Noem’s former opponents reject her claim that dog-killing story was widely known and used

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Noem’s former opponents reject her claim that dog-killing story was widely known and used

During a series of contentious recent interviews, Gov. Kristi Noem repeatedly said a story in her new book about fatally shooting a dog was already widely known in South Dakota because her political opponents had used it against her. Yet when South Dakota Searchlight contacted Noem’s former opponents, most of those who answered the phone or returned a message said they’d never heard the story before Noem put it in her own book. Others said the…