Northeast Radio SD News – South Dakota - With holiday retail sales projected to exceed $1 trillion for the first time, AAA South Dakota is urging shoppers to make safety their top priority when navigating crowded parking lots and roadways this Black Friday and throughout the holiday season.

Federal tariffs imposed in 2025 added seven-tenths of a percentage point to consumer inflation by September, increasing costs for South Dakota households already squeezed by sluggish economic growth, according to a National Bureau of Economic Research study released this month.