The South Dakota Senate has defeated a bill that would have authorized $87 million in federal spending authority for broadband expansion grants. House Bill 1048 needed a two-thirds majority because it ...

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources is now accepting applications for its latest round of community forestry grants, with a deadline of March 31, 2026.

The Sturgis City Council took additional public comment Monday on proposed changes to the city’s camping ordinance, following strong pushback at its Feb. 17 meeting. Mayor Kevin Forrester, who has ...

The House State Affairs committee defeated the bill. An attempt to bring it to the full House for a vote also failed.

South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Kyle Knievel has been named one of four finalists for the International Association of Chiefs of Police/Motorola Solutions Trooper of the Year Award. The winner ...

The South Dakota Department of Health has opened a new round of Requests for Proposals under the state’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) initiative, aimed at strengthening rural, tribal, and ...

A Riverside, California woman has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for laundering money tied to a South Dakota‑connected drug trafficking organization.

The South Dakota Senate passed a bill requiring public schools to show students a short video on prenatal development. Sen. Greg Blanc, a Republican from Rapid City says it a science-based curriculum ...

Efforts to move American citizens out of the Middle East have grown more complicated as U.S. military assets in the region come under attack. U.S.

The United States Embassy in Riyadh has suspended all services and ordered American citizens to shelter in place following a ...

Six public‑safety bills backed by Attorney General Marty Jackley cleared the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, advancing measures that target online predators, prison drug smuggling, and ...

The Rapid City Common Council opened a formal review of its lease with OneHeart on Monday, voting to issue a notice of non‑renewal that begins months of discussion but does not end the agreement. The ...