digital Media. The app contains ads.

Category: News & Magazines
Rating: 3.5 / 5 (155)
Installs: 27,239
In-app purchases: No
Ads: Contains ads
Requires Android: Varies with device
Content rating: Everyone 10+
Released: November 11, 2014
Last updated: October 23, 2026
Developer: Gray Digital Media

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Growth

≈180

new installs in 31 days (≈6 a day)

Oct 5, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026

Rating: 3.5 → 3.6
Ratings: +1 in 31 days

Approximate, from Google Play’s install and rating counts on the days we checked.

Listing score

Our ASO checklist, run on this Google Play listing.

Grade C

Average rating (3.6): Low. Many people skip apps under 4 stars.
Description (146 / 4000): Short. Google Play searches the full description, so a thin one leaves keywords out.
Title length (15 / 30): There’s room for a keyword after your brand, e.g. “Brand: What it does”.

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